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Yodfat Blumberg

"Israeli startups have consistently demonstrated their ability to innovate, pivot, and thrive in dynamic environments"

05.03.24|James Spiro, Elihay Vidal
Blumberg Capital’s Yodfat Harel Buchris joined CTech for its VC Series where she outlined how Israel can stay afloat amid war, highlighting the resilience of Startup Nation.
CTech NY Conference Tomer Shani

“2024 is going to be the first year of proper normalcy”

05.03.24|James Spiro
Tomer Shani, Managing Director at Meitar Law Offices NY, spoke at Mind The Tech about global VC investment trends.
CTech NY Conference Michael Ben Shimon

“There is a wave of innovation in GenAI that was triggered by OpenAI technology”

05.03.24|James Spiro
Michael Ben-Shimon, Founding Member at M&B IP, joined CTech at Mind The Tech 2024 to discuss technology trends in the year ahead.
David Sarona

How can Israel address its “corrupted image” problem among the youth post-war?

04.03.24|James Spiro, Elihay Vidal
Sarona Ventures Operating Partner David Debash joined CTech to discuss investment trends after October 7 and how Israel can protect its image in the future.
D-ID Agents

Israeli AI leaders AI21 Labs, Lightricks, D-ID launch new products for red-hot GenAI market

28.02.24|James Spiro
The trio of Israeli companies have each announced products and services that will boost the country’s presence in the growing sector.
Eliran SNC

$1.3 million awarded to Israeli startups to tackle climate crisis

28.02.24|James Spiro
“Israel is extremely well-positioned to take a central role in battling climate change and bringing solutions to the biggest shared challenge of our times,” said Startup Nation Central’s CEO Avi Hasson.
Hila Rom RUNI Ventures

“High-tech’s resilience is not a sectoral interest – it’s a national mission”

28.02.24|James Spiro, Elihay Vidal
Hila Rom, Managing Partner at RUNI Ventures, joined CTech for its VC series to assess how Startup Nation may recover from wartime and economic turmoil.
Jon OurCrowd 2024

OurCrowd: "Great companies come from tough markets"

27.02.24|James Spiro, Elihay Vidal
When times get tough, that’s when innovation sparks new technologies and businesses for a brighter future.
Lior Grove

“Resilience and adaptability have historically characterized Israeli high-tech”

26.02.24|James Spiro, Elihay Vidal
Grove Ventures’ Lior Handelsman has joined CTech as part of its 2024 VC Survey to shed insight on Israel’s reputation after a turbulent 2023.
Ronnen Lovinger and Yoel Chetrit DustPhotonics

DustPhotonics raises $24 million in Series B follow-on

21.02.24|James Spiro
The Israeli startup, which develops silicon photonics for hyperscale data center and AI applications, has built a platform for the optical network market, offering improvements in bandwidth and speeds while lowering costs and power consumption
Yair Guy Fusion

“Israel’s tech sector can recover within months”

21.02.24|James Spiro, Elihay Vidal
Pre-Seed VC firm Fusion joined CTech for its 2024 VC Series to share insights on how the next year may look amid a string of national and global challenges.
Ofer YL Ventures

“Israeli tech has the rare ability to bounce back stronger than ever in the face of adversity”

20.02.24|James Spiro, Elihay Vidal
Ofer Schreiber, Senior Partner at YL Ventures, joined CTech to discuss some of the cybersecurity trends to look out for in 2024
Keren Kopilov Firstime VC

2024 is the time for “cautious optimism”, says Firstime Ventures

19.02.24|James Spiro, Elihay Vidal
The VC fund has joined CTech to discuss some of the ecosystem trends that investors can expect in 2024 and beyond.
KTrust Team

KTrust emerges from stealth with $5.3 million to detect Kubernetes exposures

14.02.24|James Spiro
Its Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM) platform discovers creative attack paths and maneuvers around existing security measures to identify and validate actual exposures
מגזין נשים 2.7.18 גיגי לוי משקיע פרטי ב סטארט אפים

Gigi Levy-Weiss: “I have no doubt the Israeli ‘Startup Nation’ brand will thrive for years to come”

14.02.24|James Spiro, Elihay Vidal
NFX’s Levy-Weiss joined CTech to share how despite its challenges, Israel’s brand remains intact for seasoned investors.
Entree Capital Team 2024

“The impact of the war in Israel will last at least five years”

13.02.24|James Spiro, Elihay Vidal
Entrée Capital joined CTech for its 2024 VC Series to share how actions taken today can set Israel up for success in the future.
מטה וויקס Wix תל אביב

Wix launches Wix Capital Accelerator to support early-stage Israeli startups

12.02.24|James Spiro
The program is designed for pre-Seed and Seed-stage startups operating in core strategic fields relevant to Wix to help provide better experiences for site visitors on a variety of services
נמרוד כהן TAU Ventures

“There has always been an element of risk around the Israeli tech industry”

12.02.24|James Spiro, Elihay Vidal
Managing Partner of TAU Ventures Nimrod Cohen joined CTech to discuss VC trends in 2024 amid a variety of uncertainties.
TAU

TAU produces more unicorn founders than any other non-U.S. university

08.02.24|James Spiro
“I strongly believe we will prevail and eventually, we'll become much better than we actually were,” said Moshe Zviran, Professor and Chief Entrepreneurship and Innovation Officer at Tel Aviv University
At-Bay Team

At-Bay partners with CrowdStrike on cyber solution for SMBs

31.01.24|James Spiro
In the U.S., small businesses are more than twice as likely to suffer a cyber attack than a fire, often spending four times more on recovery.