Author: David Rutman

Israeli VC Fund Disruptive AI Expands Israel Arab Ties with AI-SQUARE Forum The project brings Israelis and Emiratis together. Yorai Fainmesser, Founder & Managing Partner of Disruptive AI Venture Capital. (pr pic) Disruptive AI, an Israeli venture capital fund which specializes in artificial intelligence, is expanding its operations into Turkey as part of its work […]

Israeli Video Startup Innovid Looks to $1.2 Billion IPO It will do so in an SPAC merger. Innovid CEO Zvika Netter (company PR pic) Innovid, an Israeli startup in the field of video advertising, is planning an initial public offering through a Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) Calcalist reports that the company expects a $1.2billion […]

Spotify Could Bring Down Apple in EU Spotify, the streaming provider of music and other audio content, finds itself at the EU’s current ant-trust charges which it were brought against Apple. The European Commission, the executive body of the 27 member nation EU, has determined that Apple’s payment system unfairly forces competitors to pay it […]

Intel, Mobileye Expands R&D Facilities and Manufacturing Capacity in Israel Intel has already begun the first phase of construction and will invest $10 billion to increase capacity and capability. L-R Mobileye’s Amnon Shashua, and Intel’s Pet Gelsinger. Credit Lior Deskel/ PR Intel has will expand its current investment in Israel to grow its product offering, […]

U.S. Investments Firm BlackRock Buys 3% Stake in Israel’s Bank Hapoalim The shares previously belonged to Shari Aronson. Bank Hapoalim Offices (Wikipedia) BlackRock, an American asset management firm, has revealed that it is the buyer of Shari Arison’s shares in the Israeli Bank Hapoalim (TASE: POLI) which she sold two weeks ago. According to the […]

Billionaire Philanthropist Eli Broad Dies at 87 Eli and his wife Edythe endowed two different foundations. Eli Broad (From memorial video on YouTube) Billionaire entrepreneur and philanthropist Eli Broad died on Friday. He was 87. He was best known as an art collector who was crucial in helping to promote the art scene in Los […]

Israel Startup Nation Raises More Than $2 Billion for New Tech Companies in April This included three new unicorns. Joel Bar-El and Dror Feldheim, Trax promo pic In total, Startup Nation brought in $2.2 billion in new funding in just the month of April alone. Three new companies hit unicorn status, a valuation of more […]

Nano Dimension Acquires NanoFabrica for $60 Million NanoFabrica is a micro mechanics 3D-Printing company. NanoFabrica (Press release) Nano Dimension, an Israeli company in the 3D printed electronics (Additively Manufactured Electronics (AME)/PE) field, has bought out fellow Israeli company NanoFabrica Ltd. a developer of new technology and turn-key systems for precise 3D-micro-printing (or precision additive manufacturing). […]

Chunk Foods Is an Israeli Alternative Meat Startup The company raised $2 million. New Israeli startup Chunk Foods develops meat-alternatives. The company has raised $2 million in a pre-seed round led by Kansas firm Stray Dog Capital, Good Seed Ventures, and the MIT-affiliated E14 Fund. Chunk Foods leverages cutting-edge fermentation technology to produce whole-cut plant-based […]

Five Steps for Successful Technology Change Management By Contributing Author Keeping up with technology is challenging. Technology is advancing rapidly, lowering barriers to entry. It’s also becoming more pervasive in our lives and jobs. However, the more you put off technological change, the more difficult (and longer) your adjustment period will have to be. As […]