The Government in Israel is a core component of the nation’s drive to lead global innovation culture and infrastructure. The establishment of a national authority for innovation in Israel is the latest development in the government’s efforts to support the innovation eco-system in Israel. The establishment of the ‘Israel Innovation Authority’ stems from the Israeli government’s […]
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The Bridge: Israel-Australia Investment Summit was coordinated and hosted by The Israel Trade Commission in November 2015. The Bridge: Israel – Australia Investment Summit is the premier event to inspire, disrupt and connect innovators and investors in Israel and Australia. The invitation only event brought the largest ever delegation of VC’s and startups from Israel together with […]
The Israel Trade Commission is proud to be bringing Professor Isaac Ben-Israel to Australia on the 9 -12 March, 2016 as part of our on-going focus on Cyber Security. Prof. Ben-Israel is a world-renowned expert in Cyber Security, with a focus on Cyber policy and worldwide trends. He has worked with both the Israeli and Singaporean […]
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Telstra Forges Israel Alliance
Telstra has extended its global innovation footprint with the telco’s start-up incubator muru-D forging a brand new partnership with Tel Aviv-based accelerator program, The Junction. As published in The Australian on 2/2/16; The alliance extends muru-D’s global network and according to president of Telstra Software Group and muru-D co-founder Charlotte Yarkoni, The Junction will play […]
Israeli high-tech capital raising soars to $4.43B in 2015; 30% above 2014’s previous record. Key Stats: Phenomenal quarterly results in Q4/2015– $1.2B raised VC-backed deals capture majority of investments in 2015, with $3.2B – up 36% from 2014 Israeli VC fund investments grow, while their share is down to 15% of total capital in 2015 […]
Israeli startups were sold for a total of $9.02 billion in 2015, a 16 percent jump from 2014, according to a new report by Israel-based IVC Research Center and law firm Meitar Liquornik Geva Leshem Tal. As reported in No Camels; Last year saw the third-highest exit sum in the last decade, with 2006 at No.1 and […]
The BRIDGE – the First Israel Australia Investment Summit is the premier Israel focused event that aims to inspire, disrupt and connect by bringing together entrepreneurs, innovators and investors from Israel, Australia and the region for an intense series of discussions, networking and deal-making sessions. The BRIDGE 2015 featured the first ever real live elevator […]
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The BRIDGE 2015
The Bridge: Israel – Australia Investment Summit 2015 was the first investment event of its kind between Israel and Australia. The Summit was focused on bringing together key investors, startups, companies and VCs to inspire, disrupt and connect. The Bridge Summit was overwhelmingly successful at showcasing Israeli innovation, building relationships and achieving tangible investment outcomes. […]
iAngels co-founders Mor Assia and Shelly Hod-Moyal joined The Israel Trade Commission in Sydney as speakers for The Bridge: Israel-Australia Investment Summit this November. During their time in Australia, iAngels secured the following deal, as reported by Damon Kitney in The Australian on 24 November 2015: Alex Waislitz’s Thorney Investment Group plans to […]
Government, high-profile investors and technology companies are urging closer ties with Israel to emulate the nation’s track record of successful technology innovation and start-ups. “The future of Australia is absolutely bound up in becoming a more innovative economy,” Mr Bassat said. “The reality is that in every city in the world people are trying to […]
