Monthly Archives: March 2019

A database that everyone wants

Posted on March 10, 2019

Israeli-founded Redis develops, and markets database management software based on the Redis open source database. Customers include Microsoft, American Express, Home Depot, MasterCard and Vodafone. Redis has just raised $60 million including from Goldman Sachs and Dell. https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3756670,00.html

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Automating repetitive tasks

Posted on March 10, 2019

Israel’s Kryon Systems helps businesses set up ‘virtual workforces’ comprised of software robots that can execute repetitive tasks on enterprise applications. Using Kryon’s unique Robotic Process Automation (RPA, the virtual workforce, becomes an integral part of an enterprise’s greater workforce. … Continue reading →

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Manufacturing apps transform operations

Posted on March 10, 2019

Israeli-founded Tulip Interfaces offers manufacturers a no-code platform for creating digital tools and applications. These provide user-friendly instructions to workers and vital data on how to improve efficiency. Tulip is one of over 200 Israeli-founded companies in Massachusetts USA. https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3756998,00.html … Continue reading →

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Mixed reality

Posted on March 10, 2019

Israeli startup Mixed Place develops mixed reality technology in which digital content is inserted into the physical world. Applications include tourism, shopping, entertainment and much more. Mixed Place’s clients include European retail giants Billa and Ahold-Delhaize. https://www.timesofisrael.com/mixed-reality-startup-sees-blend-of-virtual-and-real-worlds-becoming-dominant/ https://www.mixed.place/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrCPom7p1ew

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Jaffa startup program for Arabs and Jews

Posted on March 10, 2019

45 budding entrepreneurs from all over Israel, took part in a pre-accelerator program in Jaffa, aptly named Starting Up Together. Around 50% were Jews and 50% Arabs (Muslim including Bedouin, Christian and Druze). They formed groups to work on “smart … Continue reading →

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Israeli school for migrants on Greek island

Posted on March 10, 2019

For nearly 4 years (see here) Israelis have been helping migrants from Syria, Iran, Iraq and Afghanistan on the Greek island of Lesbos. There is no other foreign support. IsraAID runs a school for the migrants, some of whom even … Continue reading →

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Israel opens Rwandan embassy

Posted on March 10, 2019

Israel’s new embassy in Rwanda is its 11th in Africa. The new Ambassador, Ronny Adam presented his credentials to Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame in Rwanda’s capital Kigali. https://www.jewishpress.com/news/breaking-news/israel-opens-embassy-in-rwanda-11th-in-africa/2019/02/23/

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Muslim and Jewish medics train together in Jerusalem

Posted on March 10, 2019

Many Arab (Muslim and Christian) volunteer first responders participated in an emergency drill in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Zur Bahr. They trained together with Israeli security forces, firefighters and Israel’s Magen David Adom emergency service. https://www.jewishpress.com/news/israel/israeli-arabs/watch-arab-volunteers-train-to-save-lives-under-star-of-david-in-jerusalem/2019/03/07/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MObOkPnqIrI

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A computer in your heart

Posted on March 10, 2019

I reported 3 years ago (see here) when Israel’s Vectorious Medical raised funds to trial its V-LAPTM microcomputer that monitors for imminent heart failure. The device has just been successfully implanted in the first human trials in a six-minute procedure, … Continue reading →

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Lab-grown bone patient competes in triathlon

Posted on March 10, 2019

Danny Yaakobson suffered a serious leg injury in a car accident and risked losing his leg. He was the first patient to receive a transplant using bone grown from his own fat cells by Israel’s Bonus Bio. Danny completed the … Continue reading →

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