Monthly Archives: August 2026

Cutting out the intermediaries

Mastercard has partnered Israel’s Neema (see here previously) whereby the global money transfer platform Mastercard Move will use Neema’s technological infrastructure to enable businesses and individuals abroad to transfer money to Israel in real time. It bypasses SWIFT intermediaries. https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/syxgxahmgl

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Israeli startup investments to 23/8/26

Team8 raised another $265 million; Enigma AI Labs raised $71 million; Corma Labs raised $60 million; Oak Security raised $60 million; Hemispheric.ai raised $52 million; Remepy raised $36 million; S kapion raised $36 million; Velocity raised $27 million; Alta AI … Continue reading

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Exits, takeovers & mergers to 23/8/26

Israel’s eToro is acquiring U.S.-focused online brokerage TradeZero for up to $231 million. US-Israeli Doit has acquired Israel’s Atribute.io for an estimated $65 million. UK’s Circeus has acquired Israel’s Dondy for several million dollars. US Ondas has acquired Israel’s Aran … Continue reading

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European grant for robot fruit picker

Israel’s Nanovel (see here previously) has been awarded a €2.5 million ($2.9 million) grant from the European Innovation Council to accelerate development and commercialization of autonomous robots designed to harvest citrus fruit, https://www.ynetnews.com/tech-and-digital/article/b12wo1rnge

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Bumper harvests

Israel is expecting its best wheat harvest in a decade, plus a record-breaking avocado season. A combination of ideal weather conditions is expected to yield some 140,000 tons of wheat and massive expansion of avocado plantations in recent years should … Continue reading

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Investing in the Negev

Israel’s Ofir-SouthUp Ventures is targeting $20 million-$30 million to invest in startups that operate in or relocate to Israel’s Western Negev. The aim is to turn the region into a high-tech hub. https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/skvjfwoigx

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Huge funds for Israeli startups

Israel’s Team8 (see here previously) has raised $365 million in fresh funds to invest in local startups. Israel’s FIMI (see here previously) has secured $1.75 billion, the largest fund in its history. And Israeli gaming fund vgames (see here) has … Continue reading

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The UK needs Israeli trade

New figures show that Israel has risen to eighth place in a ranking of the top European and regional nations investing in the UK. 19 Israeli companies either established or expanded operations in the UK from 2024-2025 helping Israel rise … Continue reading

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Translation for impaired speech

Israel’s Barvox is a personalized Google Translate to help understand semi-verbal people. Founder & CEO Dror Levy was driven to build Barvox for his speech-impaired son. It could help those with autism, ALS, and other speech impediments, giving a voice … Continue reading

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Making robots meaningful

Israel’s Enigma AI Labs is developing artificial intelligence technology for robots alongside software and interfaces designed to make robotic systems intuitive to use. https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/h1tdxjhrgx https://www.enigma.inc/ https://finder.startupnationcentral.org/company_page/enigma-ai-labs

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