Chen Feller
December 27, 2020

20 Good Tech News That Have Happened in 2020

If there’s one thing that unites the whole world together, it's the consensus that 2020 has been a horrible year. To wrap up this year in a more optimistic way, we’ve picked our brains and Google Search to accumulate a list of 20 good technological and scientific advances that happened this year.

To sum up this horrible year in a more optimistic way, we’ve assembled a list of 20 good technology & science news, innovations, and inventions that have happened in 2020.

Chen Feller
December 1, 2020

44 Israeli startups raised more than $1.1 billion this November!

For the second time this year - Israeli startups raised more than $1 billion, with only $100 million missing to break September's record.

After a “slow” month, the Israeli startup ecosystem is back, with a number that nearly surpassed September’s record-breaking $1.2 billion. This month, we had to “only” settle for $1.1 billion, mainly thanks to SentinelOne’s $267 million round; that’s about a quarter of the total number.

GKI Group
November 16, 2020

Five Ways That You Can Leverage Technology To Help Your Kids Learn

With Covid-19, our kids stay home to study, and sometimes Zoom classes are just not enough. Cristin Howard from smartparentadvice.com wrote an article for us (and you, parents) about five ways you can use technology to give your kids a boost.

With the world feeling a little uncertain at the moment, it can be reassuring to have a way to help bolster your kids’ education, but Technology can be a powerful learning tool to help your kids actively engage with educational material. So, here are five guilt-free ways you can use technology to give your kids a boost.

Chen Feller
November 2, 2020

43 Israeli startups raised more $755 million in October 2020

What do "mine", "stuff", and "walnut" have in common? These are the names of 3 out of the 43 companies, out of the 43 that grabbed funds in October 2020.

In September, Israeli startups raised a record-breaking $1.2 billion in investments, so now, every number would seem “low” compared to this – Even October’s $755.64 million, which was totally raised by 43 startups.

Chen Feller
October 27, 2020

7 SCARY MONSTERS THAT HAUNT EVERY STARTUP

Zombies and werewolves and mummies, oh my! They may not exist in real life, but the struggles that founders stumble upon when starting a new business are very real- and just as scary! For this Halloween special, we write about seven real startup struggles, reimagined as creepy monsters. Muhahahaha!!

Halloween is here, the fun holiday for kids and grownups, going trick or treating, dressing up in scary costumes, and watching horror movies. However, not only do monsters exist in movies and costumes, we are also surrounded by them in real life. New startups and entrepreneurs are facing them every day, hoping that their company will be “the one that makes it out alive”.

Chen Feller
October 1, 2020

Welcome to the new GKI Group

We have a brand website, brand new goals, brand new products, and brand new… well, branding.

Notice anything different? If you did, welcome back! If you didn’t, welcome to GKI Group.

Chen Feller
September 30, 2020

A new record: Israeli startups raised $1.2 billion in September 2020! [Infographic]

That's the first time we surpassed $1 billion in just one month!

In September of 2020, the Israeli startups hit a record number of investments; the highest one we remember since we began making these monthly infographics and overviews.

Chen Feller
September 1, 2020

VACATION’S OVER: 30 ISRAELI STARTUPS RAISED NEARLY $690 MILLION IN AUGUST 2020 [INFOGRAPHIC]

THE NUMBERS ARE SIMILAR TO THOSE OF LAST MONTH, BUT AS LONG THEY’RE HIGH - WE’RE HAPPY (AND SO ARE THE STARTUPS).

Summer vacation is over, September has just begun, and the moment you’ve all been waiting for has arrived: The latest Israeli startups infographic. Ok, that and sending your kids back to school or kindergarten (if COVID-19 allows it).