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GrayMatters received US FDA approval for marketing its technology in March and after the start of the Israel-Hamas war received approval in Israel.

The company has developed a platform enabling businesses to build a spend management solution.

A financing round for the technology-enabled homebuilding startup was canceled at the last minute and the company's assets will now be sold in the US.

The venture was set up by Start-Up Nation Central in collaboration with the Israel Innovation Authority, Iron Nation, and Arieli Capital.

A previous deal with US company Bioventus fell through. Israeli company CartiHeal has developed an implant for treating cartilage and joint surface lesions in the knee.

This latest funding brings the total amount raised by the Tel Aviv-based AI and large language models (LLMs) developer to $336 million.

The Israeli company provides cybersecurity protection for government agencies, large corporations and critical infrastructures.

The Tel Aviv-based company has developed a SaaS solution that goes beyond traditional vulnerability scanning and vulnerability management to help cybersecurity teams and asset owners mitigate cyber risk.

"Bloomberg" reported that the US company would acquire Israeli fintech company Melio for $1.95 billion. BILL Holdings: BILL is not pursuing any such acquisition at this time.

"Bloomberg" reports that the Israeli fintech company is set to be acquired for less than half its valuation in 2021.

The new funds will help the company develop AI solutions for group therapy sessions, compliance automation, case management, concurrent documentation and value-based care support.

Palo Alto Networks will pay an estimated $625 million for the enterprise browser company - its second Israeli acquisition this month.

Paul Graham, co-founder of accelerator Y Combinator, wrote of "31 Israeli and at least 3600 Palestinian children... killed" without mentioning the October 7 attack.

VC for Victory: If Israeli high-tech will be harmed as a result of the war, and does not return to its previous strength, then Hamas has won.

Kenaf Ventures is more determined to than ever to launch commercial production of its revolutionary kenaf plant-based products at its Kfar Aza factory.

The small businesses digital insurance company has entered a strategic partnership with Allstate and Allianz X.

Cybersecurity company Palo Alto will pay $300-400 million for the Israeli data security posture management startup.

The Israeli digital bank expects to be profitable by the fourth quarter of 2024.

Blockaid provides an essential layer of security for any blockchain application by scanning every transaction originating from a wallet.

To date, Island says it has sold over 2 million browsers to customers in all major verticals and segments.

The Authority has allocated NIS 100 million for companies with significant technological assets, to be matched by private investors.

However, Paddy Cosgrave has doubled-down on his insistence that Israel must adhere to international law, even if atrocities were committed against it.

Besides coping with employees being drafted, high-tech companies have swiftly diverted resources to aiding evacuees and providing protective gear to soldiers.

The AI-based auto financing platform has raised $45 million in equity and $300 million credit for loans at a company valuation of $1.1 billion.

The company has developed an AI-driven AP automation innovator, which helps CFOs and controllers close the disconnect between accounts payables and the broader organization.

R&D partnership HIVE 2040 has no cash, no chairperson, and no CEO, and has been suspended for not filing second quarter financials.

Israeli cybersecurity startups are being sold at very profitable valuations for entrepreneurs and investors.

The company buys up startups, many of them Israeli, so that it can offer cybersecurity software packages at major discounts to its clients' data security managers.

The September figure was the highest monthly figure for startup raising since August 2022.

Investments fell by 20% and the number of deals by nearly 50% in the third quarter of 2023, Start-Up Nation Policy Institute has found.