Israeli Companies Raise $2.5B In 170 Deals In Q2 2020 But Feel COVID-19 Impact
Israeli companies raised $2.5 billion in 170 deals during the second quarter of 2020 despite the impact of the ongoing coronavirus crisis which continues to wreak havoc on the world’s economy, according to a new report published on Wednesday by the IVC Research Center and law firm ZAG-S&W Zysman, Aharoni, Gayer & Co. While capital […]
July 08, 2020
Israeli Startup Curv Raises $23M To Secure Digital Assets For Financial Institutions
Israeli digital asset security firm Curv announced on Wednesday it has raised $23 million in a Series A funding round. The round was led through investments from CommerzVentures, Coinbase Ventures, Digital Currency Group, Digital Garage Lab Fund, and Team8. Founded in 2018 by Itay Melinger and Dan Yadlin as part of Israeli cybersecurity think tank […]
July 01, 2020
IAI, Iron Drone To Integrate Interception Capabilities Into System
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and Iron Drone have entered into a collaboration agreement to integrate interception capabilities into IAI’s anti-drone Drone Guard system, the companies announced on Monday. IAI currently uses ELTA Systems to develop and manufacture the Drone Guard. ELTA’s collaboration with Iron Drone is part of its strategy to collaborate with startups in […]
June 29, 2020
Israeli Royalty-Free Media Startup Artlist Raises $48M To Grow Digital Stock Offerings
Israeli startup Artlist, a provider of high-quality, royalty-free licensed music, stock video clips, and sound effects for digital creative industries, announced on Monday that it has raised $48 million in a fresh financing round led by leading global investment firm KKR. US venture capital firm Elephant Partners, an existing investor who led a previously unannounced […]
June 29, 2020
Israel’s Healthy.io To Buy US Competitor Inui Health For $9M
Healthy.io said the acquisition will help it move more quickly into the US market.
June 28, 2020
Israeli Cloud Authorization Solution Authomize Raises $6M
Israeli cloud-based authorization management solution Authomize emerged from stealth to announce a $6 million seed round on Tuesday, backed by Blumberg Capital, M12 Microsoft’s venture fund, and Entrée Capital. The company also announced the launch of its Automated Authorization Governance and Management solution. Founded in 2019, Automize enables organizations to manage and secure complex and vastly different […]
June 24, 2020
Facebook Taps Israel’s Rise.ai To Implement Digital Gift Card Initiative For Small Businesses
Israeli startup Rise.ai, which offers AI-powered customer re-engagement solutions such as gift cards, loyalty cards, rewards, and refunds, is making its services available for purchase on Facebook and Facebook-owned Instagram in a new partnership with the tech giant. The new feature will allow small-and-medium-sized businesses (SMBs/SMEs) to sell digital gift cards to their local community […]
June 23, 2020
OneView Raises $3.5M To Develop Virtual Data Solutions For Aerial Image Analysis
Israeli startup OneView, a company developing virtual data solutions for satellite and aerial-based imagery, announced on Monday that it has raised $3.5 million in a seed round. The funding round was led by TPY Capital, with investors that include RDC (the joint venture of Israeli clean tech company Elron and Israeli defense tech firm Rafael) […]
June 23, 2020
All Mine: Israeli Privacy Startup Wants Users To Reclaim Their Data
Tel Aviv-based startup Mine empowers users to discover their digital footprint while also supporting them in their efforts to take it back.
June 09, 2020
Fearing Another Outbreak, Israel Launches Local Production Line for N95 Masks
The production line in Sderot has a production capacity of two million masks per month.
June 07, 2020
Pandemic Puts Small, Early-Stage Companies At Risk of Closure, Surveys Show
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a dire effect on the future viability of small, early-stage startups, according to two separate, recently released reports.
June 07, 2020
During Pandemic, Wix Connects Volunteers With Those In Need Worldwide
Wix offers its critical assistance technology - COVID-19 Volunteer Call System- to local and national governments at no cost.
June 04, 2020
Israeli Startup D-ID Offers Powerful Counter To Facial Recognition Tech
D-ID, short for De-Identification, uses advanced deep learning and image processing technologies to render images unrecognizable to facial recognition algorithms.
June 01, 2020
Israel Fast-Tracks Optimized Elite Defense Technologies To Fight COVID-19
Technological solutions that used to take months or years are being developed in days or weeks.
May 20, 2020
Porsche To Integrate Automotive Tech By Israel’s Tactile Mobility In Future Vehicles
Porsche previously participated in a $9 million investment round in Tactile Mobility.
May 20, 2020