Monthly Archives: June 2021

Tracking Israel’s “green” index

Posted on June 6, 2021

The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange launched its TA-125 Fossil Free index in December. Israel’s Migdal Capital Markets has now followed up the event by becoming the first investment house to launch an exchange traded fund (ETF) that tracks the new … Continue reading →

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Insurance for mission-critical systems

Posted on June 6, 2021

Israel’s Parametrix Insurance protects companies if their Cloud service provider breaks down. It provides cover for financial loss including reputational failure and compensation for service level agreements with customers and third parties. https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3908607,00.html https://parametrixinsurance.com/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juCbFgNYjcs

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Seagate products to have “Israel inside”

Posted on June 6, 2021

US giant Seagate is to integrate the VCode security software from Israel’s Karamba (see here previously) into its storage systems., Karamba is benefiting from the new legal requirements for manufacturers of IOT (Internet of Things) devices to protect products from … Continue reading →

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OurCrowd launched during a Hamas attack

Posted on June 6, 2021

Jon Medved writes how in 2012, Hamas rockets did not deter OurCrowd’s initial New York investors. On the contrary, they doubled their stake in the Israeli innovative crowdsourcing platform. https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/startups-need-resilience-especially-in-israel/

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Investment in Israeli startups (6/6/21)

Posted on June 6, 2021

Gong raised $250 million; Exabeam raised $200 million; Venn raised $60 million; ALD raised $50 million; DayTwo raised $37 million; Comunix raised $30 million; Novidea raised $30 million; DealHub raised $20 million; SAM Seamless Network raised $20 million; CorrActions raised … Continue reading →

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As strong as spider silk

Posted on June 6, 2021

Israel’s Seevix Material Sciences has developed SVX – synthetic spider silk fibers that are five times stronger than high tensile steel but only one-fifth the weight. SVX was genetically engineered using a unique DNA sequence plus a fermentation process using … Continue reading →

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Honey without bees

Posted on June 6, 2021

In the land of Milk and Honey, Israel’s Bee-io Honey is developing cultured honey in the laboratory. It uses natural nectar and an “artificial bee stomach,” to simulate the enzymatic activity, conditions and processes that occur in the bee’s stomach. … Continue reading →

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Materials for tomorrow’s world

Posted on June 6, 2021

Israel’s Materials Zone (see here previously) has developed a smart AI platform for discovering new innovative compounds. It analyzes research data to help develop glass that makes electricity, low carbon concrete, personal X-ray filters and so many applications than cannot … Continue reading →

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Protecting employees in the office

Posted on June 6, 2021

Israel’s Canario has developed two smart wearable devices to help protect staff from viruses and contamination. The Canario Proximity will identify anyone who was within 2 meters of an infected person so that they can be quarantined. The other device … Continue reading →

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Using Google to detect Red Palm Weevil infestations

Posted on June 6, 2021

Damage caused by Red Palm Weevils is monumental.  Scientists at Israel’s Ben Gurion University used Artificial Intelligence to recognize healthy palm trees and infested trees from Google Aerial and Street View images. Their work could save millions of palm trees. … Continue reading →

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