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Sources in Israel's technology industry say that its long-term problem is rising salaries.

A tweet by Musk about SqUID, an automated warehouse picker developed by BionicHIVE, has generated huge interest.

IN-VENTech aims at substantial growth in the number of Haifa-based technology companies.

The expansion of the company's B round was led by Hanaco Ventures and ELSTED Capital Partners.

The startup also launched its platform for sharing information about any codebase to make development processes smoother and faster.

The Israeli company's cloud-based technological solution converts PDF files into digital documents.

The taxi-hailing app will use the new funds to roll-out its ground travel software platform for businesses worldwide.

Businesses can accept and send payments without having to build their own infrastructure through the Rapyd Global Payments Network.

The Tel Aviv-based company's automated product security platform for device manufacturers and deployers performs a complete security assessment in minutes.

Pagaya co-founder Yahav Yulzari: We came through the coronavirus year with flying colors. The AI-based investment company plans to recruit 100 R&D workers in Israel.

The Israeli company could also be entitled to $1 billion in milestone payments plus royalties for its immunotherapy treatment.

The new fund will invest in post-Series A enterprise software and cybersecurity companies.

ExoProTher Medical is using the body's own anti-cancer agent to treat brain cancer.

The company's FFRangio system, which is a non-invasive diagnostic technology that is used during routine angiography.

Forter founders Michael Reitblat and Liron Damri talk about cutting-edge online theft, and why they share their business results with the employees.

Melio, third-placed among "Globes'" most promising startups, is bringing small business B2B payments into the digital age.

Web design editing tool developer Elementor, the runner-up in "Globes" most promising Israeli startups of 2020 rankings, was founded by ultra-Orthodox yeshiva graduates.

Covid-19 dealt the conference and events platform developer a seemingly lethal blow but it pivoted swiftly to virtual conferences.

"Globes" looks at the fortunes of the ten most promising startups it chose last December.

Incoming National Council for Civilian R&D chair Prof. Peretz Lavie warns that Israel's "startup nation" image masks severe under-investment.

For the past decade Israel has been known as startup nation, but with less early stage startups and more growth tech companies and unicorns, the emphasis is changing.

Lone venture capitalist Dovi Frances thinks more startups are unicorns than makes any sense - he puts it down to over excitement.

Wix Answers has turned from an internal customer support solution to a business in its own right, as its head Elad Eran explains to "Globes".

With the P2P crypto lending platform about to expand in Israel, co-founder and COO S. Daniel Leon talks to "Globes".