Israeli high tech

Illustrative image of the European Union and Israeli flags (Maksym Kapliuk; iStock by Getty Images)

EU firms punching below their weight in Israeli tech scene, report shows

Studying where European investors stand in Israel’s innovation ecosystem, authors find lack of awareness on both sides; recommend ways to ease cooperation

January 25, 2021, 10:06 am

EU firms punching below their weight in Israeli tech scene, report shows

Studying where European investors stand in Israel’s innovation ecosystem, authors find lack of awareness on both sides; recommend ways to ease cooperation

By Shoshanna Solomon

A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), New York City, July 21, 2015.
(Spencer Platt/Getty Images/AFP)

From the WebJanuary 20, 2021, 5:06 pm

Trax plans to fire dozens of employees as it prepares for $2 billion IPO

Calcalist: The Israeli retail analytics company founded in 2010 is preparing to go public on the New York Stock Exchange in first half of this year, a source says

Pat Gelsinger, Intel Corp's newly appointed CEO, will take up his post on February 15, 2021, replacing Bob Swan (YouTube screenshot)

January 14, 2021, 6:09 pm

Israel said likely to remain key for Intel as multinational readies for new CEO

US tech giant Intel Corp. appoints Pat Gelsinger to top post, to replace Bob Swan on February 15

By Shoshanna Solomon

llustrative image of a law enforcement team, emergency first responders (Semen Salivanchuk; iStock by Getty Images)

January 14, 2021, 2:47 pm

Former CIA chief David Petraeus among investors in Israel’s Carbyne

Startup, which provides law enforcement with real-time location, video and mapping tools for emergency responses, raises $25 million in funding round

By Shoshanna Solomon

The Israeli and the American flags are seen during a visit of Ron DeSantis, governor of Florida, in Gush Etzion, on May 29, 2019. (Gershon Elinson/Flash90)

January 12, 2021, 12:34 pm

Two homeland security ventures get backing from Israel-US BIRD fund

One project develops an electromagnetic imaging solution to find threats in open areas; the other is creating a 3D mapping system for air and ground

By Shoshanna Solomon

Illustrative image of a baby's first steps (NelliSyr; iStock by Getty Images)

January 6, 2021, 1:20 pm

Israel earmarks NIS 80 million to help early-stage startups take first steps

Grants of up to 50% of seed funding round to be given to startups that team up with veteran investor; Innovation Authority hopes move will boost declining number of new startups

By Shoshanna Solomon

January 5, 2021, 4:32 pm

Liron Rose

Israeli high-tech has matured and IPOs replace urge for a quick exit

Led by excellent Israeli executives, the decision of firms such as Wix, Lemonade and Fiverr to go public is a positive sign, showing that consistency and patience are worthwhile

Young men at a restaurant in Tokyo, Japan. November 17, 2019. (Nati Shohat/FLASH90)

January 5, 2021, 4:25 pm

Israeli startup Aleph Farms, Mitsubishi team up to bring cultured steak to Japan

Westernization of Japanese diet sees an increase in meat consumption; Aleph, which makes meat from cow cells, will develop and market products with Japanese giant

By Shoshanna Solomon

Basil Hawari (left) and Afaf Shehab, co-founders of Petwork (Courtesy)

January 4, 2021, 12:44 pm

Pets, jewelry, streaming: Meet the Hybrid accelerator’s Arab Israeli startups

6-month program seeks to propel fledgling Arab entrepreneurs into Israel’s vibrant startup ecosystem, to boost diversity in tech and tap into new sources of talent

By Jake Epstein

Illustrative: Investors check stock prices on their mobile phones near a display of the stock market index at a brokerage in Beijing on Wednesday, June 12, 2019. (AP/Ng Han Guan)

December 30, 2020, 8:21 pm

Online trading platform eToro reportedly planning IPO at $5b valuation

Israel-based fintech firm has seen high growth during pandemic, but has also come under scrutiny for allegedly marketing high-risk instruments to inexperienced investors

By Simona Weinglass and Shoshanna Solomon

Doses of the Pfizer-Biontech COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine at a vaccination center in Magdeburg, eastern Germany, on December 27, 2020. (Ronny Hartmann / POOL / AFP)

December 29, 2020, 12:41 pm

Pfizer, AstraZeneca chosen for lab to foster Israel biotech startups

Consortium of pharma and tech giants, including Merck, Teva, Amazon, will run new innovation lab to develop ecosystem, tap into new tech

By Shoshanna Solomon

Limaca Medical says it has developed a medical device to perform endoscopic ultrasound-guided biopsies that promise 'ten times' greater procedural efficiency (Courtesy)

December 27, 2020, 3:17 pm

Drilling tissue for biopsies, startup eyes better tumor samples

Israel’s Limaca Medical says it has developed a medical device to perform endoscopic ultrasound-guided biopsies with ‘ten times’ greater procedural efficiency

By Shoshanna Solomon

Illustrative image of a pile of dollars (choness, iStock by Getty Images)

December 22, 2020, 11:29 am

Israeli tech firms raise record $9.93 billion in 2020 but M&A deals plunge

IVC and Meitar’s 2020 tech review shows cybersecurity, fintech and internet of things sectors nabbed the most funding; IPOs up both on TASE and in the US

By Shoshanna Solomon

An illustrative image of a man talking on a smartphone (fizkes, iStock by Getty Images)

December 21, 2020, 4:06 pm

Social media, meet your past: This startup wants to bring back phone calls

Developer Avi Lieberman hopes his Pattr app will allow ‘old-fashioned’ social network, where people can talk to friends and make new ones

By Jake Epstein

Richard Hsu, Marketing VP, Karma Medical Devices, left to right; Ken Chen, Product Trainer, Karma Medical Devices; Kenny Chen, CEO, Karma Medical Devices; Efrat Shenhod-Malihi, Founder & CEO, ReSymmetry; Eitan Yanuv, Business Development, ReSymmetry;
Jill Ho, Director, Innovation to Industry (i2i) (Courtesy)

December 16, 2020, 1:22 pm

Israeli startup, Taiwan firm to make ‘smart chair’ for people with disabilities

ReSymmetry and Taiwanese manufacturing firm Karma Medical Devices plan to produce a robotic seating system that uses AI to match chair’s seating position to its user

By Jake Epstein