Monthly Archives: January 2022

Investment in Israeli startups (30/1/22)

Redefine Meat raised $135 million; Immpact Bio raised $111 million; FireBolt raised $100 million; Island.io raised $100 million; Personetics raised $85 million; Hunters cybersecurity raised $68 million; Sayata raised $35 million; Walnut raised $35 million; Addionics raised $27 million; Portnex … Continue reading

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Israel shines at CES

Over 22 Israeli startups exhibited at CES (Consumer Electronics Show) in Las Vegas. New to me (see below) were Cecilia, Iromascents, Moodo Air, Oorym, Visionary.ai and Tikbag, Others include Imagery (car awareness), Indoor Robotics (drone security), Resight (metaverse), and VBox … Continue reading

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Would you believe it?

3 billion tons of wood is wasted every year, but now it can be avoided.  Israel’s Daika Wood recycles waste wood, molding or 3D-printing it into shapes that would be impossible to carve, even with machines. Imagine your computer keyboard … Continue reading

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Israel joins NASA’s human mission to the Moon

Israel is the 15th country to join the NASA-led Artemis space program. Artemis aims to land astronauts on the lunar surface in 2025 and establish a long-term human presence on the moon as a warm-up for future missions to Mars.  … Continue reading

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Israeli astronaut’s 35 experiments

During his mission on the International Space Station in February, Israeli astronaut Eytan Stibbe (see here previously) will perform 35 experiments, designed by schools, leading Israeli institutions, companies, universities, and hospitals. He will also give science lectures to Israeli schoolchildren. … Continue reading

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Preparing to land on the Moon again

SpaceIL co-founder Kfir Damari discusses the Beresheet 1 mission, his hopes to spark children’s interest in space and plans for Beresheet 2 to launch in 2024 or 2025. Also, SpaceIL and the Parasol Foundation Women just co-launched a NIS 1 … Continue reading

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Your personal electric plane

The CEO of Israeli start-up AIR describes its AIR ONE electric plane. It will be so safe and simple to operate that you don’t have to be a pilot to fly it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvuTSk2zM0s

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Precision agriculture

Israel’s Alta provides agricultural solutions for farmers using drone / UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) technology. These include crop surveillance, safe and cost-effective spraying, eradication of pests and rodents while reducing the use of toxic pesticides, etc. https://alta.team/en/2019/12/16/alta-is-the-biggest-company-in-israel-in-the-field-of-pesticides-application-in-agriculture-by-uavs/ https://alta.team/en/

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TopGum

Israel’s TopGum launched its sugar-free, gluten-free, vegan line of “gummiceuticals” in 2021. It is investing $30 million in a new production facility to triple its essential vitamins, minerals, natural extracts, pre and probiotics, and superfood supplements to strengthen the immune … Continue reading

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Vegan fish

Israel’s Plantish (Oshi), unveiled the prototype of a plant-based whole-cut salmon fillet, announcing that it was developing a e for 3D printing – to make plant-based fish alternatives at a low cost and at scale. The structured, boneless salmon fillet … Continue reading

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