Israeli venture capital fund YL Ventures has sold its stake in compatriot cybersecurity firm Axonius – just days after the latter was valued at over a billion dollars. The stake, worth around…
OurCrowd Jobs Index Shows Startup Hires Growing Despite Pandemic
Startups backed by influential Israel-based equity crowdfunding group OurCrowd are looking to hire in greater numbers, despite the lingering COVID-19 pandemic. The number of jobs listed by OurCrowd’s global portfolio companies more…
Israeli Tech Funding Booms in Pandemic’s Wake
Israel’s tech industry has received 23% more funding in 2020 than last year, as the world has clamored for its high-tech solutions. The rise, which follows a global boom in tech funding…
Cellwize Raises $32m Round to Accelerate 5G Adoption
Israeli startup Cellwize has won a $32 million Series B funding round, as it continues its project to accelerate deployment of 5G networks worldwide. The round, led by Intel Capital and Qualcomm…
Portshift CEO Ran Ilany: “Kubernetes will Become the De Facto Deployment and Orchestration Target”
Portshift is a Tel Aviv-based cybersecurity firm that provides a Kubernetes-native security solution – “a single source of truth for containers and cloud-native applications security.” It has raised over $5 million to…
Israeli Startup Syqe Proves Microdosing Cannabis Relieves Pain Without Side Effects
Research conducted by Israeli startup Syqe Medical shows that extremely low doses of the psychoactive constituent THC relieve pain without side effects common to cannabis. The clinical trial’s results were released today.…
SQream Closes $40m Funding Round
Data analytics platform SQream has closed a $39.4 million Series B funding round, as it bids to improve its talent base, and expand its technology and cloud innovation. The round was led…
Israel’s COVID-19-focused MigVax Wins $12m Funding
MigVax, an Israeli medical technology startup, has received $12 million to find a vaccine for the novel COVID-19 virus. The round was led by Jerusalem-based equity crowdfund platform OurCrowd. MigVax is an…
Israel to Employ “Anti-Terror” Tech to Combat Coronavirus Spread
Israel will use counter-terror technology to curb the outbreak of the COVID-19 virus, according to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu – in a move critics say could have a damaging effect on personal…
Edete CEO and Co-Founder Ran: “Our Tech is a Leading Plan-B for Global Agriculture”
Bees perform around 80% of all pollination worldwide, and support around $20 billion of crop production in the United States alone. Their numbers are in rapid decline. For over a decade bees…