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Greenfield Partners team credit: Eyal Toueg Greenfield Partners closes $400m third fund

The funds were raised from institutional investors in Israel, the US, Europe and Asia and brings the total funds under management to more than $1 billion.

Blockaid founders Ido Ben-Natan and Raz Niv credit: Liron Weissman Israeli onchain security co Blockaid raises $50m

Blockaid protects the largest companies building onchain, including Coinbase, Metamask, Stellar, Uniswap, and World App.

Ilya Sutskever credit: Cadya Levy Ilya Sutskever's SSI raising money at $30b valuation - report

The AI startup founded last year by OpenAI founder and former chief scientist Ilya Sutskever, is in talks to raise money at a company valuation of over $30 billion, "Bloomberg" reports.

Shalev Hulio and Sebastian Kutz credit: Pini Siluk and Dominic Butzmann Israeli co Dream Security raises $100m at $1.1b valuation

The company, which protects national infrastructures, was founded by former spyware company NSO Group CEO Shalev Hulio, former Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz and Gil Dolev.

Amnon Shashua  credit: Eyal Izhar Shashua's Mentee Robotics unveils robot for manual work

MenteeBot V3.0 takes on lifting tasks that would typically be strenuous for human workers over extended periods.

Voyantis founders credit: Guy Sidi Israeli predictive AI co Voyantis raises $41m

Voyantis combines predictive and prescriptive AI to eliminate guesswork traditionally involved in assessing a customer’s potential value.

Fintech Photo: Shutterstock Israeli fintech firm valuations plunge despite strong growth

"Globes" examines why Rapyd, Melio and eToro have halved their valuations, even though revenue and profitability are growing.

Sender Cohen, Michael Eisenberg and Adam Fisher credit: Aleph, Eyal Izhar and Bessemer Investors raising $800m for Israeli research institute Nevo Labs

US investor Sender Cohen says Nevo Labs will focus on research for long term commercial development in three key research areas: AI, quantum computing, and synthetic biology.

Tel Aviv Midtown - inset Ilya Sutskever credit: Shutterstock AI startup Safe Superintelligence leases Tel Aviv offices

Exclusive: Sources close to the deal have told "Globes" that Ilya Sutskever's AI enterprise SSI has leased offices in Tel Aviv's Midtown high-rise tower.

Ilya Sutskever credit: Cadya Levy Ilya Sutskever's SSI raising money at $20b valuation - report

The secretive AI company was reportedly founded in June 2024 and has said that it plans to operate from offices in Palo Alto and Tel Aviv.

Rapyd credit: Rapyd Rapyd in talks to raise $300m at cut-price valuation - report

The Israeli digital payments company has cut its valuation 60% to $3.5 billion, "Bloomberg" reports.

flo Optics team credit: PR Optical lens digital printing co flo Optics raises $35m

The Israeli company aims to disrupt the optical industry by digitalizing the lens coating process.

Raising dollars credit: Shutterstock Israeli startups raised nearly $700m in January

Overall in 2024, Israeli privately-held tech companies raised $9.58 billion in 2024, according to IVC-LeumiTech, up 38% from 2023 when $6.9 billion was raised.

Guardknox founders Photo: Tom Bergman Car cybersecurity co GuardKnox seeks court protection

The Israeli startup, which has raised $60 million, has ongoing liabilities of NIS 11 million that it will struggle to repay without legal arrangements.

Paragon founders credit: PR Paragon sale completed before Defense Ministry approval

US private equity firm AE Industrial Partners has already paid $900 million for Israeli cyberattack company Paragon, even though the Defense Ministry is still examining the deal.

Cybersecurity credit: Shutterstock Tenable acquires Israeli co Vulcan Cyber

This is the US data security company's third acquisition in Israel over the past five years.

UVeye founders Ohad and Amir Hever credit: Yuval Chen Israeli AI vehicle inspection co UVeye raises $191m

UVeye’s systems, which are an “MRI for vehicles,” deliver precise, data-driven insights by scanning all visible vehicle components in a matter of seconds.

Tal Zaks credit: Dani Machlis Tal Zaks's Israeli startup targets rare genetic diseases

The former Moderna CMO, who led development of the company's Covid vaccine, tells "Globes" about Averna Therapeutics, which through gene editing is developing groundbreaking drugs.

Coin Master credit: PR Israeli gaming co Moon Active laying off up to 100

The company, with about 2,500 employees worldwide, is one of Israel's most secretive and profitable companies.

Fazal Merchant credit: Sara Vaz "Within a year Wiz will be ready for an IPO"

In his first interview since being appointed CFO and president of Wiz, Fazal Merchant tells "Globes" about the Israeli cybersecurity company's future plans.

Shahar Bar-Or credit: Eyal Izhar Infinidat Israel GM: Lenovo will help double our sales

Shahar Bar-Or tells "Globes" about the Herzliya-based enterprise storage startup's revival of fortunes, after it nearly went out of business in 2020, culminating in its $500 million acquisition by Lenovo.

Eleos founders credit: Omri Miron Israeli AI mental healthcare co Eleos raises $60m

The company is also announcing the launch of a powerful new clinical documentation improvement (CDI) product, Eleos Compliance.

Mor Chen credit: Rory Lindsay Greylock appoints Mor Chen as Israel partner

The US venture capital fund is returning to Israel with local representation after more than a decade.

Avi Golan Photo: Rotem Lahav PR Metropolis buys Israeli facial recognition co Oosto

The US AI powered parking platform is acquiring Oosto for $125 million in an all-share deal, "TechCrunch" reports.

Infinidat staff in Herzliya credit: Eyal Izhar Lenovo to buy Israeli enterprise storage co Infinidat

The Chinese computer giant will pay hundreds of millions of dollars for Infinidat, which will become its Israel development center.

Dazz CEO Merav Bahat credit: Rami Zarneger Dazz CEO: Wiz has potential for $100b valuation

Merav Bahat, CEO of Dazz, bought by Wiz last year, tells "Globes" she advised Wiz CEO Assaf Rappaport not to sell to Google.

Amir Gal-Or credit: Koby Kantor OMGene.AI: Using DNA and AI to identify our strengths

Veteran Israeli venture capitalist Amir Gal-Or is launching an ambitious AI-enabled system that will produce personalized DNA-based recommendations.

Intel stand at CeBIT 2017 in Hannover  credit: Shutterstock Intel to spin off venture capital arm

Intel Capital, which is very active in Israel, will continue under another name and raise capital independently.

Strat-Up Nation Central CEO Avi Hasson credit: Eyal Izhar SNC: Israeli startups raised $12.2b in 2024

Of this figure, $10.6 billion was officially reported by the companies that raised the money, while an additional $1.6 billion was in deals that remain unreported.

Alterya founders Elad Fouks and Shahaf Gonen credit: Oron Kaplan US co Chainalysis buys Israeli fraud detection co Alterya

The New York-based blockchain giant will pay $160 million for its second Israeli acquisition.

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