Israeli ride-hailing service Gett says it is canceling the SPAC merger 'as a result of current market conditions.'

Israel-based ride-hailing startup Gett will merge with SPAC company Rosecliff Acquisition I to go public on the NASDAQ.

Companies founded by Israelis and valued at $1 billion or over nearly doubled this year.

Gett said that with the new partnership with Lyft, its corporate customers traveling in the US will be able to request rides through the app and be matched with a driver on the Lyft network.

There are a few handy tools to help ensure an easier way to get around and make the most of any trip to Israel.

The taxi and ride-sharing company, founded in Israel in 2010, is courting potential strategic partners to head off competition from Uber and Lyft in the US.

Some of the most highly rated apps on iOS were developed in Israel, including Waze, Moovit, Fooducate, World Series of Poker, and Facetune.

Israeli automotive startup City Transformer has developed the world's first vehicle to fold and change its width in order to adjust to city traffic and parking.

TechAviv's Yaron Samid recently compiled a list of startups and firms founded in Israel or by Israelis to 'show Israel’s transformation from a 'start-up nation' to a 'scale-up nation.'

The new round brings the company's valuation at $1.4 billion

April 27, 2017 |  Gett, the Israeli taxi haling app has confirmed it is acquiring ridesharing app Juno. No financial details were disclosed but Gett (formerly GetTaxi) founder and CEO David Waiser told “Techcrunch” that the price of the deal is $200 million, although he did not say whether the payment would be in cash or […]

April 26, 2017 | Israeli taxi haling app Gett is in advanced talks to buy ridesharing app Juno for $250 million, “Techcrunch” reports, according to multiple sources. Both companies declined to respond. Juno was founded in New York in 2016 by the Israeli founder of messaging app Viber, CEO Talmon Marco, which was sold to […]

At No. 8, TAU is ranked above Ivy League schools like Cornell. Overall, Israel has more unicorns per-capita than any country in the world.