Analysis

August 5, 2019

Israel's Black Mirror unicorn shows deep cracks

Infibond has links to Goldman Sachs, a billionaire Hong Kong family and has won a $1.25bn valuation. But what is it actually selling?


Orr Hirschauge

21 min read

"Elizabeth Holmes of Theranos" by Kevin Krejci CC

Yoram Kraus says his billion-dollar Israeli tech startup, Infibond, was born from his love of extreme mountain climbing and a fear of how his family would struggle if he ever had a fatal accident. "One day, my daughter asked me: what happens if you don't come back [from your climb]? I told her I would make her an avatar in my image so she can talk to me. We'll teach it who I am, and then, forever on, it will exist.”

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"Elizabeth Holmes of Theranos" by Kevin Krejci . CC
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