By NoCamels Team

Israeli venture capital fund Cyberstarts has raised $480 million for investment in later stage cybersecurity startups. The Opportunity Fund allows backers to keep investing in companies already funded by Cyberstarts, which specializes in early-stage startups, as they develop and expand. Founded in 2018, the VC has previously invested in companies such as Wiz, Fireblocks and […]

The United Nations’ worldwide promotion of sustainability in business has honored an executive at one of Israel’s largest food companies.  Shay Bialik, the director of Global Sustainability and Ethics at the Strauss Group, was among 12 international business leaders named as a Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Pioneer.  The 12 were singled out for their outstanding […]

Israeli cybersecurity startup Cato Networks has raised $238 million in a new round of funding, with a valuation of $3 billion. The Tel Aviv-based startup provides Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) technology, folding various security and communications capabilities into one cloud-based platform. The funding round was led by California-based Lightspeed Venture Partners (LVP), and was […]

Israeli startup Talon Cyber Security has won an international innovation award for its platform that offers browser protection in any location and on any device. The annual SINET16 Innovator Award is given to companies around the world for technology in the field of cybersecurity. The award’s review committee comprises more than 100 security professionals, including […]

An Israeli car security startup is collaborating with multinational automation giant Siemens on software to protect vehicles.  C2A Security works with automotive companies throughout the entire development process, ensuring that the carmakers have digital control over every line of code from planning to production, and even after the vehicles have rolled off the factory floor.   […]

The Israel Innovation Authority has awarded a grant of 2.1 million shekels (approx. $540,000) to a Petah Tikva-based aerospace company to develop its anti-drone system. Airobotics, a subsidiary of American technological firms Ondas Holdings, is producing the Iron Drone Raider system, which counters uncrewed aircraft in the skies.  Ondas says the Iron Drone Raider platform […]

Israeli company BioProtect has received clearance from the US Food and Drug Agency (FDA) for its biodegradable balloon used to protect the rectum during radiation treatment for prostate cancer.  The startup, which is based in Tsur Yigal in central Israel, says its device is designed to provide optimal and consistent protection to the body during […]

An award-winning Israeli startup has launched a new audio enhancement tool that uses generative AI to provide improved sound quality for content creators.  insoundz says its Revive tool includes three new innovative features for creators who rely on audio, such as podcasters and video makers.  The three new features include a web-based platform that uses […]

Seven Israeli AgTech companies have completed a six-week immersion program in Iowa, in preparation for entry into the American market.  The Cultivo Virtual Academy program offered mentorships, meetings with agricultural leaders from the US state and online tuition that covered regulatory and financing systems.  The virtual program was sponsored by the Iowa Economic Development Authority […]

Tel Aviv University (TAU) is the first in the world outside of the United States for the number of unicorns (privately owned startups worth at least $1 billion) established by its alumni, according to a new study from American university Stanford.  The study, which was led by entrepreneurship researcher Prof. Ilya Strebulaev at Stanford Graduate […]

A simple blood test can identify people with bipolar disorder and gauge the efficacy of lithium, the drug used to treat the condition, according to a new study from the University of Haifa.  Bipolar disorder, formerly and more commonly known as manic depression, is a chronic psychological disorder whose symptoms include repeated abrupt shifts in […]

Two Israeli scientists have created a computer that does away with electronics and uses lasers to perform complex tasks at the speed of light.  LightSolver was created by Dr. Ruti Ben Shlomi and Dr. Chene Tradonsky, physicists of the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot in central Israel.  “[It is] faster than any kind of […]

Israel’s national Holocaust museum Yad Vashem has begun using artificial intelligence to preserve the memories and stories of the victims of the Nazi genocide of Europe’s Jews.  The new system uses natural language processing (NLP), which allows computers to understand human language, and generative AI, which creates videos and images.  This allows Yad Vashem staff […]

An Israel Defense Forces base has teamed up with renewable energy firm HomeBiogas to turn its organic waste into fuel.  The newly installed system at the Glilot base in central Israel breaks down kitchen waste and converts it into biogas that is then used to heat water onsite.  The innovative technology can recycle up to […]

Israeli innovation and tech expertise will help India face water challenges posed by a range of factors, including a growing population, climate change and poor resource management, as part of a new agreement dubbed “The Water Challenge.” A Memorandum of Understanding on the project was recently signed by Israeli Ambassador to India Naor Gilon and […]