Tagged: israel

April 16, 2022 @ 10:51 am By JD Alois  |  

A new report by IVC in partnership with LeumiTech – a company providing banking for high-tech companies, outlines tech investment in Israel, and even during the most challenging times – investment continues to grow. According to the report, Israeli start-ups raised a whopping $5.58 billion… Read More

March 28, 2022 @ 11:25 am By JD Alois  |  

  Global securities crowdfunding platform OurCrowd will open a global artificial intelligence innovation center in Abu Dhabi later this year, according to a report. The new center is part of the ongoing initiative to connect countries that have normalized relations with Israel because of the… Read More

March 24, 2022 @ 4:01 pm By JD Alois  |  

PayPal Ventures has invested in Cymbio, a marketplace and dropship automation platform, months after the company completed a $20 million Series B round. PayPal Ventures is, of course, the venture arm of payments platform PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL). Cymbio is a platform that aims to enable brands… Read More

March 22, 2022 @ 9:17 am By JD Alois  |  

OurCrowd, a leading global investment crowdfunding platform, has published its Q4 2021 High Tech Jobs Index. According to OurCrowd, their survey indicates “aggressive recruitment plans as the world turns the corner on the COVID-19 health crisis. OurCrowd states that 72% of surveyed companies increased hiring… Read More

March 16, 2022 @ 7:44 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Trulioo announced that it now provides coverage in Greece and Israel via Trulioo GlobalGateway, the global identity verification platform. With GlobalGateway, organizations operating in these two nations may now “perform identity checks on consumers that support regional Know Your Customer (KYC) and Anti-Money Laundering (AML)… Read More

March 15, 2022 @ 4:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

OurCrowd has been an active Foodtech investor for years now. Before Beyond Meat went public, OurCrowd was serving the plant-based meat alternative at its annual global investor event. Of course, Beyond Meat eventually IPOed on the Nasdaq providing an exit for early investors. Currently, OurCrowd… Read More

March 6, 2022 @ 1:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

ThetaRay, a provider of AI-enhanced transaction monitoring tech to protect banking institutions and Fintech platforms against financial crimes, recently revealed that it has solidified its international revenue operations with the appointment of Peter Reynolds as the firm’s Chief Revenue Officer. ThetaRay is an OurCrowd portfolio… Read More

February 18, 2022 @ 9:47 am By JD Alois  |  

Fintech, or financial technology, is a hot sector of investing and innovation in general. All financial services are going through an extended period of disruption as digital replaces analog and startups and early-stage ventures challenge incumbents. In our opinion, this transition is a multi-decade event… Read More

February 2, 2022 @ 11:26 am By JD Alois  |  

Blyp, a data firm for ecommerce platforms, has raised a $4 million seed round, according to a statement by the firm. Funding was led by World Trade Ventures, Silvertech Ventures, Eyal Waldman, Dovi Frances, Rafi Gidron, and Boaz Schwartz. Blyp, which has offices in both… Read More

February 1, 2022 @ 4:14 pm By JD Alois  |  

Rewire is returning to OurCrowd to enable smaller investors to participate in its next funding round. Last year, OurCrowd listed (and led) Rewire’s Series B round for $20 million. At that time, the funding also included a line of credit from a bank partner. Founded… Read More

January 31, 2022 @ 8:08 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Fintech firm Bizi, which offers SMBs in Israel with credit lines, has secured $7.5 million through a seed funding round. Bizi’s investment round has reportedly been led by Israeli-founded Fintech BlueVine, whose tech will be used by Bizi, along with Israeli insurance firm Phoenix and… Read More

January 27, 2022 @ 1:02 am By JD Alois  |  

  Created by IDF cyber-warfare veterans, Scribe Security has closed on a $7 million seed round led by Elron Ventures with the participation of Tal Ventures, YYM Ventures, and more. Based in Israel, Scribe Security is on a mission to provide a SaaS platform for… Read More

January 17, 2022 @ 10:55 am By JD Alois  |  

Redefine, an Israel-based blockchain security startup, has raised an $11 million seed round for its “crypto firewall.” Redefine previously raised a pre-seed round of $3 million in June of last year led by More VC and Accomplice Blockchain. This new round, which included the early… Read More

January 12, 2022 @ 6:15 pm By JD Alois  |  

One Zero Digital Bank has been approved for a full banking license. In 2019, the digital bank received a provisional license. According to a report in The Paypers, One Zero is now on par with other banks in Israel as it operations under the approval… Read More

January 12, 2022 @ 1:00 am By JD Alois  |  

OurCrowd, a global investment crowdfunding platform, is holding a virtual Job Fair on January 17, 2022, from 5 to 7 pm (Israel Time). According to a note from OurCrowd, the Job Fair aims to fill positions at over 170 of its portfolio companies. The online… Read More

January 11, 2022 @ 5:53 pm By JD Alois  |  

As part of a previously announced $8.5 billion SPAC deal with EJF Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ: EJFA, EJFAU, EJFAW), Pagaya is reporting an “upsized” PIPE of $350 million – an equity offering that was said to be oversubscribed. The PIPE was increased by $150 million from… Read More

January 6, 2022 @ 12:24 am By JD Alois  |  

Remilk, a creator of milk without the cows, has raised an oversubscribed $120 million in Series B funding. The additional capital is expected to enable Remilk to scale production of “dairy-identical milk protein” for commercial use by manufacturers in traditionally dairy-based products including cheeses, yogurt,… Read More

December 29, 2021 @ 9:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Team8, an Israeli venture group, recently revealed that it is extending its existing relationship with Deloitte to support the development of various technologies for financial services. Deloitte and Team8 will aim to lower the common risks associated with startups via early engagement with clients. As… Read More

December 21, 2021 @ 10:48 am By JD Alois  |  

PlainID has announced a $75 million  Series C funding round led by Insight Partners. Additional investors included Itai Tsiddon, Viola Ventures and all other existing investors, according to the company. PlainID offers its “Policy-Based Access Control” (PBAC) to enable firmst to control who can access… Read More

December 20, 2021 @ 11:45 am By JD Alois  |  

Vstock Transfer, the SEC-registered transfer agent that is active in the private securities market, will open an office in Israel, according to a release. Vstock has serviced the securities crowdfunding market like Reg A+ offerings, as well as more traditional IPOs. Israel is one of… Read More