Shoshanna Solomon

Shoshanna Solomon is The Times of Israel's Startups and Business reporter

Illustration photo of the new 100 Israeli Shekel bill. December 31, 2017. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)

November 28, 2021, 3:07 pm

Booming global markets kept shekel ‘too strong,’ says ex-Bank of Israel deputy head

Weakening of Israeli currency as markets react to Omicron variant shows strong link between shekel and global stocks, says Nadine Baudot-Trajtenberg

By Shoshanna Solomon

Illustrative image of the 100 Israeli Shekel bill, on December 31, 2017. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)

November 18, 2021, 6:23 pm

Shekel climbs to 26-year high as Bank of Israel signals less intervention

Currency’s strength against dollar reaches level not seen in over 2 decades, and experts predict it is not going to stop there

By Shoshanna Solomon

Illustrative image of a computer-generated unicorn. (Image by Pete Linforth from Pixabay)

November 3, 2021, 3:08 pm

Whither the unicorns? Experts debate how billion-dollar firms will change Israel

A critical mass of mega-valued global tech companies based in Israel may create a whole new local ecosystem in the coming years

By Shoshanna Solomon

Team of surgeons implant CartiHeal's scaffold into a 30-year-old woman's knee at Hadassah Medical Center, August 2018 (Hadassah Medical Center)

August 30, 2021, 7:02 pm

US orthobiologics firm to buy Israeli medical tech company CartiHeal

Kfar Saba firm’s proprietary implant treats cartilage lesions in arthritic and non-arthritic joints to help alleviate pain; deal estimated at $500 million

By Ricky Ben-David and Shoshanna Solomon

The Bzigo mosquito detector in action (Courtesy)

July 28, 2021, 10:22 am

With computer vision, Bzigo creates ‘Iron Dome’ against mosquitos

Israeli startup’s tech doesn’t kill the pests, just pinpoints them with laser light and alerts your smartphone

By Shoshanna Solomon

Illustrative. Hackers/cybersecurity (iStock by Getty Images)

July 27, 2021, 4:07 pm

Cybersecurity insurance firm At-Bay raises $185 million, becomes latest unicorn

At-Bay uses machine learning and other tech to assess cybersecurity risk of firms seeking insurance against attacks; funding gives 5-year-old startup valuation of $1.3 billion

By Shoshanna Solomon

Wiliot chips can tag onto crates and products to provide info about their environment and location (Courtesy)

July 27, 2021, 3:40 pm

Wiliot gets $200 million led by SoftBank for product-tracking chip tags

Startup’s tiny, inexpensive, self-powered computerized tags are made to be attached to products or packaging and convey data on their physical and environmental conditions

By Shoshanna Solomon

An illustration of the Zoog app in action (Courtesy)

July 27, 2021, 2:47 pm

Adding tech twist to storytelling, entrepreneurs try to bridge generation gap

Israeli startup Zoog’s software allows family members to read and record stories for kids, while becoming part of the tale with AR and filters

By Shoshanna Solomon

An illustrative image of a ransomware attack by hackers (AlexLMX; iStock by Getty Images)

July 26, 2021, 3:00 pm

Check Point reports 93% surge in smart ransomware attacks over past year

In the first half of 2021, Israel saw on average 2.5 times more cybersecurity attacks than globally, Israeli cybersecurity giant says

By Shoshanna Solomon

Illustrative image of semiconductur chips (venuestock; iStock by Getty Images)

July 26, 2021, 1:03 pm

As global demand for microchips surges, tech giants go all-in on Israel

Google, Microsoft, Facebook, Intel and Nvidia are setting up or expanding their Israeli chip design operations, and local firms are seeing a renaissance as VC money rolls in

By Shoshanna Solomon

Outbrain launches its initial public offering on the NASDAQ on July 23, 2021 in New York City (Noam Galai).

July 25, 2021, 1:42 pm

Outbrain shares start trading on Nasdaq as startup raises $160 million in IPO

Content-discovery firm, founded in 2006 by Israelis, debut on the US market, selling 8 million shares and reaching valuation of some $1.1 billion

By Shoshanna Solomon

Processing payments with Payoneer (YouTube screenshot)

July 25, 2021, 1:39 pm

Payoneer to pay US Treasury $1.4 million fine over sanctions violations

Fintech startup founded by Israeli entrepreneurs processed payments for parties in sanctioned Iran, Sudan and Syria; Payoneer says it has taken ‘immediate action’ to remedy flaws

By Shoshanna Solomon

The ‘Digital Violence: How the NSO Group Enables State Terror’ platform that details the operations of Israeli startup NSO Group (Courtesy)

July 22, 2021, 5:38 pm

Israel democracy watchdog calls for ‘smart regulation’ for NSO spyware sales

Sales of software like Pegasus called ‘challenge’ for democracies; think tank says better oversight needed to ensure multinational tech firms continue to invest in Israel

By Shoshanna Solomon

July 22, 2021, 3:39 pm

Hackers are as dogged as Romans besieging Masada – US cybersecurity exec

The West has to work harder in war against increasingly bold cybercrooks, says Brandon Wales, executive director at the DHS’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency

By Shoshanna Solomon

Illustrative image of doctors performing brain surgery (iStock)

July 22, 2021, 12:47 pm

Israel-founded Theator to work with Mayo Clinic to bring AI to surgical rooms

Startup will collaborate with the clinic’s urology and gynecology departments to test out its annotation and video analytics technology, aiming to improve surgeons’ performance

By Shoshanna Solomon