Sophie Shulman

Israel

Tech Journalist at Calcalist

Contributor at CTech

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Articles

REE Automotive cutting 50% of staff after $70M loss

3 days ago | calcalistech.com | Sophie Shulman

The electric vehicle company restructures in a desperate bid to stay afloat after valuation falls from $3 billion four years ago to just $23 million. 14:47, 04.06.25 TAGS:LayoffsEVREE AutomotiveREEAnother of the once-cheerful 2021 SPAC offerings is now plunging into an ever-deepeing crisis.
From unicorns to rollups: How VC became PE

4 days ago | calcalistech.com | Meir Orbach |Sophie Shulman

The collapse of the classic startup playbook is forcing a fundamental reinvention. 10:48, 03.06.25 TAGS:VCVenture CapitalInvestmentPrivate EquityThe global venture capital industry doesn’t want to admit it yet, but the ground beneath it is shaking. The bursting of the 2021 bubble, coupled with the dearth of IPOs and the rise of the artificial intelligence revolution, has left funds with inflated portfolios and no real path to exit.
Buildots raises $45M at $300M valuation to modernize global construction with AI

1 week ago | calcalist.co.il | Sophie Shulman

Buildots raises $45M at $300M valuation to modernize global construction with AIThe Israeli startup aims to cut project delays in half and expand across North America and Europe. Construction tech startup Buildots has raised $45 million in a Series D funding round, bringing its total funding to $166 million.
Buildots raises $45M at $300M valuation to modernize global construction with AI

1 week ago | calcalistech.com | Sophie Shulman

The Israeli startup aims to cut project delays in half and expand across North America and Europe. 14:29, 29.05.25 TAGS:ConstructionBuildotsContechFundingConstruction tech startup Buildots has raised $45 million in a new funding round, bringing its total funding to $166 million.
Startup baby boom on the way? Over 1,000 Israeli founders operating in stealth

1 week ago | calcalist.co.il | Sophie Shulman

Startup baby boom on the way? Over 1,000 Israeli founders operating in stealthA report from Dealigence and Google for Startups points to quiet optimism in high-tech. A nearly 30% surge in the number of stealth-mode startup founders has been revealed in a special report by Dealigence, a firm that analyzes startups and technology companies. The report was compiled in collaboration with Google for Startups.
Startup baby boom on the way? Over 1,000 Israeli founders operating in stealth | CTech

1 week ago | calcalistech.com | Sophie Shulman

A report from Dealigence and Google for Startups points to quiet optimism in high-tech. 09:41, 27.05.25 TAGS:Google for StartupsDealigenceStartupsA nearly 30% surge in the number of stealth-mode startup founders has been revealed in a special report by Dealigence, a firm that analyzes startups and technology companies. The report was compiled in collaboration with Google for Startups. According to the findings, there are currently 1,054 entrepreneurs operating in stealth mode in Israel.
“Despite disgusting descriptions of the IDF, the world still wants Israeli tech”: Lux’s Josh Wolfe on global demand for defense innovation | CTech

1 week ago | calcalist.co.il | Sophie Shulman

"The whole world sees Israel fighting an existential war when the whole world is against it, but it was precisely during this period that Israel became more than ever the envy of the world, and especially of the security establishment,” says Josh Wolfe, co-founding partner of Lux Capital, in an exclusive interview with Calcalist. “Everyone saw what the Iron Dome was doing, the Arrow system in action, and how the Iranian missile attack in April was repelled.
“Despite disgusting descriptions of the IDF, the world still wants Israeli tech”: Lux’s Josh Wolfe on global demand for defense innovation | CTech

1 week ago | calcalistech.com | Sophie Shulman

In an exclusive with Calcalist, the Lux Capital co-founder explains why wartime Israel has become the envy of the world’s security establishment.
Nvidia grows its Israel footprint with $27M office expansion in Tel Aviv

2 weeks ago | calcalist.co.il | Sophie Shulman

Nvidia grows its Israel footprint with $27M office expansion in Tel AvivThe AI powerhouse now occupies 18 floors and 22,000 square meters in central Tel Aviv. 09:55, 22.05.25 Nvidia is significantly expanding its presence in Tel Aviv, leasing 10 additional floors in the Rubinstein Twin Tower (TOU Towers), Calcalist has learned.
Nvidia grows its Israel footprint with $27M office expansion in Tel Aviv

2 weeks ago | calcalistech.com | Sophie Shulman

The AI powerhouse now occupies 18 floors and 22,000 square meters in central Tel Aviv. 09:55, 22.05.25 TAGS:NvidiaOffice SpaceNVIDIANvidia is significantly expanding its presence in Tel Aviv, leasing 10 additional floors in the Rubinstein Twin Tower (TOU Towers), Calcalist has learned. The new lease adds to the eight floors the company already occupies in the 34-story building, bringing its total to 18 floors and over 22,000 square meters of office space, more than half the tower’s total area.