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The Israel High Tech & Investment Report Special News | From this month's report | Back issues | About Ihtir | E-mail To Subscribe | Subscription Holders | Stock Quotes | IHTIR Guestbook Updated Top News Headlines regarding Israel | Useful Addresses | Search Israel High-Tech & Investment Report ARTICLES FROM THE MOST RECENT REPORT November, 2021 Joseph Morgenstern, 1932-2021 Israeli cybersecurity merger: HUB Security buys Comsec Israeli chipmaker Valens completes SPAC merger Israeli startups raised over $2.2b in November Israeli delivery platform Avo raises $45m Israeli customer success co Totango raises $100m Teva jumps on Louisiana opioid settlement October, 2021 Cybersecurity co Snyk raises $300m at $8.5b valuation Perrigo acquires HRA Pharma for $2.1b AgTech co FieldIn raises $30m Israeli startups raised over $1b in August Israel's Nutritional Growth Solutions raises A$5m on ASX Israeli AI ultrasound analysis co DiA raises $14m September, 2021 Taboola buys US ad solutions co Connexity for $800m Outbrain cuts valuation in Nasdaq IPO Israel Water Authority selects SIGA for cyber protection David Geffen funds auditorium on new National Library campus Amir Marketing teams with irrigation startup NDrip Kape signs VPN deal with Hutchison's 3 Hong Kong August, 2021 Biometric authentication co Transmit Security raises $543m Contact-less patient monitoring co Clair Labs raises $9m Israeli plant sensors co InnerPlant raises $5.65m Israeli fintech co Unit raises $51m Vianai to double Israel team, after raising $140m Israeli web design co Duda raises $50m July, 2021 Healthcare IOT cybersecurity co Cynerio raises $30m Thread dyeing co Twine Solutions raises $28m Data discovery co Explorium raises $75m Cystic fibrosis treatment co Splisense raises $28.5m Israeli AI cardiac ultrasound co UltraSight raises $13m Israeli freelancer banking app co Lili raises $55m June, 2021 Cancer surveillance company C2i Genomics raises $100m IAI teams with Thales on missiles for British frigates Israeli surgical robot company Memic raises $96m Israeli fintech company TipRanks raises $77m Israeli open source security company WhiteSource raises $75m Israeli company Redis Labs raises $310m at over $2b valuation May, 2021 IAI reports record revenue in 2020, profit jumps 48% Israeli digital groceries co Stor.ai raises $21m Israeli co Axis Security raises $50m Israeli cybersecurity co Vulcan Cyber raises $21m Israeli vehicle inspection AI co Ravin raises $15m Israeli cornea treatment co EyeYon raises $25m April, 2021 Online car buying co Gettacar raises $25m KI invests $25m in Israeli remote IT co Atera Smart baby monitoring co Nanit raises $25m IAI teams with Matrix on AI target detection IAI unveils electro-optical surveillance system Warburg Pincus invests $75m in fintech co Personetics March, 2021 Israeli startups raised record $1.2b in January Gilat unit wins $50m broadband satellite deal Israeli agritech co Vertical Field in UAE project Israel Aerospace signs central Asia drone deals Israeli B2B payments co Melio raises $110m OPC Energy completes $648m acquisition of CPV February, 2021 PwC Israel: Exits down 25% in 2020 but worth 55% more Elbit Systems buys US undersea warfare co Sparton for $380m Israeli smart checkout co Trigo raises $60m Elbit wins $338m Swiss Army radio deal Israeli sterile mosquito co Senecio awarded $12m by EU Israeli co Noname Security raises $25m January, 2021 Millennium Food-Tech invests $4m in TIPA Elbit wins $96m European air force training deal Elbit Systems wins Spanish Army radio deal Food-tech co SavorEat raises NIS 42.6m in TASE IPO Memory tech co Weebit Nano raises $8.8m on ASX Elbit gains strongly despite missing on Q3 profit December, 2020 Israeli startups raised nearly $800m in October Israeli cybersecurity co Toka raises $25m Israeli visual assistance co TechSee raises $30m Dry eye treatment co Azura Ophthalmics raises $20m Elbit Systems wins huge US Army night vision deal Israeli thermal imaging co AdaSky raises $15m November, 2020 Next Insurance raises $250m at $2b company valuation Israeli digital farming co Phytech raises $23.5m No-code AI platform EasySend raises $16m Precision oncology co Novellus raises $57m Prostate cancer protection co BioProtect raises $25m Israeli pain monitoring co Medasense raises $18m October, 2020 Israeli deep data co proteanTecs raises $45m Orbit jumps on $46m Lockheed Martin F-16 deal Elbit wins South Asian naval training systems deal Updated Arrow 2 successfully completes interception trial Israeli DataOps co K2View raises $28m Netafim wins $85m follow-on irrigation deal in India September, 2020 Israeli cybersecurity co CyCognito raises $30m SQream signs $20m deal with tier-1 mobile operator Medical holography co RealView Imaging raises $10m Glaucoma treatment co Belkin Laser raises $12.25m CIM invests $40m in Israeli solar panel cleaning co Ecoppia Millennium Food-Tech raises NIS 26m in TASE IPO August, 2020 Israel launches Ofek 16 spy satellite Canzon signs cannabis CBD German distribution deal IAI signs Covid-19 R&D deal with Abu Dhabi's Group42 Redefine Meat serves world's first 3D printed vegan steak Israeli startups raised nearly $700m in June Elbit Systems awarded $53m Asia naval intelligence deal July, 2020 Mylan invests $20m more in Mapi's monthly Copaxone Taiwan's i2i to invest up to $70m in Israeli startups AI insurance data platform Planck raises $16m Israeli health monitoring co Binah.ai raises $13.5m DSP Group buys noise cancellation co SoundChip Cancer recurrence monitoring co C2i Genomics raises $12m June, 2020 Contentsquare raises $190m, expanding Israel R&D center Israeli web security co Source Defense raises $10.5m Israeli satnav security co Regulus Cyber raises $4m CyberArk buys US co IDaptive for $70m Israeli cybersecurity co Semperis raises $40m Israeli AI digital health co Alike raises $5m May, 2020 Teva launches auto-injectable Ajovy in US Israeli chickpea protein co InnovoPro raises $15m IAI Singapore unit awarded cybersecurity project Israeli telehealth co XRHealth raises $7m Israeli Covid-19 vaccine developer MigVax raises $12m Israeli valve treatment co Pi-Cardia raises $27m April, 2020 Israeli medical cybersecurity co CyberMDX raises $20m Israeli secure connectivity co Cyolo raises $4.2m Israeli AI crop protection co AgroScout raises $3m IVC-ZAG: Israeli tech cos raised record $2.74b in Q1 2020 OrthoPediatrics buys Israeli co ApiFix for at least $67m Israeli startups raised over $650m in March March, 2020 Shekel gains, halting dramatic slide Israeli AI product analytics co Convizit raises $5m Israel's high-tech exports fall Israeli cybersecurity co Axis Security raises $17m MRI guided ultrasound co Insightec raises $100-150m Mellanox buys network intelligence co Titan IC February, 2020 Israeli cybersecurity co Sixgill raises $15m Employee stock options co EquityBee raises $6.6m Deep learning cybersecurity co Deep Instinct raises $43m Cloud data management co Model9 raises $9m Digital companion co Intuition Robotics raises $36m Nice Systems beats analysts on revenue and earnings January, 2020 Israel's Fortissimo closes $650m investment fund Hyundai invests in Israeli voice tech co Kardome Comtech buys Israel's Gilat Satellite Networks for $577m BrainsWay share price up despite PTSD trial failure Institutions losing heavily on Tamar Petroleum BoI purchased $3b foreign currency in January October, 2019 Israel's Defense Ministry unveils tomorrow's weapons Leading Edge Aerospace Capabilities Why Israel has the most technologically advanced military on Earth IAF holds successful David's Sling missile defense system test 8th in the world in supply of defense systems September, 2019 Why Israel is automotive tech's global engine Stage Fund buys Israeli cybersecurity co Cymmetria This Israeli Firm Uses Lasers, Computer Vision To Track Pesky Mosquitos Israel's 10 'Hottest' Startups In 2019, According to WIRED Magazine AppsVillage raises A$5m on ASX August, 2019 Salesforce buys Israeli co Clicksoftware for $1.35b The super yeasts producing protein and fuel SolarEdge market cap up $1b The R&D Gospel Oryx Vision closes as smart car market slows Hot to launch Amazon Prime Video July, 2019 Israeli tech companies raised record $3.9b in HI 2019 Bridgepoint buys Israeli co Qualitest for $420m Retail analytics co Trax raises $100m Israel 'Successfully Tests' Arrow 3 Missile Defense System in Alaska Arrow 3 interceptor system could be exported Israel moves into Global Innovation Index top 10 Nuvei completes $889m acquisition of Israeli co SafeCharge Israeli defense cos unveil armored fighting vehicle technologies June, 2019 Medtronic signs marketing agreement with CathWorks Pitango healthcare fund makes first closing IGP leads $110m investment in digital forensics co Cellebrite Elbit wins $73m German aircraft protection deal Elbit unveils CONDOR MS long-range surveillance Trax buys Shopkick for $200m Israeli co Eviation unveils electric plane at Paris Air Show IVC-Meitar: Israeli tech exits totalled $14.5b in H1 2019 Payoneer seeks funding round at $1b value - report May, 2019 Israeli startups raised over $500m in May Palo Alto Networks buys Twistlock, PureSec for $500m Thermal ablation treatment co Techsomed raises $2.6m Delek buys Chevron North Sea for $2b Israel Aerospace posts $14m profit on $1b revenue Adcore raises C$4.35m on Toronto Stock Exchange Advanced wheelchair co UPnRIDE raises NIS 2.2m Fiverr to raise $100m at $600m valuation Israeli geolocation co hoopo raises $3.5m April, 2019 Intel Capital has invested $435m in 90 Israeli startups Mellanox founders' startup raises $35m. Buffett maintains stake in Teva Moody's retains its junk bond rating for Teva Elbit signs NIS 1b Israel defense ministry artillery deal Israel's Space Program Elbit US unit buys Harris Night Vision for $350m Symantec buys Israeli cybersecurity co Luminate for $200m Israeli startups raised $750m in April March, 2019 Israeli startups raised $550m in February I.D. Systems buys Israeli telematics co Pointer for $140m Stryker buys Israeli orthopedic device co OrthoSpace for $220m Netafim wins $100m Indian project Israeli lunar spacecraft conducts another successful maneuver Israeli army chief wants to set up new innovation division US Army to buy Israel's Iron Dome defense system Puls Israel's most promising 2018 startup February, 2019 Israel climbs to 5th in Bloomberg innovation index OurCrowd launches $30m cannabis tech VC fund Israel conducts Arrow 3 missile trial Assuta to raise $150m VC health fund Israel gears up for historic mission to the moon Samsung buys Israeli co Corephotonics for $155m IVC-APM: Vertex, TLV Partners Israel's most active VC funds Walmart buys Israeli AI co Aspectiva Outbrain buys Ligatus to expand in Europe January, 2019 2018 record year for M&As in Israel Kitov Pharmaceuticals soars on US distribution agreement Delek sells 30% IDE stake for NIS 530m PwC Israel: Number of exits down 33% in 2018 PwC: 2018 record year for M&As in Israel Elbit Systems wins NIS 1.25b IDF munitions contract IVC-ZAG: Israeli startups raised record $6.4b in 2018 IVC-Meitar: Israeli tech exits reach $12.63b in 2018 December, 2018 Israel developing new laser missile defense system Israeli startups raised $600m in November IAI Elta wins Argentinean Drone Guard deal 5 cool Israeli innovations to see at CES 2018 Israeli startups raised over $400m in December Israeli video ad co Innovid raises $30m SolarEdge buys Italian electric vehicle power co SMRE Patient monitoring co EarlySense raises $39m Elbit wins Energean deal to protect Karish-Tanin gas fields November, 2018 Eos Venture Partners to invest in Israeli insurtech Israel's Team8 launches cybersecurity consulting co Novartis to invest in $60m Gamida Cell Nasdaq IPO Check Point beats analysts, buys cloud security co Gamida Cell raises $50m in Nasdaq IPO OrbiMed leads $60m first round in NASH treatment co 89Bio IAI wins $550m contract in Asia for air defense system Shavit Capital raises $100m for fifth fund Israeli startups raised $600m in October October, 2018 Amir Yaron to be next Bank of Israel Governor Selfie Quadcopter Conquers Israel.The Idea Is Genius... Fortissimo sells Israeli SaaS co Starhome to Vista for $100m Three Israeli companies were among 50 ventures selected by TIME Magazine Rafael unveils lightweight APC, tank protection system Thoma Bravo buys cybersecurity co Imperva for $2.1b Walmart to invest $250m in JV with Israeli content co Eko SolarEdge buys majority stake in battery co Kokam for $88m September, 2018 IAI to build Amos 8 satellite 3 Israeli universities in world's top 50 for startup entrepreneurs Israeli travel startups excel in int'l tourney ECI Telecom files for $230m London IPO IBI sees annual sales of $1.6-2.4 billion for Teva migraine drug Medtronic buys Mazor Robotics for $1.6b Israeli diagnostics co MeMed raises $70m Israeli digital adoption co WalkMe raises $40m at $1b valuation China's Venus Medtech buys Israeli co Keystone Heart for $100m August, 2018 Facebook acquires Israeli co Redkix for $100m Ituran buys Latin American telematics co for $91.7m Robosleeve: From detecting tunnels to colonoscopies Hottest new gadgets of 2018! Bpifrance invests in Jerusalem Venture Partners Mimecast buys Israeli cybersecurity co Solebit for $88m Israeli startups raised over $650m in July Teva jumps on FDA approval for generic EpiPen Energean sees 212 BCM gas potential in Israeli blocks IAI to build Amos 8 satellite Innovative knee surgery implant invented in Israel used for the first time Editorial Comment; There Was Only One Macintosh July, 2018 Teva well on the road to recovery Israel's startups have raised over $3.3 billion in the first six months of 2018 Tiny Box Helps You Relax In Horrible Israel Israel ranked 8th most powerful country in the world Rafael, Lockheed Martin team on missile guidance system IAI and Czech co Aero unveil combat aircraft Orbit wins NIS 109m US Air Force deal PayU buys Israeli payments technology co ZOOZ for $80m RedHill Biopharma files for $116m Nasdaq offering Israeli high-tech startups have raised a record $3.2 billion the first half of 2018 The Top 10 Most Innovative Companies in Israel Wix raises 2018 guidance June, 2018 Entrée Capital closes $80m second Israel VC fund Vector Capital invests $50m in Israeli cybersecurity co KELA Israel defense exports soared 40% in 2017 Mobileye to supply systems for 8m cars to European co Israeli co V-Wave raises $70m for heart failure device trial Philips buys Israeli cardiac imaging co EPD for $292m Clal Biotech co Neon Therapeutics to raise $115m Outbrain buys Israeli UI optimization co AdNgin Credit Suisse to raise $250m for Nacht's aMoon Fund Israeli startups raised nearly $400m in April May, 2018 Elbit Systems buys Universal Avionics for $120m Israeli cybersecurity VC fund CyberStarts raises $50m. Playtech buys Italian betting co Snaitech for $1.05b aMoon raises $200m for second healthtech fund Stratasys to provide 3D printed parts for Orion spacecraft Ormat set to complete acquisition of US Geothermal NICE Systems buys US cloud analytics co Mattersight for $90m Israeli co V-Wave raises $70m for heart failure device trial A new billionaire comes to Israel April, 2018 Insight Innovations buys CureTech for up to $550m Israeli startups raised over $300m in March RSA acquires Israeli behavioral analytics company Fortscale Compugen signs cancer drug licensing deal worth up to $200m VisionSense raises $8m Medtronic to buy Israeli co Visionsense for $75m Palo Alto Networks buys Israeli cybersecurity co Secdo for $100m March, 2018 Eight Roads Ventures announced it had closed a $375 million third fund Elbit Systems to buy US co Universal Avionics Israeli social trading co eToro raises $100m Energean announces $1.6b investment in Israeli gas fields InSight Innovations buys CureTech for up to $550m Israeli startups raised over $300m in March Compugen signs cancer drug licensing deal worth up to $200m ReWalk to conduct clinical trial on stroke patients Israeli made Mark IVM Windbreaker one of the most protected main battle tank in the world IDF January, 2018 Israeli M&A market cooled in 2017 Israeli exits up 110% in 2017 Israeli startups raise over 5b in 2017 Japan's NEC and Tel Aviv University set up incubator IVC-Meitar: Israel exits soar to $23b in 2017 Israeli army unveils secret data science unit XIO looking to sell Lumenis for $1b Delek Auto offers NIS 1.05b for Veridis Israeli launches world's first flight of nano-satellites Republcan Mega-donors Koch Brothers Invest in Israelli Startup Israeli defense company SCD buys US company Quantum Imaging Israeli researchers find way to spot drone surveillance November, 2017 BlueVine Teva seeks FDA marketing nod for potential blockbuster drug Protalix Biotherapeutics signs deal worth up to $370m FIMI will inject $40 million into the Israeli satellite photography company for a 55% stake. Intel Capital invests in two Israeli cybersecurity startups Enabling patients to conduct a detailed self-examination at home JAL Ventures raises $60m fund Israeli startups raised $1.44b in Q3 Israeli co RoboTiCan develops rescue robot for disasters Cybersecurity co Skybox raises $150m. IAI unveils unmanned helicopter for evacuating wounded soldiers Alibaba buys Israeli startup Visualead IoT security co ForeScout raising $116m in Nasdaq IPO October, 2017 145 Israeli high-tech companies were financed by equity crowdfunding platforms in past five years Most Active Equity Crowdfunding Platforms 2012-H1/2017 Sisram Medical raises $112m in Hong Kong IPO Elbit Systems wins $240m African deal Israeli startups raise nearly $600m in September 8 leading Israeli startups IAI demonstrates Air Hopper unmanned helicopter Avery Dennison invests in Israeli smart glass Arcturus is developing a new delivery method for RNA-based drugs. Cyber security co ForeScout files for $100m IPO Cyber terror boosts Check Point Israeli co CorNeat Vision unveils artificial cornea Teva has multibillion dollar drug September, 2017 Israel Aerospace wins NIS 390m Hercules maintenance contract Israel's StageOne Ventures closes $110m VC fund Israel's Defense Ministry unveils tomorrow's weapons Foreign investment in Israel up 7% US Army to test Iron Dome for use in Europe Tene raises $410m private equity investment fund Private equity investment in Israel remained low in Q2 Medtronic to set up Israeli R&D centers Industrial drone co Airobotics raises $32.5m Shari Arison selling 49% of her Bank Hapoalim stake SAP buys Israeli startup Gigya for $350m TAT Technologies wins $40m US airline deal IBM buys Israeli data center co Cloudigo China's Fosun buys Alma Lasers for $240m Playtika acquires social games co Jelly Button August, 2017 8th in the world in supply of defense systems Mexichem buys 80% of Netafim for $1.5b Israel's Vintage closes $215m VC fund Aristocrat buys Israeli social gaming co Plarium for $500m EMK buys stake in Luminati for nearly $200m SK Capital buys Perrigo's Israel unit Chemagis for $110m Check Point overtakes Teva to become Israel's most valuable company FIMI raises $1.1b private equity fund Vista Equity Partners buys Israeli co Applause Israeli investors profit from $11.9b Kite acquisition Medtronic invests $40m in Mazor Robotics Israel's StageOne Ventures closes $110m VC fund JulY, 2017 Israeli pharma co NeuroDerma sold for $1.1bn Sirin Labs unveils NIS 54,000 smartphone Israeli drones are about to take over the world's skies US army may soon use Israeli-designed 'suicide drones' Microsoft Launches New Early-stage Venture Capital Arm in 3 U.S. Cities - and in Tel Aviv Fortissimo buys medical equipment co Tuttnauer for $100m Intel's Israel procurement worth NIS 5.76b in 2016 Israeli high-tech exits hit 5-year low Israeli startups raise $215m in July to date Symantec buys Israeli co Fireglass for $250m LogMeIn buys Israeli chatbot co Nanorep for $45m June, 2017 Medtronic Opens New Centers Intra-body imagi… truncated (73,990 more characters in archive)