OurCrowd investors grill Israeli tech leaders on the business outlook for technology that is sweeping the world – and the markets

Investors in the Tel Aviv-based fund include Clal Insurance & Finance, More investment house, and former Bank of Israel governor Jacob Frankel

Israel’s largest supermarket chain cites regulatory conditions set by competition watchdog and market conditions as reasons for canceling partnership to bring SPAR to the country

22-year authority veteran was selected by Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich from a final list of three candidates recommended by a search committee

North Sea oil and gas producer Ithaca Energy and Norway’s Equinor will invest $3.8 billion to develop the Rosebank field

Capital raised by Israeli companies in the third quarter declines by a moderate 14% compared with the second quarter, but is down 38% year-on-year, IVC-LeumiTechdata shows

Ottopia’s teleoperation software platform allows a human operator to communicate with autonomous vehicles to address unpredictable or unsafe road situations

Founded in 2018 by tech veteran Gili Raanan, Israeli VC firm bumps up fund to back follow-on investments in portfolio startups, which include Legal Security, Wiz, and Fireblocks

Ministers of both countries sign agreement to jointly develop critical technologies like quantum computing and collaborate in areas such as AI, health and climate

Rising mortgage rates put an end to the boom in Tel Aviv home prices, which tripled over the past two decades at the fastest rate among 25 major cities, UBS real estate index says