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Faddom raises $12M to help companies map IT infrastructure wherever it lives

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Is political unrest taking a toll on Israeli startups?

Let’s look at how VC investment into Israel fared this year so far — unfavorably — and what might explain its decline.

9:58 am PDT • July 6, 2023
Is political unrest taking a toll on Israeli startups?

Marketo, which was developed — among other things — to enhance marketing around social media users, ended up being acquired by Adobe. Now a new startup hopes to do what…

Addressable raises $7.5M to match crypto wallets to Twitter accounts. But how?

While (former) startups like Lemonade came along to attack the tired world of insurance, the travel insurance market is now coming in for the same treatment from the likes of…

Faye hopes to do for travel insurance what Lemonade did for general insurance

The Israeli VC scene seems to be on a bit of a New Year roll. Hot on the heels of the news that Viola Ventures, an Israeli VC, has closed its sixth…

Israel’s Entrée Capital raises $300M for Israel-focused fund, Adi Gozes becomes partner

Viola Ventures, an Israeli VC, has closed its sixth fund of $250 million. It now has $1.25 billion in assets under management, largely early-stage tech companies. Viola says the fund…

Israel’s Viola Ventures hits $250M for its new fund, appoints Yael Alroy as partner

Big banks are under a lot of pressure to modernize their services to meet demands of consumers who now view as table stakes things like mobile apps that identify who…

Israeli fintech Personetics raises $85M for tools to help incumbents personalize banking services to compete with neobanks

Healthcare costs in the U.S. are steadily rising, and the share patients must pay out-of-pocket has increased in tandem. Nearly one in three American households have delayed medical care due…

PayZen secures $15M Series A for ‘care now, pay later’ healthcare platform

Alviere, an embedded finance startup that aims to help any brand deliver financial products and services to its customers and employees, announced today it has closed $70 million of new…

Alviere lands $70M in funding to help brands offer bespoke financial products and services

A U.S./Israeli startup, Sorbet — which is tackling what companies do with the financial risks as employees accrue paid time off (PTO) — has raised $6 million in a seed…

Sorbet raises $6M seed led by Viola Ventures to tackle the thorny financials of paid time off

Tel Aviv-based visual search and product discovery platform Syte, already used by brands like Farfetch and Fashion Nova, plans to expand in the United States and Asia-Pacific region after its…

Syte, an e-commerce visual search platform, gets $30 million Series C to expand in the US and Asia