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Meet the Israeli company that has ballooned to a valuation of $1.4 billion despite nano-sized sales. 3D printer company Nano Dimension barely has any revenue, but it has completed no less than five funding rounds that amassed a massive total of $922 million in the past two months alone. Read more
Israel and Pfizer are conducting widespread human experimentation on citizens, claims oversight committee. Health Ministry committee tasked with overseeing clinical trials says it never approved the joint research project based on Israeli data. Read more
Every criminal on the planet is your next-door neighbor, says At-Bay CEO. For SMBs, the security game has changed from simple locks and keys – now the threats can come from all over the world. Read more
Infront launches new innovation lab in Israel. The sports industry business services provider aims to invest at least $1 million in Israeli tech. Read more
Interview | The Bitcoin bull is raging and StarkWare aims to ensure blockchain follows suit. The Israeli startup has developed a cryptographic solution it believes can solve the problems of scalability and privacy hampering distributed ledger technology. Read more
Employer Branding | Verbit: Our “family” shares the core value of helping others. For the transcription and captioning solution, its employees are united by the thrill of helping people from a variety of institutions. Read more
NeVeR Again VR seeks funding for digital project immortalizing Holocaust testimonies. The project aims to serve as a digital reminder of the atrocities from actual survivors and their relatives. Read more
Why did an Israeli robotics company catch Elon Musk’s attention? A video of BionicHIVE’s SqUID warehouse logistics robot was shared by Musk, who wrote: “The robot future is coming.” Read more
Interview | Israeli cannabis startup MediCane Health is looking to compete with big pharma. Ziv Aviram, co-founder of Mobileye, OrCam and Active Chairman of MediCane Health believes that his company isn’t competing with medical cannabis companies, but with big pharma, and paving the way for further research. Read more
Israeli startup SixAI signs strategic partnership in South Korea. Ran Poliakine’s company signed an agreement to form a joint venture (JV) with major South Korean semiconductor test solutions provider, ISC, and tech-focused investment company, Yozma Group Korea. Read more
Opinion | Leveraging technology to make the mental health revolution more personalized, hybrid, and accessible. Founder of Circles, a mental health platform, explains why their approach is more fitting to help people feel less alone and offers patients online group therapy sessions. Read more
Opinion | Aiming high, despite my fears, was the key to my success in the tech world. There are so many things I wish I’d known when I was first getting started, but the one thing I would emphasize is ‘aiming high,’ thinking big, and following your dreams as much as you can. Read more
Meet the Israeli company that has ballooned to a valuation of $1.4 billion despite nano-sized sales. 3D printer company Nano Dimension barely has any revenue, but it has completed no less than five funding rounds that amassed a massive total of $922 million in the past two months alone. Read more
Israel and Pfizer are conducting widespread human experimentation on citizens, claims oversight committee. Health Ministry committee tasked with overseeing clinical trials says it never approved the joint research project based on Israeli data. Read more
Every criminal on the planet is your next-door neighbor, says At-Bay CEO. For SMBs, the security game has changed from simple locks and keys – now the threats can come from all over the world. Read more
Infront launches new innovation lab in Israel. The sports industry business services provider aims to invest at least $1 million in Israeli tech. Read more
Interview | The Bitcoin bull is raging and StarkWare aims to ensure blockchain follows suit. The Israeli startup has developed a cryptographic solution it believes can solve the problems of scalability and privacy hampering distributed ledger technology. Read more
Employer Branding | Verbit: Our “family” shares the core value of helping others. For the transcription and captioning solution, its employees are united by the thrill of helping people from a variety of institutions. Read more
NeVeR Again VR seeks funding for digital project immortalizing Holocaust testimonies. The project aims to serve as a digital reminder of the atrocities from actual survivors and their relatives. Read more
Why did an Israeli robotics company catch Elon Musk’s attention? A video of BionicHIVE’s SqUID warehouse logistics robot was shared by Musk, who wrote: “The robot future is coming.” Read more
Interview | Israeli cannabis startup MediCane Health is looking to compete with big pharma. Ziv Aviram, co-founder of Mobileye, OrCam and Active Chairman of MediCane Health believes that his company isn’t competing with medical cannabis companies, but with big pharma, and paving the way for further research. Read more
Israeli startup SixAI signs strategic partnership in South Korea. Ran Poliakine’s company signed an agreement to form a joint venture (JV) with major South Korean semiconductor test solutions provider, ISC, and tech-focused investment company, Yozma Group Korea. Read more
Opinion | Leveraging technology to make the mental health revolution more personalized, hybrid, and accessible. Founder of Circles, a mental health platform, explains why their approach is more fitting to help people feel less alone and offers patients online group therapy sessions. Read more
Opinion | Aiming high, despite my fears, was the key to my success in the tech world. There are so many things I wish I’d known when I was first getting started, but the one thing I would emphasize is ‘aiming high,’ thinking big, and following your dreams as much as you can. Read more
The plummeting USD is taking the Israeli tech sector down with it.
Industry leaders call on government to take action or risk Israeli companies seeking employees elsewhere. Read more
Carbyne raises $25 million to expand emergency call center response solution. CEO says demand driven by Covid-19 outbreak saw the company’s revenue leap by 350%. Read more
Slovakia signs $182 million deal to become latest NATO member to purchase Israel’s MMR radar. The acquisition of the radar, which detects airborne threats and calculates their threat level, comes at a time in which several Eastern European countries are bolstering their military capabilities in light of Russia’s aggressive actions over recent years. Read more
Analysis | Is Lemonade really worth $10 billion? Depends on who you ask. The Israeli founded online insurance company shares some striking similarities with auto market disruptor Tesla, but not when it comes to the bottom line. Read more
Influencer marketing match-maker Humanz raises $3 million in seed. As followers start to feel ‘fatigued’ by sponsored content online, Humanz helps brands connect directly to micro-influencers to help spread their word. Read more
HR Post Covid | Logz.IO tackles the challenge of supporting employee burnout remotely. As remote work continues to blur the line between work and leisure, Logz.IO’s VP of HR shares how the company helped its employees from afar. Read more
Adama seeks cutting edge Israeli agtech to complement its crop protection products. The chemical giant, together with GrowingIL, is holding a contest to find solutions to help farmers keep afloat and feed the globe despite natural and regulatory hurdles. Read more
Pitango invests in startup of former Talpiot commander. Israeli company Swimm raises $5.7 million in total to build codebase sharing platform. Read more
Opinion | Not All Bad: Covid-19 hampered the high-tech industry but also accelerated important technological processes. 2020 has been a roller coaster – and now that this crazy ride is finally behind us, we can look back and discuss the many obstacles that made this year difficult. Read more
Israeli fintech startup Rapyd completes $400 million funding at $2.5 billion valuation. “We ended 2019 with sales of $20 million and reached $100 million in 2020. We will at least double or triple that in 2021,” said co-founder Arik Shtilman. Read more
Vdoo raises $25 million in extended series B round. Cybersecurity company plans to use new capital to expand its services and hire additional sales and marketing employees. Read more
HR Post Covid | Management and robots “really stepped up” during Covid-19, says Percepto. In a world of social distancing and remote work, decisions made by upper management can make or break a company. Read more
Tesla-Israel turns to tech companies to lease electric vehicles. The services Tesla is offering include car maintenance, charging services, and auxiliary garage services as needed. Some 40%-60% of sales in the electric vehicle market are for entire fleets. Read more
Interview | New nasal spray is like a hand sanitizer for your nose, pledges to block 99.9% of Covid-19 viruses. After new Covid-strains emerge, SaNOtize’s nasal spray is being used in clinical trials in the U.K. and Canada, with plans to be rolled out in the U.S. soon. Read more
Appointments | Corsight AI appoints Giora Eiland to its Board of Directors. The company was established as a joint venture between Cortica and Awz Ventures in 2019. Read more
Matricelf, the maker of 3D printed heart, named regional winner of the Startup World Cup. The medical startup will compete against 60 other countries in Silicon Valley at the end of the year. Read more
Elbit-made unmanned navy vessels coming to the Asia-Pacific arena. The company announced the sale of its Seagull autonomous boats to an undisclosed country. Read more
Analysis | New CEO injects much-needed hope to floundering Intel. Pat Gelsinger will try and return the U.S. tech giant to its former glory after achieving resounding success at VMware. Read more
Yitzhak Tshuva sells his shares in Israeli broadcaster Keshet. His 22% stake is set to be purchased by a new investment fund led by Ravid Kimia. Read more
Appointments | SQream appoints Benny Yehezkel as Chief Revenue Officer. Yehezkel joins the data analytics acceleration platform from
20 years experience in executive management. Read more
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