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A Percepto autonomous drone that can monitor and inspect industrial sites with critical infrastructure. (Courtesy)

Israeli drone maker Percepto raises $67 million after US regulatory nod

Developer of autonomous drones that monitor and inspect critical industrial sites says FAA approval will enable mass deployment across the United States

June 12, 2023, 2:03 pm

Israeli drone maker Percepto raises $67 million after US regulatory nod

Developer of autonomous drones that monitor and inspect critical industrial sites says FAA approval will enable mass deployment across the United States

By Sharon Wrobel

Israeli startup UVeye develops automated inspection systems for vehicles. (Daniel Byrne)

May 9, 2023, 7:20 pm

Israeli vehicle scanner startup raises $100 million backed by General Motors, Hanaco

UVeye, developer of an AI-powered scanner that can run full inspections of vehicles, seeks to boost sales and manufacturing in the US

By Sharon Wrobel

Automakers, including Daimler Truck are using the software platform developed by Israeli startup Foretellix for the the testing and verification of autonomous driving systems. (Courtesy)

May 2, 2023, 7:34 pm

Toyota, Nvidia invest in Israeli developer of testing tech for autonomous vehicles

Israeli mobility tech startup Foretellix raises $43 million from a Series C funding round, with participation of Volvo Group and other investors

By Sharon Wrobel

Wilk is developing cultured animal milk and human milk at its labs in Rehovot. (Courtesy)

April 4, 2023, 6:20 pm

French dairy giant Danone leads $3.5m investment into Israeli cultured milk startup

Strategic investment by company’s venture arm includes potential collaboration on cultured breast milk products; other investors include Steakholder Foods and Coca-Cola Israel

By Sharon Wrobel

Illustrative: Elderly people walk together in downtown Jerusalem, September 11, 2022. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)

March 7, 2023, 7:48 pm

Insurtech startup raises $42.5m in fresh funds to help elderly ‘age successfully’

Funding follows partnerships with leading long-term care insurance carriers over the past year and members on startup’s platform soar by over 300%

By Sharon Wrobel

Snyk's leadership team from left to right: Assaf Hefetz, founder and CTO, Guy Podjarny, founder and president, Peter McKay, CEO, and Danny Grander, founder and security lead. Courtesy

December 13, 2022, 7:02 pm

Israeli-founded cybersecurity startup Snyk raises $196.5 million in fresh funds

The Boston-based company, which helps software developers integrate security solutions, raises funds at $7.4 billion valuation, down from its previous $8.5 billion valuation

By Sharon Wrobel

BeeHero develps sensor technology for hives to monitor welfare of bees. (Courtesy)

December 1, 2022, 5:07 pm

BeeHero raises $42 million to track bee health, help farmers boost crop yields

Investment led by Convent Capital to help Israeli startup expand R&D activities, global expansion; brings total amount of funds raised by BeeHero to $64 million

By Sharon Wrobel

Noname founders from right: Shai Levy, VP of Technology and Oz Golan, CEO. (Yossi Zeliger)

December 15, 2021, 6:27 pm

Israeli startup Noname Security hits $1b valuation after $135m investment

API security company helps protect enterprises from data leakage and authorization breaches, joins over 30 more Israeli unicorns in 2021

By Ricky Ben-David

Leonardo DiCaprio has invested an undisclosed sum in Israeli cultured meat startup Aleph Farms and Dutch company Mosa Meat, according to an announcement in September 2021. In this composite image, DiCaprio poses for photographers as he arrives for the screening of The Revenant in Rome on January 15, 2016. And Aleph Farms unveiled a ribeye steak in February 2021. (AP/Gregorio Borgia, and Aleph Farms)

September 22, 2021, 2:24 pm

Leonardo DiCaprio invests in Israeli cultured meat startup Aleph Farms

Actor and environmental activist contributes undisclosed amount as part of Israeli company’s recent $105m funding round

By Ricky Ben-David

Illustrative image of an elbow-bump (Picturesque Japan; iStock by Getty Images)

From the WebJuly 22, 2021, 4:39 pm

Tailor Brands raises $50 million, led by GoDaddy, for small businesses

Calcalist: The Israeli firm has expanded activities from offering an AI-powered logo-maker to giving small businesses design, branding, and marketing services online

Illustrative image of a hacker and online fraud. (scyther5; iStock by Getty Images)

July 14, 2021, 5:18 pm

Former US treasurer Mnuchin leads $275 million funding in Israeli Cybereason

Funding triples valuation of cybersecurity firm founded in 2012 to over $3 billion; investment in the behavioral analytics firm is the first by new Liberty fund

By Shoshanna Solomon

Aleph Farms ribeye steak (Aleph Farms and the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology)

July 7, 2021, 4:14 pm

Aleph Farms gets $105 million investment to bring lab-grown steaks to market

Funding round is led by private equity firm L Catterton and DisruptAD, the VC arm of Abu Dhabi’s holding company ADQ; Aleph mulls manufacturing plant in UAE

By Shoshanna Solomon

Illustrative. A payments system hacker. (Welcomia; iStock by Getty Images)

June 22, 2021, 1:05 pm

Transmit Security, aiming to end passwords, gets massive $543 million in A round

Funding is at valuation of $2.2 billion for 7-year old biometric-authentication firm; deal is ‘largest A round in cybersecurity history,’ company says

By Shoshanna Solomon

The Simply Piano app by JoyTunes (YouTube screenshot)

June 21, 2021, 1:09 pm

Music-app maker JoyTunes said to be new Israeli unicorn with Google investment

Tel Aviv startup raises $50 million at $1 billion valuation from investors led by Google’s venture arm, which injected half of the amount, Calcalist says

By Shoshanna Solomon

A new way of greeting to avoid the spread of coronavirus. (iStock by Getty Images)

From the WebMay 25, 2021, 4:23 pm

Wiz raises $120 million from Salesforce and Blackstone

Calcalist: To date, cybersecurity firm had raised some $230 million from investors in two major rounds of $100 million and a more recent one of some $130 million