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Tech workers march in Tel Aviv to protest against the government's planned overhaul of the judicial system, January 31, 2023. (Tomer Neuberg/ Flash90)

Government agency warns judicial uncertainty will damage tech ecosystem

Israel Innovation Authority predicts Israeli startups will struggle to raise capital, forcing them to shut their operations or move to other countries if uncertainty is not lifted

May 1, 2023, 11:27 pm

Government agency warns judicial uncertainty will damage tech ecosystem

Israel Innovation Authority predicts Israeli startups will struggle to raise capital, forcing them to shut their operations or move to other countries if uncertainty is not lifted

By Sharon Wrobel

Illustrative image of a doctor with digital icons (chaiyapruek2520, iStock by Getty Images)

April 18, 2023, 1:56 pm

Investment in Israeli healthtech startups drops 13% in 2022 – report

But local life sciences industry proves more resilient than any other high-tech sector as firms raised $2.8 billion in 2022, IVC-aMoon report finds

By Sharon Wrobel

Tel Aviv's financial business district skyline, June 2022 (Elijah Lovkoff via iStock by Getty Images)

March 22, 2023, 5:30 pm

Tel Aviv startup ecosystem ranks 2nd in Europe, Mideast and Africa, behind London

Tel Aviv is home to the fifth-highest number of unicorns worldwide; placed third in the world for cybersecurity investments, with startups raising $1.7b in 2022

By Sharon Wrobel

Dollars and shekels. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)

February 20, 2023, 3:15 pm

Top venture capital fund calls on its companies to move most cash out of Israel

Citing judicial overhaul and illiberal policies, Bessemer Venture Partners warns of a ‘new era of instability’ ushered in by an ‘unrestrained government’

By Harry Roper

In this picture from left: Redefine Meat's plant-based steak, Plantish's plant-based salmon fillets, and plant-based 'egg' by Israeli startup Yo! Egg. (Credits: Redefine Meat, Plantish, Yo! Egg)

February 19, 2023, 7:17 pm

Israeli startups rank second after US in alternative protein investments in 2022

GFI Israel says food tech investments in Israel were impacted the least by the market slowdown; 60% of all investments in food tech companies went to alternative protein startups

By Sharon Wrobel

Ben Rabinowitz, founder of venture capital firm Amiti Ventures. (Courtesy)

February 16, 2023, 8:03 pm

Israel judicial plan sparks brain drain fears, threatens US tech gateway: VC firm

Founder of venture capital firm Amiti Ventures warns judicial changes will further weaken shekel, lead to credit rating cut and higher interest rates pushing mortgage costs up

By Sharon Wrobel

Yasser Biaz, CEO of Morocco's UM6P Ventures speaks at OurCrowd Global Investor Summit in Jerusalem, Feb. 15, 2023. (Tomer Foltyn/OurCrowd)

February 15, 2023, 7:23 pm

Morocco venture capital firm seeks more investments in Israeli tech startups

UM6P Ventures looks to Israeli startups to add to its portfolio in the areas of biotechnology, agrotech and alternative proteins

By Sharon Wrobel

Team at Earth & Beyond Ventures launches fund to invest in Israel space tech firms. (Courtesy)

February 9, 2023, 6:33 pm

Earth & Beyond launches new $125 million fund to invest in Israeli space tech

Israeli fund eyes investments in early-stage startups in areas of semiconductors, robotics, sensors, smart farms, quantum computing, solar power and cybersecurity

By Sharon Wrobel

TLV Partners is managed by (left to right) Rona Segev, Eitan Bek, Adi Yarel-Toledano, and Shahar Tzafrir. (Eyal Tueg)

January 18, 2023, 4:38 pm

VC warns: If Israel democracy is harmed, tech firms will need to flourish elsewhere

TLV Partners says makeover of justice system could force best minds to leave and local tech entrepreneurs to create startups outside of Israel

By Sharon Wrobel

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York City, August 10, 2022. (AP/Seth Wenig)

January 10, 2023, 6:07 am

Investment in Israeli tech startups plunged by almost half in 2022, data shows

Cybersecurity firms suffered a 60% decline in funding, while seed investments grew by 22% in 2022, according to report by Start-Up Nation Central

By Sharon Wrobel

Illustrative view of high-tech office buildings in Herzliya Pituach, Israel, December 12, 2015. (Nati Shohat/Flash 90)

January 3, 2023, 8:14 pm

Year of the reset: As era of cheap money ends, how will Israeli tech fare in 2023?

Israeli tech firms brace for more cost savings, downsizing to get through global slowdown as the strong get stronger and the weak get weaker

By Sharon Wrobel

OurCrowd founder and CEO Jon Medved, left, signs an agreement to expand the company in the UAE with support from the Abu Dhabi Investment Office, November 2022. Acting director-general of ADIO, Abdulla Abdul Aziz AlShamsi, also signed the agreement. (Courtesy / OurCrowd)

November 16, 2022, 10:14 am

Two Israeli companies join $545m innovation program in Abu Dhabi

OurCrowd to open VC office, AI tech hub in UAE; fintech company Liquidity Group, a fund manager, will set up R&D center as part of a government incentive scheme for global outfits

By Ricky Ben-David

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Former Israeli NBA player Omri Casspi steps onto high-tech court as VC investor

New $50 million fund to focus on early-stage investments in areas like fintech, cybersecurity, Web3

By Ricky Ben-David

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