Former English FA general secretary Alex Horne is helping FanZone expand operations. As reported in Globes: Israeli startup FanZone, which provides a social networking platform for sports and music fans, has raised $5 million in a Series A financing round. The financing was led by Olive Tree Capital Ventures. The company was founded in 2014 […]
Author: Jeremy Ungar
This year, there are a number of new and exciting Israeli companies exhibiting at IBC. The Israel Trade Commission encourages any Australian company who is heading to IBC 2015 to be in contact with us to see what solutions Israeli technology has to offer. The Israeli industry is internationally acknowledged as one of the most […]
The startup industry is Israel’s wunderkind, the prodigious offspring everyone raves about and wants a piece of. With a record $3.4 billion raised by Israeli startups in 2014, and nearly $1 billion in the first quarter of 2015, local and global investors are pouring a sea of cash into budding Israeli startups. But who rules […]
Israeli cyber security company Checkmarx has raised $84 million in funding from New York-based venture capital firm Insight Venture Partners, which will help it accelerate growth and expand globally, it said on Thursday. Founded in 2006, Checkmarx tests software as it is being created, automatically scanning for security vulnerabilities early in the web and mobile […]
The Acquisition marks seventh completed by Frutarom so far this year. Frutarom Industries Ltd. has signed an agreement to acquire Taura Natural Ingredients Holding Ltd. for approximately $70 million. Taura is an Australian company founded in 1973 as part of a New Zealand agricultural co-operative. Today, Taura has evolved into a leader in concentrated and […]
Tel Aviv based IdMlogic develops intelligent identity management applications. As reported in Globes: Software giant CA Technologies has acquired Israeli company IdMlogic. Both companies have confirmed the acquisition but have not disclosed financial details. Market sources estimate the acquisition was for $20 million. IdMlogic, which has been operating under the radar for several years, develops […]
As reported in NoCamels: ‘FinTech’ is a term you may have encountered in the tech news headlines and wondered what the connection is between finance, a sector heavily-burdened with century-old institutions, and technology, the constantly changing face of human innovation. In layman’s terms ‘FinTech’ involves the ability to carry out any number of financial services from […]
As reported in NoCamels: Like with everything else it does, Apple is expected to rock the architectural world when its new California headquarters opens for business next year – raising the fortunes of the Israeli glass technology firm that is playing a central, if indirect, role in the construction of one of the world’s most […]
IVC believes that half of the funds that raise money by the end of the year will have at least one Chinese investor. As reported in Globes: Chinese investors continue to show growing interest in Israeli high tech. According to IVC Research Center, Chinese investors will invest an estimated half a billion dollars in Israeli […]
At US $6B, Cyber Exceeded Total Defense Contracts in 2014. as reported in defensenews.com: Israeli companies exported some US $6 billion in cyber-related products and services last year, a peak figure which surpasses the amount of Israeli defense contracts signed in 2014. The latest data from Israel’s National Cyber Bureau (NCB) shows a surge in […]
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