Business
Huge exit: The Israeli company sold for $6.3b.
Cybersecurity company Proofpoint will acquire Israeli information security firm Varonis Systems in a massive deal.
US, Israeli business groups unite to strengthen economic ties amid growing anti-Israel backlash
Assaf Rappaport and Wiz founders near deal for McDonald's Israel franchise
Investing in Israel's immigrants: New VC firm offers olim up to $500k. in funding for startups
Warren Buffett steps down as Berkshire chair, becomes chairman emeritus
Howard Buffett will chair the $1 trillion conglomerate as his father remains on its board in an advisory role.
Is AI the end, or the means to the end? - opinion
Every pitch deck says "AI-powered". Almost none of them tell you which of two very different things that actually means.
Israeli AI English-learning startup Loora raises $22m. in Series B
The company, founded by former Sayeret Matkal soldiers Roy Mor and Yonti Levin, says it has more than 15 million users worldwide and has more than doubled revenue over the past year.
Not ending at NIS 18m.: Additional fine for Central Bottling Company
The Competition Authority has published for public comment an additional notice of intent to charge the Central Bottling Company over intervention in retail soft drink prices.
AI didn't kill SaaS margins, flawed pricing and revenue management did- opinion
SaaS margins aren’t collapsing because of AI, they are crumbling under years of broken pricing and revenue infrastructure
No. 7: Assaf Rappaport: The man behind Wiz, the Israeli company that revolutionized cloud security
From that napkin-signed seed round to a $32b. exit six years later, Rappaport’s arc marks a point of strength for Israel’s tech sector.
No. 18: Sergey Brin: Visionary, philanthropist, and pivotal digital-era architect
From fleeing Soviet antisemitism to shaping Google and the AI revolution, Sergey Brin built a fortune while driving some of the world’s most transformative technological advances.
No. 20: Alex Karp and Josh Kushner: From AI battlefields to billion-dollar deals
They both fight in a field most people don’t have access to: inside directors’ boards, where getting the facts straight can mean the difference between an investment and a boycott.
Yossi Sagol enters nuclear energy: Invests in ARCVIA
The company develops small modular nuclear power plants (SMRs) in the US. The investment comes amid a surge in demand for continuous electricity for data centers.
Wonder Woman in business too: Gal Gadot's exit
The Goodles mac-and-cheese brand, founded by the Israeli actress and her husband, was sold to global pasta giant Barilla.
