Monthly Archives: March 2016

Clearing the air in 9 new countries

Posted on March 6, 2016

Israeli startup BreezoMeter has now expanded its air quality analysis coverage from just the USA and Israel to nine more countries. These are China, the UK, Hong Kong, Japan, Finland, France, Mexico, South Korea and Taiwan. BreezoMeter currently has over … Continue reading →

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Perrigo opens $46 million factory

Posted on March 6, 2016

Irish biotech Perrigo said it expected a $100 million boost to annual sales from the new $46 million factory it has just inaugurated in Israel. Perrigo’s president, John Hendrickson said, “It allows us to stay on the cutting edge of … Continue reading →

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Israel’s best-performing tech stock in 2015

Posted on March 6, 2016

Israel’s Nano Dimension (reported here in Oct 2014) was Israel’s top performing technology stock in 2015. The Israeli startup uses 3D nano-printing to create printed electronic circuit boards (PCBs). Its DragonFly2020 printer is in beta test with several Tier-1 customers. … Continue reading →

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Haim Saban invests $100m in Israelis startups

Posted on March 6, 2016

Israeli-born billionaire Haim Saban has set up a new fund (Saban Ventures) to invest $100 million in Israeli startups. The fund will invest in startups in the mobile, social networks, ecommerce and digital media sectors. http://www.globes.co.il/en/article-haim-saban-to-invest-100m-in-israeli-startups-1001105157

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Cisco pays $380m for Israeli startup

Posted on March 6, 2016

Cisco Systems has acquired two-year-old Israeli Leaba Semiconductor for $350-$400 million. Leaba is so new that it is still operating in “stealth” mode. Its website says that “Leaba is a fabless semiconductor company providing innovative solutions for significant infrastructure challenges.” … Continue reading →

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Startups raise over $0.5 billion in one month

Posted on March 6, 2016

In Jan 2016, Israeli startups raised an astonishing $556.4 million. They included ForeScout Technologies ($76m), JFrog ($50m), Zerto ($50m), SiSense ($50m), BlueVine ($40m), Elastifile ($35m), V-Wave ($28m) and Insightec ($22m). http://www.globes.co.il/en/article-israeli-startups-raise-over-550m-this-month-1001098849

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US Ambassador in driverless car in Jerusalem

Posted on March 6, 2016

US Ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro tried out Israeli company MobilEye’s driverless car on Jerusalem roads – and was impressed. Shapiro said, “it’s probably safer than if a driver was in control of the vehicle, because drivers can be distracted … Continue reading →

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“Israeli technology is improving the world.”

Posted on March 6, 2016

The 2,000 people at the Microsoft Israel’s “Think Next” event in Tel Aviv, including CEO Satya Nadella, had a video call from the man who started it all, Bill Gates. Gates said that Israeli developments in tech areas like analytics … Continue reading →

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Another Israeli airport safety system

Posted on March 6, 2016

Israel’s Controp has teamed up with USA’s Pharovision to develop the Interceptor and Sentinel detection systems. They are designed to warn of potential collisions between airplanes and either airborne birds or foreign object debris on the ground. https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/singapore-israeli-companies-market-debris-and-wildl-421925/

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Now an app can learn about humans

Posted on March 6, 2016

Israel’s SimilarWeb has launched SimilarWeb Portrait – smart software that builds up a (non-identifiable) profile of a human computer user. This allows app developers to tailor their apps to give a friendlier user experience, from the moment they are installed. … Continue reading →

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