Itai Zehorai, Author at Forbes Israel

From the right: Ofir, Bahat and Schwartz Photo: Nathanel Tobias

“There is no other platform like ours”

Itai Zehorai February 13, 2023

Dazz, headed by CEO and founder Merav Bahat, appears to be one of the most promising startups of Israeli cyber • With a holistic solution to identify and remediate security breaches in a short response time, the startup managed to raise 60 million dollars within a year from leading global investors • “Even in the current market conditions, we will continue to grow and grow – with the goal being a valuation of one billion dollars”

Quite a few rich people became richer, even in such a complex and challenging year. Idan Ofer, Shari Arison, Shalom McKenzie, Yigal Demari and Danna Azrieli | Photos: Idan Ofer Communications, Dudi Hasson, PR, Amit Shael, Ziv Koren

2022 Israeli Billionaires

Itai Zehorai October 23, 2022

When taking a closer look into the various lists we’ve previously published, it is difficult to find a year quite like 2022 – loaded with global events and contrasting trends that shaped the wealth map as it is depicted on our list of Israel’s 100 richest for 2022

Israeli Unicorns: The Next Billion-Dollar Startups 2022

Itai Zehorai June 1, 2022

At a time when the markets are extremely unstable – the challenge of choosing the next big promises in high-tech is intensifying.
Which companies will join the 92 Israeli unicorns worth more than a quarter of a trillion dollars? Here are Forbes’ picks for 10 Israeli startups most likely to become unicorns

Double Dagger: Astrix Security Emerges From Stealth With $15M Seed Round

Itai Zehorai February 23, 2022

The Cybersecurity start-up emerges from stealth with a successful seed round to secure enterprises’ expanding web of third-party applications

Eldad Farkash (left), and Saar Bitner, the co-founders of Firebolt | Photo: Shlomi Yosef

All Fired Up: Forbes’ Most Promising Startup, Firebolt, Becomes a Unicorn

Itai Zehorai January 30, 2022

Less than a year after they appeared on Forbes ‘Next Israeli Unicorns’ list, Firebolt announced an additional Series C funding round, reaching a $1.4B valuation

"Behind every successful terrorist organization there is an economic system – usually a country" | Photo: Shutterstock

Forbes Israel Special Report: The World’s Richest Terrorist Organizations

Itai Zehorai January 24, 2022

Twenty years after the US declared the “Global War on Terrorism”– the terror organizations are richer and stronger than ever ⋅ From the Taliban in Afghanistan, through the Houthis in Yemen, to Hezbollah in Lebanon: Forbes Israel’s international report tracks the funding sources of the wealthiest terrorist organizations, and maps their financial mechanisms

Oren Zeev. Built an investment empire | By: Oren Zeev

No Team, No Office: Oren Zeev’s One-Man Investment Empire

Itai Zehorai August 17, 2021

Oren Zeev could have retired after a flourishing career at the Apex fund. Instead, he began investing independently in “companies that create real value”. After funding companies that are now worth billions, he manages Zeev Ventures fund alone, without partners or analysts