May 19, 2014 | Israeli company Mobileye, which develops smart-vision-based safety solutions for automobiles, has filed with the SEC to hold an IPO on NYSE. According to the Wall Street Journal, the company will attempt to raise up to $1 billion at a company value of $3.5-5 billion.
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May 19, 2014
May 19 2014 | Israeli company Mobileye which…
May 15, 2014
eDealya Acquired For Several Millions Of Dollars
May 15, 2014 | Israeli startup eDealya, which offers monetization tools for mobile developers, has been acquired by a small US-based company. Though financial details were not disclosed “TheMarker” reports that the purchase is estimated at several millions of dollars. The Israeli company’s offices in Omer (a town near Beersheba) will serve as the Israeli branch for the unnamed American company.
May 14, 2014
Israeli Startups To Present At The Country’s Biggest-Ever Innovation Conference
May 14, 2014 | Some 60 Israeli startups and 200 additional companies will be presenting at the 2014 MIXiii Innovation Conference in Tel Aviv next week. The conference, to take place at the Tel Aviv Fairground, is the biggest-ever innovation event to take place in Israel, and will have a startup competition in participation with Israel’s OCS and IATI.
May 14, 2014
SalesPredict Raises $4.1M In Series A Financing
May 14, 2014 | Israeli startup SalesPredict, which offers an SaaS platform which uses predictive analytics to help businesses increase revenue, has announced the closing of a Series A financing round, raising $4.1 million. The funds were raised from Yandex, KGC Capital and existing investors.
May 14, 2014
BlazeMeter Raises $6.5M In Series A Financing
May 14, 2014 | Israeli company BlazeMeter, which offers automatic cloud-based testing tools for app developers, has announced the closing of a Series A financing round, raising $6.5 million. The round was led by YL Ventures GP with participation from Glilot Capital Partners.
May 14, 2014
Financial Solutions Provider TradAir Raises $10M
May 14, 2014 | Israeli company TradAir, which offers algorithm-based dynamic pricing solutions for banks, is in the process of closing of a financing round, raising $10 million. The round is led by Genesis Partners and Carmel Ventures.
May 13, 2014
Talkspace Raises $2.5M In Seed Financing
May 13, 2014 | Israeli company Talkspace, which offers an online platform for receiving therapy from professionals anonymously, has raised $2.5 million in seed financing. The financing round was led by Spark Capital and Softbank.
May 13, 2014
Wochit Raises $11M In Series B Financing
May 13, 2014 | Israeli company Wochit, which offers a platform for generating automatic news video clips, has raised $11 million in Series B financing. The round was led by Marker LLC with participation from existing investors. Wochit has raised $16 million to date.
May 12, 2014
Digital Flyer Company Smore Raises $1.7M In Seed Financing
May 12, 2014 | Israeli company Smore, which develops online advertising tools such as smart digital flyers, has announced the closing of a seed financing round, raising $1.7 million. The company, a graduate of Seattle’s TechStars accelerator, says it will use the funds to develop its mobile platform and other departments.
May 12, 2014
Ginger’s Personal Assistant Acquired By Intel For $30M
May 12, 2014 | Chip manufacturer Intel has acquired Israeli company Ginger’s personal assistant platform. TechCrunch reports that for the price of $30 million, Intel will receive Ginger’s natural language processing tools and applications assets and is hiring up to 16 of Ginger’s engineers.
May 12, 2014
Wilocity To Be Acquired By Qualcomm For $300M
May 12, 2014 | Israeli company Wilocity, which develops high-speed wireless communication hardware, will be acquired by international technology giant Qualcomm. “Globes” reports that Qualcomm will pay $300 million for the Israeli company.
May 07, 2014
Applause Acquires Testhub
May 7, 2014 | Israeli company Applause (formerly uTest), which offers software testing services for companies, has acquired German startup Testhub, which offers similar services. While the financial details of the acquisition were not disclose, the deal is estimated to be worth several millions of dollars. Testhub’s offices will serve as Applause’s European branch.
May 07, 2014
Perfecto Mobile Raises $20M In Series D Financing
May 7, 2014 | Israeli startup Perfecto Mobile, which develops cloud-based mobile app testing tools, has announced the closing of a Series D financing round, raising $20 million. The round was led by Capital FTV, with participation from existing investors.
May 07, 2014
Yad2 Acquired By Axel Springer For €165M
May 7, 2014 | Israeli second-hand online marketplace Yad2 has been acquired by German communication giant Axel Springer Digital. The German company will pay €165 million for website, which is owned by Israeli telecommunications company Bezeq.
May 07, 2014
Wilocity In Acquisition Talks At A Value Of Up To $500M
May 7, 2014 | Israeli startup Wilocity, which develops the world’s fastest wireless communication processors, is in acquisition talks with several companies. “Calcalist” reports that the acquisition will take place at a company value of between $300 million and $500 million and that one of the candidates is Qualcomm, which has invested in the company in the past. Wilocity has raised $105.5 million to date.
