Zim Photo: Shutterstock Zim could abandon Israeli flag over tax dispute

The shipping company might leave the country, if Knesset legislation reducing its tax burden is not enacted.

SKY Partners Photo: Eli Attias SKY Israel private equity firm closes $350m fourth fund

Founded in 2005, SKY now has an overall $800 million under management in its four funds.

Pagaya founders Photo: Inbal Marmari Pagaya increases PIPE financing for SPAC merger

The PIPE that the Israeli fintech company will receive has risen from $200 million to $350 million in addition to the up to $288 million in gross proceeds that it will receive from SPAC EJF Acquisition Corp's cash in trust.

Placer.ai founders Photo: Yonatan David Retail analytics co Placer.ai raises $100m at $1b valuation

The company provides insights about foot traffic in malls and shopping centers, other retail centers, casinos, theme parks and stadiums and more.

BigPanda founders Assaf Resnick and Elik Eizenberg Photo: BigPanda Israeli AIOps co BigPanda raises $190m at $1.2b valuation

BigPanda provides an AIOps event correlation and automation platform that enables IT Operations teams to automate incident management.

Global tech giants in Israel  credit: Shutterstock Israel Tax Authority grabbing bigger slice of Israeli tech boom

With no orderly policy, measures to increase the tax take are creating uncertainty for global tech giants and local startups alike.

Aviv Kochavi Photo: Eli Dassa IDF officers' pensions 5.3 times state employee average

The average overall value of a pension paid to a former IDF officer is NIS 8.8 million compared with NIS 1.7 million for a state employees, the Finance Ministry reports.

Shekel Photo: Shutterstock Vladirina 32 Shekel rebounds as markets rally

Prico: In the medium term, the ability of the shekel to appreciate is restricted by expected US rate hikes.

Empty businesses Photo: Kadya Levy Bennett and Liberman agree aid for Omicron-hit economy

The new NIS 250 million package includes compensation for the self-employed and salaried employees forced into isolation.

Antigen home test kit Photo: Shutterstock Prices falling in Israel for antigen home test kits

The kits are in high demand following the change in the Ministry of Health's testing procedures as the Omicron variant spreads exponentially.

Herzliya Pituah lot Photo: Albatross ILDC sells Herzliya seafront land for 14-floor hotel

Israel Land Development Corp., controlled by Ofer Nimrodi, has sold the lot in Galei Tachelet Street to Rami Shbiro for NIS 211.5 million.

Dr. Asaf Toker  Photo: Matricelf Matricelf treats pig's spinal cord injury with human implants

The company is developing implants for the regeneration of damaged tissues by using stem cells from the patients themselves.

Carlebacj Junction underpass Photo: PR Tel Aviv's Carlebach Junction underpass opens

The underpass takes traffic from Yitzhak Sadeh Street under the junction and into Lincoln and Carlebach Streets.

Alfred Akirov Photo: Eyal Izhar Clal Insurance mulls offering to thwart Akirov takeover

The company is considering selling shares worth NIS 500 million to the public at a 7% discount on the current market value.

Pentera executives Photo: Yarin Tarnos Cybersecurity co Pentera raises $150m at $1b valuation

The Israeli company's platform tests IT infrastructures, reveals risk and creates a surgical remediation plan that automatically validates security for continued resilience.

New construction Photo: Shutterstock Record NIS 116b mortgages taken in Israel in 2021

Mortgage taking in December in Israel totaled an all-time record monthly figure of NIS 12.2 billion, the Bank of Israel reports.