Israel business
Shekel gains sharply despite interest rate cut
The Iran war led to a 3.3% contraction in GDP (on an annualized basis) in the first quarter
Evolving regional economic opportunities
Israeli private equity firm David Group launches to invest in mature businesses
Rethinking risk: Why Israel is no longer the outlier - opinion
TaTiO raises $5.3m. for hiring platform focusing on skills, not résumés
The company uses artificial intelligence to assess job seekers’ skill sets, recommending them to employers without the need for old-fashioned resumes.
Israel’s largest law firm reflects on 50 years of change
“I spoke Hebrew at home, but did not have great Hebrew, and then he made me an offer. The magic word was it was in dollars. I focused on ‘dollars’ and didn’t hear the number,” said a partner.
This AI platform aims to help corporations fix their sustainability issues
Continue AI has announced a $5.7M funding round that it will use to further develop its AI platform.
Israel’s UN Climate Tech Delegation for COP27 announced
These are the 10 companies that will make up the delegation representing Israel's climate tech industry on the world stage.
Joonko raises $25m., enabling huge US companies to hire diversely
The company was founded in order to help companies hire more underrepresented individuals. Here's what it has planned.
Bank Leumi CEO: It's difficult to recruit talent for banking system
The CEO of Bank Leumi spoke about the difficulty in recruiting talent for the banking system, the severe recession in Europe and Israel's economic status.
Upstep has record August, sells 300% more insoles than 2021
After many months of optimization work, the company created a solid foundation for a significant increase in sales, while improving all the data at the same time.
Meet the company specializing in testing standards that is coming to Israel
TÜV SÜD’s entry into Israel will help create collaborations between businesses and labs in Israel and internationally, will increase professional standards and introduce technological innovations.
Upstep looking to crowdfund $4m.
This is Upstep's second crowdfunding campaign, after 2021 one, in which the company raised $2.5m., breaking a crowdfunding record in Israel.
Sternum’s IoT security makes major strides in defiance of tech tumble
TECH TALK: More than 500 tech employees in Israel were laid off in a single day on July 24. But not all tech fares badly in times of economic uncertainty.
