Technology

Israel’s Maniv Mobility Leads Investment In UAE Scooter Startup Fenix
This investment in Fenix marks the first by an Israeli VC in a UAE tech startup since Israel and the UAE normalized relations this summer.
November 18, 2020

Program That Trains Ex-Combat Soldiers In Cyber Skills Wins IDF Innovation Award
The program, Cyber4s, trains newly discharged soldiers for entry-level junior positions in the Israeli cyber industry.
November 17, 2020

Israel To Send Its Second Astronaut To Space In 2021
Israeli astronaut Eytan Stibbe is expected to take off next year on a research mission logging 200 hours at the International Space Station.
November 16, 2020

Israeli Startup Ride Vision Raises $7M To Save Riders’ Lives With Collision-Aversion Tech
Founded in 2018, the startup developed an AI-driven, safety-alert system technology to prevent motorcycle collisions on the road.
November 16, 2020

Israeli Researchers Develop AI Tech To Detect Early Signs Of Suicide Risk
The suicide risk detection tech is based on the automatic text analysis of social network content via machine learning and NLP algorithms.
November 15, 2020

Snap To Acquire Israeli Voice Assistant Startup Voca.ai For $70M
US mobile messaging app Snapchat has not made it clear what it intends to do with Israeli voice assistant startup Voca.ai.
November 12, 2020

Israel’s Vocalis, Mayo Clinic To Work On Voice-Based Test For Medical Conditions
Vocalis Health and the Mayo Clinic will develop new voice-based tools to screen and detect conditions, starting with Pulmonary Hypertension.
November 12, 2020

Peregrine Ventures Launches New $300M Fund For Life Science Startups
Peregrine Ventures has already closed $101 million of the planned $300 million fund, with participation from leading Israeli investors.
November 11, 2020

Intel, Qualcomm Lead $32M Investment In Israeli Mobile Tech Firm Cellwize
Cellwize helps mobile network operators accelerate 5G network deployment and augment network demand and performance.
November 11, 2020

Lightico Raises $13M To Streamline Customer Interaction Platform
Founded in 2015, Israeli startup Lightico developed a mobile platform to help businesses run their online transactions more efficiently.
November 10, 2020

New Program To Partner Israelis, Indonesians For Post-COVID Tech Solutions
The Israel-Asia Center's unique initiative will bring together participants from Israel and Indonesia to work on shared challenges.
November 09, 2020

Israeli VC Launches $110M Venture Fund To Invest In Early-Stage Startups
The Israeli venture capital firm 10D was founded by Yahal Zilka, Rotem Eldar, and Itay Rand, who have all invested in top Israeli startups.
November 09, 2020

Tel Aviv University To Launch Research Satellite Into Space
The nanosatellite TAU-SAT1 will conduct a number of experiments once in orbit, including measuring cosmic radiation in space.
November 05, 2020

Intel Acquires Israeli Platform Cnvrg.io To Develop AI Capabilities
Founded in 2016, Israeli AI platform Cnvrg has built a platform for data scientists to build and run machine learning models.
November 04, 2020

Cybereason Uncovers North Korean Malware Targeting Government Agencies
Israeli company Cybereason has identified a new spyware suite and malware strain used by North Korean group Kimsuky.
November 04, 2020