Tagged: israel

May 6, 2023 @ 10:25 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Brex announced new global capabilities that significantly expand its ability to support US multinational businesses operating in Brazil, Canada, Israel, Japan, Mexico, Singapore, South Africa, the Philippines, 36 European countries, and more. In addition to spending and paying in local currencies, Brex is “launching VAT… Read More

April 22, 2023 @ 11:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Vesey Ventures, an early stage venture firm that invests in companies transforming financial services, announced the close of its debut fund totaling $78 million. Vesey Ventures was “founded by three former Managing Directors at AMEX Ventures, Dana Eli-Lorch, Lindsay Fitzgerald and Julia Huang, and will… Read More

April 13, 2023 @ 11:51 am By JD Alois  |  

Twitter and eToro have partnered up on financial content. eToro is an investing platform that operates in various markets around the world, providing access to both traditional and alternative access. Twitter is, well, Twitter – the social media best known for its immediacy of information… Read More

March 26, 2023 @ 2:02 pm By JD Alois  |  

OurCrowd, one of the largest digital marketplaces providing access to capital for private firms as well as investment opportunity for smaller investors, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the government of Uruguay. Under the agreement, OurCrowd will partner with the Ministry of Industry,… Read More

March 21, 2023 @ 11:40 am By JD Alois  |  

eToro, a “social investing” platform that provides access to both crypto and more traditional securities, has published information on performance during 2022. Not too long ago, eToro raised $250 million at a $3.5 billion valuation. The funding was an “Advance Investment Agreement” (AIA) which eToro… Read More

March 21, 2023 @ 8:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Mars Growth Capital, a joint venture between MUFG and Liquidity Group, announced their first Nordic deal, with a $5 million funding in Kognity, an edtech company headquartered in Sweden. Kognity offers a digital teaching and learning platform “used by more than 140,000 students in 1,300… Read More

March 20, 2023 @ 7:13 pm By JD Alois  |  

Private equity firm NewVest has partnered with global securities crowdfunding platform OurCrowd. Noting that private equity has “outperformed other investment markets over the past 20 years” yet remains elusive for smaller investors, OurCrowd touted its new offering for its investors. The NewVest Private Equity 50… Read More

March 19, 2023 @ 7:10 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently caught up with Ofir Shabtai, CTO of Shield, an Israel-based Regtech firm. Banks are crawling toward hybrid cloud solutions. Given this key trend, Ofir Shabtai from Shield talked abut how to balance the modern need for the cloud with the security of on-premise… Read More

March 16, 2023 @ 6:20 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently connected with Oren Barzilai, CEO at EquityBee, the startup employees’ stock options funding solution. Oren Barzilai from EquityBee talked about what led to them compiling their latest report on startups. Barzilai also discussed how common stock options have become at startups. In addition… Read More

March 15, 2023 @ 2:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Global asset manager and tech lender Liquidity Group is reportedly planning “to offer about $3 billion in emergency loans to start-up clients hit by the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank.” Liquidity has “about $1.2 billion ready in cash to make available in the coming weeks,”… Read More

March 12, 2023 @ 11:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Liquidity Group, an Israel-based fintech and asset manager, is looking to provide $500 million this year “to support startups in the UAE and across the Middle East.” The company reached unicorn status last month, “with fresh investment of $40 million from Japan’s MUFG at a… Read More

March 7, 2023 @ 10:21 am By JD Alois  |  

Assured Allies has raised $42.5 million in Series B funding, according to a statement by the Insurtech. The funding round was co-led by FinTLV Ventures and existing investor Harel Insurance. Additional investors included Lumir Ventures, Funds managed by Hamilton Lane (NASDAQ: HLNE), New Era Capital… Read More

March 6, 2023 @ 1:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Liquidity Group, a pioneering financial technology firm and asset manager that uses patented machine learning and decision science to provide capital to high-growth technology companies, has announced the launch of its global ‘Twenty Chairs’ series. The series will bring together leading industry players “to network… Read More

March 1, 2023 @ 8:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Bank of Israel has issued a framework providing international payment service providers access to regulated payment systems in Israel. Effective immediately, this framework “enables such entities to provide services to the public in Israel, relying on a license issued in a foreign country.” The… Read More

February 20, 2023 @ 10:09 am By JD Alois  |  

Fireblocks, a digital asset custody platform, is slashing its headcount by 5%, according to a report. Fireblocks joins a growing list of Fintechs that have looked to cut costs in a challenging macroeconomic environment. Fireblocks is a young provider in the digital asset sector that… Read More

February 16, 2023 @ 6:48 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Ironblocks, the “first-ever” blockchain-native cybersecurity platform, announced today that it has raised $7 million in seed funding. This investment round is “co-led by Collider Ventures and Disruptive AI, with additional participants including ParaFi; Quantstamp; Samsung Next; Balaji Srinivasan, ex-CTO of Coinbase and former general partner… Read More

February 14, 2023 @ 3:38 pm By JD Alois  |  

  This week, top global investment marketplace OurCrowd is holding its Global Investor Summit in Israel. The event is the largest of its kind as investors and entrepreneurs from around the world to convene to discuss opportunities in innovative private firms. For the first time,… Read More

February 7, 2023 @ 9:14 am By JD Alois  |  

OurCrowd is returning next week (February 15, 2023) with its investor summit, held in Jerusalem. The OurCrowd Global Investor Summit focuses on online capital formation and is the largest gathering of its kind globally. OurCrowd hit the pause button on the event following the emergence… Read More

February 7, 2023 @ 8:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Supply chain startup Wisor AI has raised an $8 million seed round led by Team8. The funding round also included participation from Ocean Azul and Hico Investment Group, as well as pre-seed investors fresh.fund, Atooro Fund, The Dock, Seed IL Ventures, and Izaki Ventures. Founded… Read More

February 4, 2023 @ 10:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Paxos, the “comprehensively” regulated blockchain and tokenization infrastructure platform, announced it is launching “an engineering research & development center of security and cryptography excellence in Israel.” Paxos plans “to expand its Israel engineering center with senior, staff and principal engineers with specialized skills in enterprise-grade… Read More