Monthly Archives: March 2019

Top airline group seeks Israeli startups

Posted on March 10, 2019

International Airlines Group (IAG) is the sixth largest in the world. It owns British Airways, Aer Lingus, Iberia, Vueling and LEVEL. IAG is teaming up with the UK Israel Tech Hub to host a pitch day for tech startups on … Continue reading →

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JVP $220 million startup fund

Posted on March 10, 2019

Israeli venture capital fund Jerusalem Venture Partners has established a new $220 million fund to invest in early through mid-stage Israeli technologies. It will target healthcare, fintech, AI and cybersecurity, and has attracted investors from the US, France, Germany, Austria, … Continue reading →

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Google acquires Alooma

Posted on March 10, 2019

Google Cloud has signed an agreement to acquire Israel-based Alooma. Alooma’s platform lets companies stream and migrate their organizational data from multiple locations and sources into one single location in the Cloud. https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/inside-google-cloud/google-announces-intent-to-acquire-alooma-to-simplify-cloud-migration https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3756732,00.html

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Record level of tourism continues

Posted on March 10, 2019

In January and February combined, 683,000 visitors came to Israel, up 16% from the first two months of 2018.  Tourism Minister Yariv Levin said he expected that 2019 will continue the unprecedented surge in tourism. https://worldisraelnews.com/tourism-to-israel-soars-to-record-levels/

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Beresheet takes a selfie and fires up

Posted on March 10, 2019

Israel’s Beresheet spacecraft to the moon, took a selfie of itself and the Earth some 37,600 km above our planet. The photo shows the Israeli flag, “Small Country Big Dreams” and “Am Yisrael Chai” (the Nation of Israel Lives). Beresheet … Continue reading →

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Dutch to use Israeli water-based fuel

Posted on March 10, 2019

I reported previously (4th Nov) on Israeli-founded Electriq-Global which extracts hydrogen from water to power electric vehicles. Electriq-Global is partnering Dutch company Eleqtec to power an eMobility solution for trucks, barges and mobile generators in the Netherlands in 2020. https://www.electriq.com/eleqtec-partnership-in-the-netherlands/

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Helping you to get fit

Posted on March 10, 2019

Israel’s Matok V’Kal has launched Fit4style Energy Spray – a refreshing 6-calorie, zero-caffeine, quick-shot mint-flavored spray to help boost stamina during high-endurance workouts and sports activities. Lightweight and user-friendly, it gives both mind and body the motivation to continue exercising. … Continue reading →

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New kosher snack is out of this world

Posted on March 10, 2019

Israeli food and beverage manufacturer Strauss is developing a new snack “the Astro” with technology similar to that used by NASA to make food for astronauts. The nutritional cube is made from freeze-dried and pressed vegetables, fruits, and grains. It’s … Continue reading →

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Protecting the nations

Posted on March 10, 2019

Israeli security companies CyberArk, Check Point and FST Biometrics are in hot demand as world leaders and national security and defense teams attempt to pre-empt cyber threats capable of compromising the safety of entire nations. https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/israeli-cyber-defense-firms-are-protecting-world-leaders/

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The cybersecurity system that sees all

Posted on March 10, 2019

Customers using the Cybersecurity Asset Management Platform from Israel’s Axonius get a single point of view of all IT devices, automatically. They can then answer the question: are my devices secure? Axonius has just raised $13 million of funds. https://www.axonius.com/

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