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Unity

Unity price hike: What it means for game developers and investors

13.09.23|James Spiro
The company faced immediate backlash from the gaming community following the announcement. “It will be really hard for game developers to target and monetize players,” said Eze Vidra, Managing Partner at Remagine Ventures
Eyal Yinnon Dedi TytoCare SOMPO

TytoCare and SOMPO collaborate to make medical diagnosis procedures easier for Japan’s elderly

12.09.23|James Spiro
The collaboration will help the country with its aging population and tackle a nursing shortage
Scala Biodesign

Scala Biodesign exits stealth with $5.5 million in Seed to engineer future proteins

11.09.23|James Spiro
By fusing physics-based modeling, AI, and biological data analysis, Scala helps companies develop new medicines and foods faster and cheaper than before
Yossi Noam HEARAI

“The GenAI hype is real. It is not the metaverse”

11.09.23|James Spiro
Noam Fine and Yossi Marouani have just founded their fourth company - this time looking to tap into Generative AI
Ido Shani

Shchackim is here to bring high-tech education to Israel’s periphery

11.09.23|James Spiro
The organization offers programs for young people to learn high-tech skills and courses for workforces that need to navigate the growing presence of AI
Erez Barak Earnix

Earnix appoints Erez Barak as CTO

10.09.23|James Spiro
“Erez will lead the Analytics and R&D teams at Earnix, as they evolve the platform and broaden our capabilities,” said CEO Robin Gilthorpe
Gilad Tauber Oren Sharon Tiran Rothman Adi Nov

How healthy due diligence can save investors from the next Joonko or Vesttoo

07.09.23|James Spiro
As more companies get exposed as fraudulent, CTech hears from experts in the field about how to spot potentially troubling companies
Israel Internet

Israel's digital quality of life plummets to 17th place globally, no longer world leader

06.09.23|James Spiro
The Digital Quality of Life Index is an annual study that ranks 121 countries by their digital well-being based on five core pillars
Elbit Systems C4I

Elbit Systems awarded $200 million contracts to supply equipment to an unnamed European country

06.09.23|James Spiro
The deal will supply artillery C4I solutions and hostile fire counterattack solutions
Impacttech

Impacttech: Balancing between profit and purpose

05.09.23|James Spiro
The Jewish theory of Tikkun Olam - ‘repairing the world’ - is finally attracting the eyes of investors and corporations
RON PORAT AnD

Ron Porat appointed as VCs’ CTO and Studio Lead at AnD Ventures

04.09.23|James Spiro
Porat founded and led several successful startups including Hacktics (acquired by Ernst & Young), Seeker (acquired by Synopsys), Shine, and L1ght
 Chicago Illinois

America’s Great Lakes region remains untapped potential for Israelis

04.09.23|James Spiro
Chicago can act as a central point for Israelis looking to work with U.S. states surrounding Lake Michigan
Dor Skuler ElliQ2 Robotics

Intuition Robotics raises $25 million to tackle loneliness with AI

29.08.23|James Spiro
The round will help it continue the development of ElliQ, its AI companion for the elderly to promote social interactions
Jed Ayres ControlUp

ControlUp appoints Jed Ayres as CEO

22.08.23|James Spiro
Ayres will work alongside Co-Founder and former CEO Asaf Ganot, who will take on the full-time Executive Chairman position
Gili Roee Artlist

Artlist appoints new CTO and CPO

21.08.23|James Spiro
Gili Brandshtein will serve as Chief Technology Officer and Roee Peled has become Chief Product Officer, with both joining from 888 Holdings
Elbit UAS

Elbit Systems secures $55 Million contract to supply a counter UAS solution to the Netherlands

21.08.23|James Spiro
The system can detect, identify, locate, track, and neutralize hostile UAS during day and night, both in urban and rural environments
Phoenix Arizona

Arizona and Israel face similar challenges, strengthening ties between both states

21.08.23|James Spiro
High heat and a thirst for innovation bring the two regions closer than ever
cyber

BIRD Foundation invests $3.85 million in critical infrastructure cyber projects via new program

17.08.23|James Spiro
The BIRD Cyber Program is a joint initiative to enhance the cyber resilience of vulnerable critical infrastructure in both the U.S. and Israel
יואל בר אל יור ומייסד Trax

1MRobotics appoints Trax founder Joel Bar-El as Chairman

16.08.23|James Spiro
“His rich experience, coupled with his unique perspective on the retail sector, makes him the perfect choice for us,” said Eyal Yair, co-founder and CEO
configu team

Configu raises $3 million pre-Seed funding for its open-source configuration orchestration platform

14.08.23|James Spiro
“Nobody wants to be the next Meta, letting application misconfiguration cause a 6-hour outage that costs $6 billion”