What makes Israel’s “most promising startup” so successful and who is hacking Israeli state employees?

"The Israeli tech ecosystem has become a well-oiled machine." Jon Medved, founder and CEO of Jerusalem-based investment platform OurCrowd, noted that partnering with the Gulf countries "is allowing Israel to penetrate markets we've never dreamed of in Southeast Asia and around the broader Islamic world." Read more

Hackers reveal thousands of email addresses and passwords of Israeli state employees. Around 5,000 email addresses and passwords belonging to Israeli state employees were among a massive stockpile of billions of addresses and passwords leaked online. Read more

Police investigating alleged $1.5 million embezzlement at eToro. The investigation is focused on a former employee who allegedly cooperated with a friend who acted as a straw man to fraudulently extract millions of shekels from the company. Police have questioned both suspects and eToro has filed a NIS 6.3 million civil case. Read more

Edocate raises $3 million to advance virtual patient simulation platform. The Israeli startup's platform delivers realistic interactive learning that aims to heighten and reinforce HCPs clinical skills, competency level, and confidence. Read more

Unic-Tech raises over $8 million in IPO. The partnership, which went public on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, specializes in investing in shares of unicorn technology companies. Read more

Tech on the Roof | What makes Israel’s “most promising startup” so successful? At Calcalist’s Tech on the Roof event, Minute Media shared what it thinks helped earn its place as Israel’s number one startup. Read more

Round B | The pigs are almost flying, now comes the excruciating wait. Piggy's product is entering the world and CEO Shaul Olmert is sitting tight waiting to see what the feedback will be. Read more