An IVC-ZAG report reveals record levels of capital raised in Israel in 2018, while a PwC Israel report highlights a sharp drop in Israeli tech exits

Pepsi acquired Sodastream's outstanding shares at $144 per share in an overall deal that is valued at $3.2 billion.

 May 14, 2017| , CyberArk Software Ltd., an Israeli cyber security company, has announced that it has acquired US DevOps security technology startup Conjur for $42 million in an all cash transaction. Conjur has developed identification and auditing software for the DevOps market. With the deal, CyberArk hopes to position itself to provide a more complete suite of offerings […]

April 20, 2017 | Microsoft is preparing to buy Israeli cloud-monitoring and analytics startup Cloudyn in a deal thought to be worth between $50-$70 million, according to a report in Israeli business publication Calcalist. Headquartered near Tel Aviv, Cloudyn was co-founded in 2011 by CEO Sharon Wagner, CTO Dr. Boris Goldberg and VP products Vittaly Tavor. The company’s SaaS […]

| April 19, 2017 | New York based ticketing platform company SeatGeek announced the acquisition of Israeli ticketing software company TopTix for $56 million. The acquisition by SeatGeek was financed by a new $57 million Series D investment round in SeatGeek led by Glynn Capital, with participation from existing investors Accel, Causeway Media Partners, Haystack […]

April 4, 2017 | Israeli artificial vision device company OrCam has closed a $41 million financing round that values the company at $600 million, the company’s chairman Prof. Amnon Shashua told “Reuters.” The Jerusalem based company was founded in 2010 by Shashua and CEO Ziv Aviram, the same duo who founded car sensor developer Mobileye, […]

February 23, 2017 | Israeli DIY website company Wix.com announced today that it acquired DeviantArt, an online community for artists and designers, for $36 million in cash. Wix, which helps small businesses build and operate websites, will have access to Los Angeles-based DeviantArt’s more than 40 million registered members and over 325 million pieces of original art. As […]

February 20, 2017 | Apple Inc. has acquired Israeli startup RealFace, a cybersecurity and machine learning firm specializing in facial recognition authentication technology. According to Israeli financial news website Calcalist, the deal was worth “a couple of million dollars”.  Founded in 2014 by Adi Eckhouse Barzilai and Aviv Mader, the Tel Aviv-based startup had developed a unique facial recognition […]

February 2, 2017 | Israeli digital marketing and ad services company WhiteSmoke has acquired Israeli company Wise Data Media for up to $5.3 million. The acquisition is part of WhiteSmoke’s growth strategy to deepen its operations in web and mobile ad services and expand operations in video ads. Wise Data Media has developed a technological solution […]

January 30, 2017 | US company Vention Medical has completed the acquisition of Israeli company Lithotech Medical. Based in Katzrin in the Golan Heights, Lithotech has developed complex nitinol (nickel titanium) wire-based technologies for use in the design and manufacture of medical devices. Capital Point Ltd., which owns a 13.6% stake in Lithotech, reported that the […]

January 26, 2017 | Israeli group video chat platform Rounds has been bought by Canadian chat platform Kik. Founded in 2008 by CEO Dany Fishel and COO Ilan Leibovich, Rounds has raised $24 million to date from Sequoia, Samsung Ventures, Rhodium, Verizon, DFJ’s Tim Draper and other investors. No financial details about the acquisition were disclosed but […]

January 23, 2017 | Wix.com Ltd., the popular Israeli DIY website company, entered into an agreement to acquire flok, a Tel Aviv-based customer loyalty and engagement platform. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Since it was founded in 2011 by Ido Gaver and Eran Kirshenboim, flok has raised $19 million. Wix, a leading global software platform for small businesses to operate […]

January 15, 2017 | Israeli company WalkMe, which offers on-screen site guidance and engagement analytics, has acquired Israeli startup Abbi, specialists in mobile A/B testing and app engagement. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. WalkMe raised $50 million last year on a $400 million valuation. Abbi has raised around $1 million in funding. WalkMe has some 1,000 larger […]

| January 5, 2017 | Israeli content recommendation company Taboola has announced the acquisition of Israeli web personalization and onsite optimization startup Commerce Sciences. No financial details about the deal were disclosed but Taboola said that Commerce Sciences staff will join Taboola’s Tel Aviv offices. Herzliya-based Commerce Sciences was founded in 2012 by CEO Aviv Revach, […]

The makers of Snapchat, have reportedly bought Israeli augmented reality startup Cimagine Media for up to $40 million.