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Meir Orbach

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קמפוס מיקרוסופט הרצליה

Ground Up Ventures and Microsoft Israel R&D launch program for moonshot ideas

18.06.24|Meir Orbach
The Liftoff program is designed to support 10 companies each year. It will focus on projects that solve significant and challenging problems such as energy supply, energy storage and smart grid, food security for a growing population, smart construction and sustainable construction, defense and the future battlefield, and infrastructure for a modern labor market
צ'אג chegg משרדים חילופי עובדים

Chegg shutting down Israel operations, laying off entire workforce

18.06.24|Meir Orbach
As part of a 23% cut in its global team, Chegg is closing its Israel office, resulting in the layoff of dozens of employees 
Zencity team

Zencity secures $40 million Series C for community engagement platform for local governments

18.06.24|Meir Orbach
The Israeli startup counts 8 of America’s 10 largest cities among its customers and plans to spend the new capital on advancing its artificial intelligence capabilities 
מייסדי ראפיד

Rapyd lays off dozens of employees, transferring positions from Israel to Eastern Europe, South America

18.06.24|Meir Orbach
The fintech unicorn is cutting 30 positions in Israel and is moving them abroad due to the desire to cut costs
Entro founders

Entro Security raises $18 million Series A for non-human identity and secrets management platform

18.06.24|Meir Orbach
The Israeli startup’s platform helps security teams to implement and automate strong governance for secrets and NHI management, with real-time detection and response 
צוות עובדים Finaloop

Finaloop raises $35 million Series A for e-commerce accounting platform

17.06.24|Meir Orbach
The Israeli startup’s platform makes all financial data accessible to e-commerce stakeholders, from periodic accounting to real-time finance metrics
מייסדי Aim Security מימין מתן גץ (מנכ"ל) ואדיר גרוס (סמנכ"ל טכנולוגיות).

Aim Security closes $18 million Series A to secure GenAI enterprise adoption

17.06.24|Meir Orbach
Less than five months after announcing its Seed round, the Israeli startup has landed additional funding for its security platform that governs and secures AI use across the modern business environment 
מימין אסף רפפורט מ וויז ו אבי שוע מ אורקה

Cyber wars: Wiz denies Orca’s patent claims, strikes back with counterclaims

06.06.24|Meir Orbach
Patent dispute intensifies as Wiz rejects claims that it has infringed on any of Orca's patents, offering a counter-narrative highlighting its own technological advancements and market success
Eureka Liat Hayun Asaf Weiss

Tenable acquires Israeli cyber startup Eureka for tens of millions of dollars

06.06.24|Meir Orbach
Eureka had several offers before closing a deal with the American cyber giant 
מימין לשמאל אורן קניאל ו רשף מן מייסדי AppsFlyer 2

Marketing analytics unicorn AppsFlyer eyeing Wall Street IPO

05.06.24|Meir Orbach
The Israeli company is aiming to raise $300 million in the offering later this year or early next year, according to a report by Bloomberg 
עובדי הייטק משרד אופן ספייס עבודה

For Israeli economy, no substitute for high-tech dominance

04.06.24|Meir Orbach
The high-tech sector's contribution rate to the country's GDP of 20% is significantly greater than that of the USA at 9% and Russia's dependence on gas and oil at 16%, according to a report by the Innovation Authority. However, the diversity of the working population in the high-tech sector remains low, with 65% being non-ultra-Orthodox Jewish men.
Eureka Liat Hayun Asaf Weiss

Tenable in advanced negotiations to acquire cyber startup Eureka

04.06.24|Meir Orbach
The deal is valued at tens of millions of dollars, with the Israeli startup having several offers before ultimately moving forward with Tenable 
מימין יואל בר אל דרור פלדהיים חברת Trax טראקס טרקס

Unicorn Trax founders to retire from daily operations, retain board positions

30.05.24|Meir Orbach
“While this decision was not made lightly, we are thrilled to continue our journey with Trax as board members (in the same board capacity as today) while also focusing on innovative initiatives that have emerged amidst the current geopolitical challenges in Israel and our entrepreneurial passions,” wrote Joel Bar-El and Dror Feldheim, who founded the retail tech startup in 2010 
מוסף חג העצמאות 25.4.23 מימין דני פרידלנד ו יואב וילנר מייסדי Walnut

Walnut cuts 20% of workforce in another round of layoffs

29.05.24|Meir Orbach
The Israeli startup’s team has been reduced by around 50% since it started cutting jobs last year
מייסדי פיירפליי Firefly

After CTO was murdered by Hamas on October 7, cloud startup Firefly nets $23 million Series A

29.05.24|Meir Orbach
Firefly co-founder Sefi Genis was murdered in the brutal attack by Hamas at the Nova party. “In the early days, we did not know if we would survive. It hurts every day, but we are not in mourning. We are building Sefi's legacy,” said CEO Ido Neeman
ליאור סוסן ברייט משינס

Bright Machines closing Israel R&D center

27.05.24|Meir Orbach
The robotics company has gradually cut its team in Israel over recent years and is now shutting its center down completely
מימין מנכ"ל ומייסד אורקה גיל גרון עם מנכ"ל ומייסד Wiz אסף רפפורט

Wiz vs. Orca: Delaware court sets stage for high-stakes IP showdown

26.05.24|Meir Orbach
The court rejected Wiz’s request to dismiss Orca’s lawsuit outright, setting a trial date for December 2025
מייסדי Finout

Finout raises $26 million Series B to optimize cloud expenditure

23.05.24|Meir Orbach
The Israeli startup’s FinOps platform is used by leading global brands, including Lyft, the New York Times, Choice Hotels, Wiz, Tenable, and Appsflyer, to optimize cloud expenditure and allocate costs across all cloud providers and services
thales חברת ענק צרפתית תאלס

French giant Thales acquires Israeli spacetech startup Get SAT

23.05.24|Meir Orbach
Get SAT provides efficient antenna and terminals that offer high-data-rate communications 
Assured Allies רועי נהיר ו אפיק גל

Assured Allies inks multi-million dollar deal with US pension giant CalPERS

22.05.24|Meir Orbach
As part of the agreement, 45,000 CalPERS long-term care policyholders will be eligible to participate in the company's AgeAssured program for at least five years 
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