Monthly Archives: November 2020

New Hannah Senesh Museum

Posted on November 15, 2020

  New Hannah Senesh Museum. A new heritage museum honoring hero and poet Hannah Senesh has just opened just south of Haifa at Kibbutz Sdot Yam – the kibbutz that Hannah Senesh belonged to. Hannah was only 23 years old … Continue reading →

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Documentary Film Festival

Posted on November 15, 2020

The National Library of Israel’s sixth annual Docu.Text Film Festival (Nov 15-25) is going digital, with a special track for English-speaking international audiences. It features award-winning documentary films, Q&A sessions, and an array of special events. Free of charge with … Continue reading →

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The highest spender on R&D

Posted on November 15, 2020

According to the latest World Economic Forum and World Bank report, Israel spent 4.95% of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP on research and technology in 2018 – the highest in the world. Most went into computer systems, cybersecurity, Artificial Intelligence … Continue reading →

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Israeli startups help Visa’s European clients

Posted on November 15, 2020

Israeli startups ChargeAfter (reported here previously) and Personetics (reported here previously) are two of the 13 “carefully selected” fintech partners in a Visa Inc. initiative to equip its banking clients in Europe with a suite of new payment technologies. https://www.timesofisrael.com/two-israeli-fintech-startups-in-visas-digital-payments-push/

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Investment in Israeli startups (15/11/20)

Posted on November 15, 2020

SentinelOne raised $267 million; Cellwize raised $32 million; Lightico raised $13 million; OutSense raised $2.2 million; Limaca Medical raised $1.25 million;

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SentinelOne is worth $3 billion

Posted on November 15, 2020

Israeli-founded cybersecurity SentinelOne (reported here previously) has just raised $267 million, valuing the company at $3 billion. SentinelOne develops artificial intelligence technology for identifying abnormal behavior in enterprise networks and is planning to go public in the US next year. … Continue reading →

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Israeli cybersecurity chiefs are talking

Posted on November 15, 2020

The Israel Security Business Forum (ISBF) is a new channel in which CEOs from hundreds of Israel’s cybersecurity companies meet and discuss relevant issues. The ISBF provides opportunities to brainstorm ideas and develop new ways to protect systems, data and … Continue reading →

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Partnering Israelis with Indonesians

Posted on November 15, 2020

The non-profit Israel-Asia Center is initiating Israel-Indonesia Futures Program. It will connect young Israeli and Indonesian leaders from different sectors to develop solutions in the spheres of health, food security and education, to address challenges in the post-pandemic era. https://nocamels.com/2020/11/program-partner-israel-indonesia-tech/ … Continue reading →

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An Israeli Ocean innovation center in China

Posted on November 15, 2020

Israel’s Arieli Capital, which has setup several innovation centers in Israel, is now involved in establishing an Ocean technology innovation center in the Chinese city of Sanya. Its aim is to support Israeli and international companies focusing on ocean technologies … Continue reading →

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Ex-dyslexic develops learning app

Posted on November 15, 2020

Ori’s dyslexia prevented him from reading until he was 12 years old. Now 33, he is CEO of GiantLeap, an Israeli startup developing the very tool that could have helped him. The iPad system combines video games with a questionnaire … Continue reading →

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