Business

Without seed capital: Four young Israeli entrepreneurs sell AI startup for millions of shekels

Four Israeli entrepreneurs, all 28, sold their AI startup Vizby less than a year after founding it, without raising outside funding from investors.

Eylon Zefania, Yoni Cohen, Aviv Yovel, and Michal Elyasaf, co-founders of Vizby.
An Air Haifa ATR-72-600 aircraft.

Air Haifa announces Cal's FlyAll as first credit card partner for reward flight redemptions

The investigation can outlast the release note.

The week behind a bug fix could become AI training data

California’s proposed wealth tax is putting business domicile under scrutiny in exit planning.

California's proposed wealth tax makes business domicile part of the exit analysis


10 trendy packaging ideas for small businesses

From personalized boxes and branded stickers to QR codes and seasonal sleeves, these 10 packaging ideas can help small businesses improve branding and the customer unboxing experience.

Smart packaging ideas can help small businesses stand out without overspending.

WeWork's Adam Neumann says switching off for 25 hours every week for Shabbat helped him be better

The WeWork co-founder described a decade of Shabbat observance and persuaded Steven Bartlett to try a day without screens.

Adam Neumann, Founder and CEO of Flow.

Hapag-Lloyd urges Israel to review improved offer for shipping services company ZIM

The Finance Ministry raised concerns about Hapag-Lloyd's shareholder structure, noting that Qatar held a 12.3% stake and Saudi Arabia a 10.2% stake in the German company.

Zim containers are stacked just outside Israel's port of Ashdod February 23, 2012

Businesses damaged through extortion to be assisted by NIS 35 million program backed by Smotrich

Smotrich's plan includes compensation worth tens of millions of shekels for victims of protection-money extortion, aiming to enable those the have suffered protection payments to refuse to pay.

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich attends a ceremony marking the establishment of the new Israeli settlement of Ma’ale Arugot in Gush Etzion, in the West Bank, September 2, 2026.

Businesses shocked in Kiryat Shmona: State demands $68 million return

Blow to northern businesses: Out of nearly $1.7 billion transferred to the city, the Tax Authority is demanding hundreds of millions back.

Impact site in Kiryat Shmona.

After the year of resilience: Israeli tech’s soul-searching

After another year of uncertainty, Israeli high-tech must pivot its strategic mindset to maintain a competitive advantage.

The empty streets in Tel Aviv, on Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, and the holiest of Jewish holidays. Israel came to a standstill for 25-hours during the high holiday of Yom Kippur when observant Jews fast and Israelis are prohibited from driving, October 2, 2025.

Warren Buffett steps down as Berkshire chair, becomes chairman emeritus

Howard Buffett will chair the $1 trillion conglomerate as his father remains on its board in an advisory role.

Berkshire Hathaway Chairman Warren Buffett walks through the exhibit hall as shareholders gather to hear from the billionaire investor at Berkshire Hathaway Inc's annual shareholder meeting in Omaha, Nebraska, US, May 4, 2019; illustrative.

Is AI the end, or the means to the end? - opinion

Every pitch deck says "AI-powered". Almost none of them tell you which of two very different things that actually means.

A businessman is seen working alongside a team of robots in this illustrative image of artificial intelligence.

Israeli AI English-learning startup Loora raises $22m. in Series B

The company, founded by former Sayeret Matkal soldiers Roy Mor and Yonti Levin, says it has more than 15 million users worldwide and has more than doubled revenue over the past year.

AI English-learning startup Loora founders CEO Roy Mor and CTO Yonti Levin.

Not ending at NIS 18m.: Additional fine for Central Bottling Company

The Competition Authority has published for public comment an additional notice of intent to charge the Central Bottling Company over intervention in retail soft drink prices.

Coca Cola cans.