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The Israeli NGO Startup Nation Central has recently published an excellent orientation folder of the most important healthcare startups and companioes in general for the year 2024. Learn more about the largest tech sector in Israel and insights provided by VonNaftali. Support by your membership in ‘VonNaftali Business Club’ on ‘Buy Me A Coffee” the … Continue reading Startup Nation Central Launches the Israeli Health Tech Map
A step that is long overdue has now been taken by the TASE. Learn more about the company and background of this step to more free market in Israel and support by your membership in ‘VonNaftali Business Club’ on 'Buy Me A Coffee" the independent and free Pro-Israel blog ‘VonNaftali’ > Learn more and Read … Continue reading Capital in Israel: A Step to More Free Market in Israel
Learn more about the company bought by China. Support by your membership in ‘VonNaftali Business Club’ on 'Buy Me A Coffee' the independent and free Pro-Israel blog ‘VonNaftali’ > Learn more and Read the article (fee): China buys Israeli 'Unicorn' What does a member of ‘VonNaftali Business Club’ get? > Curated, exclusive business news from … Continue reading China buys Israeli ‘Unicorn’
qbiq, the largest and one of the first AI companies focused on automating architectural planning, today announced the closing of a $16 million Series A round led by global software investor Insight Partners. The round included participation from JLL Spark, 10D, Ocean Azul, Random Forest and M-Fund. Learn more about the company and Real Estate … Continue reading AI and Real Estate: qbiq AI (Israel) Raises $16M
Israel outperforms the USA and the Anxiety of the USA. Spoiler: Israel was able to increase the investment volume for companies in the tech sector aka HighTech sector by 27% from 2023 to 2024. The investment volume in 2024 will amount to around 12 billion USD. Learn more about why the USA fears Israel. Support … Continue reading Israel’s Economy thrived 2024: +27%. Israel outperforms the USA and the Anxiety of the USA.
Jotit, a platform based in Tel Aviv and designed to simplify and streamline learning in the digital age, has announced the successful close of its $10 million Seed Round led by Owl Ventures. Learn more about the company and background to the E-learning industry. Support by your membership in ‘VonNaftali Business Club’ on 'Buy Me … Continue reading E-Learning: The Israeli Startup Jotit raised $10M Seed Investment
The CES exhibition is one of the most important arenas in the world for showcasing technological innovation, creating business connections, and promoting global investments. Israel's participation in the exhibition emphasizes Israel's status as an international technological powerhouse and as a country that continues to lead in developing groundbreaking solutions for the global economy. Donate For … Continue reading Israel Winner of Innovation Award at the CES 2025 (Las Vegas)
'Taiwan Today' wrote about a recent backdrop: "Vice Premier Cheng Li-chiun anticipated that Taiwan and Israel will continue to strengthen cooperation in culture, talent cultivation and technological innovation, underscoring the increasingly close relationship between the two sides. Learn more about the background of this collaboration Taiwan - Israel. Support by your membership in ‘VonNaftali Business … Continue reading Taiwan deepens Collaboration with Israel
Elbit Systems Ltd. (based in Haifa, Israel) has been awarded a contract worth approximately $60 million to supply its multi-layered Counter Unmanned Aerial Systems (C-UAS) to a NATO European country. The contract will be performed over a period of 3 years. Donate For Independent NewsMake an independent pro Israel Blog (Non-Profit) possible. Donate 1.8 US-Dollar … Continue reading Elbit Systems (Israel) Awarded $60 Million Contract with a NATO Member
The cooperation between Israel and the USA on the level of private companies deepens to foster AI. Learn more about the company Bufferzone. Support by your membership the independent and free Pro-Israel blog ‘VonNaftali’ > Learn more and Read the article (fee): BUFFERZONE® (Israel) and INTEL Partnership for Better AI What does a member of … Continue reading BUFFERZONE® (Israel) and INTEL Partnership for Better AI
The last quarterly report of the Azrieli Group (Q3/2024) can be taken pars pro toto for almost all large Israeli companies. They are recording record profits. But the people are getting poorer and poorer. About 40% of the children in Israel live in poor conditions. Learn more about the company and the need for free … Continue reading Azrieli Group Economic Report. There is a lot of Space for Free Market
"The Israel Innovation Authority announced today the approval of 15 projects under its “Startup for High-Tech” program to establish new branches of high-tech companies in priority areas across Israel, spanning from the north to the south. The initiative, undertaken in collaboration with the Ministry for the Development of the Negev, Galilee, and National Resilience; the … Continue reading 16 Million NIS to New High-Tech Companies in the Peripherie of Israel
Elbit Systems Deutschland has received an order from Lufthansa Technik to equip the German government’s Airbus A350 aircraft with Elbit’s advanced J-MUSIC™ Directed Infrared Countermeasures (DIRCM) self-protection systems. This order follows the decision made by the Federal Office for Equipment, Information Technology and Operations of the Bundeswehr (BAAINBw). Donate For Independent NewsMake an independent pro … Continue reading Elbit Systems (Israel) Protects Germany’s Governmental Aircraft
InterCure Ltd. (NASDAQ: INCR) (TASE: INCR) (dba Canndoc) announced yesterday that further to InterCure's prior reports regarding the war-related damages and the reconstruction efforts of its facility in Kibbutz Nir Oz, InterCure was successful in obtaining funding commitments of NIS 66 million (approximately USD 18.2M), which may increase to NIS 107 million (approximately USD 29.8M). … Continue reading InterCure will reopen in Kibbutz Nir Oz
Promise Bio, a startup based in Tel Aviv, wants to transform immune-mediated disease treatment with advanced precision medicine solutions. Today the company announced its emergence from stealth with an $8.3 million seed investment. Donate For Independent NewsMake an independent pro Israel Blog (Non-Profit) possible. Donate 1.8 US-Dollar. Google Translate now integrated. You can access all articles in … Continue reading Startup Israel: ‘Promise Bio’ Emerges starts with $8.3M Seed
eSelf, based in Tel Aviv, is a platform for businesses to create face-to-face conversational AI agents. The company announced today the official launch of their solution alongside $4.5 million in Seed funding. The round was led by Explorer Investments, with participation from Ridge Ventures and strategic angel investors, including Eyal Manor, former VP of Engineering at YouTube and … Continue reading Startup Israel: eSelf Raises $4.5M Seed
The US-Israeli company, based in Tel Aviv and New York, recently raised 58 Million in funds. ScaleOps, said to be one of the leaders in real-time automated cloud resource management, today announced $58 million in Series B funding led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, with participation from returning investors NFX and Glilot Capital Partners, and new … Continue reading ScaleOps (US-Israel) raises $58M
"The Ministry of Defense signed last night (Wed) the huge deal for the purchase of the next generation of F-15 aircraft, under which it will purchase 25 advanced fighter jets manufactured by the American company Boeing. The transaction, amounting to about $5.2 billion, will be carried out from the American aid funds and it also … Continue reading Israel: Ministry of Defense purchases squadron of 25 F-15
The competition commissioner imposed a financial sanction on the Strauss and Weiler companies, and their senior officials, for an illegal merger. The Strauss company will be required to pay approximately 111 million NIS, and the Weiler farm company will be required to pay approximately 1 million NIS, according to the press release of the Competition … Continue reading Financial sanctions were imposed on Strauss and Weiler. Justicial Reform may lower costs of living.
Zenity, based in Tel Aviv (Israel, established in 2021), claims to be the leader in securing agentic AI. The company today announced that it has received $38 million in Series B funding. The funding round was co-led by Third Point Ventures and DTCP, pushing the total capital raised to over $55 million. This investment follows … Continue reading Zenity (Israel) Raises $38M: Safe Artificial Intelligence (AI)