As reported in Israel 21C: Acquisition of Valtech Cardio by America’s HeartWare International marks biggest deal for an Israeli med tech company ever. A mega acquisition deal worth roughly $929 million of Israeli replacement heart valve maker Valtech Cardio by HeartWare International has Israel’s startup sector buzzing with excitement. The US-based heart technology company announced late […]
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As reported in NoCamels: As part of the annual DLD Innovation Week, Tel Aviv’s most high-profile tech conference, startups throughout the city are once again opening their doors to the public. For the Open Startup event, anyone is invited to tour the offices of some of the coolest startups and work spaces. 112 startups are participating in this […]
As reported in Globes: The acquisition of the Or Yehuda valve repair device company includes shares and milestone payments. The Israeli company was founded in 2006 and has 50 employees, according to IVC. The company was founded by CEO Amir Gross, Yossi Gross, and Peregrine Ventures headed by Eyal Lifshitz and Boaz Lifshitz. Based in […]
As first published in The Times of Israel and reported in NoCamels: Israeli biotechnology firm ElMindA – developers of the world’s first FDA-approved neural functional assessment tool to visualize serious brain trauma and illnesses – has been named one of the 49 most innovative start-ups in the world by the World Economic Forum. The annual […]
As reported in Globes: The funds will be used for the global rollout of Dario, a mobile, cloud-based, diabetes management solution. LabStyle Innovations Corp., which has developed the Dario Diabetes Management Solution, today announced it has closed a $2.5 million financing round. The investment will be used to support the global rollout of the Dario, […]
As reported in Globes: Telligent provides software for customer support and digital marketing communities. Security, surveillance and business intelligence company Verint Systems Inc. saw its share price rise 2.2% on Nasdaq yesterday, giving a market cap of $3.64 billion, after announcing the acquisition of Telligent. Texas-based Telligent provides software for customer support and digital marketing communities. […]
According to figures published recently by the cyber-task-force which is part of the prime minister’s office, in 2014 Israeli companies sold around $6 billion of internet-security software, equivalent to about a tenth of the entire worldwide sales of such stuff. The global sales of Israeli weapons systems was down to $5.7 billion The number of […]
Welcome to the Global Startup Ecosystem Ranking. It has been almost three years since the last Startup Ecosystem Report was released in November 2012, and since then the startup sector has grown at a booming pace. The centerpiece of the 2015 Startup Ecosystem Ranking is our updated and revamped component index, which ranks the top […]
The deal, the largest ever acquisition by an Israeli company, is in cash and shares. As reported in Globes: Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. has announced the largest ever acquisition by an Israeli company. Following a report in the “Wall Street Journal” of negotiations on the deal, and the suspension of trading in Teva stock on the […]
Research and development is the bedrock of innovation. A big investment in R&D indicates a thriving and entrepreneurial industrial spirit, and figures from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) highlight the countries spending the most – and least – on this important driver of economic growth, which covers three activities: basic research, applied research […]
