Unicorn

20 stories about Unicorn
 Firebolt  Eldad _alt Saar

Firebolt joins Unicorn club with $100 million Series C at $1.4 billion valuation

26.01.22|Meir Orbach
The Israeli startup, which develops a cloud data warehouse, has raised $269 million over the past 12 months
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
הנפקת קלטורה

From a unicorn to a penny stock in 180 days

17.01.22|Sophie Shulman
Several of the Israeli companies that hit Wall Street at 10-figure valuations last year have seen their share price plummet to such an extent that they could soon find themselves in the unenviable position of being considered speculative
אסף רזניק אליק איזנברג BigPanda

BigPanda enters unicorn club with $190 million funding at $1.2 billion valuation

12.01.22|Meir Orbach
The IT management company raised the sum in two rounds over a month-and-a-half in late 2021
צוות פנטרה

Pentera becomes Israel’s latest cybersecurity unicorn with $150 million Series C

11.01.22|Meir Orbach
The company, formerly known as Pcysys, was valued at $1 billion in its latest round
Oz Golan Shay Levi Noname

How did Noname Security become a Unicorn making $5 million a year?

20.12.21|Meir Orbach and Raphael Kahan
Even in a year with some extraordinary funding rounds, the Israeli cybersecurity startup stands out, and not in a good way, hiding its NSO roots and meager income
מגדלי משרדים ב תל אביב

Israeli startups raise record $25.4 billion in first 11 months of 2021

13.12.21|Meir Orbach
A report by Start-Up Nation Central showed that the number of companies that reached a $1 billion valuation and gained Unicorn status more than doubled, with 33 new Unicorns being born this year, taking Israel’s total to 53
פורום היוניקורנס יוסי כהן ראש המוסד לשעבר ומנהל פעילות סופטבנק בישראל

“My challenge at SoftBank is to find the next unicorn,” says former Mossad chief, Yossi Cohen

12.12.21|Tomer Hadar
The new head of SoftBank investment advisers said the Japanese conglomerate is expecting him to significantly increase its involvement in the Israeli startup market
חן עמית מנכל טיפלתי

Fintech unicorn Tipalti quadruples valuation to $8.3 billion in $270 million Series F

08.12.21|Meir Orbach
The Israeli company currently processes over $30 billion in total annual payments volume — growing 120% year over year
מימין אילן אטיאס מתן בר ו זיו פז Melio מליו

Melio co-founder leaves the Israeli unicorn

28.11.21|Meir Orbach
COO Ziv Paz is stepping away from the company he helped build, will remain company co-founder, without an operational role
צוות מון אקטיב Moon Active

Moon Active valuation surges to $5 billion on back of $300 million Insight funding

23.11.21|Meir Orbach
The Israeli gaming company is expecting revenue of over $1.5 billion in 2021. Insight Partners invested $125 million in the company at a $1.25 billion valuation less than two years ago
ועידת ניו יורק סיטק  roey eliyahu

“API’s expose a lot of holes to attackers, and that’s where we come in”

23.11.21|CTech
Said co-founder and CEO of Salt Security Roey Eliyahu during Mind the Tech NY 2021
ועידת ניו יורק סיטק  shimon elkabetz

“We like to call ourselves the Space X of weather-tech”

23.11.21|CTech
Said Shimon Elkabetz, co-founder and CEO of Tomorrow.io, at Calcalist and LeumiTech’s Mind the Tech New York 2021 conference
ועידת ניו יורק סיטק  Anat Katz

“People were talking about the mass exit from New York but economic prosperity is returning”

23.11.21|CTech
Said Anat Katz, who serves as Economic Minister at the Israel Economic Mission to the USA - East Coast, during Mind the Tech New York 2021
ועידת ניו יורק סיטק  Uri May

“As cybercrime rises, we’ll see more organizations create security operations centers”

22.11.21|CTech
Said Uri May, co-founder and CEO of Hunters.AI, a cybersecurity platform, during Calcalist’s Mind the Tech New York 2021 conference
ועידת ניו יורק סיטק  Oded Zehavi

“Companies are looking for solutions like ours that help them save money”

22.11.21|CTech
Said Oded Zehavi, co-founder and CEO of Mesh Payments, during an interview at Calcalist’s Mind the Tech New York 2021 conference
ועידת ניו יורק סיטק  Asaf Ezra

“Hardware is becoming obsolete, and we’re seeing far more optimization”

22.11.21|CTech
Said Asaf Ezra, co-founder and CEO of Granulate during Calcalist's Mind the Tech 2021 conference
אסף זמיר אראל מרגלית יואל אסתרון קוקטייל JVP ניו יורק

"Israeli tech has a significant role in bringing New York back to life"

22.11.21|Omer Kabir
The New York Israel Unicorn party at Margalit Startup City in New York brought together some 400 notable entrepreneurs, executives and investors to talk tech and enjoy some music and drinks
ועידת ניו יורק סיטק  dina pasca raz

Interest rates, geopolitical threats and climate crisis are all market disruptors, says Head of Technology at KPMG Israel

21.11.21|CTech
Investors and companies need to look out for potential market disruptors such as climate change, the shortage in the workforce, and more, said Dina Pasca-Raz, Head of Technology at KPMG Israel during the Calcalist Mind the Tech New York 2021 conference
ועידת ניו יורק סיטק  jay Jacobs

“Israel has a legacy of building some of the most disruptive technologies in the world”

21.11.21|CTech
“There’s not really a lot of countries who have that commitment to disruption, and Israel is really a leader in that space,” said Jay Jacobs, Head of Research and Strategy at Global X during the Mind the Tech 2021 conference