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August 25, 2026 Weekly insights on Israeli tech, venture capital, and AI

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Allen Lew, CEO, Group Digital life at SingTel: “Let Someone Else Be the Dumb, Fat, Pipe”

Allen Lew Singtel

SingTel is the world’s second largest wireless group, owning all or part of 8 APAC wireless carriers and 462 million subscribers. In April, the company restructured into three business units- Consumer, ICT and Digital- naming Allen Lew to transform SingTel into a multimedia market leader. At the HTIA conference in Jerusalem last week, Allen discussed reinvention, Asian markets and areas of strategic opportunity.

HTIA 2012 – Israeli Innovation at its Finest

Israeli President Shimon Peres and Dr. Yossi Vardi

International visitors at the HTIA 2012 conference got much more than what they came for. It wasn’t just your typical roundtable sessions and panel discussions – it was a showcase of some of the finest innovation and human ingenuity in the world, and enough to inspire the entrepreneur in all of us.

Thoughts from the Digital Agenda Assembly 2012 in Brussels

Eze Vidra on stage EU Digital Agenda Assembly 2012

Last week I participated in the EU's Digital Agenda Assembly 2012 ("DAA12"), a speaker in the plenary session titled: "Delivering Internet-based innovation as a way out of the crisis: the role of Horizon 2020" and as a participant in the workshop on Innovation and Entrepreneurship. One of the things that struck me the most is how the narrative is changing from 'Austerity' to 'Growth'.

Inspire and invest in our innovators

The UK has everything it needs to build great startups. Talent, money and ideas, the trinity of startup success, are all present in the UK.London has the largest venture capital and private equity industries in Europe. The city’s cultural vibe attracts global talent, and the UK enjoys far more public sector support than the US. So what’s holding back the UK from growing successful startups?

Doing something I love

Eze Vidra head of Campus

I've been fortunate to start a new role at Google as the Head of Campus, a unique co-working and event space, that Google set up in East London, in the heart of TechCity (worth repeating the 'disclaimer' that all opinions on this blog are my own).

Israeli Startup Outbrain Raises $35 Million to Rule the Recommendations Space

In a world that suffers from content overload, personal recommendations are a bare necessity. Israeli startup Outbrain, one of the leading companies in the recommendations space, has completed a $35 million in Series D led by Index Ventures and joined by previous investors Carmel Ventures and Lightspeed Venture Partners. This brings Outbrain's funding to $64 million total since its inception in 2007.