Sophie Shulman

20 stories about Sophie Shulman
בכירי סנטינל וואן בהנפקת החברה בבורסת ניו יורק ביוני האחרון

A huge merger in Israeli cyber? Wiz considers potential bid for SentinelOne

26.08.23|Sophie Shulman
If the deal goes through Wiz will need to raise capital for this move, as it will be worth more than $5 billion. Bloomberg reports that Wiz is already in talks with banks that may finance the bold move
מימין מייסד WeWork אדם נוימן ומייסד סלינה דניאל רודסבסקי

Can Selina and WeWork find stability beyond the high-tech mirage?

23.08.23|Sophie Shulman
Shaping the future: Pondering Selina and WeWork's path to stability beyond high-tech illusions
גיל אלבז CTO ושותף מייסד ב Datagen דאטהג'ן דאטה ג'ן ו אופיר צ'קון מנכל ו שותף מייסד

AI startup Datagen on verge of closure after laying off almost all remaining workforce

22.08.23|Sophie Shulman
The emergence of generative AI significantly hurt the Israeli company and led to major layoffs already three months ago, as well as negotiations with Meta for a potential acquisition, which never came to fruition
מפעל טאואר שבבים מגדל העמק אינטל

Tower Semiconductor: Shifting from Intel to India?

21.08.23|Sophie Shulman
With Intel deal off, Tower Semiconductor could find new ground in India's thriving chip market
ניר צוק מייסד CTO פאלו אלטו נטוורקס

Palo Alto’s 134-slide presentation reveals the insides of the global cyber market

21.08.23|Sophie Shulman
In-depth analysis paints crucial portrait of rapidly evolving cyber landscape
ברק עילם מנכ"ל נייס

Nice going: Nice presents promising quarter, positive annual forecast

17.08.23|Sophie Shulman
The Israeli software company concluded the second quarter with a 10% growth in revenues to $581.1 million, with revenues from cloud activity jumping by 23%
מגזין עצמאות 4.5.22 עובדי סטרים אלמנטס Stream Elements

StreamElements sacking over 35% of workforce in third round of layoffs

17.08.23|Sophie Shulman
The Israeli startup is cutting 60 of 160 jobs after previously laying off 20% of the team last June and another 40 employees in January of this year
ערן זינמן ו רועי מן מייסדי מאנדיי

Monday.com raises revenue forecast, eyeing acquisitions to accelerate growth

14.08.23|Sophie Shulman
The Israeli software company, which now estimates that its total revenue for the year will be between $713 million and $717 million, also plans to increase its workforce by 10% by the end of the year
מימין  מייסד צק פוינט גיל שוויד ומייסדי פרימטר 81 עמית ברקת ו שגיא גידלי

Cyber chess: Check Point's $490 million Perimeter 81 deal and market dynamics

13.08.23|Sophie Shulman
Examining the timing and strategic considerations behind the all-Israeli cybersecurity deal
מימין  מייסד צק פוינט גיל שוויד ומייסדי פרימטר 81 עמית ברקת ו שגיא גידלי

Discount unicorn: Check Point pays $490 million for Perimeter 81, one year after being valued at $1 billion

10.08.23|Sophie Shulman
Perimeter 81 develops Security Service Edge (SSE) solutions and Check Point intends to leverage its capabilities to deliver a unified security solution across the network, cloud, and remote users
WINT

WINT announces $35 million Series C for AI-based water management solution

10.08.23|Sophie Shulman
The Israeli startup has developed AI- and IoT-based solutions for managing water and mitigating water damage throughout a building’s lifecycle
 מונית יאנגו

Yandex in negotiations to sell Yango Israel

10.08.23|Sophie Shulman
A sale to an Israeli entity would disconnect the company from its association with Russia, making it more competitive against local brands
צוות Sweet Security

Security startup led by former Israeli military cyber chiefs lands $12 million in Seed funding

09.08.23|Sophie Shulman
Sweet Security was founded by retired Brigadier General, Dror Kashti, former CISO of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), retired Colonel, Eyal Fisher, former head of the Cyber Department at Unit 8200 and Orel Ben-Ishay, former Head of the Cybersecurity R&D center at Unit 81
מונית יאנגו

Russian government's expanded data access sparks privacy worries for Yango users

08.08.23|Sophie Shulman
Reports indicate that the law's effects might extend beyond Russia, potentially affecting Yango users worldwide, including in Israel
מייסדי למינר Laminar מימין עמית שקד ו אורן אברהם

Rubrik acquiring cloud security startup Laminar for $200-250 million

08.08.23|Sophie Shulman
Laminar, which has developed a security solution for early identification of cloud data breaches, was in negotiations with several notable firms in the data space, including Datadog
מהפכה משפטית מחאת ההייטק הפגנה הייטק

Finance Ministry weighs leverage funds to offset judicial overhaul hit on high-tech

08.08.23|Sophie Shulman
Following the judicial overhaul's severe impact on the high-tech sector, Israel’s Ministry of Finance is considering the creation of leveraged funds, a tool that was employed during the severe crisis of 2008
מימין ניר זוהר מיכה קאופמן שי וינינגר שלומי בן חיים

Israeli software companies thrive amidst macroeconomic transformation

06.08.23|Sophie Shulman
Growth and cash reserves bolstered the bottom line in the financial reports of Wix, Fiverr, JFrog, and even Lemonade
קו רקיע מרכז תל אביב Tel Aviv Business Center

Israeli startups raise just $3.9 billion in first six months of 2023, lowest total in five years

01.08.23|Sophie Shulman
In addition to the decrease in the number of investments, there was also a 53% decrease in the number of funding rounds compared to the same period last year, marking the lowest level in nine years, according to Start-Up Nation Central
איטורו Etoro

eToro valued at $2.5 billion in massive $120 million secondary deal

31.07.23|Sophie Shulman
The buyers in the transaction are two of the largest investors from the company's previous funding round