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פרויקט הסטארטאפים 2019 מימין יוני לוקסנברג ו אריאל קליקשטיין Elementor

Website Building Startup Elementor Raises $15 Million

26.02.20|Elham Nasser Eddin
Elementor develops freemium software that lets users build WordPress web pages using a drag and drop interface
אסף פלד מנכ"ל Minute Media

Sports Media Company Minute Media Raises $40 Million

26.02.20|Hagar Ravet
Minute Media is the publisher behind several sports news outlets and is backed by Dawn Capital, Goldman Sachs, and Battery Ventures
זוהר לבקוביץ' מייסד משותף בחברת לייט

Anti-Cyberbullying Startup L1ght Raises $15 Million

25.02.20|Adi Pick
L1ght develops technology to combat the online bullying of kids, which analyzes texts, videos, and soundbites to recognize hate speech, cyberbullying, and online threats
כובע דגל מונית גט Gett

Gett’s IPO Dreams Are Farther Than Ever with $24 Million in Private Financing

20.02.20|Meir Orbach
In May, Gett CEO Dave Waiser stated the company’s round that month was likely its last before an early 2020 IPO, but a recent report from backer Vostok reveals Gett raised additional funding in the last quarter of 2019
ג'ף הורינג מייסד ושותף מנהל ב קרן אינסייט האמריקאית

Israelis Need to Avoid Hype, Focus on Building Good Companies, Says Insight Co-Founder

11.02.20|Hagar Ravet
Jeff Horing, co-founder and managing partner at Insight Venture Partners, led the fund’s investment in Israeli website building company Wix.com Ltd. in 2011, and has been behind the fund’s recent increased interest in Israel
 מייסד ומנכ"ל ־S Cube גדעון שלום בנדור

A Fifth of Israeli Startups Incorporate Abroad, Report Says

05.02.20|Sophie Shulman
A recent report by IBI Capital subsidiary S-Cube Financial Consulting found that the number of startups choosing to incorporate outside of Israel went up 10% in 2019
מונית גט טקסי get taxi

Israeli Equity Crowdfunding Company Together to Sell Gett Stock From Employees

02.02.20|Golan Hazani
Around $1.7 million worth of Gett securities will be sold on the platform, at a 20%-30% discount on the company’s $1.4 billion valuation at its latest round
מנכ״ל עידו נאמן סמנכ״ל טכנולוגיות יאן ציבולסקי Nuweba נואבה

Serverless Computing Company Nuweba Raises $5.4 Million

28.01.20|Meir Orbach
Nuweba develops a platform that enables companies to run serverless applications without using third-party tools or add-ons
ד"ר נועה רושין רמיני Grid4C

Canada’s Alectra Backs Smart Grid Predictive Analytics Startup Grid4C in $6 Million Round

28.01.20|Meir Orbach
The electricity and utility distributor will distribute Grid4C’s products via its subsidiary Util-Assist
חברת Stoa מימין תום סלע סמנכ״ל תפעול יונתן סרגוסי סמנכ"ל טכנולוגיה אור אגסי מנכ"ל

Stoa Raises $60 Million in Credit, $4 Million in Equity

27.01.20|Meir Orbach
The Tel Aviv-based startup develops a unified service for U.S. renovators, subcontractors, and buyers
פרויקט הסטארטאפים 2019  CLOUDINARY איתי לחן מנכל

Investors Are for the Weak: These Tech Entrepreneurs Chose Bootstrapping Over VC Affluence

23.01.20|Hagar Ravet
Bootstrapped companies target quick profitability and avoid pressure from investors. Following WeWork’s crash and Uber’s and Lyft’s failure to take off, the time has come to look at business models that focus on more than just growth
 עמיר לונדון מנכ"ל קמהדע

FIMI Makes $25 Million Private Placement in Biomed Company Kamada

22.01.20|Tzally Greenberg
Israel-based private equity fund FIMI became the largest shareholder in Nasdaq and Tel Aviv-listed Kamada in November
בירד Bird Foundation Eitan Yudilevich

BIRD Foundation to Invest $8 Million in Another Set of Joint Israel-U.S. Projects

21.01.20|Elham Nasser Eddin
The selected projects include a drone-in-a-box system, oil-water separation technologies, and a platform for delivering personalized and precise medication
בירד Bird Foundation Eitan Yudilevich

The BIRD Foundation to Invest $2.3 Million in Three Homeland Security Tech Projects

14.01.20|Elham Nasser Eddin
The supported projects, selected by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Israel’s Ministry of Public Security, include a drone command system, an indoor positioning wearable device, and security video analytics tools
דניאל פטרוזו

The Companies Oak Is Eyeing Don’t Have to Be Profitable, But They Must Have Potential, Says Exec

14.01.20|Meir Orbach
Daniel Petrozzo, partner at Oak HC/FT, spoke to Calcalist about the firm’s investment strategy in Israel
תל אביב  מבט על זירת הנדלן

Fintech Company Nayax Raises $60 Million

02.01.20|Sophie Shulman
The Tel Aviv-based company develops cashless payment, management, and business intelligence products
ועידת התחזיות 31.12.19 אורי גרינפלד כלכלן ואסטרטג ראשי פסגות בית השקעות

Negative Interest Creates a Zombie Economy, Says Economist

01.01.20|Tomer Hadar
Ori Greenfeld, the chief economist of Israeli investment house Psagot, spoke at Calcalist’s Forecasts 2020 conference held Tuesday in Tel Aviv
שירה גרינברג כלכלנית ראשית ב משרד אוצר

The Israeli Tech Industry Is too Dependent on U.S. Economy, Says Israeli Finance Ministry

30.12.19|Hagar Ravet
The ebb and flow of private VC money during recessions and peak economic times might necessitate changes in the startup funding criteria of the Israeli government, according to a review published Monday by the Ministry
בריאות דיגיטלית מדעי החיים רפואה טיפול 1

2019 Record Year for Digital Health in Israel, Data Shows

26.12.19|Lilach Baumer
Israeli digital health startups raised $662 million across 69 deals in 2019, a 32% increase year-over-year, according to Start-Up Nation Central
מימין: איה פטרבורג אדוארד קוקירמןי פעת אורון ו יוסי ויניצקי

The Traditional Early Stage Investment Model Is Obsolete

25.12.19|Sophie Shulman
Early stage investments used to mean small sums, high risk, and the promise of high returns. Now, longer exit timeframes and the private money saturating the market mean specialized funds must adapt, or risk extinction