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Firm led by first Israeli NBA player Omri Casspi opens new $250 million fund for high-tech startups

The announcement made by Casspi's firm, Swish Ventures, says that the funding will focus on 12 high-tech startups with an average value of $20 million each.

Omri Casspi #18 of the Memphis Grizzlies dunks the ball during a game against the Boston Celtics at TD Garden on January 18, 2019 in Boston, Massachusetts.
Robotic arm lifting vegetable pot with digital display, Automated farming. 3D illustration

Australian investors eye Israel’s agritech innovation boom

Gil Ben-Artzi

What investors are looking for in Israel's next generation of startups

Cactus Capital Winners

Inside the student fund backing tomorrow's entrepreneurs


Checkout optimization start-up raises $25m Series A to help e-commerce brands compete with Amazon

The company plans to use the new capital to expand its global market presence and accelerate the development of its checkout and shipping personalization engine.

 Checkout optimization start-up PrettyDamnQuick (PDQ).

Israel cyber firms raise $4b. in 2024 on surge of cloud, AI security needs

YL noted that there were 89 funding rounds in Israel in 2024, and 50 of them were seed, or early-stage rounds, raising a total of $400 million.

 AN INFOGRAPHIC showcases the state of the country’s cybersecurity sector.

How can start-ups, VC funds, and hi-tech companies raise capital? - opinion

In today’s world, branding isn’t just about looking good – it’s about being understood, remembered, and trusted.

 U.S. money supply on the rise

No. 20: Adena Friedman and Janet Yellen: Finance powerhouses in government & private sector

Adena Friedman, CEO of Nasdaq, Inc. since 2017, has put extensive efforts into creating a capitalism that "works for everyone" by encouraging companies to diversify their board of directors.

 Janet Yellen and Adena Friedman.

Israel to form new $80m investment fund with South Korean partners

The bilateral fund will invest in between 25 and 30 startups in both Israel and Korea, particularly robotics, automotive, quantum computing and cybersecurity.

 Downtown cityscape at night in Seoul, South Korea.

How does venture capital influence Israeli innovation?

The Inside Israeli Innovation Podcast with Eve Young: Season 2, Episode 14.

 Emmanuelle (Emma) Lipski, Principal at 10D Fund

Six months since Oct. 7, YL Ventures partner: Not out of the woods

Passover perspectives: Israeli executives answer the Four Questions

Sharon Seemann, Partner, YL Ventures

'It is not the best technology that always wins'

Passover perspectives: Israeli executives answer the Four Questions

 Oren Yunger

Israeli startups raised $1.6 billion in the first quarter, up 10% from previous quarter

Leumitech and IVC data provider, have published the first data from the Tech Review report for the first quarter of 2024.

 Leumitech CEO Maya Eisen-Zafrir

WATCH: 'My studies gave me the ability to integrate knowledge and take it to where I want'

Dr. Anat Lea Bonshtien, TAU alumna, in conversation with Tamar Uriel-Beeri, Managing Editor of Jpost.com

 Dr. Anat Lea Bonshtien