Author: David Rutman

Airbnb Bookings More Than Quadrupled Since 2015 Airbnb founders L-R Brian Chesky, Joe Gebbia and Nathan Blecharczyk After a long wait, short-term rental market leader Airbnb has finally filed to go public on Monday. In its S1 registration filing, the company provides the public with a rare glimpse behind its business, revealing some interesting facts about […]

How to do Industry Analysis? By Contributing Author Human beings are a substantial part of the universe at large. We do not exist in seclusion. In the same way, companies also do not function in isolation. They operate as part of a larger universe which is known as the industry or sector. Now, to get […]

George Soros Finally Responds To Insane Right Wing Attacks The attacks on George Soros range from claiming that he was a Nazi collaborator who turned over Jews to the Germans during World War II to saying that he funds Antifa George Soros Screen Shot from Soros A new documentary about George Soros is being released […]

Israeli Startup Listory Offers an App Which Saves You from Clickbait Listory just brought in $4 million. Listory Team — from the company Listory, a new startup which just launched an app that lets people get the information that they actually want while avoiding clickbait, brought in $4 million. The company which calls its product […]

Credit-based deposit alternative Startup Obligo Raises $15.5 Million Obligo enables renters to submit a payment method for pre-authorization, similar to a hotel check-in process. Obligo / L-R CEO Roey Dor and Omri Dor Israeli fintech startup Obligo today announced a $15.5 million Series A funding round from investors including 83North,10D, Entrée Capital, Viola Credit, and […]

Maniv Mobility Becomes First Israeli VC to Invest in UAE Firm Maniv invested $3.8 Million in Emirati Startup Fenix. Fenix founders Jaideep Dhanoa, right, and IQ Sayed, left. Courtesy Fenix Israeli VC Maniv Mobility invested $3.8 million in an e scooter startup from the United Arab Emirates called Fenix. Israeli money investing in startups outside […]

Israeli company BIRD Aerosystems signs missile protection contract With African VIP The contract includs installation of the system on a customer VIP and Military aircraft. BIRD Aerosystems BIRD Aerosystems, a privately-owned developer of Airborne Missile Protection Systems and Special Mission Aircraft Solutions has announced that it has won a contract for the delivery and installation […]

Snacks Maker Kind Bars Selling Out to Mars Mars makes Snickers and Kind Bars makes healthy snack foods. Daniel Lubetzky from KIND Kind Bars, a maker of healthy snack foods which was founded by Daniel Lubetzky, is to be sold to the candy maker Mars which produces popular chocolates like Snickers bars and M&Ms. No […]

SL Green Borrows $1.25 Billion for Manhattan’s One Madison Avenue The money is for the renovation of One Madison Avenue. One Madison SL Green Manhattan’s biggest office realtor SL Green has taken out a $1.25 billion construction loan for its much heralded renovation of the complex One Madison Avenue. Such an immense amount of new […]

Former Ivanka Trump BFF Slams Her in Vanity Fair Article Lysandra Ohrstrom had a lot to say about Ivanka Trump. Lysandra Ohrstrom and Ivanka Trump were once best friends. But now Ohrstrom is spilling the beans on the real Ivanka in a Vanity Fair article. Lysandra Ohrstrom is a freelance journalist and editor who has […]