Monthly Archives: June 2020

Thousands attend pandemic conference

Posted on June 28, 2020

Thousands of investors, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, corporate executives, government officials and press from 90 countries attended Israel’s OurCrowd Pandemic Innovation Conference online. It is the first global event dedicated to pandemic investment. https://events.ourcrowd.com/pandemic-conference/

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Investment in Israeli startups (28 Jun 20)

Posted on June 28, 2020

OneView raised $3.5 million; Authomize raised $6 million; SQream raised $39.4 million; Lightrun raised $4 million; Pixellot raised $16 million; DriveU raised $4 million; Zerto raised $33 million; Apolicy raised $3.5 million; CENS Materials raised $1.5 million; Arbox raised $2 … Continue reading →

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Microsoft buys more Israeli cybersecurity

Posted on June 28, 2020

Microsoft has acquired Israeli IoT security company CyberX (reported here previously) for an estimated $170 million. Microsoft said CyberX complemented its existing Azure IoT security capabilities. Microsoft praised CyberX’s cutting-edge expertise, and technology platform. https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3835241,00.html

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Find the developer you need

Posted on June 28, 2020

There is no need for skilled IT professionals to be out of work during the coronavirus pandemic. Israel’s WordPress website-building platform Elementor (reported here previously) has set up a network to connect Elementor developers to projects and businesses that need … Continue reading →

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Building ships with Greece

Posted on June 28, 2020

Greece’s ΟΝΕΧ Νeorion Shipyards is partnering Israel Shipyards Ltd to co-produce the “Themistocles” corvette – a next-generation, multi-purpose vessel designed to patrol and protect the Eastern Mediterranean’s sea borders. https://greece.greekreporter.com/2020/06/23/greece-israel-to-co-produce-next-generation-navy-corvette/

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Israel in New York

Posted on June 28, 2020

Nine Israeli-founded unicorns (valued at over $1 billion) are based in New York State. They are Riskified, Sisense, VAST Data, Via Transportation, Compass, Lemonade, Payoneer, Taboola and The We Company. 500+ Israeli companies in New York generate $30+ billion in … Continue reading →

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Taiwan fund for Israeli startups

Posted on June 28, 2020

Taiwan’s largest innovation company, Innovation to Industry (i2i), has set up a $70 million program called IP2 LaunchPad. Its purpose is to create tech collaborations between 25 Israeli cybersecurity, AI and digital health startups and Taiwan’s industry, health care system, … Continue reading →

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The best cybersecurity course in the world

Posted on June 28, 2020

Tel Aviv University’s free online cybersecurity course has been ranked the top online cybersecurity course in the world by Class Central. “Unlocking Information Security” is used in 150 countries and came 6th of all 1,750 online computer courses – higher … Continue reading →

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What baby wants

Posted on June 28, 2020

Israel’s LittleOne Care has developed the first Artificially Intelligent device that interprets why a baby is crying. Hungry, tired or sick? Sensors in the wearable device interpret movement, noises, heartbeat and temperature to alert parents if necessary. 50 Israeli families … Continue reading →

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Adding power to electric vehicle batteries

Posted on June 28, 2020

Israel’s CENS Materials develops nanotechnology designed to improve the performance of batteries for electric vehicles. CENS integrates carbon nanotubes (CNTs) into batteries to increase energy capacity and cut the charging time. https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3834794,00.html https://censmaterialsltd.co.il/ https://elbitsystems.com/pr-new/cens-materials-a-portfolio-company-of-incubit-elbit-systems-deep-tech-incubator-raises-1-5-million/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyIkfl8TN80

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