The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/wix/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Sat, 13 Jun 2026 13:23:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Wix | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/wix/ 32 32 Six-month old Israeli startup is bought up by website builder Wix for $80 million https://www.timesofisrael.com/six-month-old-israeli-startup-is-bought-up-by-website-builder-wix-for-80-million/ Thu, 19 Jun 2025 13:24:17 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3578278 Bootstrapped startup Base44 is the developer of an AI-based platform that lets users build apps with no coding experience, by writing a text prompt, similar to ChatGPT interface

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]]> Website builder Wix buys Israeli startup to ramp up GenAI video creation tools https://www.timesofisrael.com/website-builder-wix-buys-israeli-startup-to-ramp-up-genai-video-creation-tools/ Fri, 23 May 2025 13:17:11 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3555683 Tel Aviv-based Hour One, set up in 2019, is a developer of software that turns text-based content into videos with computer-generated characters based on real people

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]]> Irish Wix employee fired for inflammatory posts about Israel-Hamas war https://www.timesofisrael.com/irish-wix-employee-fired-for-inflammatory-posts-about-israel-hamas-war/ Wed, 25 Oct 2023 21:15:32 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3134989 Tech company's CEO Nir Zohar says it is 'unfathomable' for Israeli employees to be called terrorists by teammate at work

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]]> Hundreds of tech workers strike, block Tel Aviv road to protest judicial overhaul https://www.timesofisrael.com/hundreds-of-tech-workers-strike-block-tel-aviv-road-to-protest-judicial-overhaul/ Tue, 24 Jan 2023 12:01:57 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2933499 Demonstrators against controversial plan warn of threat to foreign investments, impact on economy; NY-based investor in local startups says it supports action

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]]> Israeli tech firm Wix under the gun after activist investor Starboard acquires stake https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-tech-firm-wix-under-the-gun-after-activist-investor-starboard-acquires-stake/ Mon, 31 Oct 2022 14:14:39 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2862511 NY-based investment firm presents maker of DIY website development software with big challenge amid push to improve performance and operations

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]]> Israeli tech firms halt operations in Russia over Ukraine war as sanctions pick up https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-tech-firms-halt-operations-in-russia-over-ukraine-war-as-sanctions-pick-up/ Sun, 13 Mar 2022 13:51:24 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2721563 Wix, Fiverr, Playtika, Tipalti among Israeli-founded companies that announced measures in recent days

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]]> Israeli tech firms run strategies, ground logistics to get Ukrainian teams to safety https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-tech-firms-run-strategies-ground-logistics-to-get-ukrainian-teams-to-safety/ Thu, 03 Mar 2022 21:22:46 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2710620 High-tech ecosystem works with tens of thousands of developers, engineers in country now under attack by Russia

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]]> Israeli tech companies offer relocation plans, assistance to Ukrainian employees https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-tech-companies-offer-relocation-plans-assistance-to-ukrainian-employees/ Tue, 15 Feb 2022 14:23:01 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2702033 Amid fears of conflict, Israeli firms draw from conflict experience to develop ways to help; tech outfits employ tens of thousands of Ukrainian developers, according to estimates

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]]> Wix rolls out tool for building apps without any coding https://www.timesofisrael.com/wix-rolls-out-tool-for-building-apps-without-any-coding/ Tue, 10 Aug 2021 16:12:02 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2597330 New product complements company's drag-and-drop website builder, other web development services

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]]> Israeli hosting firm Wix removes Hong Kong democracy website after police order https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-hosting-firm-wix-removes-hong-kong-democracy-website-after-police-order/ Sat, 05 Jun 2021 06:17:30 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2558729 Tel Aviv-based company says decision to remove site was 'mistake,' reinstates it when 1st known case of police using new law to demand overseas firms censor content becomes public

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]]> Wix buys Israeli startup Rise.ai to offer stores customer-loyalty tools https://www.timesofisrael.com/wix-buys-israeli-startup-rise-ai-to-offer-stores-customer-loyalty-tools/ Wed, 05 May 2021 13:00:41 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2537034 Tel Aviv based-startup, set up in 2015, is a developer of software that allows merchants to re-engage with customers using gift cards, rewards and referrals

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]]> Wix buys Miami’s SpeedETab to boost offering of online presence for restaurants https://www.timesofisrael.com/wix-buys-miamis-speedetab-to-boost-offering-of-online-presence-for-restaurants/ Tue, 02 Mar 2021 14:06:51 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2498444 Deal will complement the Wix Restaurants solution, which lets restaurant owners provide menus, and take orders, reservations, and payments online

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]]> Helped by coronavirus crisis, Wix becomes Israel’s second-highest valued company https://www.timesofisrael.com/helped-by-coronavirus-crisis-wix-becomes-israels-second-highest-valued-company/ Tue, 11 Aug 2020 12:30:49 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2365473 Share price of popular website creator platform has increased more than threefold since March, peaking at $319 on Nasdaq, as locked down businesses move operations online

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]]> It takes a village: Israel entrepreneurs team up to help startups grow up https://www.timesofisrael.com/it-takes-a-village-israel-entrepreneurs-team-up-to-help-startups-grow-up/ Mon, 05 Feb 2018 14:34:08 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1780545 The Israel Growth Forum comprises some 20 mid-size startups whose heads seek to develop their firms, not sell out in a rush

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