Venture capital firm has already closed $101 million in commitments from Israeli investors; new fund will invest $20 million to $30 million per round

Founded in 2016, OutSense raises $2.2 million to complete development of its IoT toilet clip-on; initial focus will be finding blood in stool, monitoring dehydration, constipation

Calcalist financial website says company seeks valuation of as much as $8 billion, which would make it the largest IPO of an Israeli firm on Nasdaq

Craft developed by Israeli startup Percepto was operated by a unit of Verizon; US Federal Aviation Administration allowed vehicle to fly beyond line of sight for mission

Center will host incubator programs for Israeli, global startups; will be part of $529 million initiative for science and technology zone in Chinese city of Sanya

A boot camp set up with Southern New Hampshire University aims to find jobs for refugees and fill the shortage of cyber professionals in Africa

UBQ, which converts household scraps into a bio-based plastic substitute, joins forces with US Mainetti Group to make garment hangers for retail chains globally

Vocalis Health uses AI-based software to analyze voice and identify illnesses; first joint study with Mayo will focus on finding vocal signs for pulmonary hypertension

Under 1% of businesspeople in survey associate Israel with startups; pandemic is the time to position country as forward-thinking and problem-solving, urges nonprofit Vibe Israel

Ancient maps portrayed the Middle East as the center of the world, but for decades, this natural land bridge between Europe and Asia, between East and West, had been broken