Technology

Israeli-Founded Startup Jolt Raises $14.1M For Pay-By-The-Month Business School
Israeli-founded edtech startup Jolt has raised $14.1 million in Series A funding, led by London-based venture capital firm Balderton Capital, with participation from Hillsven Capital and Octopus Ventures, TechCrunch reported on Monday. This brings the company’s total funding to $23.3 million in three years. Founded in 2015 by Nadav Leshem, Nitzan Cohen Arazi, Roei Deutsch, […]
January 13, 2020

Some 15% Of Israeli Jobs Said To Be At High Risk Due To Automation
Most at risk are jobs in construction, manufacturing, transportation and storage services, postal and courier services, and food and lodging services, report says.
January 13, 2020

At CES 2020, Mobileye Announces Mapping, Robotaxi Partnerships, Demos Autonomous Car
Mobileye CEO and co-founder Amnon Shashua, announced two major new partnerships for the Jerusalem-based developer of driver assistance systems this week during his annual address at CES Las Vegas
January 09, 2020

Off Court Advantage: Turning Athletes Into Star Investors
Israeli sports tech program first in the world to educate players how to become the leaders of tomorrow’s sports technologies.
January 09, 2020

Water-From-Air Generator Wins 2020 CTA Mark of Excellence Award At CES Las Vegas
Israel’s Watergen, the company that launched the Genny water generator using their GENius patented technology that turns air into drinking water, has been named Energy Efficiency Product of the Year at the 2020 Smart Home Mark of Excellence Awards at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas this week. Presented every year during CES […]
January 09, 2020

Axell Launches A Fintech And Insurtech Hub In Tel Aviv
Axell, an innovation tech hub for insurance and finance companies, announced its official launch in Tel Aviv on Monday. The hub will be led by founder Moshe Tamir, former global head of digital transformation at insurance company Assicurazioni Generali S.p.A and former deputy CEO of Israeli insurance company Migdal Insurance and Financial Holdings Ltd. Based […]
January 08, 2020

Israeli Startups Raised Record $8.3B In 2019, $39B Over 10 Years
In 2010-2019, Israeli firms raised $39.1 billion, with 2019 seeing a ‘whopping’ 400 percent rise in dollar terms since 2010, according to an IVC-Zag-S&W report.
January 08, 2020

Insight Partners Acquires Israeli IoT Security Firm Armis For $1.1B
Armis will continue to operate independently and will be managed by its two co-founders, Yevgeny Dibrov, CEO, and Nadir Izrael, CTO, the company said.
January 07, 2020

Israel’s Otonomo Partners With Mitsubishi Motors To Deliver New Services To Connected Car Customers
Israeli startup Otonomo, a data services platform for autonomous and connected cars, announced on Monday it has entered an agreement with Mitsubishi Motors to provide the Japanese automaker’s connected car customers with a range of new services. Mitsubishi Motors will get access to a network of over 100 partners who will provide services such as […]
January 07, 2020

Mimecast Acquires Israeli Cybersecurity Company Segasec
Founded in 2017, Segasec's cyber tech protects companies from phishing, pharming, business email compromise, and ransomware.
January 07, 2020

BigID Raises $50M To Expand Its Global Data Protection Strategies For Businesses
BigID, the US-Israeli company helping enterprises with data privacy and protection, announced on Monday that it raised $50 million in Series D funding from investment group Tiger Global Management. The infusion of capital comes less than four months after the firm raised the same amount in a Series C round in September 2019. The funds […]
January 07, 2020

Israeli IoT Security Firm Armis Said To Be Acquired For Approximately $1B
Insight Partners is set to buy Armis at a company valuation of between $800 million and $1.2 billion.
January 06, 2020

587 Exits Worth $70 Billion: Startup Nation Had Booming Decade, Has Still Bigger Dreams
Deals have gotten bigger as founders seek to grow firms, develop world-changing technologies, do good.
January 05, 2020

Trailblazing Israeli Tech Heads To CES 2020
Israeli startups focused on robotics, autonomous vehicles, IoT tech, and smart cities will showcase their innovative solutions at the annual Consumer Electronics trade show.
January 02, 2020

Electric Car Giant Tesla Will Launch Operations In Israel This Month
Electric car manufacturer Tesla is set to enter the Israeli market this month, by opening a pop-up shop in Ramat Aviv mall in north Tel Aviv, Globes reported earlier this week. Tesla registered its fully owned subsidiary company in Israel called Tesla Motors Israel Ltd. in November and advertised that the company was looking for […]
January 01, 2020