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Crypto Giant Coinbase Acquiring Israel’s Unbound Security
CTech - American cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has made its first acquisition in Israel, purchasing cryptographic key management and protection startup Unbound Security. Coinbase, which has...
Israeli Startup Lusha Achieves Unicorn Status With $205 Million Series B at $1.5 Billion Valuation
CTech - Israeli startup Lusha announced on Wednesday that it has raised $205 million in Series B funding at a $1.5 billion valuation. Yoni Tserruya,...
Israeli Startup Valuations Surging at Record Pace, but Early-Stage Rounds Are Down
CTech - One of the most talked about topics in Israeli tech over the past year has been the surging valuations of companies. For example,...
SoftBank Makes $25 Million Investment in Israeli VC OurCrowd
CTech – Israeli venture platform OurCrowd announced on Wednesday that SoftBank Vision Fund 2 will make a $25 million convertible equity investment into the firm. Under...
Israel’s Natural Intelligence Targeting at Least $100 Million in First-Ever Funding Round
CTech - Israeli tech company Natural Intelligence, which develops advertising technologies and services, is facing a historic move: raising external money, a big change for...
Cybersecurity Valuations Are a Bubble, Warn Israel’s Check Point Co-Founders
CTech - Two legendary Israeli cybersecurity figures, former partners who went on to become rivals, are warning that the valuations of cybersecurity companies could be...
Medical Device Giant Medtronic to Acquire Israel’s Triple Jump for $300 Million
CTech - Medical device company Medtronic is in advanced negotiations to purchase Israeli startup Triple Jump for $300 million, Calcalist has learned. This acquisition comes...
Microsoft Israel GM: We Will Recruit Thousands of Employees by Acqui-Hiring Startups
CTech - Following the bombshell dropped by Microsoft on Wednesday regarding its plans to hire 2,500 additional employees in Israel over the coming years, Calcalist...
Eight Roads Launches $450 Million Fourth Fund, Allocates a Third to Israeli Scale-Ups
CTech - VC fund Eight Roads Ventures has launched its fourth fund, raising $450 million to invest in European and Israeli tech companies. Calcalist has...
Gentex Acquiring Israeli Startup Guardian Optical for $17 Million
CTech - Gentex Corporation, which is traded on Nasdaq at a $7.4 billion valuation, announced earlier this week the acquisition of Israeli startup Guardian Optical...
Israel’s Entrée Capital Invests Around $15 Million in UAE Startups
CTech - Entrée Capital, one of the most distinguished investment funds in Israel, has invested in four different startups in the United Arab Emirates and...
Fintech Giant Brex Acquires Israel’s Weav for $50 Million
CTech - US fintech powerhouse Brex, which is valued at $7.4 billion, is acquiring Israeli startup Weav, which offers a universal API for commerce platforms...
Cybereason Raises $275 Million Led by Steven Mnuchin’s VC Fund
CTech - Israeli company Cybereason has raised $275 million led by Liberty Strategic Capital, a venture capital fund recently founded by former United States Secretary...
ZoomInfo Buys Israeli Company Chorus.ai for $575 Million
CTech - Business intelligence company ZoomInfo announced Tuesday it has agreed to acquire Israeli startup Chorus.ai, which developed an AI-based system to analyze sales calls,...
