Capital Raised In 2018 By Israeli Companies Reaches Record Levels, But Exits...
Israeli startups and companies reached record levels of capital raised in 2018, according to a new report by the IVC Research Center and ZAG S&W Zysman, Aharoni, Gayer & Co law firm, unveiled...
View ArticleTransit Data Company Moovit Expands Services To Local Car And Bike Sharing In...
Israeli-founded transit data company Moovit announced on Thursday that it will incorporate local vehicle sharing services into its public transit app, CTech reported. As part of this expansion, app...
View ArticleInnoviz, Samsung’s Harman Partner To Deliver LiDAR Sensor Tech To Car Makers
Innoviz Technologies, a leading Israel-based provider of solid-state LiDAR sensors and perception software, announced its newest strategic partnership this week with Harman International, a Samsung...
View ArticleOurCrowd Signs Investment, Partnership Agreement With South Korea’s KEB Hana...
Global equity crowdfunding platform OurCrowd has signed an investment and partnership MOU with South Korea’s KEB Hana Bank (“KEB Hana”), a subsidiary of the Hana Financial Group. As part of the inked...
View ArticleMagenta Venture Partners Launches New $100M Fund For Early Stage Startups In...
Israeli venture capital firm Magenta Venture Partners announced the launch of a new $100 million fund destined for early-stage startups. The fund’s first closing was made in October 2018, while the...
View ArticleAgTech Startup SeeTree Raises $15M For World’s 1st Intelligence Network for...
AgTech intelligence company SeeTree recently exited stealth mode and announced a $15 million Series A funding round led by Hanaco Ventures, with additional participation from seed round investors,...
View ArticleIsraeli Cybersecurity Companies Raised Record-Smashing $1B in 117 Deals In 2018
Israeli cybersecurity companies and startups raised over $1 billion equity investment in 117 funding rounds in 2018, setting a new record and marking a 47 percent increase from 2017, according to a new...
View ArticleStreamElements Raises $11.3M To Expand Live Video Creation Platform
Tel Aviv-based streaming startup StreamElements announced the closing of an $11.3 million Series A funding round led by Pitango Venture Capital and previous investors State of Mind Ventures, Rainfall...
View ArticleIsraeli Company That Extracts Water From Air Launches Home Device For Cool...
Israeli company Watergen (also Water-gen), known for developing patented technology that turns air into drinking water, is launching an at-home appliance that it says will drastically change the water...
View ArticleSamsung Acquires Israeli Tech Firm Corephotonics For $155M
South Korean tech giant Samsung has signed a deal to acquire Israeli tech firm Corephotonics for $155 million on Sunday, CTech reported Tuesday. Advanced talks have been under way since early January....
View ArticleAI-Powered Transcription Company Verbit Raises $23M For Global Growth
Israeli company Verbit announced the closing of a $23 million Series A funding round led by Viola Ventures, with participation from Vertex Ventures, HV Ventures, Oryzn Capital, Vintage Venture...
View ArticleJerusalem Venture Partners Closes $220M Fund Backed By Global Investors
Jerusalem Venture Partners (JVP) announced on Wednesday the close of its latest fund, JVP VIII, with $220 million in commitments from international investors. The fund will focus on investments in...
View ArticleInternational Airlines Group To Scout For Israeli Tech Startups In Tel Aviv
International Airlines Group (IAG), one of the largest airline groups in the world, is teaming up with the UK Israel Tech Hub, based in the British Embassy in Israel, to host a pitch day for tech...
View ArticleOurCrowd Marks $1B Raised For Companies, Funds, Oversees 29 Exits In 6 Years
OurCrowd, Israel’s leading global investment platform, announced that since its founding in 2013, it raised a total of $1 billion for 170 companies – 29 of which achieved exits – and 18 funds. The...
View ArticleIsrael Innovation Authority, Mayo Clinic Sign Deal To Cooperate On Health Tech
The Israel Innovation Authority and the Mayo Clinic announced Tuesday they had signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to cooperate on health tech innovation, with a focus on new medical devices,...
View Article6 Israeli Startups Nab Transformational Business Awards In London
Six Israeli startups were awarded prizes for transformational solutions in health, environment, disability, and disruptive tech last week at the 2019 FT/IFC Transformational Business Awards in London,...
View ArticleAmazon Launches Series On High-Tech, With Focus On Israel’s Startup Nation
This article was first published by The Times of Israel and is re-posted with permission. Over 50 cutting-edge Israeli tech companies are featured in the first season of a new series released on...
View ArticleIntel Selects 9 Israeli Startups For 1st Cycle Of New Accelerator Program...
Intel kicked off the launch of its new accelerator program in Israel on Tuesday for early-stage startups, announcing the nine data-centric companies that will be participating in the 16-week...
View ArticleNew VC Firm Co-Led By Randi Zuckerberg Raising $35M To Invest In Israeli...
A new venture capital firm backed by Randi Zuckerberg, founder of Zuckerberg Media and sibling of Mark Zuckerberg, is raising a $35 million fund to invest in Israeli startups aiming to disrupt the...
View ArticleNotable Increase In Late-Stage Funding Allows More Israeli Firms To Grow,...
A significant increase in later-stage funding is allowing more Israeli tech companies and startups to grow and expand without going down the road of acquisition or having to raise money on the public...
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