
First New Zealand Innovation Mission flies to Israel
50 business people came to meet leading Israeli innovators and explore collaborations between the two countries.

50 business people came to meet leading Israeli innovators and explore collaborations between the two countries.

Oracle will use purchase of Israeli company to step up its cloud business and take on the likes of Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure.

OurCrowd CEO Jon Medved reflects on Israel’s astonishing rise to high-tech glory and how he’s having fun building an even rosier future.

End-of-year reports show 52 Israeli companies were acquired for some $15 billion, nearly double 2013’s exits worth $7.6 billion.

‘This is a pattern that’s repeated itself in the last three wars,’ says OurCrowd’s Jon Medved. ‘Israelis are pretty resilient.’
Crowdfunding platform OurCrowd closes new round for Jeff Pulver’s startup Zula, pushing total raised by fund to over $12m. in its first seven months.