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For Adtech Companies, Environment is Going to Get Worse

04.05.18|Michael Eisenberg
The internet caused consolidation in the traditional ad agency business. The same is currently happening in adtech, writes venture capitalist Michael Eisenberg
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Growth Capital Firm Oxx Closes Debut Fund at $100 Million Cap

03.05.18|Tofi Stoler
Oxx is focused on scale-up stage companies developing business-to-business (B2B) software, operating in the U.K., the Nordics, and Israel and looking to expand internationally
מוני חסיד מנהל דירקטור זרוע הון סיכון של מוטורולה מוביליטי

Microsoft Announces Winners of AI Startup Competition

02.05.18|Meir Orbach
Winning companies will receive a combined total of $3.5 million in venture funding. Among the four winners are two Israeli startups: city management company Zencity and speech recognition company Voiceiit
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Production Optimization Startup LeaderMES Raises $5 Million

23.04.18|Hagar Ravet
LeaderMES develops a cloud-based system for monitoring and optimizing the production process in factories
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CTech’s Tuesday Roundup of Israeli Tech News

17.04.18|CTech
Manikay Partners, international investors to buy stake in the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange. First coworking space for orthodox Jews opens in Israel
אדם כרמי אפליטולס Applitools

Visual Software Testing Startup Applitools Raises $31 Million

17.04.18|Amarelle Wenkert
Applitools’ software mimics the way the human eye and brain perceive visual information to monitor the visual aspects of web and mobile apps
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AI-Based Automated Legal Contract Reviews Startup Raises $12 Million

17.04.18|Amarelle Wenkert
Tel Aviv-based LawGeex developed software that automates legal contract reviews for businesses
סטודנטים אוניברסיטת תל אביב אוניברסיטאות השכלה אקדמית

Tel Aviv University Launches $20 Million Early Stage Venture Fund

15.04.18|Meir Orbach
Over a seven-year period, the fund will make 8-10 new investments a year. The fund will also provide companies with office space and run incubation programs in collaboration with international partners
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Deutsche Telekom Invests in IoT Startup Axonize

12.04.18|Meir Orbach
Tel Aviv-based Axonize develops customizable IoT monitoring systems, for telecommunication companies and other IoT service providers
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The Real Reason “Stupid” Startups Raise So Much Money

09.04.18|Nir Eyal
Our instinct to classify innovation as either important or frivolous is why many are left aghast when previously dismissed companies reveal extremely high valuations and investment rounds
מיכל קאהן עם שותפיה מאיר פלג אייל דגן עופר עיני

In Israeli Tech, Women are Worth Half as Much as Men

09.04.18|Hagar Ravet
Women entrepreneurs, already less prominent in the Israeli tech industry, raise half as much money as their male peers, a new report by research company IVC says
הטרדה מינית מיזוגניה

A Blueprint for Preventing Sexual Harassment in Venture Capital

26.03.18|Yaniv Golan
When the #MeToo wave hit the Israeli venture capital industry, Tel Aviv-based VC firm Lool Ventures wrote down guidelines to prevent sexual harassment among their ranks
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Adding Value as a Venture Capital Fund

27.02.18|Rona Segev Gal
Charismatic investors can eloquently berate entrepreneurs over and over again in board meetings. They can also be repeatedly wrong, writes venture capitalist Rona Segev Gal
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Boeing Partners with Israel’s National Carrier EL AL on Innovation

21.02.18|Amarelle Wenkert and Orr Hirschauge
Boeing invested in EL AL’s venture arm Cockpit Innovation. In November, Lufthansa Systems, the IT subsidiary of the German airline company, announced a similar partnership with the Israeli carrier
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More Money, Fewer Deals: Five Key Takeaways from Cisco's 2017 Report on Investment in Israeli Startups

15.02.18|Daniel Karp
Israeli startups in 2017 raised 13% more capital compared with the year before, but saw 9% fewer deals
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SoftBank May Be Smothering Young Startups With Money

31.01.18|Amit Karp
Needing to deploy its huge $100 billion capital, SoftBank’s Vision Fund may be doing young companies more harm than good
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JVP to Offer $1 Million Investment to the Winner of a Startup Contest at Calcalist's NY Conference

30.01.18|Omer Kabir
Calcalist's Mind the Tech conference will be held in New York on March 12-14 in partnership with Israel's Bank Leumi
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E-Lending Startup Ezbob Raises 15 Million GBP

25.01.18|Golan Hazani
The London-headquartered company offers small businesses online loans, automatically processed and approved on its website
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Investments in Israeli Startups Up 9% in 2017

17.01.18|Lilach Baumer
Israel-linked tech companies raised $5.24 billion in 2017. A comparative report for the U.S., Europe, and Asia showed funding increases of 17%, 40%, and 117%, respectively
את'ריום מטבעות וירטואליים קריפטו בלוקצ'יין

Where I'm Investing in Blockchain

09.01.18|Shelly Hod Moyal
Uncertainties regarding regulation may discourage investors from backing blockchain companies. iAngels co-CEO shares blockchain investment insights