Israel’s economy is poised to rebound further in 2015 from the effects of last summer’s Gaza war after a strong recovery in the final three months of 2014 led to the fastest quarterly growth in nearly eight years. The fourth quarter of…
Israeli company Check-Cap which is developing an X-ray capsule for diagnosing intestinal cancer, announced the pricing for its Nasdaq IPO. The company raised $12 million at a $92 million company value, after money. The offering took place at the lower edge of…
Only 12 months after the official signing of the Power Purchase Agreement (PPA), Gigawatt Global has succeeded in financing, constructing and interconnecting a $23.7 million solar energy plant, culminating in a ceremonial ribbon-cutting event. Rwanda’s Minister of Infrastructure, Hon. James…
RealMatch which provides performance-based recruitment ad solutions has closed $8 million in venture capital funding as part of a Series C-1 round. The financing round was led by Edison Partners with participation by Orix Ventures and Carmel Ventures. Founded in 2007,…
International ratings agency Standard & Poor’s says Israel’s economic outlook “stable,” elections unlikely to affect economic growth and fiscal stability projections • Finance Ministry official: Decision attests to Israeli economy’s strength, resilience. The international ratings agency Standard & Poor’s on…
Technion, together with Microsoft Israel R&D center, launched a special initiative in a lab for developing software and systems at the Technion’s computer science faculty. The initiative will focus on the field of Internet of Things and will be used…
Tim Cook is the CEO of Apple and serves on its Board of Directors. Before being named CEO in August 2011, Tim was Apple’s Chief Operating Officer and was responsible for all of the company’s worldwide sales and operations, including…
Vaultive, the leader in cloud data encryption, announced an $8 million dollar financing round, led by 406 Ventures, New Science Ventures and Harmony Partners. The company will use the new funding to fuel continued growth, and advance its industry-leading encryption…
Israeli startup BrightWay Vision intends to eliminate the dangerous problems associated with driving at night or in weather conditions causing poor visibility. The innovative BrightEye technology developed by this company – which was born out of internationally renowned defense electronics firm Elbit Systems —…
While chemotherapy is often a life-saving treatment for cancerous tumors, choosing the right chemo for each patient remains an unmet clinical challenge. Furthermore, current chemotherapies cause harsh side effects and damage healthy organs alongside the tumors.“We want physicians to have…
