Fundraising
AI startup Spines raises $64m., challenging traditional publishing industry
Spines, which develops AI agents that replace the traditional book publishing process and reduce the time it takes to publish a book from 18 months to just a few weeks, reports 400% annual growth.
Heart2Heart plans campaign for veterans’ trauma-sensitive yoga sessions
JNF allocates NIS 33 million to rebuild border-adjacent northern towns 2-5 km from Lebanon
Nearly three years after Oct. 7, Israeli donations keep climbing as philanthropy shifts to recovery
Myanmar arrests 21 over alleged donations to opposition-linked fundraising platform
After Myanmar's military coup in 2021, the junta designated the National Unity Government and its allies as "terrorist organisations".
25,000 seminary girls recruited to fund haredi yeshivas amid draft crisis - report
KAN reported that 25,000 seminary girls participated in the phone-calling campaign and raised over NIS 11 million. Each girl was given a personal fundraising goal of NIS 8,400.
What's next for Syria's economy as US removes nation from state terror list? - analysis
The more important question is no longer whether the designation has been lifted, but whether its removal will translate into banks willing to deal with Syria.
Leading through the storm
After 8 years leading Keren Hayesod–United Israel Appeal, Sam Grundwerg reflects on guiding them through global crises, strengthening Israel–Diaspora ties & finding cause for Jewish optimism
China's Moonshot AI negotiates Microsoft, Amazon, Google over Kimi K3 revenue sharing - report
IPO-bound Moonshot is seeking up to a 30% share of revenue generated from K3-related services on Microsoft's Azure, Amazon Web Services, and Google Cloud.
Bernie Sanders urges Democratic Party to ban AIPAC and super PACs from primaries, pass amendment
Sanders believes that even candidates who support super PAC reforms will continue accepting money from super PACs for use in elections so long as there is benefit to be gained from the arrangement.
Mekorot raises NIS 1.75 billion after bond offering draws NIS 3 billion in demand
Mekorot Chairman Moshe Shimoni, "The fundraising will allow Mekorot to continue its critical investment program for developing Israel's water sector."
Far Right YouTuber raises $20,000 for Cornell student who's ‘not interested in working for a Jew'
“I just raised $10k for antisemitism,” tweeted Miles Routledge, who previously said he hoped for “another HItler.”
Charity on Jgive's platform rose 200% post-October 7, signaling digitization of Jewish philanthropy
While Diaspora donations rose by 200% since the October 7 massacre, donations on the platform from within Israel rose by 226% within the same period.
Is Harry Styles's new concert tour indirectly fundraising for Hamas-linked charities?
The “Together, Together” ticket site features a donation link to Choose Love, which partners with the Palestine Children’s Relief Fund, an organization linked to Hamas, raising concerns over funding.
