Author: David Rutman

The Guide to Managing Seed Investments in Startups By Jonathan Gan You thought of an idea for a start-up; you started to build a cool technology product; you might have even started a company and launched a product. Indeed, at one point or another, you began to deal with one of the most burdensome, frustrating, […]

Cellebrite Digital Intelligence Firm Looking to $2.4 Billion NASDAQ IPO It hopes to be the latest Israeli startup with a billion plus exit. Israeli startup Cellebrite, a leading digital intelligence solutions provider, will soon be listed on the NASDAQ through an SPAC merger with TWC Tech Holdings II Corp. Cellebrite anticipates a $2.4 billion valuation […]

JPMorgan Chase Chief Jamie Dimon Calls for Tougher Regulation On His Own Firm He did so in a letter to investors. Jamie Dimon, the head of JPMorgan Chase, has called for tougher regulations on the American financial system; even though, this would, of course affect his own firm. . He also wrote about the benefits […]

Israeli fintech startup TipRanks Receives $77 Million Investment to Support Retail Investor Frenzy TipRanks, the only company that ranks analysts, became the standard in Wall Street and is used by most banks. Israeli-based fintech company TipRanks has raised $77 million investment led by Prytek and More Investment House. Founded in 2012 by Uri Gruenbaum and […]

Cofense acquires Israeli AI-Based Email Security Provider Cyberfish The purchase price was not disclosed. Cofense, a provider of phishing detection and response (PDR) solutions has acquired Cyberfish, an Israeli cybersecurity startup which provides next-generation phishing protection powered by Computer Vision and advanced Machine Learning (ML) technology. The purchase price was not disclosed. Phishing is the […]

Israeli Digital Health co Comply Bought Out By Qualitest The purchase price was about $15.15 million. Norm Merritt CEO Qualitest – PR Israel startup Comply, a quality assurance specialist in pharma and digital health, has been acquired by Qualitest, an AI-powered, engineering-driven software testing and quality assurance company. The purchase price was NIS 50 million, […]

Top 5 Israeli Billionaires On Forbes List for 2021 Israeli now has 21 billionaires. Stef Wertheimer on the right / Iscar   Forbes has come out with its list of the world’s billionaires of 2021. Of course, a number of Israelis made the list. Twenty one, in fact, including a number of entrepreneurs. Israel is also […]

Best Microsoft Office tools to Survive through Quarantine in 2021 By Contributing Author The Covid Havoc has ripped apart the lives of people globally. It becomes crucially important that we prepare for the worst and hope for the best. In response to the pandemic, certain quarantine rules are made mandatory during the travel or onset […]

Israeli Startup WhiteSource Offers Open Source Security Solutions The company just raised $75 million. WhiteSource is an Israeli cybersecurity startup which offers services for open source security and management, The company raised $75 million in Series D funding led by Pitango Growth, with participation by existing investors M12, Susquehanna Growth Equity, and 83North. WhiteSource’s total […]

Trax and Redis Labs: Two Israeli Unicorns Hit $2 Billion Valuations A unicorn is a startup with more than a $1 billion valuation. Redis Labs (from website) Israeli unicorns Trax and Redis Labs have each now reached a $2 billion valuation. Redis Labs, a database software developer, hit the mark with a $110 million Series […]