Author: David Leibermann

New Startups / VC FundingAppwrite Raises $27 Million For Open Source Developers’ PlatformAppwrite, an Israeli startup that offers an open source Backend-as-a-Service (BaaS) platform for web, mobile and flutter developers, has raised $27million in a Series A funding round led by Tiger Global. Open-source software is generally software that is open for all to use […]

Lebanon PM Najib Mikati met the Emir, Sheikh Tamim al-Thani, and discussed ties between Lebanon and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries/ Photo: Lebanon government by Neville Teller The good news is that a two-month truce between the warring parties in Yemen, brokered by the UN, went into effect on April 2.  At last, there […]

PM Bennett with Ayelet Shaked. Israeli politics has been thrown back into disarray The resignation on Wednesday of Yamina MK Idit Silman, the coalition whip in Naftali Bennett’s eight-party coalition, has thrown Israeli politics back into disarray, stripping the coalition of its parliamentary majority and paving the way for a Likud-led administration. “I will continue […]

Coro’s co-founders (PR Pic) Coro, an Israeli cyber security startup that offers an artificial intelligence (AI) powered platform for mid-market organizations, has hit a valuation of $500 million, halfway to unicorn status. It did so with a $60 million Series C round of financing which capped a total of $80 million raised in the last […]

The magic spells in Hebrew incantation bowls (Photo Yoli Schwartz, Antiquities Authority) Israel has always been known as a leading world innovator in a variety of fields. So it is no surprise when its scientists make major breakthroughs, from new medical treatments to, the cutting edge of technology. And, as the place where the events […]

New Startups / VC FundingIsrael’s Beewise Raises $80 Million From UAE InvestorsBeewise Technologies, an Israeli startup working on climatech precision robotics to help the environment by saving the Earth’s bees from extinction, raised $80 million in a Series C funding round of funding led by Insight Partners, with participation from Sanad, an investor located in […]

BeamUP team company photo by Ariel Efron) BeamUP, an Israeli startup that offers an Artificial Intelligence (AI) based platform that designs and manages enterprise building systems, has launched its service with a $15 million round of seed investment led by Israel-based StageOne Ventures and US-based Ibex Investors. So we can now say that BeamUp is […]

Granulate co-founders Asaf Ezra and Tal Saiag (company Photo) Intel Corporation has an agreement to acquire Granulate Cloud Solutions Ltd., an Israel-based developer of real-time continuous optimization software. While the terms of the deal were not disclosed, Calcalist reports that it could be worth as much as $650 million. Founded in 2018 by CEO Asaf […]

Cyera co-founders Yotam Segev, CEO, and Tamar Bar-Ilan, CTO Cyera, an Israeli startup offering cloud data security, launched from stealth with $60 million in funding. The company says that it will now lead the “data-first revolution” in cloud security. The financing, which comes just ten months after Cyera’s formation, was led by Sequoia Capital. Israel […]

Papaya Global Israeli startup Papaya Global, a fintech unicorn that offers a cloud based platform for companies to handle their payrolls, is acquiring Azimo, a British company that offers a digital cross border payments platform for as much as $200 million. The exact price was not revealed, but Calcalist reported that it could be worth […]