Unicorn

20 stories about Unicorn
עובדי אורקה סקיוריטי

Israeli cybersecurity startup Orca achieves unicorn status with $210 million series C

23.03.21|Hagar Ravet
"The way to become the biggest cloud security company is to be out there and that is expensive and requires funds,” said Orca CEO Avi Shua
מייסדי Yotpo מימין תומר תגרין ו עומרי כהן

Yotpo raises $230 million to become Israel’s newest unicorn

18.03.21|Golan Hazani and CTech
The marketing platform aims to double its product and R&D team to offer a full suite of e-commerce solutions
אסף רפפורט מייסד Wiz

A unicorn on steroids: Wiz raises $130 million series B to reach $1.7 billion valuation a year after its launch

17.03.21|Meir Orbach
The Israeli cyber company raised the new round just three months after its $100 million series A
חד-קרן מתנפח

The inflation of unicorns is not all bad for the Israeli economy

14.03.21|Sophie Shulman
Capital invested is far more significant than lofty valuations. The new millionaires will reignite the economy, but also widen socio-economic gaps
מימין: דרור דוידוף מנכ"ל ומייסד משותף אמיר ג'רבי  CTO ומייסד משותף  אקווה סקיוריטי

Aqua Security hits unicorn valuation after completing $135 million series E

10.03.21|Hagar Ravet
The Israeli cybersecurity company has stayed ahead of the cloud revolution, refuses to be sold and has it eyes on some acquisitions of its own
טסלה 3 אולם מכירות רכב חשמלי

Who are the newest members of the Israeli unicorn club and which mobile game generated $2 billion?

01.03.21|CTech
CTech Daily Roundup: ForeBio is on its way to Nasdaq at a $500 million valuation
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New public partnership Unic-Tech eyes TASE IPO, offering investments in private unicorns

01.03.21|James Spiro
This marks the first time in Israel that there will be a public partnership for investing in the global secondary market
מיליונר מיליונרים כסף דולר דולרים עשיר עשירים

The ugly side of the tech cash splash

01.03.21|Meir Orbach
The big money being thrown at early-stage companies can often sidetrack entrepreneurs
מייסדי Axonius

Axonius raises $100 million at a $1.2 billion valuation

01.03.21|Meir Orbach
U.S.-based Stripes led the round together with existing Israeli and American backers
אסף רפפורט מייסד Wiz

Three young cyber companies are about to join Israel’s stable of unicorns

01.03.21|Meir Orbach
The oldest of the companies eyeing a billion-dollar valuation has been around for less than three years
ownbackup team

OwnBackup makes it three new Israeli unicorns in a week, raises $167.5 million at $1.4 billion valuation

28.01.21|Meir Orbach
SaaS data protection company’s valuation continues to climb following five years of triple-digit growth
צוות DriveNets דרייבנטס 1

DriveNets raises $208 million in series B round, attains unicorn status

27.01.21|Meir Orbach
D1 capital led the round, the company aims to recruit employees for its R&D, product, and sales teams
מימין אילן אטיאס מתן בר ו זיו פז Melio מליו

Completing a $110 million funding round, B2B payments company Melio becomes Israel’s newest unicorn

25.01.21|Meir Orbach
The company, now valued at $1.3 billion grew by 2,000% courtesy of Covid-19, aims to recruit 300 new employees this year
המייסדי החברה ראפיד Rapyd מימין: עומר פריאל אריק שטילמן ו ארקדי קרפמן

Israeli fintech startup Rapyd completes $400 million funding at $2.5 billion valuation

13.01.21|Meir Orbach
"We ended 2019 with sales of $20 million and reached $100 million in 2020. We will at least double or triple that in 2021," said co-founder Arik Shtilman
מודיעין 8200 חסוי אנשי צללים צל סודי

Unit 81: The elite military unit that caused a big bang in the Israeli tech scene

08.01.21|Sophie Shulman
Veterans of the IDF’s secretive technological division are the entrepreneurs driving major changes across the industry
אורי לוין יזם מייסד ווייז

"Google's acquisition of Waze gave birth to 50 other Israeli unicorns"

31.12.20|Sophie Shulman
Israel currently boasts around 10% of the world's unicorns and Waze founder and serial entrepreneur Uri Levine believes Waze has a lot to do with that
רקטת צמיחה

Unicorn School Lessons 7 and 8: Equity trumps salaries and the path to $100 billion companies

25.12.20|Sophie Shulman
The founders of Tipalti, Gong, and Next Insurance, whose companies’ valuations have leaped beyond $2 billion offer insights and tips for building unicorns
השקעה חיסכון כסף קופות גמל קרנות השתלמות קרן השתלמות

Unicorn School Lesson 6: Making an exit: when you fly too fast, the plane shakes

24.12.20|Sophie Shulman
The founders of Tipalti, Gong, and Next Insurance, whose companies’ valuations have leaped beyond $2 billion offer insights and tips for building unicorns
מוסף שבועי 17.12.20 מימין עמית בן דב חן עמית ו אלון חורי

Unicorn School Lesson 5: Don’t turn down money that hits you in the face

23.12.20|Sophie Shulman
The founders of Tipalti, Gong, and Next Insurance, whose companies’ valuations have leaped beyond $2 billion offer insights and tips for building unicorns
השקעה חיסכון כסף קופות גמל קרנות השתלמות קרן השתלמות

Unicorn School Lessons 3 and 4: Stick to a business model and don't indulge in frivolous luxuries

22.12.20|Sophie Shulman
The founders of Tipalti, Gong, and Next Insurance, whose companies’ valuations have leaped beyond $2 billion offer insights and tips for building unicorns