Sophie Shulman

20 stories about Sophie Shulman
הרצליה פיתוח Israel Tech Hub

Four warning signs that reveal the true state of Israeli high-tech

05.06.25|Sophie Shulman
RISE Institute dismantles the myth of resilience with data on jobs, startups, capital, and AI leadership.
מנכ"ל REE דניאל בראל על רקע המשאית

REE Automotive cutting 50% of staff after $70M loss

04.06.25|Sophie Shulman
The electric vehicle company restructures in a desperate bid to stay afloat after valuation falls from $3 billion four years ago to just $23 million.
etoro איטורו פתחת המסחר נאסד"ק 3

Tectonic shifts are forcing venture capital to abandon the traditional model to survive

03.06.25|Meir Orbach, Sophie Shulman
The collapse of the classic startup playbook is forcing a fundamental reinvention. 
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Buildots raises $45M at $300M valuation to modernize global construction with AI

29.05.25|Sophie Shulman
The Israeli startup aims to cut project delays in half and expand across North America and Europe.
הרצליה פיתוח Israel Tech Hub

Startup baby boom on the way? Over 1,000 Israeli founders operating in stealth

27.05.25|Sophie Shulman
A report from Dealigence and Google for Startups points to quiet optimism in high-tech. 
ג'וש וולפה שותף מייסד בקרן LUX

“Despite disgusting descriptions of the IDF, the world still wants Israeli tech”: Lux’s Josh Wolfe on global demand for defense innovation

26.05.25|Sophie Shulman
In an exclusive with Calcalist, the Lux Capital co-founder explains why wartime Israel has become the envy of the world’s security establishment.
Gigi Levy Weiss Yiftach Shoolman

Gigi Levy-Weiss and Redis co-founder Yiftach Shoolman launch defense tech startup Line 5, raising $20M Seed round

21.05.25|Sophie Shulman
The stealth Israeli startup is the year’s biggest defense-tech Seed deal, as founders turn focus from gaming and cybersecurity to battlefield innovation.  
מטה וויקס Wix תל אביב

Wix leans on AI and buybacks to power through macro headwinds

21.05.25|Sophie Shulman
Company reports $93.9M in adjusted profit, adds 5.3M users, but tempers guidance due to economic uncertainty. 
כנס טק אילת 2025 - שון מגווייר שותף קרן סקויה וידאו

Sequoia’s Shaun Maguire: “Maintaining the world’s most advanced cyber capabilities is existential for Israel”

19.05.25|Sophie Shulman
In an interview with Entrée Capital founder Avi Eyal at the Tech1 conference in Eilat, Maguire, a partner at the VC fund Sequoia, said: "To create truly massive companies you need to concentrate enormous human talent into a very small number of teams."
רקפת רוסק עמינח שותפה ב Team8 ולשעבר מנכ״לית בנק לאומי וידאו

“The real challenge lies not in the technology, but in the people”: Rakefet Russak-Aminoach on AI, innovation, and Israeli resilience

19.05.25|Sophie Shulman
The former Bank Leumi CEO and Team8 managing partner told Liat Aaronson at Tech1 why mindset, not machines, will define the future of banking, startups, and Israeli innovation.
מימין מנכ"ל צק פוינט נדב צפריר ומייסד ויו"ר צ'ק פוינט גיל שויד

Check Point to hire 500 in Israel to power new AI research hub

19.05.25|Sophie Shulman
CEO Nadav Zafrir leads transformation with aggressive growth plans and real estate investment.
AI בינה מלאכותית

Moonshots and bottlenecks: Inside Israel’s new AI strategy

18.05.25|Meir Orbach, Sophie Shulman
With a $15B private sector boom, the state races to catch up.
מייסד יאנדקס ארקדי וולוז'

Nebius rises from Yandex’s ashes to lead Israel’s supercomputing project

18.05.25|Sophie Shulman
With roots in Russia and a base in Amsterdam, the AI upstart wins a critical national contract.
יוני אסיא מנכ"ל ומייסד איטורו

"We’re officially opening the 2025 tech IPO market": eToro CEO after $1.2B Nasdaq surge

15.05.25|Sophie Shulman
Yoni Assia celebrates a 29% first-day pop and says the listing marks a turning point for fintech.
חדשנות טכנולוגית

Can Israel stay ahead in the AI arms race?

15.05.25|Sophie Shulman
Talent is abundant, but investment, policy, and education are falling behind.
איטורו Etoro

eToro tops $5.5 billion valuation as shares surge on Nasdaq debut

14.05.25|Sophie Shulman
The Israeli fintech company rides crypto wave and market optimism to a strong public listing after two false starts. 
הנפקת אי טורו נדחתה eToro

eToro’s IPO raises $620M as it begins trading on Nasdaq today

14.05.25|Sophie Shulman
Fintech firm capitalizes on investor appetite and crypto resurgence.
מוסף עצמאות 30.4.25 מייסדי Kela מימין בר אילן מרידור מני ו דרור

Defense startup Kela raises $60 million, reaches $100 million in first-year funding

13.05.25|Sophie Shulman
Founded after the October 7 attacks, the company is developing a battlefield operating system to help militaries integrate AI and commercial tech.
הנפקת אי טורו נדחתה eToro

eToro IPO 10x oversubscribed; Expected to raise over $500M at $4B+ valuation

12.05.25|Sophie Shulman
Underwriters eye pricing boost amid soaring investor demand.
במרכז התמונה נשיא ומנכ"ל קרן ההשקעות בלקסטון ג'ונתן גריי ורעייתו מינדי ג'ון גריי נשיא המדינה יצחק הרצוג ורעייתו מיכל התרומה בסך כמעט חצי מיליארד שקל לפקולטה לרפואה באוניברסיטת תל אביב

"On my tombstone, it won’t say ‘generated high net returns’”: Blackstone's Jon Gray makes historic gift to Israel

11.05.25|Sophie Shulman
The Blackstone President talks philanthropy, politics, and why he and his wife Mindy chose to support Israeli medical education after October 7.