Japan’s Dentsu buys Israeli performance ad co abaGada
Israel’s advertising industry continues to attract global attention: today, Japanese advertising company Dentsu Aegis Network, a unit of Dentsu Inc., which has a market cap More...
Abramovich leads $30 million round in OD Kobo’s music start-up
Roman Abramovich has led a $30 million investment round in Israeli start-up Music Messenger, which provides an app allowing music to be messaged to friends. Abramovich invested $15 million in the round, More...
Tel Aviv offers incentives for startups from abroad
Israel earned the title of StartUp Nation long ago, but most of the technology companies are concentrated in the Tel Aviv area. The Tel Aviv municipal authorities have branded the city accordingly, More...
David Guetta, Nicki Minaj, Tiesto, will.i.am, Coldplay’s David Holmes Invest $30 million in Israeli Music sharing App
Israeli start-up Music Messenger, which provides apps allowing music to be messaged to friends, is about to complete a finance raising round of $30 million. The investment funds are from a range of More...
Innovation: When Israel’s FairFly Finds You a Much Lower Fare, You Cancel and Rebook
One of the biggest problems in the tourism industry is the soaring airfares. In recent years, more and more low cost airlines that fly passengers from one country to another at discounted rates with no extra More...
Mobli founder Moshe Hogeg launches new $102 million VC fund
Chinese Internet giants, Tencent and Renren, are leading the investment in Moshe Hogeg’s second investment fund. Chinese Internet giants Tencent Holding Group and Renren are leading investment in More...
Microsoft buys Israeli text analysis Co Equivio for $200 million
Microsoft plans to integrate the Israeli company’s product in its Office 365 package. Three months after a report by “The Wall Street Journal” and two months after acquiring Israeli More...
New Israeli VC Funds Raise $825 Million in 6 Months
2015 is shaping up to be a great year for investments in Israeli start-ups. This can be seen from the fact that in the past few months leading Israeli venture capital firms have closed new financing. These funds More...
99 Israeli Hi-Tech Exits Total Just Under $7 Billion in 2014
99 Israeli high-tech exits totaled $6.94 billion in 2014, up 5% from $6.59 billion in 2013 when there were 90 exits, reports IVC Research Center and law firm Meitar Liquornik Geva Leshem Tal. Although last More...
Greylock Israel Partners to Set Up Own $200 Million Fund
The four partners in Greylock Partners Israel have finally split away from the global fund and in the coming weeks are expected to announce the name of their new $200 million venture capital fund. The partners More...