The COVID-19 pandemic has forced the world to confront harsh realities. First, our ultra-high-tech existence can be brought to its knees by even a modest display of nature’s destructive power. Second, the…
Is This the Second Dot Com Bubble?
Will the latest dot com bubble burst? That’s the question on many lips, as 2020 shapes up to be one of the most remarkable years ever for tech brands going public. AirBnB’s…
WeWork Begins Restructuring After IPO Debacle
WeWork executives have begun the daunting task of rebuilding the company, starting with 2,400 layoffs and possibly renegotiating founder and former CEO Adam Neumann’s $1.7 billion payoff. WeWork, which was temporarily renamed…
Inxeption Brings Blockchain and Competition to E-Commerce
Most entrepreneurs gamble when they start a company—few were born from a bet. Inxeption, an E-commerce platform built on blockchain technology, is one such exception. Given the expertise behind it, the company’s…
In the Race to Build the Car of the Future, Israel is Speeding Ahead
Israel’s status as a leading tech nation is not in doubt. The Middle Eastern state of just eight million people, known as “Silicon Wadi”, is home to 5,000 startups and 750 venture-backed…
OurCrowd Launches $100m AI Fund
Equity crowdfunding platform OurCrowd has launched its Cognitiv fund, which will invest $100 million into early-stage artifical intelligence, robotics and digital manufacturing firms worldwide. It is the company’s 12th fund since it…
Clinton Versus Trump: PE at the Center of Controversy
In its latest issue, The Economist tackles private equity from all angles. A special dossier covers PE’s surge, as well as the upcoming challenges. It is worth the read not only because…
2015 Red Herring North America Winners
The Red Herring Top 100 North America event in San Diego, California brought together a vast and remarkably successful field of companies. The group of finalists hailed from many different industries, offered a wide…
New 4G is taking Western Sahara’s protests beyond refugee camps
At an English school in the Western Saharan camp of Smara, young men are drinking sugary local tea, talking and checking social media. The first two activities, in a region much of…
Guardicore raises $11m Series A round – Investment Round Up
Guardicore, which provides security solutions for data centers, has closed an $11 million Series A round of funding led by Battery Ventures. Greylock IL and other undisclosed strategic investors also participated. The company is to use the funds to expand and sell its technology.