Technology

Israeli Startup Bit Raises $25M To Help Build Component-Based Software
The Series B funding round led by global venture capital firm Insight Partners helps bring Brit's total funding to $36 million to date.
November 16, 2021

Israeli VC JAL Ventures Closes Second Fund At $105M
Israeli venture capital firm JAL Ventures announced on Monday that it had closed JAL II, a $105 million second fund. The company said it has already made five investments in B2B startups from the fund, some of which have raised follow-up rounds at significantly higher valuations. The second fund includes insurtech companies Novidea and VOOM; […]
November 16, 2021

Israel’s Gett To Go Public With SPAC Merger At $1B Valuation
Israel-based ride-hailing startup Gett will merge with SPAC company Rosecliff Acquisition I to go public on the NASDAQ.
November 15, 2021

Israel Shows Off Defense Tech At Dubai Air Show For First Time
Seven Israeli firms, most of them state-owned, went to the defense exhibition in Dubai, one of the premier weapons shows in the world.
November 15, 2021

4 Israeli Innovations Among TIME Magazine’s 100 Best Inventions Of 2021
TIME magazine selects 4 Israeli inventions for its annual 100 Best Inventions of 2021 list - from a digital reader to smart road tech.
November 14, 2021

ControlUp Secures $100M Funding, Co-Led By K1, JVP
ControlUp says that it can leverage advanced AI and ML technology to solve problems and handle potential issues, even before they occur.
November 14, 2021

Israel’s Lusha Secures $205M Series B Funding, Reaches $1.5B Valuation
Lusha is a crowdsourced data community and sales intelligence platform empowering B2B sales professionals.
November 11, 2021

Self-Driving Taxis And Clean Transportation: Annual Conference Showcases The Changing Mobility World
The 8th Smart Mobility Summit brought together 5,000 leaders in the mobility and smart transportation sector from 60 countries.
November 10, 2021

Israeli Social Engagement Platform OpenWeb Raises $150M Series E Round
The Series E round propels OpenWeb to unicorn status, as the Tel Aviv-based company is now valued at over $1 billion.
November 10, 2021

Ford Partners With Israel’s Watergen To Install Water-From-Air Tech On Its Vehicles
Ford Motor Company has approached Israeli water-from-air company Watergen to collaborate with the giant American car manufacturer on its off-grid recreational vehicles. The project will result in Watergen’s Mobile Box, the world’s first vehicle on-board water generating system, to be pre-installed on Ford vehicles. Watergen’s innovative Mobile Box device is the world’s first vehicle on-board […]
November 10, 2021

Israel’s Trigo Challenges Amazon With Touch-Free Checkout Tech At REWE, Tesco
Trigo, an Israeli-based startup founded by brothers Michael and Daniel Gabay, aims to implement its checkout-free tech in groceries worldwide.
November 09, 2021

$6.8B Investment Fund Sapphire Ventures, On Why It Is Setting Its Sights On Israel
The firm brought team members to Israel as it looks to make significant investments in the country's trajectory as the scale-up nation.
November 08, 2021

Bizzabo Buys Teevid To Strengthen Its Video Production Suite
The event planning platform has bought the virtual events platform to add to its new video production suite.
November 08, 2021

Whither The Unicorns? Experts Debate How Billion-Dollar Firms Will Change Israel
A critical mass of mega-valued global tech companies based in Israel may create a whole new local ecosystem in the coming years.
November 07, 2021

Israeli-Founded Firm HoneyBook Raises $250M At $2B Valuation
The round was led by Tiger Global Management with participation from companies like Citi Ventures, and Israeli crowdfunding platform OurCrowd.
November 04, 2021