CTech's Thursday Roundup of Israeli Tech News

Walmart CEO arrives in Israel for visit. In February, Walmart announced it acquired Tel Aviv-based product review insight company Aspectiva. Read more

Dynamic Yield’s “happy meal.” Liad Agmon, co-founder and CEO of web personalization company Dynamic Yield, ordered 200 McDonald's burgers to let his team know they had been acquired by the fast food giant. Read more London-based luxury vacation rentals marketplace The Plum Guide raises $18.4 million. The Plum Guide offers pre-vetted luxury home rentals for vacations in select locations including New York, London, and Paris. Read more

Store analytics startup CB4 raises $16 million. CB4 uses pre-existing point of sale data to identify demand for specific products in brick and mortar stores. Read more

Private equity firm A-6684 targets debut fund at $27 million. The fund, which will focus on investments in Israel, already has half the sum in commitments. Read more

Cell immunotherapy company Enlivex merges with Nasdaq-listed Bioblast, raises $5.3 million. The merged entity listed on Nasdaq under the ticker “ENLV.” Read more

Email app startup Spike raises $5 million. Spike develops a mobile application that puts existing e-mails into a multimedia mobile messaging, chat-like interface enhanced with voice and video calls. Read more

Fish farming startup BioFishency raises $2.4 million. BioFishency develops plug-and-play water treatment systems for land-based aquaculture. Read more

Low-cost airline Ryanair launching a new route from Tel Aviv to Budapest. Ryanair currently offers flights from Budapest to Eilat’s new Ramon Airport. Read more