Sophie Shulman

20 stories about Sophie Shulman
אהוד שניאורסון ו הילה חדד חמלניק

Emergency fund established to support struggling early-stage Israeli startups

15.10.23|Sophie Shulman
The Safedome fund plans to invest amounts of up to half a million dollars in about 100 startups by the end of 2023 through a short application process
ג'נסן הואנג מייסד ו מנכ"ל אנבידיה 30.5.23

Nvidia’s Jensen Huang supports Israel amid “living nightmare”, mourns death of daughter of Mellanox founder Eyal Waldman

13.10.23|Sophie Shulman
Huang sent a letter to employees in Israel offering support and condolences to Eyal Waldman, the founder of Mellanox, acquired by Nvidia for $7 billion in 2019, after Waldman's daughter, Danielle, and her partner, Noam Shai, a former Nvidia employee, were murdered by Hamas terrorists
ג'רום פאוול יו"ר הפדרל ריזרב מסיבת עיתונאים 20.9

Will the Fed halt interest rate hikes in the aftermath of Israel-Hamas war?

11.10.23|Sophie Shulman
Wall Street estimates that the sharp rise in US government bond yields and the fear that the war with Hamas will escalate into a widespread and protracted war in the Middle East increase the chance that interest rates in the US will not rise again this year
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NICE acquiring AI-driven proactive outreach provider LiveVox for $350 million

04.10.23|Sophie Shulman
LiveVox, which has an AI product portfolio centered on proactive customer engagement, was merged into a SPAC at a valuation of $840 million in 2021, but has since seen its share price slump
טל רוזנבלום שותף מנהל ב BCG ישראל ו חן עמית מנכ”ל טיפלתי

BCG's game plan for startups: Embrace strategic planners for success

29.09.23|Sophie Shulman
International consulting firm Boston Consulting Group has prepared a guide for turning a startup into a large company that thinks strategically and not just reactively
אורלנדו בראבו מנכ"ל ומייסד קרן תומא בראבו

Beware of the cyber Frankenstein: Figuring out Thoma Bravo’s next move

21.09.23|Sophie Shulman
If the American investment fund, which has already purchased 15 cyber companies since 2009, decides to merge them into one entity, a giant will be created that will dwarf many of the leaders in the field
שלמה קרמר מנכ"ל קייטו

Cato Networks raises $238 million at over $3 billion valuation

19.09.23|Sophie Shulman
Cato’s largest financing round to date brings total funding to $773 million, underscoring investor confidence in the fast-growing single-vendor SASE market
גונן פינק פאלו אלטו נטוורקס

Palo Alto Networks to expand Israel center by 250 employees

13.09.23|Sophie Shulman
Palo Alto's Israeli R&D center is its second largest outside of its California headquarters, employing around 1,000 people
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AI21 Labs riding GenAI wave with $155 million Series C at $1.4 billion valuation

31.08.23|Sophie Shulman
The Israeli startup, founded by Prof. Amnon Shashua, Prof. Yoav Shoham, and Ori Goshen, earned unicorn status thanks to its text-based generative AI services for enterprises. Investors include Google, Nvidia, and co-founder Shashua
מימין אסף רפפורט ו  תומר וינגרטן

SentinelOne terminates cooperation with Wiz amidst takeover talk

30.08.23|Sophie Shulman
Wiz expressed its intention to acquire SentinelOne this past weekend despite being a relatively young startup while the latter is a decade-old public company employing almost three times its workforce
פאגאיה הנפקה נאסד"ק

Pagaya bidding to acquire GreenSky for up to $800 million

29.08.23|Sophie Shulman
The Israeli fintech company has advanced to the final stage in the bidding for the purchase of GreenSky together with the likes of the Apollo investment fund and growth investment firm Sixth Street
בכירי סנטינל וואן בהנפקת החברה בבורסת ניו יורק ביוני האחרון

A huge merger in Israeli cyber? Wiz considers potential bid for SentinelOne

26.08.23|Sophie Shulman
If the deal goes through Wiz will need to raise capital for this move, as it will be worth more than $5 billion. Bloomberg reports that Wiz is already in talks with banks that may finance the bold move
מימין מייסד WeWork אדם נוימן ומייסד סלינה דניאל רודסבסקי

Can Selina and WeWork find stability beyond the high-tech mirage?

23.08.23|Sophie Shulman
Shaping the future: Pondering Selina and WeWork's path to stability beyond high-tech illusions
גיל אלבז CTO ושותף מייסד ב Datagen דאטהג'ן דאטה ג'ן ו אופיר צ'קון מנכל ו שותף מייסד

AI startup Datagen on verge of closure after laying off almost all remaining workforce

22.08.23|Sophie Shulman
The emergence of generative AI significantly hurt the Israeli company and led to major layoffs already three months ago, as well as negotiations with Meta for a potential acquisition, which never came to fruition
מפעל טאואר שבבים מגדל העמק אינטל

Tower Semiconductor: Shifting from Intel to India?

21.08.23|Sophie Shulman
With Intel deal off, Tower Semiconductor could find new ground in India's thriving chip market
ניר צוק מייסד CTO פאלו אלטו נטוורקס

Palo Alto’s 134-slide presentation reveals the insides of the global cyber market

21.08.23|Sophie Shulman
In-depth analysis paints crucial portrait of rapidly evolving cyber landscape
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Nice going: Nice presents promising quarter, positive annual forecast

17.08.23|Sophie Shulman
The Israeli software company concluded the second quarter with a 10% growth in revenues to $581.1 million, with revenues from cloud activity jumping by 23%