Yossi Vardi: The Patriarch of Israeli Internet
Yossi Vardi co-founded ICQ in 1996, sold it to AOL in 1998 for ~$407M, then made 90+ angel investments across two decades of Israeli technol…
Jul 11, 2026
The Olam Editorial Team
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The Olam Editorial Team is the collective byline of staff editors, researchers, and analysts covering Global Jewish Business Intelligence — from Israeli venture capital and AI to brand, media, and cross-border operators. Our team works under the editorial standards of The Olam, published by Everything-PR News.
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Why Canadian VCs Use Israel as a Deeptech Gateway
Radical, Georgian, Real, Golden, Kensington, Version One, iNovia — Canada's top VCs treat Israel as a primary deal-source geography. The Vec…
Jul 7, 2026
Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA)
The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, established 1976, is the emirate's institutional-return sovereign wealth fund with approximately $1.1 tr…
Jul 10, 2026
IHC (International Holding Company)
The UAE's largest publicly listed company. Chaired by Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed, run by CEO Syed Basar Shueb. Grew from a fish farming busine…
Jul 10, 2026
L'IMAD Holding
Abu Dhabi's fourth sovereign wealth fund, chaired by Crown Prince Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed. Absorbed ADQ's $263 billion in assets in Januar…
Jul 10, 2026
Public Investment Fund (PIF)
Sovereign wealth fund of Saudi Arabia and central financial vehicle of the Vision 2030 economic transformation program, one of the largest s…
Jul 10, 2026
Zvi Stepak: The Meitav Dash Founder Who Built Israeli Asset Management
Zvi Stepak founded Meitav Investment House in 1979 and built it into Meitav Dash Investments (TASE: MTDS) — approximately ILS 426 billion un…
Jul 11, 2026
The Wertheimer Family: Iscar, Berkshire, and the $6 Billion Sale of the Israeli Industrial Century
The Wertheimer family built Iscar (founded 1952 in Nahariya) and sold it to Berkshire Hathaway in two stages: 80% for $4B in 2006 and the re…
Jul 11, 2026
The 20-to-5 Rule: How Israel Absorbed 1.2 Million Lost Work-Hours Per Month and Kept Exporting
Israel absorbed a 1.2 million work-hour monthly loss without breaking its export sector. Faster labor demobilization than any comparable war…
Jul 10, 2026