Assistive tech helps people with non-standard speech talk via smart devices; 'Everyone deserves to be able to express themselves and be understood,” says company's CEO

Funding will pave the way for IPO and 200 new jobs, says the 4-year-old startup; clients include CNN, CNBC and Harvard

It takes an average 6 years for Israeli firms set up after 2008 to reach $1 billion valuation vs 15 years for Israeli startups set up between 1999 to 2008: Catalyst

Startup's AI-based software helps sales teams make data-driven decisions vs those based on opinion or intuition

Venn's software enables residents to connect with others nearby, offer their services and get food from the local café

Two firms will try applying antibacterial, anti-odor finishes to textiles using a nanotechnology process developed by Sonovia

Valuation would be second-highest ever for IPO of Israeli tech firm, after Playtika, which listed shares on Nasdaq this year at $13 billion valuation, according to IVC data

Firm says it plans to hire over 200 people in Israel this year, half of them programmers, in Petah Tikva and Beersheba

NoCamels: Clinical-stage small molecule drugmaker announces merger with Big Rock Partners Acquisition Corporation to trade on Nasdaq exchange

After the skies fell silent, my guests picked themselves up from the ground, brushed off their Armani suits, and then said they decided not to invest $1 million in OurCrowd