Monthly Archives: January 2023

Queen of the Desert

Israeli photographer Moshe Kotzen’s book “Queen of the Desert” is a unique combination of a fairy tale together and photo journal. It features many of his photos of unusual rock formations in Israel’s Negev desert. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWzUD_IqiBA

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The best value Internet in the world

Israel’s internet is the world’s best value for money. So states the latest Global Internet Value index released by privacy protection toolset provider Surfshark (see here previously). The index ranks 117 countries based on speed-to-affordability ratios of fixed broadband and … Continue reading

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Flexible solar film panels to be mass produced

Israel’s Apollo Power (see here previously) has built the “world’s first” factory for flexible solar film panels. The $30 million facility in Yoknean can produce enough solar film each year to power up to 40,000 homes. Apollo’s customers include Amazon, … Continue reading

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Investment in Israeli startups to 29/1/23

PayEm raised $20 million; Electreon raised $11.8 million; Pigmentum raised $6 million;

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Exits, mergers & acquisitions to 29/1/23

Global management consultancy firm McKinsey has acquired Israel’s real-time data analytics startup Iguazio (see here previously) for $50 million.

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Seed investment in milk from lettuce

Israel’s Pigmentum (see here previously) has had “seed” funding from Israeli food companies Tnuva, Strauss, Tempo, and Kibbutz Yotvata, plus crowdfunding platform OurCrowd. They all see a “growth” market in Pigmentum’s milk from lettuce technology. Let us hope it “succeeds”! … Continue reading

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Security for Singapore police agency

Israel’s Cellebrite (see here previously) has won a $14 million 5-year contract to provide its Premium Collect and Review Solution for Digital Evidence to Singapore’s national police agency to help reduce crime. https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/hjrhwkcis

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Vegan cream cheese for General Mills

US food giant General Mills is launching three types of vegan cream cheese in US supermarkets, all made with the non-animal proteins from Israel’s Remilk (see here previously). Remilk’s proteins are identical to those contained in cows’ milk. https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/z4hb83ktr https://vegconomist.com/products-launches/general-mills-bold-cultr-remilk/

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Israeli photos for US theme parks

Israel’s Pomvom (see here previously) has won a tender from US amusement park chain Six Flags to provide its digital photography solutions to eleven of its theme parks over the next five years. With over 13 million visitors in 2019, … Continue reading

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Expanding tourism with Bulgaria

The Tourism Ministers of Israel and Bulgaria have signed a cooperation agreement. 200,000 Israelis visited Bulgaria in 2019 and almost as many visited last year. Bulgaria Air currently operates four flights a week between Sofia and Tel Aviv while Israel’s … Continue reading

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