Funding round makes AI21 Labs, a creator of AI generative text models co-founded by Amnon Shashua, a new Israeli unicorn

US-Israel Business Alliance says companies worth at least $1 billion each have created over 14,700 jobs worldwide, are worth a combined $67.5 billion

Tel Aviv is home to the fifth-highest number of unicorns worldwide; placed third in the world for cybersecurity investments, with startups raising $1.7b in 2022

2022 saw 120 completed IPOs or M&As with a total value of $20.6 billion, down from 261 exits with a total value of $23.6 billion in 2021, according to annual IVC-LeumiTech report

Palestinian affairs correspondent Aaron Boxerman on the tragic death of activist Johara Khnifes; Tech Israel editor Ricky Ben David on the Tel Aviv opening of a Dubai trade office

Leading investment firm BVP says global tech and VC community should look to a horse of a different color to measure promising ventures

17 privately held companies set up by Israelis in the Golden State hit a $1 billion valuation in the past year

14 Israeli-founded companies based in Manhattan have achieved $1b valuation, US-Israel Business Alliance data shows since mid-2021; 9 listed publicly

Blockbuster funding year for local startups and companies is driven by massive investments in cybersecurity, fintech, and enterprise IT

Developer of payments and compliance tech quadruples value in one year; clients include Amazon, Twitter, Vimeo