Google taps Israeli exec as new VP

Meir Brand, who has been CEO of Google Israel since 2005, has been named as the new vice president of the technological giant.

42 #OCportfolio companies hiring in November 2016

Hoping to get your foot in the high-tech industry door? You’ve come to the right place! Check out listings in Israel, USA, Canada, India, China, Taiwan, or Poland.

TripAdvisor invests in Israeli social dining startup EatWith

TripAdvisor will integrate EatWith's service into its offering to allow tourists to dine at the home of a local chef.

• Israeli startup SightDx is developing a handheld malaria detector (Geektime)
• Satellite communications company, SatixFy, raises $25M (Globes)
• Voyager Labs emerges from stealth mode with $100M (Israel21c)
• Zirra raises $1.6M to analyze startups on demand (VentureBeat)
• A startup idea you could sell to Google for $1.3B (Inc.)