Meir Orbach

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מגדל עזריאלי שרונה תל אביב

Japanese investment in Israel fell by 20% in first half of 2023

04.09.23|Meir Orbach
Despite the drop, Japanese investment accounted for 17% of all foreign funding in Israel, an increase compared with 12.8% last year
ערן שיר מנכ"ל נקסאר Nexar

Nexar cuts 14% of team in third round of layoffs

04.09.23|Meir Orbach
The AI computer vision company laid off another 17 employees and has reduced its headcount by over 30% in the last 10 months
IVIX team

IVIX closes $12.5 million Series A led by Insight Partners to combat financial crimes

07.08.23|Meir Orbach
The Israeli startup’s AI-powered technology helps tax authorities in the U.S., Europe and Asia identify large-scale tax evasion, money laundering and other financial crimes
Fiona Darmon Merav Weinryb

Seasoned VCs Fiona Darmon and Merav Weinryb launching new fund focused on secondary opportunities

03.08.23|Meir Orbach
Based on a recent SEC filing, Darmon and Weinryb intend to raise $100 million
מוסף עצמאות 14.4.21 גל שאול ו סער יוסקוביץ' מיסדיי Augury

Unicorn Augury cuts 18% of workforce in second round of layoffs

02.08.23|Meir Orbach
The Israeli startup is laying off 70 employees after parting ways with 20 staff members at the start of the year
מייסדי וסטו בן ציקל , יניב ברטלה ו אלון ליפשיץ

FBI investigating alleged fraud at Vesttoo

02.08.23|Meir Orbach
Vesttoo announced on Tuesday that it is laying off around 150 employees, accounting for 75% of the company’s workforce
 שרותי הענן של אמזון Amazon Web Services AWS

AWS launches cloud infrastructure in Israel

01.08.23|Meir Orbach
Amazon's cloud company is expected to provide services to government bodies and public entities, with plans to invest an estimated $7.2 billion in Israel by 2037
מייסדי סילק סקיוריטי

Silk Security raises $12.5 million in Seed with backing from Shlomo Kramer and Mickey Boodaei

01.08.23|Meir Orbach
The startup’s platform enables security and operations stakeholders to collaboratively align finding risk with fixing risk - enhancing enterprise security and compliance posture, and centralizing visibility into risk resolution status
מייסדי ראפיד

Rapyd acquiring payment service PayU GPO for $610 million

01.08.23|Meir Orbach
The Israeli fintech unicorn will finance the purchase through a capital raising of approximately $700 million, which Rapyd will soon complete at the same valuation as its previous funding round
לירן חיימוביץ ו שחר פוגל מייסדי רוקאאוט

Dynatrace acquiring Israeli startup Rookout for $50-60 million

31.07.23|Meir Orbach
Most of Rookout's team, which includes 47 employees, will continue to operate in Israel as a Dynatrace center
 מימין דובי פרנסס ו עינת גז

Papaya Global CEO Eynat Guez issues defamation warning to investor Dovi Frances

31.07.23|Meir Orbach
Guez is demanding a public apology and clarification from Frances for his claims that she endangered the company's funds by transferring them to the now-collapsed Silicon Valley Bank
יניב ברטלה וסטו

Vesttoo vehemently denies Morningstar's figures

29.07.23|Meir Orbach
The rating agency released a report on Thursday estimating that the the total size of outstanding transactions on Vesttoo is between $5-10 billion, which the Israeli company said “cannot possibly be realistic"
מוסף עצמאות 14.4.21 תום ליבנה מייסד Verbit

Unicorn Verbit cutting 60 jobs in second round of layoffs

26.07.23|Meir Orbach
Verbit underwent an organizational change last July that saw it reduce the company’s workforce by 10%
מימין עידן ניניו אייל ממו מייסדי ביוניק bionic

CrowdStrike in negotiations to acquire cyber startup Bionic for $200-300 million

26.07.23|Meir Orbach
Microsoft has also recently explored the possibility of acquiring the Israeli company, which develops a platform that helps IT, operations, and security teams to operate and protect applications more efficiently
מיסדי קורו, מימין: דרור ליבר, גיא מושקוביץ, כרמל דומשלק ודורון מילכטייך

Coro acquires network security startup Privatise

26.07.23|Meir Orbach
The all-Israeli deal will see Coro, which has raised $155 million over the last 12 months, add SASE capabilities to its cybersecurity platform
אלי בן-נון ושי גבאי, מייסדי TRUSTMI

Trustmi raises $17 million for end-to-end payments security platform

26.07.23|Meir Orbach
The Israeli startup has developed a product that assesses the safety of financial transactions, warns against suspected fraud in real-time, and identifies potential flaws in the process that may result from human error
צוות אקודה

Akooda raises $11 million for platform that helps companies make faster decisions

25.07.23|Meir Orbach
The Israeli startup’s platform leverages artificial intelligence to locate, access, and analyze critical data scattered across an organization - and help solve business challenges in real-time
צוות אדפטיב שילד

Blackstone investing $10 million in cybersecurity startup Adaptive Shield

25.07.23|Meir Orbach
The financial giant is already a client of the Israeli startup, and this deal is part of a strategic agreement between the two companies to integrate the cyber company's technology into Blackstone's operations
Vesttoo co-founders

Vesttoo scandal aftershocks still rocking insurance sector

25.07.23|Meir Orbach
Clear Blue Insurance Group is among those to have been affected by the alleged fraud that took place on the Israeli startup’s platform