CTech's Thursday Roundup of Israeli Tech News

Walmart CEO arrives in Israel for visit; Dynamic Yield’s “happy meal”

Walmart CEO arrives in Israel for visit. In February, Walmart announced it acquired Tel Aviv-based product review insight company Aspectiva. Read more

 

Dynamic Yield’s “happy meal.” Liad Agmon, co-founder and CEO of web personalization company Dynamic Yield, ordered 200 McDonald's burgers to let his team know they had been acquired by the fast food giant. Read more

Mcdonald's in Tel Aviv. Photo: Yoni Reif

London-based luxury vacation rentals marketplace The Plum Guide raises $18.4 million. The Plum Guide offers pre-vetted luxury home rentals for vacations in select locations including New York, London, and Paris. Read more

 

Store analytics startup CB4 raises $16 million. CB4 uses pre-existing point of sale data to identify demand for specific products in brick and mortar stores. Read more

 

Private equity firm A-6684 targets debut fund at $27 million. The fund, which will focus on investments in Israel, already has half the sum in commitments. Read more

 

Cell immunotherapy company Enlivex merges with Nasdaq-listed Bioblast, raises $5.3 million. The merged entity listed on Nasdaq under the ticker “ENLV.” Read more

 

Email app startup Spike raises $5 million. Spike develops a mobile application that puts existing e-mails into a multimedia mobile messaging, chat-like interface enhanced with voice and video calls. Read more

 

Fish farming startup BioFishency raises $2.4 million. BioFishency develops plug-and-play water treatment systems for land-based aquaculture. Read more

 

Low-cost airline Ryanair launching a new route from Tel Aviv to Budapest. Ryanair currently offers flights from Budapest to Eilat’s new Ramon Airport. Read more