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מפעל מזגנים של האייר בצ'ינגדאו

China's Haier Looks to Israeli Tech to Make Its Fridges Smarter, Says Exec

31.10.19|Adi Pick

Yifeng (Yael) Zhou, Haier Israel's director of business development, told Calcalist that the Chinese appliance conglomerate's new living room ice bar fridge will be designed in Tel Aviv

שר האוצר משה כחלון 1 זירת הנדלן

Israeli Cabinet Greenlights Advisory Body for Foreign Investments

31.10.19|Adrian Filut

Despite previous concerns, the new committee will not oversee Israel’s tech industry. Regulators will decide whether to pass matters on to the committee at their own discretion

מימין: מייסד ושותף־מנהל בקרן ויולה הראל בית און ונשיא סין שי ג’ינפינג

Israel's Viola Group’s Covert New China-Backed Tech Fund

28.10.19|Golan Hazani

China Investment Corporation (CIC) will be the keystone investor in a new $250 million fund, which will focus on Israeli companies with significant sales potential in the Chinese market

השור של וול סטריט 2

The Unicorns Gallop Ahead Despite All Warning Signs

18.10.19|Sophie Shulman

WeWork's failed IPO will hold back investors but it will not change the easy availability of money in the industry. Dozens of companies passed the $1 billion valuation mark with no regard to traditional financial parameters, and it is the economy and the employees that may pay the final price

בניין משרדים רמת החייל תל אביב

Booming Tech Industry Sends Tel Aviv Office Rental Prices Up

17.10.19|Amitay Gazit

Between January and September, the average rental cost per square meter of Tel Aviv office space went up 6%. In Haifa, which houses both IBM and Intel's research and development centers, office rental prices only rose by 2%

סטודנטים אוניברסיטה לימודים

Academic Studies in Israel: More Computer Science, Less Law, Humanities

10.10.19|Shahar Ilan and Adi Pick

Between 2013 and 2018, the number of students who signed up for computer science and math degrees has gone up by approximately 53%

ראיון עבודה תשובות גרועות הפתעה

Viola’s Tips for Attracting Top Tech Talent

The Israeli venture capital group recently conducted a survey among the human resources heads of its portfolio companies, and came away with a few insights for a more effective recruitment process

מיט אנד פיץ׳ B2B אווירה ועידת לונדון 2019 mind the tech

U.K. Investors: London's Tech Scene Has a Lot to Learn From the Israeli Ecosystem

16.09.19|Elihay Vidal

Executives in U.K. corporations and funds took part in the Meet and Pitch speed networking event held during Calcalist’s Mind the Tech conference in London last week

אתר בנייה זירת הנדל"ן

Recent Government Data a Warning Signal for Israel’s Job Market

06.09.19|Adrian Filut

New data by Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics reveals the increase in the number of jobs seen in recent years has been halted since January, with only the tech industry proving resilient

מוסף שבועי 5.9.19 הקוד הרוסי יבגני דיברוב

From Russia, With Coding Skills

06.09.19|Sophie Shulman

A generation after the fall of the Soviet Union propelled a large wave of immigration to Israel, members of Israel’s Russian community are finally stepping to the forefront of the local tech scene

תל אביב רמת גן מבט על מלמעלה

In Israel, AI Pays Off, New Survey Shows

05.09.19|Lilach Baumer

A recent survey conducted via Facebook group Machine and Deep Learning Israel has generated some interesting insights about the sector

חרדים דתיים הייטק

Israel Launches a Tech Integration Program for Haredi Students

27.08.19|Shahar Ilan

Amounting to 11% of Israel’s population, the number of Haredi Jews employed in high-paying jobs is relatively low

אתיופיה Addis Ababa

Ethiopian-Israeli Delegation Heads to Addis Ababa to Compete in a Tech Event

13.08.19|Adi Pick

The delegation is composed of members of Tech-Career, an Israeli non-governmental organization working to help integrate Ethiopian-Israelis into the local tech sector

העיר תל אביב זירת הנדל"ן

Israeli Tech Companies Raised $2.32 Billion in Q2 2019, Report Says

17.07.19|Hagar Ravet

In the first six months of 2019, Israeli tech companies raised $3.87 billion in 254 deals, more than 60% of the total investments made in 2018, according to a joint report by IVC and the Israel office of international law firm Zysman, Aharoni, Gayer & Co.

Israel's Tech Talent Solution Lies in the Country's Galilee and Negev Regions, Says Nonprofit's CEO

11.07.19|Maayan Manela

Roni Flamer, who heads a nonprofit aimed at developing Israel’s northern and southern regions, believes the fierce competition over tech talent and the mounting costs of real estate in central Israel should act as incentives for companies to set up shop elsewhere

טקלה מקונן מנכ"ל טק קריירה

Israeli Tech Ecosystem Marginalizes Israelis of Non-European Descent, Says NGO Director

07.07.19|Hagar Ravet

Takele Mekonen, the executive director of Tech-Career, a non-governmental organization that operates as a tech training center for Israel’s Ethiopian community, believes the key to pulling the community out of poverty is a career in tech

מוסף שבועי 30.5.19 טכנולוגיה צריכה לגרום לאנשים לחייך רובוט Serve של חברת Postmates עיצוב גדי עמית

Design Should Help People Emotionally Relate to Technology, Says Fitbit Designer

05.07.19|Keren Tsuriel Harari

Israeli-American designer Gadi Amit, the owner and president of San Francisco-based firm NewDealDesign, believes the human experience is intertwined with technology in the most intimate way

מוסף שבועי 18.2.16 בשר מתכנתים כיתת סייבר ב תיכון אוהל שם רמת גן

With Tech Talent Too Expensive, Israeli Startups Look to High School

28.06.19|Sophie Shulman

The ever-increasing demand for tech talent in Israel—and the continuous rise in salaries that inevitably follows—is pushing startups to look for creative solutions for their human resource woes

אוניברסיטה הטכניון טכניון חיפה

Israel’s Brain Drain is Getting Worse, Says New Report

30.05.19|Shahar Ilan

In 2014, for every person with an academic degree that returned to Israel, 2.6 such people left. By 2017, the number of negative emigrants rose to 4.5 to each person returning, a 73% increase

The view from SOSA TLV

As Market Matures, Israeli Tech Valuations Continue to Climb

20.05.19|Meir Orbach

More Israeli startups raising capital in 2018 did so at higher company valuations than their last round, compared to 2017, according to a new report

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