Category: Business

Elbit Systems Acquires BAE Systems Rokar for $31 Million Elbit has also made deals with German police. Israel’s Elbit Systems Ltd. (NASDAQ:ESLT and TASE: ESLT) (“Elbit Systems”) ha acquired BAE Systems Rokar International Ltd. (“Rokar”) from BAE Systems, Inc., the U.S. headquartered subsidiary of BAE Systems plc (LON: BA) for approximately $31 million net of […]

Kaltura Delays IPO Over Low Demand Could this be an ominous sign for other planned IPOs? Kaltura Executive Team — Company Photo Israeli Video Startup Kaltura expected to make a whopping splash in the market with a $2 billion NASDAQ IPO. Well not anymore. The company has been forced to suspend its plans for an […]

Top 5 Jewish Baseball Players of All Time Its opening day today! Hank Greenberg (Wikipedia) (This is dedicated to my dad whose birthday just so happens to be today.) It is opening day in America. Major League Baseball returns today. Last year they held a truncated season with only 60 games because of the Coronavirus. […]

Israeli Startup Spiral Offers New Banking App for Charitable Donations Spiral, a new Israeli fintech startup, will offer the offer a new form of banking app with a twist: the Spiral app will be for making charitable donations. The company has raised $14 million in a funding round led by Team8. Founded in 2019 by […]

Audioburst Platform Brings Podcasts to Any App Audioburst offers an audio search and delivery platform. Israeli startup Audioburst offers an audio search and delivery platform. The company has now launched its Platform for Apps, the world’s first podcast feed for mobile apps. The app provides recurring revenue for the thousands of app developers looking to […]

Israel’s Airwayz Uses AI-Based Systems for Drone Flights The company participated in drone delivery flight tests held in Hadera. Airwayz, an Israeli startup, offers software-based AI that allows any drone of any type to be part of an autonomous drone fleet and perform multiple tasks in a variety of fields. Just connect your drones to […]

How to Travel to Europe Right Now: Health Requirements Europe’s borders are currently still restricted due to COVID-19, with a few exceptions. Find out who may fly to the EU and the health requirements in place. By Contributing Author You can fly to Europe but be prepared for COVID health requirements.  The world of travel […]

Next Insurance Hits $4 Billion Valuation It only recently acquired another insurance company. Next Insurance founders Nissim Tapiro Guy Goldstein Alon Huri (source company PR) Israel’s Next Insurance, a digital insurtech company in the field of small business insurance, has reached a valuation of $4 billion. This makes Next Insurance Israel’s biggest unicorn, by far. […]

Tesla Opens First Israel Charging Station Its located in Tel Aviv. Tesla Israel (Israelvclub Instagram) Electric car company Tesla has come to Israel. The company just opened its first charging station in the country, located in the Azrieli Center in Tel Aviv. It has six charging points and Tesla claims it takes just a few […]

The Role That Restaurant Furniture Plays in Public Health By Contributing Author The modern lifestyle has brought with it convenience and luxury, but we are quickly beginning to realize that these things come at a cost. We’re not talking about monetary costs either, but rather the impact that such things can have on public health. […]