CTech's Tuesday Roundup of Israeli Tech News

Walmart acquires product review insight company Aspectiva. Tel Aviv-based Aspectiva has joined Walmart's incubation arm N° 8 following the acquisition. Read more

Insight Venture buys portfolio from Israel-based venture firm Genesis Partners. Genesis Partners’ portfolio includes several startups that are also backed by Insight, including Monday.com and Sisense. Read more

Ready to make some noise? Just keep it in your personal sound bubble. Israel-based company Silentium is developing individual sound bubbles in which each user could listen to the music of their choice, without disturbing the person sitting next to them who is enjoying a completely different track. Read more

Old-meets-new retail company Showfields raises $9 million. "We want to create the most interesting store in the world," Showfields co-founder Nathanel said in a December statement. Read more

Fosun Pharma inaugurates new building for Israeli subsidiary Sisram Medical. Fosun paid $240 million for a 95% stake in the Israeli cosmetic surgery in 2014, floating it on the Hong Kong Exchange in 2017. Read more

Business intelligence company Oribi raises $7 million. Tel Aviv-based Oribi develops simplified enterprise business analytics tools that do not require code integration or advanced analytic capabilities. Read more

Warburg-Pincus completes acquisition of Israeli credit card issuer. The $640 million deal was first announced in July 2018 following a law mandating separation between Israel’s largest banks and their credit card subsidiaries. Read more

EU-backed automotive startup accelerator selects new batch of startups. Out of the 24 startups selected, three Israeli startups made the cut. Read more

The Israeli government's new diet. New dietary guidelines ban the serving of sweetened sodas, candies, and pastries in government meetings and events. Read more

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German soccer league scouting for tech investments, says Bundesliga exec. Watch the video

Startups need to tackle regulation and taxes to grow, KPMG execs say. Watch the video