Who is the latest Israeli unicorn and which company has partnered with Microsoft?

CTech Daily Roundup: UAE’s largest bank partners with Gloat to launch internal ‘Talent Marketplace’

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Israeli cybersecurity startup Orca achieves unicorn status with $210 million series C. "The way to become the biggest cloud security company is to be out there and that is expensive and requires funds,” said Orca CEO Avi Shua. Read more

 

UAE’s largest bank partners with Gloat to launch internal ‘Talent Marketplace’. Gloat’s talent marketplace combines consumer-grade user experience with leading AI to help match individuals to the best opportunities within their company. Read more

 

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Interview | BrainsWay aims to treat Covid-caused depression by “jumpstarting” brain. The Israeli medical device company’s noninvasive technology streams electrical currents to patients’ scalps to help those struggling with depression or other neurological disorders. Read more

 

Kaltura targeting valuation of at least $2 billion in Nasdaq IPO, co-founders all set for multi-million paydays. The amended prospectus of the Israeli-founded video creation and distribution company revealed CEO Ron Yekutiel is in for a $15 million payday. Read more 

 

AI SaaS investigation company Voyager Labs partners with Microsoft. “We are extremely proud that the Voyager Labs suite of solutions, featuring VoyagerInsights, the new investigation platform, is now also available on Microsoft Azure,” said CEO Avi Korenblum. Read more 

 

Israel’s BlueGreen Water deployed in South Africa to improve drinking water. It is estimated that 62% of South African water bodies are subject to toxic algal blooms. Read more

 

How an Israeli turned Covid-19 into a million-dollar win for medical supplies. After hearing about a virus that emerged from China, Omri Shafran and his partner made the move to protect Americans at home. It paid off. Read more

 

Employer Branding | For Lightricks, attracting talent means taking them away from the Tel Aviv bubble. Now that offices are opening up again, the Jerusalem-based company had to find ways to convince employees to travel the distance. Read more

 

Gmail, Chrome, other Android apps crash, Google fixes problem after seven hours. The problem was caused by a system component called Android System WebView that lets Android apps display web content. Read more