Startups

20 stories about Startups
Boaz Dinte Qumra

Qumra launches second cohort of mentorship program to aid growth phase entrepreneurs

27.03.22|CTech
Tomer Weingarten (SentinelOne), Shlomi Ben Haim (JFrog), Micha Kaufman (Fiverr), Udi Mokady (CyberArk) , and Eido Gal (Riskified) are among the experienced entrepreneurs who will mentor CEOs of promising Israeli startups
Itzik Goldwaser Yissum

Israel’s tech ecosystem needs to address the start-up “Valley of Death”

20.03.22|Itzik Goldwaser
"The Israeli tech ecosystem may be in the spotlight with dozens of new unicorns in just a few years, combined with a flurry of SPACs, yet the uncomfortable fact is that 2021 yielded a record low number of new startups," writes Itzik Goldwaser, CEO of Yissum
Adi Barel EIT

“Innovation is a tool for international relations.”

17.03.22|CTech
Startups need a global support system to thrive, says Adi Barel, managing director at EIT Hub Israel.
boarding pass

CTech’s Startup Boarding Pass - The only place that truly appreciates even $500K rounds

03.02.22|CTech
In the "Startup Boarding Pass" section, CTech will cover the (relatively) small investments made in early-stage Israeli companies - as well as the entrepreneurs and startups who have not yet had the opportunity to reveal their stories to the world
Rotem Tomer Viola

A deep dive into Israeli tech’s record-breaking year

23.01.22|James Spiro
A new report by Viola reveals that total funding by Israeli tech startups reached $27 billion in 2021, with $8.1 billion being raised in a record-breaking fourth quarter
עו"ד דניאל בכר

10 common legal mistakes made by startups

11.01.22|Adv. Daniel Behar
“It would be wise to take a moment and call attention to mistakes entrepreneurs at the beginning of their journey commonly make,” writes Adv. Daniel Behar from GBK law firm
אסף נבו מנכל PICO

“We had three options, go home, fundraise or sell the company. We did not go home"

17.12.21|Daniel Farber-Ball
After a $17 million investment vanished, Pico CEO Asaf Nevo opens up on what not many will. “There is an unbalanced situation between startups and investors”
זיו אבירם מייסד שותף מובילאיי ו אורקם

The innovation competition that could change the Middle East

02.12.21|Maayan Manela
The Aviram Family Foundation and Forbes have launched a first of its kind competition named the “Aviram Awards — Tech for Humanity” which is offering a first prize of $500,000. Registration closes next week
Gal yellowHEAD Nitzan Meta

Meta joins forces with Israel’s yellowHEAD to launch Meta Startup Hub

16.11.21|James Spiro
The announcement comes shortly after the company’s rebrand from Facebook and its new emphasis on the metaverse
דמי בן ארי

Making vendors safe again: Panorays tackles third-party cybersecurity

26.10.21|Yafit Ovadia
The platform automates all third-party actions during due diligence, making the process run trouble-free
מוסף עצמאות איור כתבת יוניקורנים

Special project: Israel's complete list of unicorns

26.10.21|CTech
Unicorn-nation: how Israel became a production line for companies valued at over $1 billion
דרור בין מנכ"ל רשות החדשנות

"Israeli climate-tech entrepreneurs will build next generation of unicorns"

21.10.21|Omer Kabir
Some 9% of startups founded in Israel in 2020 operate in the climate tech sector, and the country is rapidly becoming a world leader in cultured meat, irrigation systems, precision agriculture, and water desalination technologies, says IIA and PLANETech report
מייסדי ביהירו

BeeHero raises $15 million to save the bees, solve global food crisis

06.10.21|Meir Orbach
The Israeli agritech startup is the fourth largest pollination provider in the U.S., and will use the funds to recruit additional staff for its Silicon Valley offices
Ben Rabinowitz Amiti Ventures

A pretty simple way to promote gender diversity? A call to action for VCs and law firms

23.09.21|Ben Rabinowitz
“We need help from Israeli law firms to change the picture and make gender diversity a reality,” writes Ben Rabinowitz, founder and managing partner at Amiti Ventures
ליאור חנוכה

HiCenter’s startups raise NIS 17 million in 6 months

30.08.21|CTech
The group is looking to add new startups to its IN-VENTech program that are interested in building their company in Haifa
ערן פיין מנכ"ל ננולוק סקיוריטי

The “TV guy” who founded five tech companies

25.07.21|Maayan Manela
“Technology, to me, is a way to solve problems,” said CEO of NanoLock Security Eran Fine, whose career includes building five tech companies, having 22 patents to his name, and producing staples of Israeli television
עובדי חברת הפינטק IVIX

IVIX secures $13 million in seed round

14.07.21|Meir Orbach
The Israeli fintech company, whose platform assists authorities to counter tax evasions, is aiming to more than triple its workforce