WhatsApp co-founder Jan Koum donated $200 million to Jerusalem's Shaare Zedek hospital, tripling its size with a 24-story surgical and emergency towerWhatsApp co-founder Jan Koum has donated $200 million to Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem, renaming it Koum Shaare Zedek. This reco...
02 Jun, 2026, 03.14 PM IST
Hoping to increase government-registered startups to 10 lakh in 10 years: Piyush GoyalTo foster innovation and support startups, the government launched the Startup India initiative on January 16, 2016. Currently, there are 1...
11 Feb, 2025, 12.58 PM IST
Abu Dhabi's ADQ to acquire minority stake in Sotheby's in $1 bln dealADQ, Abu Dhabi's third biggest sovereign wealth fund, has acquired a minority stake in Sotheby's for $1 billion. Patrick Drahi, the majorit...
09 Aug, 2024, 11.08 PM IST
Abu Dhabi's ADQ to acquire minority stake in Sotheby's in $1 bln dealDrahi, a Franco-Israeli billionaire, would invest additional capital alongside the fund, maintaining his majority ownership. The total inve...
09 Aug, 2024, 08.42 PM IST
Deeply concerned: India on allegations against UN agency for Palestinian refugeesIndia expresses "deep concern" over allegations of UNRWA staff involvement in Hamas attacks on Israel, emphasizing zero tolerance for terro...
02 Feb, 2024, 11.23 AM IST
US suspends USD 3,00,000 funding to UNRWA amid investigation into alleged Hamas tiesLast week, the US announced the temporary suspension of funding after reports surfaced about UNRWA staff potentially being linked to the Ha...
31 Jan, 2024, 11.10 AM IST
U.N. agency probes staff suspected of role in October 7 attacks on Israel"The Israeli authorities have provided UNRWA with information about the alleged involvement of several UNRWA employees in the horrific atta...
26 Jan, 2024, 10.02 PM IST
GenAI startups biggest driver of unicorns, says VC firm AccelFunding in European and Israeli GenAI startups was close to $1 billion in the last 12 months compared with over $14 billion in U.S. ones, t...
17 Oct, 2023, 05.41 PM IST
Endiya makes 1st close of second fund at $40mFund-II, which follows the early-stage VC firm’s 2016 vintage Rs 175-crore fund, has been backed by a host of family offices, fund-of-funds...
21 May, 2019, 02.31 PM IST
IvyCap Ventures plans Rs 640 crore fund with IsraelThe equity fund, which is likely to be sized at $100 million (about Rs 640 crore), will see IvyCap Ventures participate along with an Israe...
13 Feb, 2018, 12.01 PM IST
How startup lessons from Israel can turn India into an innovation economyIsraeli cos, partnering with Indian innovation startups, can leverage their tech expertise while upskilling India’s engineering, IT and biz...
18 Jan, 2018, 06.24 AM IST
PM Narendra Modi, Benjamin Netanyahu preside over $4.3 billion business dealsIndian and Israeli companies signed strategic pacts worth $4.3 billion (excluding defence) on the sidelines of the first CEOs Forum held in...
07 Jul, 2017, 10.35 AM IST
IAN sets shop in IsraelAs part of the contingent accompanying the Prime Minister to Israel, angel network platform, the IAN has set up operations in Israel in par...
06 Jul, 2017, 03.42 PM IST
Welingkar Institute to host health hackathon with Tel Aviv University, IsraelTeams with the most promising ideas will be given cash prizes, several months of mentoring, the possibility of joining either the Pears Cha...
21 Jul, 2016, 01.18 PM IST
'Huge scope for India-Israel ties for developing new tech'As per the agreement, Tata Industries would have the right of first opportunity to negotiate a license agreement on technologies in certain...
14 Dec, 2014, 03.35 PM IST
Israel seeks defence partnership boost with new governmentAlon Ushpiz, Israeli Ambassador to India, informed that there is another fund in the pipeline for the research and development sector.
15 May, 2014, 05.07 PM IST
What makes Israel with just eight million people, an innovation hubThe presence of thousands of startups, and more engineers per capita than anywhere else in the world, makes Israel natural hub for innovati...
08 Nov, 2013, 11.32 AM IST