‘GetTaxi’ Closes $20M For Launching NY Service
GetTaxi, the Israel-based developer of a mobile app for ordering taxies, announced that it has raised $20 million in an investment round led by Len Blavatnik’s Access Industries. The company’s...
View ArticleTel Aviv Second Most Innovative City According To WSJ Poll
After being named one of three finalists in the Wall Street Journal‘s last October, it has been announced that after polling more than 980,000 readers, Tel Aviv is considered the second most innovative...
View ArticleGetTaxi Raises $12M And Takes On The Big Apple
Israeli company GetTaxi, which developed a taxi-hailing mobile app, has raised $12 million. The financing round was led by Kreos Capital. GetTaxi, which is already operating in 20 cities around the...
View ArticleMoment.me Event Platform Raises $1.65M
June 17, 2014 | The event technology company Moment.me raised $1.65 million in funding from investors Singtel Innov8, Blumberg Capital and European investors. To date, the company has raised nearly $3...
View ArticleLexifone Call Translation Service Raises $2M
June 19, 2014 | The automated phone conversation translator Lexifone announced that it raised $2 million from a New York State owned fund, Israel’s Office of the Chief Scientist and private investors....
View ArticleMobileye Set To Raise $600M Following NYSE IPO
July 30, 2014 | The Israeli collision avoidance technology developer Mobileye increased the estimates for the amount of money it is set to raise when it goes public this week on the New York Stock...
View ArticleIsraeli Public Transportation App ‘Moovit’ Takes On The Big Apple
Planning your schedule around public transportation times can be a drag, especially when you live in a crowded city like New York. Well, there is good news because the Israeli social transportation...
View Article10 New York-Based Israeli Startups To Watch
Israel may be known as the Startup Nation, but many of Israel’s startups still prefer to operate in the Big Apple than in the Land of Milk and Honey. Guy Franklin, a New York-based Israeli senior...
View ArticleBuy Your Food Straight From The Local Farmers With Farmigo
The United States currently suffers from a declining food system – according to many, the quality of grocery produce is deteriorating as is the overall mindfulness of where food comes from. As a...
View ArticleIsraelis Create Therapy ‘Bubbles’ In The Heart Of New York City With ‘Talkspace’
A city of 8.4 million residents and endless possibilities, it would be an understatement to call living in New York City ‘overwhelming.’ That’s one of the reasons why the Israeli-founded startup...
View ArticleBlock Art: Massive Lego Sculptures Grace The Tel Aviv Port This Summer
New York artist Sean Kenney has been obsessed with Legos since childhood – so much so that he’s turned it into a full-blown career. The “LEGO-certified professional”, who is only one of 16 people in...
View ArticleJerusalem Venture Partners, NYC Launch Global Cybersecurity Contest With $1M...
Jerusalem Venture Partners (JVP), The Mayor’s Office of the Chief Technology Officer (MOCTO), NYC Cyber Command (C3) and the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) announced the launch...
View ArticleYeshiva University, Hebrew U’s Yissum Launch NY Innovation Lab For Israeli...
Yeshiva University, a private, modern Orthodox research university based in New York City, is launching an innovation lab for Israeli startups, in collaboration with Yissum, the technology transfer...
View ArticleBig Apples: Israeli-Founded Companies Are Making Their Mark In New York
As a leading tech powerhouse, Israel often sees its entrepreneurs build their businesses abroad to tap into international markets from the get-go. In recent years, New York’s rapidly growing tech...
View ArticleUrban Renewal Startup Venn Raises $40M To Reinvent Community Living
Urban tech startup Venn announced the closure on Tuesday of a $40 million Series A funding round to expand the company’s model of transforming developing neighborhoods into vibrant communities....
View ArticleIsrael’s DarioHealth Raises $21.3M In Private Placement Offering
Israeli digital health company DarioHealth, known for its creation of a cloud-based diabetes monitoring device, announced it has closed a private placement offering of $21.3 million this month. As...
View ArticleIsraeli Public Transportation App ‘Moovit’ Takes On The Big Apple
Planning your schedule around public transportation times can be a drag, especially when you live in a crowded city like New York. Well, there is good news because the Israeli social transportation...
View Article10 New York-Based Israeli Startups To Watch
Israel may be known as the Startup Nation, but many of Israel’s startups still prefer to operate in the Big Apple than in the Land of Milk and Honey. Guy Franklin, a New York-based Israeli senior...
View ArticleBuy Your Food Straight From The Local Farmers With Farmigo
The United States currently suffers from a declining food system – according to many, the quality of grocery produce is deteriorating as is the overall mindfulness of where food comes from. As a...
View ArticleIsraelis Create Therapy ‘Bubbles’ In The Heart Of New York City With ‘Talkspace’
A city of 8.4 million residents and endless possibilities, it would be an understatement to call living in New York City ‘overwhelming.’ That’s one of the reasons why the Israeli-founded startup...
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