Is the Wall Street party over for Israeli tech companies and could this be the perfect storm for cyber?
CTech Daily Roundup: As cyber wars escalate, Israeli tech gains an edge
Cybersecurity: What are the hottest sectors in Israel? Cyber threats reached new highs due to the Covid-19 pandemic, accelerating security innovation and adoption. Read more
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Cybersecurity: What are the hottest jobs and who are the highest earners? With the demand far outweighing the supply and new professions being created on a regular basis, the cyber job market is at an all-time high. Read more
Analysis | Is Israeli tech companies’ Wall Street heyday coming to an end? Investors are no longer flocking to everything that smells of tech; some companies may have to alter their IPO plans. Read more
Wix founder and CEO invests in Unic-Tech, joins partnership. Unic-Tech allows investors to invest in shares of unicorn companies. Read more
Check Point CEO Gil Shwed exercises $32.5 million worth of options in 2020, down by $7 million from previous year. The Israeli cybersecurity giant has registered relative stagnation in its sales over recent years, with its shares climbing 10% over the past 12 months, while the Nasdaq index surged by 70%. Read more
Techstars TLV 2021 kicks off new cohort highlighting emerging companies post-Covid-19. It is the second time that Techstars is hosting an accelerator program dedicated to Israel. Read more
Israeli celebrities use Instagram to connect Gen-Z to Holocaust stories. For 24 hours the feeds of some of Israel’s biggest influencers will be dedicated to stories of heroism as documented in encounters with survivors. Read more
Israel’s IceCure granted FDA Breakthrough Medical Device designation. The decision puts the company’s tumor-freezing technology on the fast track for final approval. Read more
Reports reveal: electric vehicles still haven’t caught on in Israel. Car importers and leasing companies give a glimpse behind the scenes as to what’s really going on. Read more
Covid-19, technological shifts, and piles of cash have resulted in a "perfect storm for cyber." Glilot Capital’s Kobi Samboursky discusses the sector’s historic quarter and why there’s no turning back from the shift to the cloud. Read more
Israel Aerospace Industries to attend CyberTech Global week in Dubai for the first time. CyberTech is the largest networking event for the cyber industry outside of the U.S. Read more
HR Post Covid | Fieldin: “In times of a pandemic there is no one size fits all.” Balancing work and personal lives isn’t easy - and it’s only made more difficult during lockdowns. Read more
Interview | Blockchain is making its mark in sports, and there’s more to come. The Covid-19 pandemic created an urgency to adopt new technologies that didn't previously exist in much of the sports world, including blockchain, says Head of Innovation Development at Infront Lab, Itamar Melamed. Read more
Opinion | Why is a founders’ agreement so important when it comes to startups? The founders’ agreement is of crucial importance to the venture, and sometimes the fate of a venture may be in jeopardy due to a founders' agreement that is not detailed enough, says attorney Daniel Behar. Read more
Opinion | Can the shared mobility industry survive Covid-19? The pandemic has impacted nearly every industry, especially those relying on the sharing economy. Post-Covid, will shared mobility rebound, or “rest in peace?” Read more
