Monthly Archives: May 2015

Israel and Korea Strengthen Water Industry Ties

Posted on May 3, 2015

At the World Water Forum in Daegu, Korea’s 3rd largest city, Israel and Korea signed a Memorandum of Understanding to advance cooperation in the water arena. A large delegation from Daegu is coming to the WATEC (Water Technology) conference in … Continue reading →

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Growing farms in Zimbabwe

Posted on May 3, 2015

Israeli startup Platfarm has developed a platform for farmers in developing countries to improve their production and delivery to buyers. It has a pilot running in Zimbabwe and aims to roll out to South America, where Platfarm’s co-founder Leonardo Marcovitz … Continue reading →

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Brazil and Israel startups meet up

Posted on May 3, 2015

Israeli and Brazilian entrepreneurs and investors joined up at a “Meet the Brazilian start up scene in Israel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnC8tLWVpSU

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What makes Tel Aviv the hottest tech hub?

Posted on May 3, 2015

Israelis explain the secrets of Tel Aviv’s success. http://dyn.com/blog/what-makes-tel-aviv-emeas-hottest-tech-hub/

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Just Gett it

Posted on May 3, 2015

Israeli-based start-up Get Taxi is branching out. It has re-branded itself as Gett and will soon allow customers to order a wide range of services and products, from pizza and sushi, to flowers and wine, massages and manicures, cleaners and … Continue reading →

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$10 million for Windward

Posted on May 3, 2015

Asia’s richest man, Li Ka-shing, has made another big Israeli investment through his Horizons Ventures fund. This time, its Windward – the maritime data and analytics company. Horizons invested in Israel’s Waze, before Google bought it for $1 billion. http://www.ejinsight.com/20150428-li-ka-shing-fund-leads-us10-8-mln-israel-investment/

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Starting up in NYC

Posted on May 3, 2015

Two articles featuring new Israeli startups in New York City. ICONYC is a new accelerator for Israeli startups. And six startups pitched to investors at a “Series A Demo Night” event. http://techcrunch.com/2015/04/28/iconyc-labs-builds-a-bridge-between-israeli-tech-and-nycs-startup-scene/ http://www.bizjournals.com/newyork/news/2015/05/01/israel-new-york-startups-jews-for-entrepreneurship.html

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Mississippi wants Israeli companies

Posted on May 3, 2015

Mississippi governor Phil Bryant hosted Israeli Ambassador Ron Dermer and invited Israeli companies to “come to Mississippi”. Dermer listed agriculture, defense and cyber security as Israeli sectors likely to find a home and/or a partner in Mississippi. http://www.clarionledger.com/story/money/business/2015/04/28/mississippi-wants-business-ties-israel/26549051/

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You can grow rice on a mountain

Posted on May 3, 2015

35,000 attended Agritech 2015 in Tel Aviv, including 200 Gaza farmers. Israel’s Netafim installed the biggest agricultural wall in Israel to demonstrate how its drip-irrigation systems can help grow crops anywhere – even vertically. Israel’s flux showed its system for … Continue reading →

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The Higgs boson is super-cool

Posted on May 3, 2015

Bar-Ilan University researchers have revealed the illusive sub-atomic particle known as the Higgs boson, during low-temperature superconductivity experiments. The Higgs boson, believed responsible for most of the mass in the universe, had previously only been observed in high-energy collisions. http://www1.biu.ac.il/indexE.php?id=33&pt=20&pid=4&level=1&cPath=4&type=1&news=2335

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