Author: David Rutman

Time to call a spade a spade Armenian Genocide victims in 1915 by Neville Teller             More than two million Armenians lived in the Ottoman empire in 1914, on the eve of World War I.  By 1922, there were fewer than 400,000. The others – some 1.5 million – had been killed.  Most historians describe […]

Israel Fintech Startup Nayax Looking At $1 Billion Valuation With TASE IPO Nayax joins a number of other Israeli fintech success stories. From Nayax Website Nayax Ltd., an Israeli Fintech startup, has commenced a global initial public offering of its ordinary shares to institutional investors. Nayax proposes to sell up to 44,000,000 of its ordinary […]

Steven Spielberg’s New Film Foundation Jewish Story Partners Supports New Jewish Themed Movies JSP just announced its first projects. JSP Grantees Announcement Steven Spielberg is one of the main backers behind Jewish Story Partners (JSP), a new Los Angeles-based film foundation which launched with an ambitious vision and its first round of grantees. Jewish Story […]

American Nuclear Strategy: Challenge of Mind, not Politics By Louis René Beres, Emeritus Professor of International Law, Purdue University In human history, the highest achievements of war preparedness and war avoidance can be found in triumphs of intellect, or victories of mind over mind. Today, in an unstable world of growing military nuclearization, major world powers will […]

Connecteam Offers All In One App for Remote Workers — Raises $37 Million Connecteam is a deskless workforce management app. Connectteam team (Company Pic) Israeli startup Connecteam offers an all-in-one employee app which it says empowers organizations with non-desk employees to communicate, engage, and operate their teams. The company has close a $37 million funding […]

Edocate Offers a Virtual Patient Simulation Platform The company just raised $3 million. Edocate co-founders (Company pic) Israeli medtech startup Edocate has developed a virtual patient simulation platform for doctors to learn. The company just brought in $3 million in a seed round this week, led by Hanaco Ventures, with participation from Arkin Holdings and […]

Israeli Startup IRP Systems Develops Electric Vehicle Powertrain Solutions Raises $31 Million IRP specializes in high-performance electric powertrain systems for a variety of e-mobility platforms. The IRP Systems Team (Company pic) IRP Systems is an Israeli startup which provides innovative electric powertrain solutions for e-mobility. The company raised $31 million in Series C funding, bringing […]

Ari Emanuel’s Endeavor Group Holdings Holding $10 Billion IPO Thursday The company expects to raise $511.2 million. Ari Emanuel (YouTube clip) Endeavor Group Holdings, the American holding company for talent and media agencies run by Ari Emanuel, is going public. Emanuel is the brother of former Congressman, White House Chief of Staff and Mayor of Chicago […]

Jamie Dimon and Other Big Business Leaders Form Coalition to Help Former Convicts Get Hired Jamie Dimon also wants people to get back to work at the office. Jamie Dimon, the head of JPMorgan Chase, wants to help people who have been convicted of felonies and spent time in prison find new jobs. To that […]

Locusview Israeli Digital Construction Management Startup Raises $64 Million Locusview is a technology company with a client base composed of the leading and largest gas and electric utility companies worldwide. Locusview Team (from website) Israeli digital construction management startup Locusview has developed a platform for energy, telecom, and water industries. The company just completed a […]