SoundHound AI agreed to acquire LivePerson in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately USD 43 million, representing a premium to LivePerson’s recent trading levels. The combination will bring together SoundHound’s voice and agentic AI capabilities with LivePerson’s digital messaging and customer engagement platform, creating a unified omnichannel conversational AI solution serving enterprises across industries. SoundHound […]
Author: Idan Nishlis
The Phoenix Group sold its stake in Dorad Energy to Menora Mivtachim and Adeltech in a transaction reflecting a company valuation of approximately NIS 4.46 billion, representing a notable increase from the valuation at which Phoenix acquired the shares only months earlier. Epstein Rosenblum Maoz advised Phoenix on the transaction, with the team being led […]
Quantum Art, the Israeli quantum computing startup, has expanded its Series A financing to approximately USD 140 million following strong investor demand. The company is focused on building a quantum computing platform based on trapped-ion technology, an approach widely viewed as one of the more stable and scalable architectures in the race toward commercially viable […]
A&O Shearman has published a 36-page report, Life Sciences and Healthcare Insights, with contributions from 20 attorneys. The report is vital reading for Israeli life sciences companies at this precise moment. Israel hosts hundreds of life sciences companies, all attracting serious global capital. Lee Noyek, head of the firm’s Israel Desk, echoes this sentiment, saying […]
Israeli-founded AI infrastructure company Vast Data raised approximately USD 1 billion in a new funding round, tripling its valuation to USD 30 billion and making it the most valuable private tech company in Israel. The round—led by Drive Capital with participation from investors including Access Industries, Fidelity, NEA, and Nvidia—reflects growing investor focus on companies […]
The German-Israeli Chamber of Industry & Commerce announced that the Europe Days Conference in Tel Aviv will now take place on October 20, 2026. The conference is expected to convene investors, corporates, startups, and ecosystem leaders to explore partnerships across AI, DefenseTech, Cyber, HealthTech, FoodTech, Industry 4.0, and ClimateTech. Continued participation in the conference by […]
The BIRD Foundation has launched a new Call for Proposals supporting strategic US–Israel partnerships, offering grants of up to 50% of R&D costs with a maximum award of USD 1.5 million per project. The program requires collaboration between two unrelated companies—one registered in the United States and one in Israel—and targets innovation with clear commercial […]
A new advisory from Carter Ledyard & Milburn’s Middle East & North Africa cross-border group highlights legal and regulatory issues foreign investors—particularly non-resident family offices—should evaluate when investing in the United States. The piece focuses on practical considerations beyond deal economics, including compliance and governance touchpoints that can affect investment structures, ongoing reporting obligations, and […]
A ruling issued in January by Senior Registrar Michael Shempel in a Tel Aviv-Yafo Small Claims Court case has come under scrutiny after multiple legislative citations were found in the decision that appear inaccurate, altered, or unsupported by the underlying statute—raising concern that AI tools may have been used improperly in drafting. The issue follows […]
After a successful debut last year, Israel Tech Week Miami is back and will run from April 27–30, 2026. Organizers project roughly 2,000 participants for its second year, and the 2026 edition is expanding its scope — adding more sector-specific programming (including defense and space) and aiming to convene a larger mix of Israeli companies […]
