Author: David Rutman

Walmart to Acquire Israeli Virtual Fitting Platform Zeekit The price was not disclosed. Zeekit Promo Pic American retailing giant Walmart is buying Israeli Startup Zeekit. Zeekit offers a virtual fitting platform for people who buy new clothes online. The sale price was not disclosed. Founded in 2013 by Yael Vizel its CEO, Alon Kristal, CTO, […]

Hamas: Why Now? Turkey Erol Erdoğan and Hamas Ismail Haniye: credit Mehmettorun / wikimedia commons by Neville Teller When historians put large-scale events under the microscope, they often find the reason for them in a series of contributory factors that chanced to come together at the same time.  Is it possible, so close to events, […]

VisibleRisk Raises $25 million for Enterprise Cyber Risk Evaluation VisibleRisk is a joint venture between Moody’s and Team8. Israeli startup Visible Risk helps companies asses their risks for cyber-attacks and more. They completed a $25 million investment in VisibleRisk. VisibleRisk also announced the launch of a Cyber Rating product, building on the collaboration between Moody’s […]

Apple Service Provider Jamf Acquires Israeli Zero-Trust Security Firm Wandera for $400 Million Cybersecurity is easier if you don’t trust anyone. Wanders founders Roy and Eldar Tuvey. (from website) Jamf (NASDAQ: JAMF), which describes itself as the standard in Apple Enterprise Management, has acquired Israeli company Wandera, a leader in zero trust cloud security and […]

Can Just 3 Songs Determine Who You Are? Will this mean more big brother? Just three songs from a person’s playlist could be enough for understanding everything you need to know about a person. It could even identify who the person is. This according to a new study performed by researchers at Tel Aviv University. […]

Gal Gadot Gets Tsuris for Supporting Israel Wonder Woman tweeted support for her homeland. Gal Gadot (Facebook) Wonder Woman Gal Gadot came out in support of Israel during the ongoing crisis with countless missiles being launched at civilian targets out of the Gaza Strip by the terrorist group Hamas. But apparently expressing concern for family […]

Michael Bloomberg Donates $150 Million to Promote Minority STEM Studies The money funds the Vivien Thomas Scholars Initiative at Johns Hopkins. Billionaire philanthropist Michael Bloomberg has donated $150 million for the advancement of studies in the fields of STEM – Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, among minorities in advanced education. Bloomberg Philanthropies donated the money […]

Israeli Fintech Startup Stampli Founded by Two Brothers, Raises $50 Million Stampli is a complete AP automation platform. Stampli co-founders, brothers Eyal Feldman, CEO (Right) and Ofer Feldman, CTO (Left) (Photo Business Wire) Stampli is an Israeli startup which utilizes artificial intelligence for fintech. The company, which was founded by two brothers, just raised $50 […]

Israel’ Verbit Buys American Captioning Products Provider VITAC Verbit declares that the acquisition now makes it the world’s largest AI-powered transcription and captioning platform. Verbit VITAC (Twitter) Verbit, an Israeli developer of an AI-powered transcription and captioning platform, has acquired the American company VITAC, which offers captioning products and solutions in North America. The purchase […]

Similarweb Completes $1.6 Billion IPO It had expected a $2 billion valuation. SimilarWeb CEO and founder Or Offer Similarweb Ltd., an Israeli provider of digital intelligence solutions, has completed its initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange, according to a report in Globes. The company came away with a $.6 billion valuation. This […]