Switzerland tops the overall rankings, Singapore overtakes Sweden for second position. 

The 2012 Global Venture Capital Confidence Survey by Deloitte and the US National Venture Capital Association ranked Israel fourth in overall confidence in investing, after the US, Brazil, and China.

The new funds will be used to speed up product development, develop new products and set up a US subsidiary.

The Israeli start-up Aeroscout officially declared to have been acquired by the giant American manufacturer of working tools Stanley Black and Decker.

In partnership with Ubifrance Israel, Association Technion France, IATI and the magazine Israel Science Info, Ulys and Largillière Finance are organizing a conference-lunch in Paris on the 8th of June at 12 pm, on the subject "Investing in Israel: Opportunities and Challenges" 

The two companies seem to have been talking about a deal for some time, but only now agreed on a price.