Verbit

20 stories about Verbit
יאיר-אמסטרדם-מנכל ורביט

Verbit cutting dozens of jobs in third round of layoffs

05.03.24|Meir Orbach
The move comes one month after company President Yair Amsterdam was named Acting CEO, replacing long-time CEO Tom Livne
Gali Bloch Liran Maya Elhalal

Verbit appoints Yair Amsterdam as Acting CEO in place of Tom Livne

05.02.24| Meir Orbach
Livne has decided to step down as CEO and will take the role of Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Directors
תום ליבנה מייסד ויו"ר ורביט

Tom Livne stepping down as Verbit CEO, will serve as Chairman, focus on VC

04.02.24|Mair Orbach
Livne will join Yaniv Jacobi’s Oryzn Capital after being a limited partner in its second and third funds
Tom Livne

Transcription unicorn Verbit searching for new CEO to replace Tom Livne

28.01.24|Meir Orbach
The company's revenues have plateaued around $80 million over the past year, with no visible signs of significant growth on the horizon. The company and Livne are in agreement that a new CEO is needed to lead Verbit to the next phase
מוסף עצמאות 14.4.21 תום ליבנה מייסד Verbit

Unicorn Verbit cutting 60 jobs in second round of layoffs

26.07.23|Meir Orbach
Verbit underwent an organizational change last July that saw it reduce the company’s workforce by 10%
מיכל לצר שותפה מייסדת ומנכ"לית טוויד ו תום ליבנה מייסד ומנכ"ל ורביט

Verbit CEO: "Entrepreneurship is a roller coaster, you must have passion for the field"

29.03.23|Irad Atzmon-Schmayer
In a conversation with Michelle Latzer, founder and CEO of Tweed, Tom Livne shared why he closed his first company and why founding Verbit was more difficult: "You realize that you don't know everything"
Tom Livne

"We're about to see the destruction of our home. We can’t afford to allow this to happen"

15.03.23|Tom Livne
In an exclusive column for CTech, Tom Livne, founder of Verbit, shares his personal thoughts on the turmoil in Israel and why it’s not too late to rectify the situation
Ctech National Economic Conference Tom Livne וידאו

“It is a change in mindset to be profitable - let go of the bottom 5%”

13.07.22|James Spiro
Tom Livne, Founder and CEO at Verbit, spoke to CTech about how Israeli companies are restructuring themselves to focus on profits
הוועידה הלאומית הכלכלית פאנל מדינת ההייטק מחשבת מסלול מחדש מימין תום ליבנה איה פטרבורג אור עופר אור לנצ'נר נדב צפריר וכתב כלכליסט מאיר אורבך

"Israel has a solid technological base that will continue to carry it in the next decade"

12.07.22|Doron Broitman
Nadav Zafrir, co-founder and Managing Partner of Team8, was speaking in a panel with Or Offer, CEO of Similarweb, Aya Peterburg, Managing Partner at S Capital, Tom Livne, CEO and founder of Verbit, and Or Lenchner, CEO of Bright Data
מגזין עצמאות 4.5.22 תום ליבנה ועובדי ורביט

Verbit to layoff 10% of its workforce, eight months after $250 million funding round

05.07.22|Meir Orbach
Most of the total of around 80 layoffs will be of employees in the U.S., with 30 employees from Israel leaving the company
מוסף עצמאות 14.4.21 תום ליבנה מייסד Verbit

Startup success starts with self questioning

05.05.22|Tom Livne
"The most successful entrepreneurs I know are the ones with the endless passion for the field in which they’re engaged," writes Verbit CEO Tom Livne
תום ליבנה מנכ"ל ורביט Verbit

“Investors were our advisors, mentors, and psychologists”

07.12.21|Maayan Manela
Verbit founder and CEO Tom Livne spoke at Calcalist’s Roadshow event about the advantages and challenges of working with investors. “They have invested in many companies and can be partners in success”
מוסף עצמאות 14.4.21 תום ליבנה מייסד Verbit

Verbit hits $2 billion valuation with $250 million Series E

23.11.21|Meir Orbach
The AI-powered Israeli transcription and captioning startup doubled its valuation from its Series D six months ago
ניר זוהר מיכה קאופמן תום ליבנה רוני זהבי עדי הורוביץ אבי שניר

Filling the Israeli tech talent pool

04.10.21|Daniel Farber-Ball
Tech recruitment has become a nationwide concern, so how do the heads of Wix, Fiverr, and other top companies face the challenge?
עובדי גונג GONG

The big funds discovered Israel and launched the local tech scene to new heights

10.06.21|Meir Orbach and Hagar Ravet
We are only halfway through 2021, but this can already be declared as a record-breaking year for Israeli tech companies who raised more than $10.5 billion
מוסף עצמאות 14.4.21 תום ליבנה מייסד Verbit

Verbit reaches unicorn status with $157 million funding round

08.06.21|Meir Orbach
The AI-powered Israeli transcription and captioning startup is also planning a secondary round valued at $70 million in the near future and is targeting an IPO in 2022
מוסף עצמאות 14.4.21 תום ליבנה מייסד Verbit

Israel's Verbit acquires U.S. caption company VITAC for $50 million

11.05.21|Hagar Ravet
VITAC specializes in real-time transcription, with its clients including the biggest broadcasters in the world and most of the leading cable networks in the U.S.
יואל אסתרון מו"ל כלכליסט טק על הגג

“Israel’s tech sector beat Covid-19,” says Calcalist publisher

20.04.21|Meir Orbach
Despite the challenging year to the local and global economy, Israeli tech companies racked up incredible achievements, Yoel Esteron said at the ‘Tech on the Roof’ event hosted by Calcalist and Bank Hapoalim
מוסף עצמאות 14.4.21 תום ליבנה מייסד Verbit

Verbit’s technology leaves it alone at the top of the transcription world

14.04.21|Hagar Ravet
“I identified the problem in 2011, found the solution in 2016, and today we are leading the market,” says CEO Tom Livne, whose company was ranked third on Calcalist's list of 50 most promising Israeli startups
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Verbit’s ‘Buddy Program’ hoped to make onboarding a little easier during Covid-19

15.03.21|CTech
It’s not easy for new employees to join large companies when they spend months working from home - here’s how Verbit tackled the challenge