Monthly Archives: March 2022

Israel Emerging

Posted on March 20, 2022

Good article from Shoshana Bryen on Israel’s increasing impact diplomatically and economically. It cites negotiating between Russia and Ukraine, relations with Turkey, joint military exercises, and the EastMed pipeline. https://www.jns.org/opinion/israel-emerging/

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Most promising fintech startups

Posted on March 20, 2022

Israel’s leading VC’s and financial institutions were asked to rank Israel’s Most Promising Fintech Startups – sponsored by Citi and Israel Discount Bank. The 8 categories were headed by Balance, Access Fintech, 8Fig, Parametrix Insurance, Graulate, Noname Security, ZenGo and … Continue reading →

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Global water-saving partnership

Posted on March 20, 2022

PepsiCo has partnered Israeli low-cost irrigation tech company N-Drip (see here previously) to help farmers worldwide adopt water efficiency technology.  N-Drip is currently being used in farms in 17 countries around the world, including several in the crops of PepsiCo … Continue reading →

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Powering an IoT revolution

Posted on March 20, 2022

Israel’s Ayecka (see here previously) has developed an Internet of Things (IoT) communications platform, embedded in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites and ground terminals. Its algorithms can help control autonomous vehicles, irrigate crops, transfer movie files, and much more – … Continue reading →

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Israeli saffron bears fruit

Posted on March 20, 2022

Israel’s Saffron Tech (part of Israel’s Seedo now Sativus Tech) is partnering Israel’s Naveh to produce supplements and cosmetics from saffron. Saffron Tech (see here previously) is using cutting-edge indoor vertical farm technology to grow the rare expensive spice flower … Continue reading →

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Flexible workspaces

Posted on March 20, 2022

Forget going to the office or working from home. Israel’s anywell’s “Workspace-as-a-Service” platform allows companies to have their employees working from spaces in their local communities. anywell has partnered with 200+ cafes, workspaces, hotels, gyms etc., in New York, New … Continue reading →

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Helping Israeli Druze with Hebrew

Posted on March 20, 2022

Israel’s Education Ministry is opening classes at 64 Israeli elementary schools to provide intensive Hebrew language instruction to Israel’s Druze community. It will improve the opportunities for the Druze to advance academically in Israel and acquire better jobs. https://www.israelhayom.com/2022/03/13/new-hebrew-language-program-aims-to-improve-opportunities-for-druze/

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Storing data in space

Posted on March 20, 2022

Israel’s Ramon.Space (see here previously) has developed NuStream – radiation-hardened, high-density solid-state storage that can store the immense amount of data required for multi-year space missions. Ramon.Space’s technology has been deployed in 50+ space missions across the Solar System. https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/hjmoozaw9

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On the diamond map

Posted on March 20, 2022

Three examples of Israeli tech startups that have put Israel back on the diamond map. Lusix (see here previously) creates diamonds in the lab. Mazalit’s website evaluates the price of diamonds and makes it easy for merchants to receive financing. … Continue reading →

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Rescuing Arabs in Ukraine

Posted on March 20, 2022

At the start of the conflict, Israel tweeted a warning in Arabic to warn all Israelis to leave Ukraine. Israel was praised for rescuing hundreds of its Arab citizens, including many Israeli Bedouin Moslems. Israel also rescued a Gazan, an … Continue reading →

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