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IVC MONTHLY NEWSLETTER
October 2019
Highlights of the Israeli high-tech, venture capital, startups and private equity industry
IVC Latest Updates : Deals, Exits, New Companies, and more ►
Best quarter since 2013 for capital raising of the Israeli high-tech companies - raised $2.24B in 142 deals.
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According to IVC, Israeli high-tech ecosystem is taking an active role in the drone-revolution, with 108 Israeli active drone related companies.
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From the Database – Recent Exits ►
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Former Facebook Manager Turned Bitcoin Founder Shares Insights Into Libra
Facebook CEO and cofounder Mark Zuckerberg sat in front of the United States House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services on October 23 for a much-anticipated hearing...
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Quantum computing’s ‘Hello World' moment
Does quantum computing really exist? It’s fitting that for decades this field has been haunted by the fundamental uncertainty of whether it would, eventually, prove to be a wild goose chase...
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Facebook trained AI to fool facial recognition systems, and it works on live video
Facebook researchers say the tool can combat deepfakes...
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ProBeat: A plea to the machine learning for health community
The room was packed at the annual Machine Learning and the Market for Intelligence conference in Toronto last week. Now in its fifth year, the lengthy name of the event matches the depth of the discussions...
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Satoshi Nakaboto: ‘Bitcoin price shoots up 15% after Chinese president embraces blockchain’
Welcome to another edition of Bitcoin Today, where I, Satoshi Nakaboto, tell you what’s been going on with Bitcoin in the past 24 hours. As Nikola Tesla used to say: Let’s get it!...
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From the Database – Recent Financing Rounds ►
Israeli high tech in the news
New smart mobility VC fund launching in Israel
Mobilion is currently completing its Series A round of financing, out of a targeted $30 million...
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Intel Selects 9 Israeli Startups For 1st Cycle Of New Accelerator Program ‘Ignite’
Intel kicked off the launch of its new accelerator program in Israel on Tuesday for early-stage startups, announcing the nine data-centric companies that will be participating in the 16-week initiative....
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How Will Increased Chinese Funding Affect Israeli Entrepreneurs?
The tense relations between China and the U.S. increased Chinese cash flow into Israeli tech. But local courting of Chinese money has its risks, including the chance for foreign government involvement...
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UAE-based intelligence firm said recruiting IDF veterans from elite cyber unit
Reports say DarkMatter offering graduates of Unit 8200 million dollar signing bonuses and beachfront properties abroad, sparking concern in defense establishment...
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US-ISRAELI OFFICIALS DISCUSS AI COLLABORATION, SOLVING SPACE MYSTERIES
More than 80 officials from Israel and the US participated in the 34th meeting of the U.S. – Israel Joint Economic Development Group (JEDG) at the State Department earlier this week...
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TOYOTA PARTNERS WITH ISRAEL'S OURCROWD TO HUNT FOR INNOVATION
“The future belongs to the bold who are implementing game-changing technologies,” said Minoru Murata, executive vice president, regional CEO and CTO of Toyota Tsusho...
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Insight Partners opens Tel Aviv office, eyes Israeli tech firms
U.S. venture capital and private equity firm Insight Partners opened an office in Tel Aviv on Monday, saying it was seeking to invest in Israeli technology...
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Company of the month
Future Meat Technologies is a biotechnology company advancing a distributive manufacturing platform for the cost-efficient, non-GMO production of meat directly from animal cells, without the need to raise or harvest animals. Future Meat Technologies focuses on developing a new generation of manufacturing technology that enables the cost-efficient production of fat and muscle cells, the core building blocks of meat.
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