With the opening of the Olympic Games on Friday, Israel’s delegation to Rio de Janeiro is its largest ever: 47 athletes competing in 17 different sports, plus 34 coaches and about 25 support staff. However, they won’t be the only Israelis seeking to make an impact on the summer games. Several Israeli companies will be working behind the scenes to ensure that the Olympics run […]
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The Chinese consortium, which is buying Playtika from US company Caesars, says Playtika will remain an independent unit managed from Herzliya. As reported in Globes: A Chinese consortium has acquired Israeli social games company Playtika from Caesars Interactive Entertainment online games unit for $4.4 billion in cash, the companies have announced. Based in Herzliya, US […]
Last week, the first Israel Australia Cyber Dialogue was convened by the Israel Trade Commission and the recently established Australian Cyber Security Growth Centre. The Dialogue was the Growth Centre’s first event since its recommended formation by the Federal Government following the release of the National Innovation and Science Agenda Report in December 2015. During […]
Housed at the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, The Floor startup hub aims to put Israel on the global map in the hot field of financial technology. As reported in Israel21C: A unique financial technology startup hub housed at the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange aims to put Israel on the global map in the hot field […]
Israeli car engine diagnosis company Engie, which has developed an app for streamlining the rather unpleasant process of taking a car to the garage, has raised $3.5 million in a Series A financing round. As reported in Globes: Since the app was launched, more than 200 garages around Israel have joined it, and it has almost […]
Israeli mobile threat defense startup Skycure has completed a $16.5 million series B investment led by Foundation Capital. As reported in Globes: Skycure will use the funds to expand the company’s presence in EMEA and APAC, broaden its foothold with Global 1000 customers, and invest in further developing the company’s award winning mobile threat defense platform. […]
Israeli company Salt of the Earth has come up with a new “salt” called Umamix, which is made of natural extracts, vegetable concentrates, and a little bit of Red Sea salt. As reported in NoCamels: The product cuts sodium intakes in half, comes in liquid form, and has a brown color reminiscent of soy sauce. But […]
The explosive growth of accelerators in Israel (261 and counting) encompasses some unusual areas of focus, such as special needs and medical cannabis. As reported in Israel21C: With more than 260 startup accelerators in Israel as of this summer, entrepreneurs heading early-stage startups for nearly every imaginable market segment have a place to grow their […]
Foreign high-tech workers will get two-year permits and be paid a minimum of NIS 20,000 a month. As reported in Globes: Hundreds of foreign workers will begin working at Israeli high-tech companies and startups this year. In recent months, a special team has been looking into the importing of workers from overseas for Israeli companies, […]
Israeli startup HealthWatch has developed hWear, a high ‘tech-xtile’ wearable technology that monitors ECG (the electrical activity of the heart) and vital signs in real time. The technology enables users to detect problems early, which is critical for those with pre-existing heart conditions. As reported in NoCamels: hWear is a sleeveless shirt that can be worn […]
