Huge Success for Israeli Startups and high-tech companies in first Investment Conference in China
A long line of Chinese investors trailed at the entrance of the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Shanghai to meet the Israeli startup entrepreneurs attending the GoforIsrael, initiated by Catalyst Fund and Cukierman More...
An investment firm with a Jewish-Arab soul
If investing in hope could be trademarked, two Israeli entrepreneurs – Forsan Hussein and Ami Dror – would hold the patent. The two cofounders and managing partners of Zaitoun Ventures– a hybrid More...
The World’s Top Cities For Female Entrepreneurs ; World’s Most Valuable Startups
Where in the world are women most likely to found a business? According to the Global Startup Ecosystem Ranking 2015, the number of female entrepreneurs is now significantly higher than in previous years. 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...
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...
Asana Releases New Android App for Work Collaborations
Justin Rosenstein’s startup Asana, which helps people to better collaborate in the workplace, has released a new app for Android devices. The company boasts will make it easier for people who work in a More...
Julius Baer May Cut Staff as Swiss Franc Surges
Julius Baer may not exactly be unscathed by the crisis in the Swiss Franc, according to the Financial Times. In the days following the Swiss National Bank’s move to remove the cap from the Swiss More...
Julius Baer, Unscathed by Swiss Uncapping of the Franc, Warning of Pain Ahead for Banks
The Swiss National Bank made the shocking move of eliminating its currency cap on the Swiss franc, and many banks lost money. Citigroup, Deutsche Bank and Barclay’s suffered joint losses of $400 million More...
Mobileye accelerates downhill
Despite a 37% fall in the share price since its peak, a secondary offering is likely. With almost the same speed at which the Mobileye (NYSE: MBLY) share, first listed in July 2014, skyrocketed to an More...
Putin Uses Tax Reform to Coerce Oligarchs into Repatriating Assets
President Vladimir Putin is pushing harder on Russia’s richest citizens to repatriate offshore assets amid a slump in the ruble and the imposition of sanctions by the US and the European Union, The Business More...