Monthly Archives: January 2022

Snow in Jerusalem

Posted on January 30, 2022

Children in Israel’s capital enjoyed a brief morning playing in 10 inches of snow that fell during storm Elpis. Even President Herzog and his wife joined in. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-694734 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdiCFsK5oLw

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Art to promote unity

Posted on January 30, 2022

The Mayor of Israeli city Beit Shemesh is using Jewish artwork to unite the city’s diverse population. Exhibits in the lobby of the local municipality buildings include the works of local artist Naama Goldberg and her husband Asher, portraying Rabbis … Continue reading →

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Israeli investment keeps getting better

Posted on January 30, 2022

Israeli venture capital firm Viola has just published its report “Israel Tech Ecosystem 2021: Breaking Records in a Record-Breaking Year”. It highlights that the $8.1 billion of funding in startups in the last 3 months of 2021 was the highest … Continue reading →

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DHL opens Israeli robotic sorting center

Posted on January 30, 2022

DHL has just made its biggest Middle East investment – opening an $80 million automated processing center in Israel. It can ship 20,000 packages every hour – vital, due to the growth in Israel’s economy since the beginning of the … Continue reading →

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Boosting food security startups

Posted on January 30, 2022

Israel has awarded a total of NIS 8.6 million to six agro-tech startups engaged in ensuring the regular supply of fresh food (food security). They are BioFishency, Agrint Sensing Solutions, Tosaf Compounds, ALTA drones, FruitSpec and Salicrop. https://www.tosaf.com/ https://alta.team/en/ https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3927980,00.html

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Direct flights from Philippines

Posted on January 30, 2022

Philippine Airlines is to launch a direct route to Israel in April and has already started selling tickets. Initially, it will operate two weekly flights between Tel Aviv and Manila. The expected flight time is about 11 and a half … Continue reading →

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Nvidia to expand Israeli R&D

Posted on January 30, 2022

US giant Nvidia, which acquired Israel’s Mellanox in 2020 for $7 billion, is to establish a new Israel-based design and engineering group. Its aim is to develop the next-gen Nvidia CPUs for powering the revolution in AI, robotics, autonomous vehicles, … Continue reading →

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More partners to remove CO2

Posted on January 30, 2022

Israel’s Albo (see here previously) has now partnered with Israel’s Taranis to help farmers in the US, Canada, Brazil, Russia, Ukraine, and Australia prove they are CO2 “sinks” and can receive carbon credits. Another partner is Tembo Climate of Mauritius, … Continue reading →

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Growth for pure plant protein

Posted on January 30, 2022

Israel’s ChickP has doubled its annual production of concentrated allergen-free, non-GMO chickpea protein isolate. It has also opened a new R&D center, appointed Liat Lachish Levy as CEO, and raised $8 million of funds. It now plans to expand its … Continue reading →

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This week’s Unicorn

Posted on January 30, 2022

Israel’s Firebolt, developer of cloud data warehouses for engineering teams, has just raised $100 million ($1.4 billion valuation) to join the Unicorn club of private companies worth over $1 billion. https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3928013,00.html

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