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jaron Bird

10 new Israel-U.S. projects receive $9.6 million from BIRD

28.01.24|James Spiro
The latest investment marks a total of $390 million in 1,000 joint projects across its 46-year history.
Web Summit

Web Summit still reeling from Cosgrave crisis with replacement stepping down after just 3 months

25.01.24|James Spiro
Katherine Maher is leaving the role of CEO and Chairperson to run NPR, the American non-profit media group
Sequence Team

Sequence secures $5.5 million to ‘reshape the personal finance industry’

24.01.24|James Spiro
The company helps users visualize their money, automate payments to boost savings and optimize finances, take more direct action, and make financial management more accessible.
Prompt Security

Prompt Security receives $5 million in Seed to secure generative AI

24.01.24|James Spiro
The recent lawsuit against OpenAI filed by The New York Times alleging that ChatGPT can output almost-verbatim article excerpts in its responses highlights the potential for generative AI tools to leak training data.
Google Campus

Google announces $4 million support fund for Israeli AI startups amid war

24.01.24|James Spiro
The company has provided Israel with a total of $8 million in relief since the October 7 attacks. The fund aims to help maximize the success of roughly 20 Israeli startups in need of immediate funding.
Alon Microsoft

Microsoft looks at Israeli high-tech as its ‘Gas and Oil’ in the Middle East

24.01.24|James Spiro
As the company searches for potential growth engines in the region, it partnered with Sapiens as a way to better penetrate the insurtech industry.
JP Morgan Nir

J.P. Morgan affirms commitment to Israel through expanded local tech center

22.01.24|James Spiro
The global bank has a center in Israel that is partly responsible for Athena, its risk and trade management platform
CTech TechTLV Conference Tagil Yaniv

“The UK government really believes in the partnership with Israel”

22.01.24|James Spiro
Tagil Yaniv, Strategic Partnerships and Critical Tech Lead at The UK Israel Tech Hub, spoke about the Israel-UK relationship amid war and an election year.
CTech TechTLV Conference Inbal Perlman

“The determination and strength demanded from Israeli founders is unparalleled on a global scale”

22.01.24|James Spiro
Inbal Perlman, Partner at TAU Ventures, spoke about the difficulties faced by Israeli founders and the importance of sharing vulnerability.
CTech TechTLV Conference Dror Bin

Israel Innovation Authority calls global VCs to invest in “the pearls and gems of Israeli tech”

21.01.24|James Spiro
CEO Dror Bin spoke to CTech at TechTLV about the urgency faced by early-stage startups amid the ongoing war.
CTech TechTLV Conference Noga Yaari

How can Israeli startups join America’s space efforts?

18.01.24|James Spiro
Noga Yaari, VP Ecosystem Development at Earth & Beyond Ventures, spoke to CTech about the New Space industry and Israel’s role in the growing market.
CTech TechTLV Conference Yonatan Sela

“Tech has a huge role in helping boost the economy forward”

18.01.24|James Spiro
Yonatan Sela, Partner at Square Peg, joined CTech to discuss how Israel can maintain its tech scene amid war.
SeeTree Israel Talpaz Guy Morgenstern

SeeTree secures $17.5 million Series C for its Tree Intelligence Platform

17.01.24|James Spiro
The company has developed an AI-based system that offers per-tree intelligence to growers to track the health and productivity of their trees.
CTech TechTLV Conference Rinat Zilberstein

AT&T Israel R&D Center GM: "We showed Israeli tech will deliver no matter what"

17.01.24|James Spiro
Rinat Zilberstein, VP R&D at AT&T, GM of AT&T Israel R&D Center, spoke to CTech at Tech TLV about how such a large corporate company responded to the Hamas attack.
CTech TechTLV Conference Tami Maze Shachar

Incredibuild CEO has "eyes on the ball" amid "crazy world"

17.01.24|James Spiro
Tami Mazel Shachar, CEO at Incredibuild, spoke to CTech about navigating a company during turbulent times.
CTech TechTLV Conference Aviel Erdis

The Israeli startup saving bank customers from becoming "Trojan Horses"

16.01.24|James Spiro
CheckMate CEO Aviel Erdis explains how its solution can help banks and payment providers protect unwitting customers from helping cybercriminals with fraud attempts.
CTech TechTLV Conference Ram Yonish

SafeDome VC: “Founders are fighters. You need fighters in the early stage.”

16.01.24|James Spiro
Ram Yonish, Partner at SafeDome VC, spoke to CTech at Tech TLV about the state of venture capitalism in wartime.
Iron Nation Team

Iron Nation raises initial $8 million for emergency fund, announces first two investments

15.01.24|James Spiro
The investments will go to Greeneye and Nurami, which belong to Israel’s Climatech and Medtech sectors
Ziv Elul Pery

Israeli app launches in the U.S. and Israel, helping parents of ADHD children

15.01.24|James Spiro
Pery uses clinical data and LLMs to provide advice and analysis for parents managing children diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
Oren Visionary CES

From Gaza to CES: When Israel's tech sector balances both worlds

11.01.24|James Spiro
Israeli entrepreneurs are flying from the battleground to the playground, temporarily putting war aside to show off Startup Nation