Category: Money

Has The “Green Revolution” Led To a Drop-in Infant Mortality? Tel Aviv University researchers say yes. Wouldn’t it be great if all of the work that has been done in recent years to change over to renewable energies and greener agricultural development had beneficial side effects beyond cleaning the environment of carbon emissions? Well according […]

Rapper Jay-Z Invests in Israeli Startup K Health Jay-Z invested in K Health through his Marcy Venture Partners. Jay-Z Facebook pic American rapper Jay-Z, AKA Mr. Beyoncé, has joined a $42 million investment in K Health, an Israeli startup which develops a mobile app that uses AI to deliver personalized primary care. So now even […]

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 […]

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 […]