Monthly Archives: June 2025

United is back

Posted on June 8, 2025

United Airlines is restarting flights from Newark to Tel Aviv on Jun 5, earlier than expected, following a thorough safety review. AirBaltic also announced that it will resume its flights to Israel on Jun 6. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/409278

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El Al to start flights to Argentina

Posted on June 8, 2025

El Al plans to launch direct flights from Tel Aviv to Buenos Aires, says Argentina’s ambassador to Israel, Axel Wahnish. An official announcement will be made during Argentine President Javiel Milei’s Jun 9-11 visit to Israel. The Argentine leader is … Continue reading →

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$1 billion revenue for Deel

Posted on June 8, 2025

Israeli HR and payroll tech startup Deel (see here previously) has reached a $1 billion annual revenue run rate as of the first quarter of 2025, marking a significant milestone for the six-year-old company. Deel says it now serves 35,000+ … Continue reading →

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Exits, takeovers, and mergers to 8th Jun

Posted on June 8, 2025

Netherlands-based QIAGEN acquired Israel’s Genoox for a minimum of $70 million; Israel’s compliance startup Scytale acquired Israel’s IT audit software startup AudITech for $15 million. US Qualcomm has finally taken over Israel’s Autotalks for “hundreds of millions of dollars” after … Continue reading →

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Startup investment – to 8th Jun

Posted on June 8, 2025

Zero Networks raised $55 million; Buildots raised $45 million; Speedata raised $44 million; Mind.io raised $30 million;

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Israel’s first national energy storage institute

Posted on June 8, 2025

A first-of-its-kind initiative, the National Institute for Energy and Electrochemical Storage, was inaugurated at Bar-Ilan University in partnership with Israel’s Technion Institute. It aims to develop energy and climate solutions in batteries, hydrogen, carbon capture, and beyond. https://www.timesofisrael.com/new-nis-130-million-center-will-pioneer-energy-storage-as-renewables-gain-ground/

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11 of 30 most promising global cyber startups

Posted on June 8, 2025

Notable Capital’s “Rising in Cyber 2025” list of the 30 most promising global cyber startups includes eleven Israeli companies. The list is drawn from a pool of 275 firms nominated by top cybersecurity investors, together with the New York Stock … Continue reading →

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New under the sun

Posted on June 8, 2025

Blueberries usually grow in cold climates. But Israeli farmer Amichai planted over 1,000 blueberry trees in Hamra in the hot Jordan Valley – a region where blueberries don’t naturally grow. And with determination and innovation, they’re thriving. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pro0LtLqpHU

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Plugging the data leaks

Posted on June 8, 2025

Israel’s Mind.io (see here previously) is marketed as the first-ever data security platform that puts data loss prevention (DLP) and insider risk management (IRM) programs on autopilot, so a company can automatically identify, detect and prevent data leaks at machine … Continue reading →

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15 years too early

Posted on June 8, 2025

Israel’s Better Place went bankrupt in 2010 as its car battery swap concept was too novel an idea to catch on.  Now Chinese carmaker NIO is setting up a battery switching station network in Israel, expanding the 3,400 it operates … Continue reading →

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