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קנאביס רפואי מריחואנה כנס כלכליסט

Cannabis May Be Stalled, but Cannabis Tech Is Racing Forward

23.02.20|Sophie Shulman
2019 may have temporarily halted the growth of the global cannabis sector, but the shockwave impacted public companies more than the technology itself
דב מורן מייסד גרוב ונצרס ממציא ה דיסק און קי

Venture Capital Firm Grove Raises $120 Million in Commitments for Second Fund

18.02.20|Meir Orbach
Grove has already made two investments from its second fund that will be announced in the upcoming months
סיטי סיטי גרופ סיטיבנק Citi

Citi’s Most Promising Israeli Fintech Startups for 2020

16.02.20|Elihay Vidal
Citi accelerator, together with collaborators Israeli Discount bank, Intuit, and Visa published a list of Israel's most promising fintech startups
מימין אורן יונגר סגן נשיא ו גלן סולומון מנכ"ל משותף GGV Capital

An Alibaba Early Backer Looks to Israel

11.02.20|Meir Orbach
GGV Capital manages some $6 billion in assets across seven funds, counting Airbnb, Slack, Grab, and Houzz among its portfolio companies. To entice Israeli startups to hop on its bandwagon, the fund has sent over two of its leading executives
ג'ף הורינג מייסד ושותף מנהל ב קרן אינסייט האמריקאית

Israelis Need to Avoid Hype, Focus on Building Good Companies, Says Insight Co-Founder

11.02.20|Hagar Ravet
Jeff Horing, co-founder and managing partner at Insight Venture Partners, led the fund’s investment in Israeli website building company Wix.com Ltd. in 2011, and has been behind the fund’s recent increased interest in Israel
נאסדק

How Will Israel Fare When the Nasdaq Jet Finally Runs out of Fuel

05.02.20|Sophie Shulman
Wall Street just had its strongest decade of gains. Should it crash, would the tech-dependent Israeli economy survive unscathed?
אמיר אורעד מנכ"ל Sisense ועידת ניו יורק 2019

Sisense In the Process of Raising a $100 Million Round Led by Insight Partners

09.01.20|Golan Hazani
The round is being raised according to a company valuation of $1.1 billion; Insight Partners has been making headlines this week with a series of deals involving Israeli companies
כנס כלכליסט ניו יורק גף הורינג

Insight Partners in Negotiations for Senior Israeli Venture Fund Gemini V

09.01.20|Meir Orbach
Earlier this week, the New York venture firm confirmed that it had acquired Israeli IoT security startup Armis for $1.1 billion
מיכה קאופמן מנכ"ל פייבר fiverr

Veteran VCs Vanished Because They Got in the Way of Entrepreneurs, Says Fiverr CEO

01.01.20|Elihay Vidal
Micha Kaufman spoke Monday at a conference on trends and forecasts in Israeli venture capital
ועידת התחזיות 31.12.19 אורן זאב משקיע

I Hope 2020 Is a Year of Recalculation, Not Collapse, Says Oren Zeev

31.12.19|Tomer Hadar
The Israeli angel investor spoke Tuesday at Calcalist’s Forecasts 2020 conference in Tel Aviv
שירה גרינברג כלכלנית ראשית ב משרד אוצר

The Israeli Tech Industry Is too Dependent on U.S. Economy, Says Israeli Finance Ministry

30.12.19|Hagar Ravet
The ebb and flow of private VC money during recessions and peak economic times might necessitate changes in the startup funding criteria of the Israeli government, according to a review published Monday by the Ministry
קרן NFX גיגי לוי פיט פלינט ג'יימס קורייר

Spinning Wheel: Venture Funds Are Now Battling Over Startup Investments, Says Venture Capitalist

30.12.19|Hagar Ravet and Meir Orbach
Gigi Levy-Weiss was known as Israel's busiest angel investor. Today, he invests through his venture firm, Silicon Valley-based NFX Guild, which relies on technology to appeal to entrepreneurs
צוות נקסט גיר מימין טל כהן יואב וייזר ועומר שחר

Next Gear Ventures Raises $30 Million in Commitments

29.12.19|CTech
The funds will be used for investments in smart mobility and smart city technologies, with a focus on early stage Israeli startups
ועידת Mind the tech TLV גיגי לוי וייס שותף מנהל NFX

We Invest in Product-Obsessed Entrepreneurs, Says Venture Capitalist Gigi Levy-Weiss

26.11.19|Billy Frenkel
The NFX founder and managing partner spoke Monday at Calcalist’s Mind the Tech conference in Tel Aviv
ערוץ אקזיט אקזיטוואלי מפגש

With 100 Million Shekels Already Funded, Meet ExitValley—the Revolutionary Way to Invest in the Start-Up Nation

19.11.19|Sponsored by ExitValley
ExitValley is the most successful investment platform in Israel, giving everyone the opportunity to invest in Israeli startups and ventures. After recently crossing the impressive NIS 100 million mark, now is the time to join in the platforms' success.
תל אביב רמת גן מבט על מלמעלה

With $2.24 Billion in Funding in a Single Quarter, Israeli Tech Companies Set a Six-Year Record

30.10.19|Hagar Ravet
In the third quarter of 2019, companies based in or otherwise linked to Israel raised $2.24 billion across 142 deals, more than in any quarter since 2013, according to a Monday report by IVC and ZAG
כנס כלכליסט ניו יורק גף הורינג

Insight Partners Opens Israeli Office

28.10.19|Meir Orbach
This is the New York-based venture capital firm’s first international office. Insight has over $20 billion in assets under management and has backed more than 300 companies worldwide
ציור איור יונתן פופר  סין כסף סיני

How Will Increased Chinese Funding Affect Israeli Entrepreneurs?

24.10.19|Hagar Ravet
The tense relations between China and the U.S. increased Chinese cash flow into Israeli tech. But local courting of Chinese money has its risks, including the chance for foreign government involvement
ד"ר אירית יניב שותפה מנהלת ו אמיר בלאט שותף קרן אקסלמד Ventures II

Accelmed Raises New $100 Million Fund With Vincent Tchenguiz as Cornerstone Investor

07.10.19|Golan Hazani
The Accelmed Group currently manages assets worth over $300 million dollars across three funds