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Israel Tech Daily
by Startup to Follow
A short daily briefing on Israel's tech industry, in English: the funding rounds, acquisitions, IPOs, product launches, layoffs and scandals from the last day, explained in about six minutes. From Startup to Follow. Written from the day's reporting in English and Hebrew, with every source linked in the show notes, and voiced by AI hosts.
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Tech backlash to Netanyahu's crypto plan, Fireblocks cuts 7% of staff, and FIMI's $65 million Maytronics bid
Israel's tech industry and the Bank of Israel push back on Netanyahu's call for a crypto-based alternative economy, Fireblocks cuts about 7% of its workforce, and FIMI offers $65 million for half of Maytronics. Netanyahu's call for a crypto-based alternative economy draws fire from tech leaders…
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Upwind and a reported $4 billion Datadog offer, Visa's reported Fireblocks talks, and Wiz on a major PHP flaw
Reports say Upwind turned down a $4 billion offer from Datadog and Visa is in talks to buy Fireblocks, Wiz researchers help expose a major PHP flaw, and 2Delta gets backing from Bill Ackman and Eric Schmidt. Upwind reportedly turns down a nearly $4 billion acquisition offer from Datadog - The...
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Sheba's ARC merges with Redesign Health, Mave raises $34 million, and Israel weighs a tax on tech options
Sheba Medical Center's innovation arm ARC merges with New York's Redesign Health, cyber startup Mave raises $34 million, Modelyo raises about $17 million, and a plan to tax unexercised options draws opposition. Sheba Medical Center's innovation arm ARC Global merges with New York's Redesign…
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Elbit buys underwater drone maker ISE, RGo Robotics winds down, and XTEND shares hit a new low
Elbit Systems completes its purchase of Canadian underwater vehicle maker ISE, RGo Robotics sells licenses to its technology as it winds down, and XTEND falls to about a third of its listing value. Elbit Systems completes the acquisition of Canadian underwater vehicle maker International…
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Boomi buys Elementary, TTM pays $650 million for Ophir's optics business, and doubleAI launches Maxwell
Boomi buys Israeli data observability startup Elementary for about $40 to 45 million, TTM Technologies agrees to buy Ophir's Jerusalem optics business for $650 million, and Amnon Shashua's doubleAI unveils its first code execution model. Boomi buys Israeli data observability startup Elementary…
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Israel plans a 200 MW cap on data centers, OpenWeb staff threaten liquidation, and IAI faces an IPO deadline
Israel's Electricity Authority outlines a 200 megawatt cap on new data centers, OpenWeb's Israeli employees threaten to seek liquidation, IAI has six weeks to rescue its IPO plan, and senior managers leave monday.com. Israel's Electricity Authority outlines a 200 megawatt cap on each new data...
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Hex-Rays buys Ventris for up to $35 million, Rocket buys Geniez AI, and Gauzy's CEO leads a rescue
Belgian reverse-engineering firm Hex-Rays buys six-person Israeli AI security startup Ventris, Rocket Software buys mainframe AI startup Geniez, Gauzy's CEO leads a $7 million rescue, and John Paulson gives Hebrew University $250 million. Hex-Rays, maker of IDA Pro, buys Israeli AI security...
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Proofpoint buys Varonis for $6.3 billion, researchers tie Discover-Tech ads to spyware, and Axonica raises
Thoma Bravo-owned Proofpoint agrees to buy Varonis for about $6.3 billion in cash, researchers say Israeli ad firm Discover-Tech helped deliver Candiru spyware, and Axonica Labs, Skapion and Zenzap raise money. Proofpoint, owned by Thoma Bravo, agrees to buy Varonis for about $6.3 billion in cash…
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CrowdStrike in talks to buy Orion for $500 million, Salesforce buys Loops, and Freshworks buys Torii
CrowdStrike is in advanced talks to buy Israeli data security startup Orion for about $500 million, Salesforce and Freshworks sign Israeli acquisitions, CVC takes 40% of Fibrotex, and Microsoft cuts jobs at its Israeli R&D center. CrowdStrike is in advanced talks to buy Israeli data security...
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Amazon eyes Decart at $7 billion, HUB Security faces an insolvency petition, and One Zero cuts jobs
Amazon is reported to be in talks to buy Israeli-founded AI startup Decart for around $7 billion, a creditor asks for insolvency proceedings against HUB Security, One Zero lays off about 25 people, and Smotrich rejects a higher tax on stock options. Amazon is in talks to buy Decart, an AI startup...
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Treasury weighs a tax break for founders, Mashinsky settles in New York, and Israeli cyber raises $2.4 billion
Israel's Finance Ministry is examining a capital gains exemption for tech founders, Celsius founder Alex Mashinsky settles with New York's attorney general, Israeli cyber startups raise $2.4 billion in a quarter, and Israeli defense firms exhibit in Morocco. The Finance Ministry examines a…
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PCB Technologies buys Gorilla Circuits for $120 million, Rein Security raises $25 million, and HoneyBook cuts jobs
PCB Technologies agrees to buy Silicon Valley's Gorilla Circuits at a $120 million enterprise value, Rein Security raises $25 million to secure AI agents, HoneyBook and Silk cut jobs, and MonsterCloud's founder is charged in New York. PCB Technologies agrees to buy Silicon Valley's Gorilla…
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A2Z Cust2Mate closes its Hedia deal, Silentium files for a New York IPO, and Link11 sues Reblaze's sellers
A2Z Cust2Mate completes its purchase of Israeli retail media firm Hedia, Silentium files to raise about $15 million on NYSE American, Link11 sues Reblaze's former owners, and Google settles two Israeli location-tracking class actions. A2Z Cust2Mate completes its acquisition of Israeli retail…
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Capitolis raises $220 million, Eon in talks at $7.5 billion, and BridgeWise weighs a Tel Aviv IPO
Capitolis raises $220 million from Citi and other banks at a $1.9 billion valuation, Eon negotiates a round at $7.5 billion or more, BridgeWise examines a Tel Aviv listing, and Covenant opens a factory in Germany. Capitolis raises $220 million in equity and debt at a $1.9 billion valuation, led…
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Fidelity sells NextVision shares for $426 million, Advent's reset at Sapiens, and high-tech pay falls
Fidelity sells most of its NextVision stake for about $426 million, Advent's chairman on replacing Sapiens' management and 800 layoffs, high-tech pay falls 6.2% in July, and Revolut hires for an Israeli bank. Fidelity sells most of its NextVision stake for about $426 million - Fidelity sold 5.7...
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A trustee takes over at OpenWeb, HiBob's revenue climbs 44%, and the state owes defense firms NIS 17 billion
A Tel Aviv court appoints a temporary trustee for OpenWeb, HiBob's UK filing shows $237 million in 2025 revenue, Israel's big defense companies wait on more than NIS 17 billion, and Qtrex Quantum jumps 40%. A Tel Aviv court appoints a temporary trustee for OpenWeb, which owes about NIS 177.5...
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Palo Alto tops NIS 1 trillion in Tel Aviv, HyperGuest raises $25 million, and Amnesty on Pegasus in Morocco
Palo Alto Networks becomes the first company worth over NIS 1 trillion on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, HyperGuest raises $25 million from Apax, Amnesty details Morocco's use of NSO's Pegasus, and Haredi women struggle to find tech jobs. Palo Alto Networks becomes the first company worth over NIS…
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Nebius buys Inferize, enso raises $15 million, and Snyk's layoffs in numbers
Nebius acquires ten-month-old Tel Aviv startup Inferize, enso raises a $15 million Series A, a UK filing details Snyk's 20% layoff, and an OpenWeb co-founder blames the founder's ouster for its fall. Nebius acquires ten-month-old Tel Aviv startup Inferize for an estimated $100 million to $150...
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Nebius eyes another Israeli acquisition, a receiver for OpenWeb, and $2.77 billion raised in September
Nebius explores a $100-150 million Israeli acquisition, a Tel Aviv court appoints a temporary receiver for OpenWeb, Israeli startups raise about $2.77 billion in September, and Snyk's UK filings show slower growth. Nebius explores buying an Israeli company for about $100 million to $150 million -...
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Capitolis buys eSecLending for $200 million, Cato's $100 million secondary, and Reco raises $50 million
Capitolis acquires US securities lender eSecLending, Cato Networks staff and investors sell about $100 million of shares, Reco and Protego Ventures raise new money, and OpenWeb's court filing blames its lender. Capitolis buys US securities lending firm eSecLending for $200 million in cash - The...
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Paragon heads for Nasdaq, Bluevine sells for $340 million, and OpenWeb files for insolvency
Spyware maker Paragon agrees a SPAC merger at a $1.25 billion valuation while its CEO plans a new startup, Valley National buys Bluevine, OpenWeb seeks court protection, and Wix's Base44 takes on Claude Code and Cursor. Paragon, the spyware maker founded by former 8200 commanders, agrees a SPAC...
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A short daily briefing on Israel's tech industry, in English: the funding rounds, acquisitions, IPOs, product launches, layoffs and scandals from the last day, explained in about six minutes. From Startup to Follow. Written from the day's reporting in English and Hebrew, with every source linked in the show notes, and voiced by AI hosts.
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