Israel’s Ben-Gurion Airport saw its busiest month in history during Mar 2023.  A total of 1,983,428 passengers passed through on 13,490 international and domestic flights – 57% more than in Mar 2022. El Al flew 432,365 passengers – its highest … Continue reading →

Israel’s Kando (see here previously) is partnering Australia’s Detection Services to deliver Kando’s wastewater management technology to customers in Australia and New Zealand. It follows a successful Proof of Concept project at Rotorua New Zealand. https://www.prnewswire.com/apac/news-releases/kando-and-detection-services-partner-to-deliver-unrivalled-customer-solutions-aimed-at-improving-environmental-health-and-conserving-resource-water-301788457.html

Zephyrus Wing Energies is the first company to list on the TASE since August; raises NIS 145 million at a company valuation of NIS 935 million. Zephyrus’ projects in Poland include Potegowo – the largest wind-energy project in the country, … Continue reading →

Israel’s Capitola offers a productivity and market intelligence platform for broker teams. Its platform brings together brokers and underwriters, removing many of the operational inefficiencies around manual processes and repetitive tasks. https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/rj9izbtzn https://www.capitola-ins.com/

Israel’s High Lander (see here previously) is partnering Brazil’s Speedbird – one of Brazil’s largest UAV operators – to safely steer drones delivering fast-food and groceries across Brazil. Locals order with the app iFood and a High Lander-controlled Speedbird UAV … Continue reading →

A consortium of Israeli-based startups is partnering with Morocco’s Mohammed VI Polytechnic University to produce high-protein fish food for Morocco’s fish farms. They are Seakura (seaweed), Shachar Group (recycled waste), FreezeM (insect protein), and Hungary’s Celitron (organic waste). https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-group-joins-forces-with-morocco-university-for-sahara-fish-food-project/ https://www.shachar.biz/en/home-page/

Israeli non-profit Venatata has won Toyota’s NIS 1 million Israel Earth Prize. The prize money will be allocated towards Venatata’s 100 Gardens Project, which aims to establish 100 therapeutic gardens in medical and social rehabilitation centers across Israel. https://www.jpost.com/environment-and-climate-change/article-736392 https://venatata.org/en/home-page/ … Continue reading →

Vesey Ventures, based in the US and Israel, has launched a $78 million fund investing in early stage fintech companies. Vesey was founded by three former female Managing Directors at AMEX Ventures, focusing on Israel as a critical market for … Continue reading →

US-based Akamai Technologies is acquiring Israel’s NeoSec for “several dozen millions of dollars”.