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מנכ"ל אוסטו לשעבר אניוויז'ן אבי גולן 2021

What went wrong at AnyVision? Lessons from a $352M flameout

21.01.25|Sophie Shulman
Big investors, bold promises, and why the Israeli AI startup struggled to commercialize.
מנכ"ל אוסטו לשעבר אניוויז'ן אבי גולן 2021

Facial recognition firm Oosto, formerly AnyVision, sold for $125M after raising $352M

20.01.25|Sophie Shulman
Controversy and market challenges brought the Israeli startup’s ambitions to a halt and resulted in a sale to parking lot company Metropolis.
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AnyVision raises $235 million Series C led by SoftBank

07.07.21|Golan Hazani
The Series C is one of the largest ever funding rounds for an AI-based face recognition company and comes after it had previously raised a total of $115 million. AnyVision employs 240 people, half of them in Israel
זיהוי פנים ריגול מעקב פרטיות

Rafael enters the computer vision market, in talks to launch joint defense company with AnyVision

03.09.20|Golan Hazani
According to the terms of the deal, Rafael will acquire 50% of the shares of a new defense-orientated company that will be jointly founded
גיגי לוי משקיע פרטי ב סטארט אפים

Who is Investing in Traveltech and What Company Raised $40 Million?

13.05.20|CTech
CTech Daily Roundup: Gigi Levy-Weiss spoke to CTech about what the coronavirus means for VCs and investors
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Face Recognition Startup AnyVision Continues Layoff Spree

13.05.20|Meir Orbach
The layoffs follow Microsoft's investment arm M12's divestment of its stake in the company in March
זיהוי פנים ריגול מעקב פרטיות

Face Recognition Startup AnyVision to Deploy Thermal Cameras at Tel Aviv Hospital

07.04.20|Omer Kabir
The cameras are capable of differentiating between different causes for high temperature and help identify coronavirus cases
זיהוי פנים ריגול מעקב פרטיות

Face Recognition Startup AnyVision Places Dozens of Employees on Unpaid Leave, Report Says

31.03.20|Meir Orbach
Video surveillance news website IPVM reported earlier this month that AnyVision attributed the decision to the Covid-19 crisis. Microsoft’s investment arm M12 announced Friday it is divesting its stake in the Israeli company
ועידת הדיגיטל והמובייל אוריאל רווה Anyvision

Microsoft Sells its Stake in AnyVision, Desists Minor Investments in Facial Identification Technologies

29.03.20|Raphael Kahan
In November, Microsoft started an investigation into the Israeli startup after multiple media outlets reported its technology was being used by Israeli forces to surveil Palestinians in the West Bank
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High Profile Spy Companies Are Damaging Israel’s Image

20.11.19|Omer Kabir
Israel’s tech ecosystem is world-renowned for its innovation, but companies like NSO, Black Cube, and AnyVision are casting a sinister shadow over it
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Microsoft Announces Probe Into Israeli Facial Recognition Startup’s West Bank Activity

17.11.19|Omer Kabir
Microsoft has hired former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to look into the operations of Tel Aviv-based AnyVision, to see if the use of its technology by Israeli forces in the West Bank violates Microsoft’s ethical principles
זיהוי פנים ריגול מעקב פרטיות

Microsoft, DFJ Growth Back Tel Aviv-Based Computer Vision Startup AnyVision

18.06.19|Meir Orbach
AnyVision develops software capable of real-time face and object recognition within large crowds
ועידת הדיגיטל והמובייל אוריאל רווה Anyvision

Qualcomm Ventures, Lightspeed Back Computer Vision Startup AnyVision

14.01.19|Meir Orbach
AnyVision develops software for real-time face and object recognition in large crowds
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Qualcomm Sets Up $100 Million AI Fund, Invests in AI Startup AnyVision

29.11.18|Lilach Baumer
The company will invest in startups developing autonomous cars, robotics and machine learning platforms via its venture arm, Qualcomm Ventures
ועידת הדיגיטל והמובייל ד"ר רונן יוכפז מנהל אגף הפיתוח בחטיבה

Bank Hapoalim Partners With Local Startup to Give Biometric Access to Bank Accounts

31.10.18|Racheli Bindman
Using AnyVision’s facial recognition technologies, the bank can let customers open a bank account online without having to come to the bank personally, Ronen Yochpaz, a vice president at the bank said
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Bosch Leads $28 Million Round for AI-Based Recognition Startup AnyVision

22.07.18|Hagar Ravet
In June, Bosch acquired a 9% stake in the Tel Aviv-based startup, announcing a sales and technology partnership between the two