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Israel Awards NIS 22 Million in Grants to Corona-Fighting Startups
CTech - The Israel Innovation Authority (IIA), the government’s tech investment arm, last week approved NIS 22 million (approximately $6 million) in grants for 35...
The Real Pains of the Tech Sector Are Yet to Come, Says Israeli Senior Shibolet Partner
CTech - The coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis caught the Israeli tech sector entirely off guard. The industry that was riding high had to suddenly hit the brakes...
Israel Fast-Tracks $180 Million to Tech Firms Through Innovation Grants
CTech - Israeli innovators can look forward to some financial relief next week. On Wednesday, the government, through its tech investment arm the Israel Innovation...
Tourism Crash Threatens Survival of Israeli Travel Tech Companies
CTech - The tourism and airline industries were arguably the first sectors to suffer huge blows due to the coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis. As a result,...
Over Half of VCs Have Stopped or Cut Down Investments, Survey Finds
CTech - More than half of venture capital firms have halted or reduced their activity in light of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, a new survey...
Don’t Panic, the Sky Won’t Fall Because of Coronavirus, Says Mellanox CEO
CTech - Eyal Waldman, CEO of Israeli chipmaker Mellanox Technologies, is set to emerge from self-quarantine Wednesday. Last week, fear of the spreading Covid-19 virus...
Coronavirus Impact: 2020 Could See Israeli Tech Strive to Survive, Not Thrive
CTech - The novel coronavirus — or its impact, at least — has reached the global tech scene. The first signs were seen in February,...
Yango Israel General Manager Resigns
CTech - Yaniv Alfi, the general manager of Yango Israel, has decided to resign from his position at the company, according to one person familiar...
Insight Partners Backs Israel-Linked Cybersecurity Company SentinalOne in $200 Million Investment
CTech - The investment spree of New York-based venture capital and private equity firm Insight Partners continues. Insight has recently led a $200 million investment...
Israeli Venture Capital Firm Grove Raises $120 Million in Commitments for Second Fund
CTech - Israel-based venture capital firm Grove Ventures Capital (GP) has raised $120 million in commitments for its second fund, the company announced Tuesday. Grove...
NSO Buys Counter-Drone Company Convexum
CTech - Israeli cyber surveillance company NSO Group is acquiring Convexum, a Tel Aviv startup developing counter-drone technologies, for $60 million in cash, according to...
Former Microsoft Exec Assaf Rappaport’s New Startup Raises $21 Million
CTech - Less than two months after he stepped down as Microsoft's head of research and development in Israel, Israeli entrepreneur Assaf Rappaport’s new cybersecurity startup,...
Advent International Buys Cyber Company Forescout in $1.9 Billion deal
CTech - Boston-based private equity firm Advent International Corp. has agreed to acquire San Jose, California-headquartered cyber company Forescout Technologies Inc. in a $1.9 billion...
Israeli Drugstore Chain Super-Pharm Implements Sensor-Based Shelf Organization Technology
CTech - Israel-based drugstore chain Super-Pharm has implemented shelf organization technologies developed by WiseShelf in 14 of its stores, according to WiseShelf CEO Shalom Nakdimon....
