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The Israeli data ecosystem is alive and well, even with cross-sector slowdowns in the Israeli and international tech industry. Israel’s world-renowned data companies still managed to raise impressive capital in 2022 and are set up to thrive in the years to come. Below, we have identified several key trends pushing the data ecosystem forward in…

In March 2022, U.S. President Joe Biden signed the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2022 (CIRCIA).  Among the changes introduced, the law enacts a requirement for data breach reporting within 72 hours of the event. This, of course, has a major impact on the role of CISOs, and how they should handle…

As part of Team8’s ongoing cybersecurity research, we come up with a set of annual cybersecurity themes, together with our financial partner, WisdomTree. These themes are meant to represent the key areas driving the future growth of cybersecurity each year. These themes also drive the WisdomTree-Team8 Cybersecurity Index, which is designed to track high-growth publicly-traded…

Issues across the global supply chain have been a major concern for many of us in recent years. The process of transporting goods from one location to another has become increasingly complicated, with longer delivery times, higher shipping costs, and significant delays putting extra stress on a fragmented logistics space. In addition, freight is one…

Israeli seed-stage companies spearheading the next wave of fintech innovation

Welcoming Gem Security to the Team8 family, as it raises $11M in Seed funding to tackle Cloud Threat Detection, Investigation and Response (TDIR)

Cloud adoption continues to rise at an accelerated pace. According to Gartner, global public cloud services spend is expected to grow by 20.4% this year (2022) to $494.7 billion and approach $600 billion in 2023. However, cloud migration and adoption might lead to implementing technology without the necessary cloud security considerations. Cloud implementations come with…

After a rigorous process of establishing product-market fit, one of our home-grown foundry companies, 40Seas has emerged from stealth mode with a spectacular $111m funding raise.

Ultimately, CEOs are responsible for every bad thing that happens to the company, but they’re not experts on everything. They depend on the experts who report to them. One of these is the CISO. What should the CEO ask the CISO to ensure the company’s interests are being served and served best under their constraints?…

Startups are never easy. But in the last decade – and especially during the ‘Covid boom’ of 2020-2021 – money was less of an issue. With near endless flows of capital into private markets and a booming stock market, founders had access to unprecedented amounts of cash.

Startups are never easy. But in the last decade – and especially during the ‘Covid boom’ of 2020-2021 – money was less of an issue. With near endless flows of capital into private markets and a booming stock market, founders had access to unprecedented amounts of cash.

When venture-backed companies were chasing growth metrics, higher cloud bills were shrugged off as unavoidable. But the exuberance of the last few years is fading, and investors are adopting a more somber approach to their portfolio companies’ financials. Usage-based cloud and SaaS services, which have become a major cost center, are coming into the spotlight.