Monthly Archives: December 2020

European medals at Taekwondo

Israel’s Emuna Samuels was runner-up in the over 59kg category at the 2020 European Taekwondo Cadet Championships in Bosnia.  Also (not publicized) Israel’s Ariel Vigdor won Gold in the under 37kg category at the same event. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/293021 https://worldtaekwondoeurope.org/files/RESULTS_BY_EIGHT_DAY_2_CADET_FEMALE.pdf

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Boy George records duet with Israeli singer

UK pop star Boy George (Culture Club) streamed his new single “Rainbow in the Dark”, recorded in English & Hebrew with Israeli performer Asaf Goren. Boy George said, “I look forward to being in Israel sometime soon and playing live. … Continue reading

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The Abu Dhabi donut

The bakers at Jerusalem’s Café Kadosh have devised the Abu Dhabi donut, “to appreciate the peace process”. Filled with cream made from dates shipped by the UAE’s Jewish community, it has a nougat crown topped with an edible gold leaf … Continue reading

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Marketing Israeli hi-tech to the UAE

Israel’s Levent develops a customized trading platform enabling banks, investment companies, and traders to produce a trading platform for all their customers without writing code. Levent is partnering Zurich Capital who will promote Levent and other Israeli tech companies to … Continue reading

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Cleaning a million solar panels in India

Israel’s Ecoppia (reported here previously) has won a contract from India’s Azure Power for its robotic solar panel cleaning system to be installed on an estimated one million panels in its latest 450MW project. In the last year, Ecoppia has … Continue reading

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Investment in Israeli startups: (20/12/20)

BigID raised $70 million; HiBob raised $70 million; Orca raised $55 million; At-Bay raised $34 million; Noname Security raised $25 million; Zoomin Software raised $14 million; Bionic raised $13 million;

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Insurance for the digital age

Israel’s At-Bay is one of several Israeli companies addressing the modern-day area of cybersecurity insurance, where companies need to be protected financially against cyberattack. (see here for previous reporting). In addition to providing insurance, At-Bay helps companies improve their IT … Continue reading

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Israeli partnership for safer journeys

Israel’s Gett (see here) and Israel’s Carbyne (see here) have partnered to make a safer taxi service, linking Israel’s 10,000 Gett taxis to Carbyne’s 911 gateway. Passengers press a button to provide location details and enable either live video or … Continue reading

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Protecting data is a billion-dollar business

Israeli-founded BigID uses advanced machine learning and identity intelligence to help enterprises better protect their customer and employee data. BigID has just raised $70 million, giving it a market valuation of $1 billion and the financial industry status of a … Continue reading

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Share English books in Israel

Maia Dori is a new Olah (immigrant to Israel). She has already set-up a startup called Rebook – an English book subscription service that offers members the opportunity to rent English books on a monthly basis.  Many books (fiction and … Continue reading

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