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Wiz cofounder snd CEO Assaf Rappaport composition Tali Bogdanovsky Regulatory risk thought factor in Wiz deal cancellation

Acquisition deals by technology giants like Google can come under close reglatory scrutiny, sometimes delaying them by years.

cybersecurity credit: Shutterstock NicoElNino Israeli cybersecurity co Dazz raises $50m

The new funds will support Dazz’s aim to help security and engineering teams reduce exposure efficiently and accelerate the company’s momentum in redefining risk prioritization and remediation using AI technologies.

SPAC Credit: Shutterstock Disinformation detection co Cyabra agrees Nasdaq SPAC merger

Elon Musk commissioned Cyabra to analyze the level of bot activity on Twitter prior to his acquisition of the social media platform.

Nadav Zafrir  credit: Shlomi Yosef Check Point names Nadav Zafrir next CEO

Zafrir, co-founder of tech investment firm Team8 and a former commander of the IDF 8200 signals intelligence unit, will replace Check Point co-founder Gil Shwed in the role.

Planck founders credit: PR Applied Systems buys Israeli AI insurtech co Planck

Planck’s team will set up an Israel development center for Applied Systems to further develop AI products for cloud-based insurance software.

Wiz CEO Assaf Rappaport credit: Omer Hacohen Wiz wins huge Israeli gov’t tender

Through software distributor Accel, Wiz will provide cloud security services for all government ministries and organizations.

Wiz and Google  credit: Tali Bogdanovsky Wiz: The blow to the workers, the founders' dominance

The decision by Wiz's four Israeli founders to go for a future IPO rather than accept Google's $23 billion bid keeps both employees and investors waiting.

Wiz cofounder snd CEO Assaf Rappaport composition Tali Bogdanovsky Wiz turns down Google’s $23b acquisition offer

The Israeli cloud security company’s CEO Assaf Rappaport told employees that Wiz would instead focus on an IPO.

Camtek CEO Rafi Amit and Nova CEO Gabi Weisman credit: Raanan Tal, Nova collage Tali Bogdanovsky Chip equipment cos Nova, Camtek slip from peak

Geopolitical tensions between the US and China are affecting the two Israeli companies.

Linx team credit: Netanel Tobias Israeli co Linx Security raises $33m

Linx Security seeks to redefine how organizations secure and manage identities across complex digital landscapes.

CrowdStrike's woes boost SentinelOne, Palo Alto

SentinelOne's share price rose by nearly 8% on Friday, but market sources say that, if the global glitch proves to be a one-time event, it will not hurt CrowdStrike substantially.

Amdocs to lay off up to 3,000

The Israeli business systems company is preparing for another major round of layoffs in which an estimated 5%-10% of the company’s workforce will be laid off.

Wiz founders credit: Avishag Shaar Yishuv The big Wiz winners, and the taxes they'll pay

Why it's worthwhile for the company's founders to hold less than 10%, and other questions.

CTERA management credit: CTERA Israeli hybrid data cloud co CTERA raises $80m

The Israeli company has developed an edge-accelerated global file system across public and private cloud environments with AI-based ransomware protection and data intelligence services.

CytoReason cofounder and CEO David Harel credit: Geva Talmor Israeli AI disease models co CytoReason raises $80m

Six of the world’s top 10 pharma companies use CytoReason’s technology to make data-driven decisions in immunology, inflammation, immuno-oncology, metabolism, and other therapeutic areas.

Donald Trump assassination attempt credit: Reuters Brendan McDermid Cellebrite enables FBI to access data from Trump shooter's phone

The FBI used the Israeli company's digital investigation solution to retrieve data from Thomas Matthew Crook's mobile phone.

Cybersecurity credit: Shutterstock ozrimoz Startup Nation Central warns on cybersecurity overdependence

M&As and fundraising both jumped in the first half of 2024, but Startup Nation Central fears Israeli focus on cybersecurity could come at the expense of other tech trends.

Assaf Rappaport credit: Eyal Izhar Between Waze and Wiz Israel got lost

Reports in the international media about Google's talks to buy Wiz have airbrushed out the cybersecurity company's connection to Israel.

Buildots founders credit: Eyal Izhar Buildots to cut delays on construction of Intel plants

In addition to the work worth several million dollars, Intel Capital led a $15 million financing round in Buildots last week.

Wizz CEO Assaf Rappaport and COO Dali Rajic  credit: Ohad Kab What might have been: Three comments on Wiz

Wiz could have made the biggest IPO by an Israeli company on Nasdaq, but has apparently chosen a bird in the hand.

Israel Tax Authority  credit: Eyal Izhar Treasury can expect tax bonanza from Wiz sale

Assuming that the sale of the company to Google goes ahead at the price reported, experts put the tax payable in Israel at at least $2.5 billion.

Wiz CEO Assaf Rappaport credit: Omer Hacohen Google in advanced talks to buy Wiz for $23b - report

Google parent company Alphabet is in advanced talks to buy the Israeli cloud security company, "The Wall Street Journal" reports.

Vee CEO May Piamenta credit: Omer Hacohen Vee raises $7m to help non-profits raise money with AI

Vee CEO May Piamenta: In two months, we raised about NIS 2 million to purchase equipment for soldiers, the evacuees and to support families of hostages.

Nice  credit: Shlomi Yosef BlackRock's Nice stake falls below 5%

From Nice's filings, it can be deduced that investment giant BlackRock sold shares in the second quarter for about $100 million.

Amir Faintuch  credit: Cadya Levy Data tech co Volumez expands Series A round to $40m

The company, headed by former Intel senior vice president Amir Faintuch, has recruited Samsung Venture Investment Corporation and J-Ventures as new investors.

HP Indigo Rehovot  / Photo: Eyal Izhar, Globes Scitex GM quits as HP Indigo merger moves ahead

The merger process between Scitex and HP Indigo, the two Israeli printing divisions of HP, is moving up a gear.

eBay Israel development center inset eBay Israel general manager Amir Di-Nur credit: Rami Zarniger and Inbal Marmary Israel layoffs reflect eBay's global decline

eBay insists its Netanya development center remains integral to its strategy but the company is failing to keep pace with Amazon, Shopify and Chinese rivals.

Nano Dimension 3D printer  photo: PR Nano Dimension acquires Desktop Metal for $183m

Nano Dimension CEO: Our combination with Desktop Metal is another step in Nano Dimension’s evolution to become the leader in digital manufacturing, with capabilities in mass manufacturing for critical industrial applications.

Zeev Farbman credit: Eyal Marilus Lightricks to focus on AI and lay off 70 employees

The Jerusalem-based company is changing its business focus to generative AI at the expense of some of its app operations.

Impression of NED server farm in Netanya. inset: Shelly Landsmann  credit: PR,  Rami Zarnegar Former Microsoft Israel head in Netanya server farm project

Shelly Landsmann has teamed with the Levinstein Group and UK firm Goldacre to build a server farm on the 13,500 square meter former Cellcom site in the Poleg Industrial Zone.

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