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Alibaba Investing in Israeli Venture Capital Firm JVP

As reported in Globes: The investment will be in the tens of millions of dollars. Chinese Internet giant Alibaba is giving a vote of confidence in Israeli venture capital. It was reported today that the company will invest a sum amounting to tens of millions of dollars in Israel venture capital firm JVP. The connection […]

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Mobileye files for $700m NYSE secondary offering

As published in Globes: Each of the two founders will sell shares worth $100 million in the driving assistance systems company’s offer for sale. Camera-based driving assistance systems developer Mobileye has filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for its secondary offering. In a massive offer to sale by shareholders, the Jerusalem-based company’s […]

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Ten cool Apps out of Israel

As published by Israel21c:   You already know that some of the coolest and most useful mobile apps in the world (think Waze) were dreamed up by Israelis. Every few months, ISRAEL21c presents 10 of the latest apps that could change the way you work and play. 1. Rounds Described as a mashup of WhatsApp […]

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NewCO2Fuels Markets Revolutionary Alternative To Fuel Based On Water And CO2

As published by NoCamels: Turning water and carbon dioxide (the dreaded CO2) into sustainable fuel may sound like science fiction, but Israeli researchers and companies are making it a reality. The fuel alternatives they’re developing could lead the world on a cleaner, more sustainable future. In 2013, NoCamels reported that a research team at Israel’s Ben Gurion University came up with […]

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PayPal Doubles Up On Israel: New Security Hub and Confirms CyActive Acquisition

PayPal — soon to be spinning off from parent company eBay — today confirmed its latest acquisition and move to build out its payment technology as a standalone business, and provide better protection in the growing problem of security breaches in e-commerce. It is buying CyActive, a specialist in predictive malware detection based out of Israel. […]

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Israeli VC’s in Overdrive as Corporate China Seeks Outbound Investment

The Asian Venture Capital Journal has published a feature story on  delegation of 22 Israeli VC funds to China. Their objective was to expose the Israeli Start-up ecosystem to Chinese investors and convince them to invest in funds and partner with portfolio companies. Click here to see the Journal, and then click on the cover […]

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PayPal Buys Israeli Cyber Security co CyActive

As reported in Globes: CyActive describes itself as a predictive cyber security company. Online payments giant PayPal is making another acquisition in Israel. Sources inform “Globes” that PayPal has bought Beersheva-based cyber security company CyActive for $60 million. The deal has been signed and is expected to close shortly. CyActive was founded in 2003 by […]

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Mobileye Moves Closer to Automated Driving

As reported in Globes: The driver assistance systems company has unveiled its EyeQ4 fourth generation system-on-chip. Mobileye  has introduced its fourth generation system-on-chip, the EyeQ4. The EyeQ4 has 14 computing cores, of which 10 are specialized vector accelerators with extremely high utilization for visual processing and understanding. The Israeli company, headquartered in Jerusalem, is no […]

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Nielsen buys Israeli big data co eXelate for $200m

As reported in Globes: eXelate has developed a platform that allows data search and analysis for digital ad companies. Nielsen Holdings N.V.  has acquired Israeli data management company eXelate. The company has developed a platform that allows data search and analysis for digital ad companies. Financial details about the acquisition were not disclosed but estimates […]

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Whats in that drink? Futuristic Israeli device lets you find out

As published on Israel21c:   Before buying fruit at the greengrocer, steak at the butcher or a nutritional supplement at the pharmacy, imagine taking a gadget out of your pocket, aiming it at the item and instantly seeing its quality, ripeness and nutritional value, plus a whole lot more data hidden at the molecular level. […]