Monthly Archives: February 2023

Hugh Laurie in Tehran

Posted on February 12, 2023

Veteran English actor Hugh Laurie (famous as Dr Gregory House) is joining the cast of Israeli spy thriller Tehran for its third season. It marks another high-profile casting after movie icon Glenn Close featured in Season Two. Laurie is expected … Continue reading →

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Sun & rain in Jerusalem

Posted on February 12, 2023

Jerusalem’s streets last week were a contrast of clouds, downpours, and sunshine. So were some of Jerusalem’s events.  And notice the elderly Arab man leaving Mount Scopus’ Hadassah hospital in a Yad Sarah wheelchair.  Mazel Tov to Sharon on her … Continue reading →

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1600-year-old gold bead found in Jerusalem

Posted on February 12, 2023

A rare gold bead from the end of the Roman era has been discovered in Jerusalem’s City of David during excavation of the Pilgrimage Road. It was made using unique delicate workmanship to affix tens of tiny balls together in … Continue reading →

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$125 million for Israeli space-tech

Posted on February 12, 2023

Israel’s Earth & Beyond Ventures (see here previously) has raised $125 million to invest in Israel’s emerging commercial space ecosystem. It will focus on aerospace and satellite engineering startups. Investors include NASA supplier Corning, Japan’s Kyocera, and Israel’s Spacecom. https://www.timesofisrael.com/earth-beyond-launches-new-125-million-fund-to-invest-in-israeli-space-tech/ … Continue reading →

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All happening at Investor Summit

Posted on February 12, 2023

The speakers lined up for OurCrowd’s Global Investor Summit, this coming week, include Israel’s President Herzog, US Ambassador Nides, Author Saul Singer, “Fauda” actor Lior Raz, ex-Mossad head Yossi Cohen, Natan Sharansky, and many, many more. https://summit.ourcrowd.com/ https://summit.ourcrowd.com/speakers/

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Investment in Israeli startups to 12/2/23

Posted on February 12, 2023

Mediwound raised $27.5 million; One Zero Bank (previously First Digital Bank) raised $62 million; Wisor AI raised $8 million; Meala FoodTech raised $1.9 million;

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Ad company gets Google certification

Posted on February 12, 2023

Israel’s Adnimation has been granted Google Certified Publishing Partner (GCPP) status, shared by just 57 other companies around the globe. Adnimation works with publishers to monetize their content with innovative advertising. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QyT9RlwKUAw https://worldisraelnews.com/israeli-startup-nets-prestigious-google-status/ https://www.adnimation.com/

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Saving a fortune for businesses

Posted on February 12, 2023

Israel’s Anodot (see here previously) analyzes a company’s data to highlight potential revenue issues to management. Since acquiring US-based Pileus, Anodot also helps management control and reduce its cloud computing costs. https://thesiliconreview.com/magazine/profile/optimize-business-cloud-anodot-solutions/

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A Wisor solution to freight forwarding

Posted on February 12, 2023

Israel’s Wisor AI has developed a software solution tailored to the needs of the 300,000 freight forwarders. It automates both the manual process of aggregating pricing data as well as the optimization of shipping routes across airlines, ocean liners, trucking, … Continue reading →

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FAA approval for drone delivery

Posted on February 12, 2023

The US Federal Aviation Administration has approved the partner of Israel’s Flytrex (see here previously) to use its drones to deliver across the USA. Currently, Flytrex operates in five cities in Texas and North Carolina, delivering everything from burgers to … Continue reading →

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