Israel High Tech Scene Feb 20 – 26

Tel Aviv at sunset, Israel New Startups / VC Funding Israel’s Connecteam Raises $120 Million For Remote Deskless Work AppIsraeli startup Connecteam, which offers an all-in-one employee app that the company says empowers organizations with non-desk employees to communicate, engage, and operate their teams, raised $120 million in a Series C round of funding. This […]

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Harvard University is reviving Leary’s research into the ‘magic’ mushrooms

Research into the ‘magic’ mushrooms – Jerry Rosenbaum Proffesors at Harvard University will deep research into the ‘magic’ mushrooms in light of growing evidence that they effectively treat mental illnesses such as depression, anxiety, trauma, addiction, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The university is restarting research into the ‘magic’ mushrooms, and their psychedelic effect sixty […]

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Israel’s Pontera/FeeX Raises $80 Million

Pontera (from website) Pontera, an Israeli fintech startup, just changed its name from FeeX and raised $80 million across three recent funding rounds led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, along with The Founders Kitchen, Hanaco Ventures, Hyperwise Ventures and , Blumberg Capital. Founded in 2012 by David Weisz and CEO Yoav Zurel Pontera (formerly FeeX) boasts […]

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