Startups Face Roadblocks Despite Record Fundraising
Survey finds that clauses favoring investors remain much more common in Israel than in Silicon Valley
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The New York Incubator That Can’t Get Enough Israeli Tech
Of the 21 companies in the startup incubator Silvertech Ventures, 17 are Israeli, proving that Israeli loyalty is an asset too, the hub’s ‘spiritual leader’ says
VeganCoin Aims to Be Cryptocurrency of the Sprout-eating Set
Israeli-UK company is also launching a vegan platform with social media, e-commerce and food-sharing functions
The Mysterious Israeli Startup That Boasts Its Technology Can Predict Behavior
Infibond has raised tens of millions of dollars, but the company — which reveals little about itself — doesn’t seem to have a product or customers
These Women Are Working to End Israel’s High-tech Patriarchy
Founded by two entrepreneurs, QueenB aims to prevent teenage girls from 'thinking they're not good enough' and show them they have a place in Startup Nation
Moo-over Burger King, Israel's Had Meatless Burgers Far Before You Entered the Game
Burger King will be offering a high-tech meatless version of its Whopper at 100 locations, a year after Israel developed its own fake meat
Opinion Israel’s Steady Productivity Retreat Since the 1970s
Much of the population is receiving neither the tools nor conditions to work in a globally competitive economy
Seven Israelis That Could Be on Their Way to Wall Street Soon
These tech startups have either declared their IPO plans or hinted at them recently
Israel’s Tech IPO Drought Is Nearing an End
Years of low interest enabled startups to grow by raising private capital and now many are ready to go public
Israeli Weapons Makers Learn to Think More Like a Startup
To keep the innovation flowing, the Big 3 are partnering with tech firms and tweaking their organizational culture
TechNation: Juul’s Owner Altria Shutters Green Smoke
Adobe to shut Israeli development center ■ Vacation pricing site Fornova buys business intel startup HotelsBI ■ Regulator calls for cryptocurrency platform
Forget BDS and the Startup Nation, Turns Out Israel Is a Big Unknown for Young People Abroad
A recent survey finds that most young people abroad don’t associate Israel with anything, not even the Palestinian conflict
The Palestinians Crossing Checkpoints and Societal Divides to Work in Startup Nation
Five young professionals tell Haaretz about the challenge of finding jobs in Israel’s high-tech sector and how they reconcile their work with the occupation
TechNation: Tel Aviv Plans Pilot Electric Bus Route Using Local Technology
Gov’t team recommends ‘regulatory sandbox’ for fintech startups ■ Four techies angling for seats in Knesset elections
TechNation: Israelis Are the World’s Top Social Media Users
Tmura collected $502,000 from exits in 2018 ■ Tel Aviv the No. 18 tech city ■ Healthy.io raises $18m
Opinion Nokia Revisited? The Dark Side of Israel Having 'Intel Inside'
The giant U.S. company has become as a major factor in Israeli high-tech and this week it presence looks to be getting bigger still. That’s not all good news
Analysis Debunking the 'Startup Nation' Myth: How Israel's Economy Cut Itself Off From the World
Despite its flashy image, Israel is a superpower of mediocrity and inefficiency, with a resulting 23-percent plunge in international trade during the last decade
Israel May Be Lauded as 'Startup Nation,' but Its Innovation Ends at Tel Aviv's Limits
Israeli innovation doesn’t reach most Israelis as a product or service – or as a job, report finds
Israeli Startups Raised Record Capital in 2018 Amid Gathering Clouds for Global Tech
Companies took in $6.47 billion last year, IVC Research says. This marks the sixth consecutive year of growth amid a U.S.-China trade war that Israel finds itself caught in the middle of
TechNation: Here Mobility Releases Ride-sharing App Made in Israel
Also, a new fund is letting high-tech employees sell options
Startup Nation? Israel’s Electioneering Law Is 60 Years Old
Social networks are not subject to the country's antiquated electioneering law, allowing for early campaigning online
The Israeli Startup That Wants to Make Shopping Carts Smarter
Equipped with cameras and artificial intelligence, Tracxpoint is creating a high-tech cart that knows what you’ve put in it, adds up the bill and saves you a wait at check-out
Volkswagen 'Readies to Write Off' $300m Investment in Israeli Ride-hailing Service Gett
Spiegel cites sources saying Volkswagen had already written down the value of its Gett holding to just 16 million euros ($18.3 million). Volkswagen declined to comment
Opinion The Myth of the Brainy Israeli
Nobel Prizes and Startup Nation notwithstanding, the average Israeli has a pretty poor set of basic skills. The tech sector is starting to feel the absence
No Israelis Left to Work in Tech?
A report released by the Taub Center for Social Policy Studies shows that many Israelis don't have the skills required to work in the tech industry. Arabs and ultra-Orthodox are the two main groups lacking proper education to fill jobs
TechNation: Israeli Cybersecurity Startup Coronet Enters Partnership With DropBox
California-based Vitec Group buys Israeli startup Amimon for $55 million ■ WeChat Pay coming to Israel, when the technology is available
No Longer Just Innovation, Israeli Tech Moves Up a Step
Study finds buyers of startups increasingly seeking new markets or financial gains, a sign of a maturing industry
Opinion Why I Refused to Install a Baby Monitor in My Daughter’s Bedroom
People who are monitored start to behave and think differently – and no one knows it better than Israelis
‘We Must Learn to Fail’: Germany’s Largest Scientific Research Institute Comes to Israel
The president of the Helmholtz Association tells Haaretz why his people are opening an office in the Startup Nation
Brain Drain From Startup Nation Increasing, Especially Among Best Educated in High-tech
The phenomenon is particularly prevalent in the fields of computer science, engineering and math, even with people who completed only a bachelor’s degree