Israeli startup Playbuzz, which operates a popular platform for interactive content, has raised $35 million in a Series C funding round, led by Viola Growth, with participation from existing investors such as media giants Disney and Saban Ventures. The round brings the company’s capital to a total of $66 million. Source: NoCamels: Playbuzz will use the […]
Author: Jeremy Ungar
The NSW-Israel Research and Development (R&D) and Technological Innovation Program will provide one-off matched financial grants of up to $250,000 to assist NSW entities cooperate with an Israel entity on joint research and development projects. The projects should advance market-driven, new and innovative products for the global market and have the potential to contribute to […]
Gigya’s customer identity management platform currently helps companies build digital relationships with some 1.3 billion consumers. As reported in Israel21C: Gigya, whose customer identity management platform helps companies build digital relationships with some 1.3 billion consumers, has entered into an agreement to be acquired by software giant SAP. The company did not disclose the price […]
Noam Urim Enterprises is seeking medical distributors in Australia for its range of disposable fabrics for medical and hygiene use. Noam Urim is a leader in the manufacture and production of needle-punched non-woven fabrics. Products include finished wipes and rolled fabrics of different types such as dry cleaning wipes, soaped sponges for hygienic medical care, geotextiles, […]
Israel is at the forefront of the burgeoning industry of insurance technologies (InsurTech) – including machine learning, cyber-security, and big-data analytics. Source: NoCamels: With strengths in areas such as FinTech and cyber security, Israel has become a leading player in InsurTech. Of the 15 most funded InsurTech companies in 2017 globally, five are Israeli or have […]
The Petah Tikva based company is expanding operations in industrial facilities such as mine sites, refineries, seaports, oil and gas facilities and more. As reported in Globes: Israeli industrial drone developer Airobotics announced today the closing of a $32.5 million financing round led by BlueRun Ventures China, as well as Microsoft Ventures, OurCrowd.com and another strategic investor. […]
The Kfar Saba based company also announced today that its groundbreaking LiDAR solution has moved into mass production. As reported in Globes: Israeli car sensor company Innoviz Technologies has raised $65 million in a Series B financing round. Strategic partners and tier 1 suppliers Delphi Automotive PLC and Magna International participated in the round, along with additional […]
Sion Medical is seeking a local healthcare distributor for hospitals, pharmacies and the home care market. Sion Medical Ltd has 25 years of experience manufacturing Health Care products in the category of Infection Prevention, General and Advanced Wound Care Management, Lubricating Jelly, Oral Care, Skin Care and Custom Procedure Packs. Their products have received CE […]
AppsVillage wants to do for apps what Wix.com did for websites: make them easier and cheaper to create As published in The Times of Israel: As our cellphones become an extension of our arms and are an integral part of our daily lives, so has the use of mobile apps grown: we have apps to […]
Pharmaceutical company Gilead Sciences Inc. has announced that it will acquire Kite Pharma Inc., developer of personalized cancer treatment drugs, at a company value of $11.9 billion. Part of the technology was developed at the Weizmann Institute. As reported in Globes: This is one of the biggest ever acquisitions of a company whose products have not […]
