Unicorn

20 stories about Unicorn
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
ועידת ניו יורק סיטק  Eric Reiner

“Investing as early as possible makes valuations less important”

20.11.21|CTech
Founder and Managing Partner of Vine Ventures Eric Reiner was speaking during the Mind the Tech NY 2021 conference
ראובן ריבלין ועידת ניו יורק

“Israel is the engine of innovation”

19.11.21|Yafit Ovadia
“The startup dream is open to all. If at first you do not succeed, in Israel we say: try again,” said former Israel President Reuven Rivlin during the American-Israel Friendship League and Israeli Mapped in NY event at the Nasdaq marking Israel Day
ועידת ניו יורק סיטק  Ofer Israeli

“Attackers are innovating, so we need to do the same”

19.11.21|CTech
Ofer Israeli, CEO and founder of Illusive Networks, was speaking during an interview at Calcalist and Leumi Tech’s Mind the Tech NY 2021 conference
ועידת ניו יורק סיטק  timor arbel sadras

“Finance is a people industry so focus on building those connections”

18.11.21|CTech
The recently appointed CEO of LeumiTech Timor Arbel-Sadras provided her predictions for the market and how young women can thrive in the finance sector where gender equality is uncommon
ועידת ניו יורק סיטק  Ran Simha and Ziv

“We want to promote technologies and companies that do good, and build a better corporate culture”

18.11.21|CTech
New Era Capital Partners views ESG guidelines as crucial to helping companies start out, said Founding Partner Ziv Conen during Calcalist’s Mind the Tech NY 2021 conference
 ועידת ניו יורק 2021 אודי מוקדי מייסד משותף, סייברארק

CyberArk founder: "In order to breakthrough the initial funding stage you must maintain the company DNA"

17.11.21|Sophie Shulman
"If I had to pinpoint one reason for the success of CyberArk it is the DNA and the high retention rate of employees. How did we do that? We led by example,” said CyberArk CEO Udi Mokady, speaking at Qumra Capital’s roundtable at Mind the Tech NY 2021