From Sep 18, selected employees of Israeli supermarket Rami Levi will be able to order their shopping for aerial delivery. The supermarket is using drones from Israel’s Cando, which plans 60 flights a day during the five-day trial. A full … Continue reading →

Israel’s Pronat is a specialist supplier of components for high value electronics including medical equipment and UAVs (drones). A recent Pronat project is for eco-friendly medical digital skin patches. In November, Pronat will be exhibiting at two shows in Dusseldorf … Continue reading →

Cymulate raised $70 million; Mesh Payments raised $60 million; Carbyne raised $56 million; Taranis raised $40 million; Upwind.io (in stealth) raised $28 million; Olive Diagnostics raised $7.3 million; Raftt raised $5 million;

Israel’s StoreDot (see here previously) has begun intensive real-world testing of its extreme fast charging batteries for electric vehicles. It has now delivered them to strategic electric vehicle OEM partners and potential customers. The batteries deliver 100 miles of range … Continue reading →

Israel’s Innoviz has deployed its InnovizOne LiDAR sensors at ports across China. Working with its strategic partner HiRain Technologies, Innoviz plans to expand the project to additional Chinese ports, plus installation on HiRain’s autonomous trucks and AGVs. https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/h1kkbqvxo

Gilat Satellite Networks (see here previously) has won multimillion-dollar orders from SES – the Luxembourg-headquartered Satellite operator. SES, with its 70 orbiting satellites, is expanding its SATCOM business reach utilizing Gilat’s SkyEdge IV multi-orbit, multi-service capabilities. https://www.gilat.com/pressreleases/ses-and-gilat-extend-global-strategic-cooperation-with-orders-for-geo-vhts-and-o3b-mpower-ngso-constellation/

Two Israeli organizations have been nominated for a 2022 Prix Galien USA award in the new “Incubators, Accelerators and Equity – Foundational Support for Health Innovation 2022” category. They are the AION Labs accelerator (see here previously), and the aMoon … Continue reading →

Israel has removed the need for imported household electrical appliances to comply with Israeli standards in addition to EU standards. Relying only on EU regulations should bring down the cost of these products, reduce import delays, increase competition, and save … Continue reading →

A fascinating recent brief article summarizing the three eras that define the 74-year history of Israel’s economy: 1948-1973, 1973-1985, and 1985-present. https://honestreporting.com/from-food-rationing-to-the-startup-nation-a-brief-history-of-the-israeli-economy/