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מימין שי וינינגר ו דניאל שרייבר מייסדי Lemonade למונייד

How Lemonade Convinced the Market It Is Disrupting Insurance

30.04.18|Reut Shpigelman and Raphael Kahan

The home-insurance startup’s head of marketing and content explains her strategy for connecting with customers

WeWork Raises $700 Million in First Bond Offering, Report Says

29.04.18|CTech

The New York-based coworking real estate company initially planned to sell $500 million worth of bonds, but faced high demand, Bloomberg reported

אינוביז Innoviz עמית שטיינברג עומר דוד כילף אורן בוסקילה אורן רוזנצווייג

BMW to Use Low-Cost LiDAR Developed by Israeli Startup in Upcoming Autonomous Vehicle

26.04.18|Hagar Ravet

Israel-based Innoviz develops and manufactures LiDAR imaging systems that are smaller and more affordable

After Cold Shoulder from Israeli Investors, WeWork Turns to U.S. Bond Market

25.04.18|Oren Freund

The coworking real estate company is aiming to raise half a billion dollars in an offering that is expected to open this week. Bond documents provide the first-ever glimpse into WeWork’s financials

SoftBank Backs Sports Analytics Company PlaySight

25.04.18|Meir Orbach

Israel-based PlaySight develops technology that employs multi-angle video and proprietary analytics to improve on-court performance

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31.01.18|CTech

New AI software developed by Israeli researchers predicts where the next car accident will occur. Jerusalem-based equity crowdfunding firm OurCrowd says it is on track to top $1 billion in assets managed in 2018

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SoftBank May Be Smothering Young Startups With Money

31.01.18|Amit Karp

Needing to deploy its huge $100 billion capital, SoftBank’s Vision Fund may be doing young companies more harm than good

CTech’s Daily Israeli Tech News Roundup

22.01.18|CTech

Supercharged by Softbank, Cybereason plans aggressive ramp up for 2018. There’s a new crypto marketplace that lets you “buy” celebrities. State of Mind Ventures raises second fund, aims for $100 million

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31.12.17|CTech

Israeli exports were up 5% in 2017. Another SoftBank-Israel connection. Israel’s state-run oil pipeline company, once co-owned by Iran, will remain classified

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SoftBank Launches IoT Partnership with Sensor Developer Vayyar Imaging

31.12.17|Lilach Baumer

SoftBank and the Israel-based company will collaborate on products for the Japanese Market

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19.12.17|CTech

Softbank leads $120 Million investment round for AI-based insurance company Lemonade. Teva CEO tells Netanyahu layoffs will proceed as planned. Israel to tax Airbnb hosts directly through the service’s website

SoftBank, Samsung, Join Investment in LiDAR Startup

31.10.17|Hagar Ravet

Samsung Catalyst and SoftBank Ventures Korea are joining an investment in Israel-based LiDAR startup Innoviz Technologies

Online Mental Therapy Startup Talkspace Raises $31 Million

07.09.17|Hagar Ravet

More than 500 thousand people used the company’s messaging service to communicate with licensed therapists