Sightful raised $33 million; Laguna Health raised $15 million; SWAPP raised $11.5 million; Spinframe raised $8 million; Visual Layer raised $7 million; CryptoHub raised $6 million; Entro Security raised $6 million;

Australia’s Aristocrat has acquired Israeli-founded NeoGames for approximately $1.2 billion. IBM has acquired Israel’s Polar Security for $60 million.

Former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett is joining the board of directors of Israel’s Quantum Source (see here previously) which is developing an Israeli quantum computer. Before entering politics Bennett co-founded Cyota ($145 million exit) and was CEO of Soluto ($100 … Continue reading →

Another NoCamels article about Israel’s impacX (see here previously) with its smart bottle, vibrating top, and app that reminds you to drink more water.  impacX has partnered several distributing companies and recently launched the smart bottle in Israel “as a … Continue reading →

Brian Kemp, the governor of the US state of Georgia, is making an economic development trip to Israel. Israeli companies employ more than 1,000 Georgians. Georgia exported $280 million and imported $650 million in goods and services to Israel last … Continue reading →

Ahead of Jerusalem Day, Israel’s Transportation Ministry published new sketches of two new train stations planned for the center of Jerusalem.  See also here previously. https://www.jpost.com/business-and-innovation/energy-and-infrastructure/article-743140

The Israeli High-Tech Association has signed an agreement with the Korea Information Security Industry Association (KISIA) aimed at fostering ties and encouraging business cooperation between cybersecurity and information security companies in both countries. https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-hi-tech-and-korea-industry-groups-sign-accord-on-cybersecurity-cooperation/