Author: David Leibermann

Michael Rubin Owner of Fanatics (Facebook) Michael Rubin’s Fanatics sports merchandising company has now hot a $27 billion valuation. The valuation came as Fanatics raised another $1.5 billion in new funding. Founded by Michael Rubin in Jacksonville, Florida in 2011, Fanatics markets licensed sports merchandise to over 180 countries around the world, runs stores in […]

Veev, a tech-driven Israeli real estate developer of modular prefabrication homes, announced today the close of a $400 million Series D fundraising round led by BOND and included LenX, Zeev Ventures, JLL Spark Global Ventures, and Fifth Wall Climate Tech. The company declined to reveal its post-money valuation. In the last round in March 2021, Veev […]

Ben Stiller and Christine Taylor zoolander Actor Ben Stiller and estranged wife Christine Taylor are back together again after a five year split. The couple has been married since 2000. Christine Taylor came to fame back in the 1990s when she played Marcia Brady in the Brady Bunch movies. She also appeared on hit shows […]

Amir Becker Sygnia Amir Becker, former head of the vaunted IDF 8200 cybersecurity unit, is joining the Israeli cybersecurity consulting firm Sygnia. He will serve as Sygnia’s new Vice President of Incident Response. As the Head of the Cyber Operations Division of Unit 8200, Amir Becker led the development and implementation of IDF’s updated cyber […]

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 […]

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 […]

J Rosner and Jennifer Elias Phot by Eduardo Feldman ADayInTheLife photography (Guest Author Jennifer Elias was born and raised in France and graduated with a Double Masters’ Degree in Strategic Management and Business Law from EM Lyon Business School, in France. After working at Ernst and Young Paris she moved to Israel. She is the […]

Larry David’s University of Maryland student ID HBO’s University of Maryland student ID HBO Larry David is a total fraud. At least that is what he says about himself in a new documentary about him called “The Larry David Story.” “Why not me?” Larry asks. And why not him. Larry David clearly made “Seinfeld” what […]

Tel Aviv at sunset, Israel New Startups / VC FundingIsraeli Startup WSC Sports Raises $100 MillionWSC Sports, an Israeli startup that develops tech for AI-driven sports highlights, has closed a $100M Series D round, led by ION Crossover Partners (ICP). The company plans to use the new funding to support its aggressive growth plans for […]