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דני עצמון מנכ"ל קוגנטה COGNATA

Autotech Startup Cognata Raises $18.5 Million

17.10.18|Meir Orbach
The Israel-based company develops a simulation program for training artificial intelligence-based systems
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Israeli Innovation Hub Gets Top Marks in Global Competitiveness Index

17.10.18|Adrian Filut and Lilach Baumer
Israel was ranked 20th out of 140 countries on the index, weighed down by cumbersome business-related bureaucracy
מימין קובי סמבורסקי ו אריק קליינשטיין מנהלי קרן הון סיכון גלילות

Glilot Capital Raises $110 Million Third Fund

15.10.18|Meir Orbach
The fund will focus on early stage investments in artificial intelligence, big data, and cybersecurity startups
הומאן הקאמי סגן נשיא מדטרוניק

Medtronic Seeks Out Israeli Diabetes Treatment Companies

14.10.18|Meir Orbach
In October, Medtronic announced the acquisition of Israel-based Mazor Robotics in a deal valued at $1.64 billion
תל אביב נוף בניינים קו רקיע בניה מגדלים

Israel Measures Up to Germany, France in Venture Investments in 2018

12.10.18|Lilach Baumer
In a new report comparing Israel and Europe, Israel came fourth in terms of total venture capital investment, with the U.K. taking first place
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Salesforce Ventures Makes Strategic Investment in Customer Engagement Startup TechSee

11.10.18|CTech
Tel Aviv-headquartered TechSee lets customers use their smartphones to receive interactive, visually guided assistance from either a human or a virtual helper
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Israel's Industry 4.0 Sector is Growing, and the Focus is on Machine Intelligence

10.10.18|Lilach Baumer
The sector raised $193 million across 15 deals in the first half of 2018, according to a new report by Start-Up Nation Central
צוות דמיסטו

Cybersecurity Company Demisto Raises $43 Million

10.10.18|Meir Orbach
Demisto offers a cyber management platform designed to helps security teams detect and react to cyber attacks faster
דני גולן מנכ"ל קמינריו

Western Digital Invests in Flash Storage Startup Kaminario

10.10.18|Meir Orbach
The $25 million investment brings Kaminario’s total equity raised to $245 million
מייסד סופטבנק מאסיושי סון

SoftBank Considers Majority Stake in WeWork, Report Says

10.10.18|CTech
The Japanese group might invest $15 billion to $20 billion in the co-working company, the Wall Street Journal reported
מונדיאל טק 2018 פסקל פסקל קאני

Instead of Berlin or London, Israeli Startups Should Look to France, Says Business France's Chairman

08.10.18|Omer Kabir and Hagar Ravet
Pascal Cagni, chairman of the board of government agency Business France, spoke on Tuesday at a conference on innovation held by Calcalist at the Mondial de l'Automobile auto show in Paris
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Light Enforcement Cushions Failed Crowdfunding Projects

05.10.18|Dov Greenbaum
Many jurisdictions are struggling to find an optimal middle ground that protects investors in crowdfunding campaigns without destroying their relatively unstructured and unregulated nature
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Code Management Startup JFrog Raises $165 Million

04.10.18|Hagar Ravet
The round brings JFrog’s total equity raised to around $230 million. The company said it intends to double its workforce
מייסד סופטבנק מאסיושי סון

SoftBank Leads $35 Million Round for Real-Time Sports Engagement Company Heed

03.10.18|Meir Orbach
Heed uses artificial intelligence to automatically provide users with real-time sports insights and analytics
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Venture Capital Investments in Israel in 2018 on Track to Match or Outpace 2017

02.10.18|CTech
Private equity deals are also picking up again after last year, with a shift from IT to healthcare, according to a new analysis by Pitchbook editor Eric Burg
איוב קרא שר התקשורת

Israel’s Communication Ministry Recruiting U.S. Companies for Domestic 5G Experiments

30.09.18|Omer Kabir
Communication Minister Ayoob Kara met with executives from leading tech and finance companies when he accompanied Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on his visit to the United Nations General Assembly last week
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Mitsubishi Joins Investment Round for Next Generation Wheel Startup SoftWheel

27.09.18|Lilach Baumer
SoftWheel develops a shock absorbing wheel that includes an in-wheel adaptive suspension system for the bicycle, automotive and wheelchair industries
אסף אלימלך מנכ"ל Plus500

Blackrock Takes 7% Stake in Trading Firm Plus500

27.09.18|Lilach Baumer
Earlier this month, London-listed online gambling company Playtech PLC announced it has sold its 10% stake in Plus500 for gross proceeds of around 176 million pounds
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Website Security Startup Source Defense Raises $10 Million

26.09.18|CTech
Israel-based Source Defense develops a service that automatically monitors and detects vulnerabilities on third-party applications used on websites
אהרון אהרון מנכ"ל רשות החדשנות

Multinationals Swooping in Aren’t Always a Boon for Israel, Says National Innovation Investment Chief

26.09.18|Hagar Ravet and Meir Orbach
Israel currently has around 425 research and development outposts set up by multinationals. In 2016 non-Israeli capital financed 55.6% of the civilian research and development expenditure in the country