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Exits, mergers & acquisitions – to 27/10/24

Israeli hospitality startup has Israel’s Easyway and now has .

Managing temporary staff

Israel’s Ubeya helps employers hire and manage temporary or shift workers. Clients include Wembley and soccer clubs including Arsenal, Chelsea, Tottenham, and Ajax. Events include the UEFA Champions League final, Wimbledon tennis tournament, and Foo Fighters and Taylor Swift concerts.

Changing the world, one wave at a time

Israel’s Eco Wave has updated its agreement with I-Ke International Ocean Energy (part of Lian Tat, see previously) to install a 100kw (was 20kw) wave energy generation unit in Taiwan. Eco Wave’s CEO is confident that it will lead to the adoption of wave energy all over Asia.

Buy Israeli wine

Several Northern Israel wineries need support to keep them in business as they experience daily rocket attacks from Hezbollah terrorists in Lebanon. Please seek out the wines from Dalton, Tulip, Uriel, Pelter, Galil Mountain, and Mika. Also, Underdog winery, whose owner served six months in the IDF.

$17 million order for flying car

Israel’s AIR ONE (see previously) has won $17M in purchase orders for the autonomous cargo version of its flying car. Air EV generated more than $1M in revenue in 2023 and expects to reach $7M revenue in 2024.

Talicia launches in the UAE

Israel’s RedHill Biopharma has launched its Talicia (omeprazole magnesium, amoxicillin and rifabutin) in the United Arab Emirates – making it available by prescription to treat adults with Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection.

Personalized campaign really works

Israel’s Clinch (see ) has sold its Flight Control marketing campaign software to leading companies such as Coca-Cola, J.P. Morgan Chase, Hyundai, L’Oréal, Mars Wrigley, and Tesco. It now includes Copilot - an AI-powered guide to automate much of the campaign.

Tel Aviv to New York flights

Issta, an Israeli charter airline, has rented a jet for return flights from Tel Aviv to New York, direct - with a refueling stop in Ireland.

100 startups launched

Cornell Tech – the school established by Cornell University and Israel’s Technion Institute have reached a significant milestone – creating more than 100 companies through its Runway Startups program. Those startups are now valued at $660 million and have created 500 new jobs in New York City.