Monthly Archives: September 2023

Pitango’s 2nd Healthtech fund

Posted on September 10, 2023

Pitango VC has closed its $175 million second dedicated healthcare fund (see first fund here). Pitango HealthTech II. will invest in decentralized healthcare, personalized medicine, medical devices and diagnostics, AI, etc. It has already invested in QuantHealth.ai and Nevia Bio … Continue reading →

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Simulating clinical trials

Posted on September 10, 2023

Over 90% of treatments that reach the clinical trials stage fail to make it to market – an annual $50 billion waste. It is mostly due to major gaps in the research needed to support clinical trials. QuantHealth.ai bridges these … Continue reading →

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More innovation than ever

Posted on September 10, 2023

An interview with Israeli top tech influencer Hillel Fuld (brother of Ari Fuld z”l) who says that start-ups in the Jewish State are stronger than ever. “People don’t know this, but in absolute numbers, Israel’s ecosystem is number two in … Continue reading →

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ItsMine is a Cool Vendor

Posted on September 10, 2023

Israel’s ItsMine (see here previously) has been named a Cool Vendor in Garner’s “The “Cool Vendors in Data Security” report. ItsMine’s Agentless Beyond platform is designed to prevent data loss and leakage that can lead to devastating ransomware attacks. https://itsmine.io/cool-vendor-2023/

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Microgrid in Australia

Posted on September 10, 2023

Australia’s Endeavour Energy is adopting the Distributed Energy Resource Management Systems (DERMS) platform from Israel’s mPrest (see here previously). It will be part of a new micro power grid in New South Wales, delivering electricity to tens of thousands of … Continue reading →

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An incubator for Israeli-Arab innovators

Posted on September 10, 2023

The Hasoub (Arabic for “computer”) Garage incubator (see here previously) in Wadi Ara in the Arab town of Ar’ara comprises Hasoub Angels, an investment arm for early-stage startups, and Hasoub Labs, an innovation hub to transform ideas into reality. https://nocamels.com/2023/08/in-northern-israel-tech-veterans-are-nurturing-arab-innovation/ … Continue reading →

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The classroom of the future

Posted on September 10, 2023

Gordon Academic College in Haifa is an innovation center for educating the next generation of teachers. Augmented Reality of an X-ray tee shirt; touchscreens that launch puzzles, quizzes, and tours; studying on an exercise bike. The school has also adopted … Continue reading →

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Preventing peanut allergies

Posted on September 10, 2023

Israel’s Ukko (see here previously) is developing a therapy for those with severe allergies to peanuts. Ukko separates the parts of the peanut protein that trigger an allergic reaction from those that help train the immune system. Ukko then reintroduces … Continue reading →

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Increasing the power of AI while reducing the cost

Posted on September 10, 2023

Israel’s NeuReality (see here previously) aims to make AI systems easy to use, increase its performance tenfold and reduce its cost by 90%.  All while reducing its carbon footprint. https://www.eejournal.com/article/want-to-reduce-your-data-center-ai-inferencing-infrastructure-costs-by-10x/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KI06EM6FFbI

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Tech competition for teens

Posted on September 10, 2023

Non-profit Unistream (see here previously) organized a unique tech competition for teens from periphery communities in Israel. They got a chance to showcase their innovations and enhance their prospects of entering the hi-tech industry in the future. https://unitedwithisrael.org/startup-nations-gateway-israels-tech-competition-paving-the-way-for-periphery-talent/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33Zmb_rC138

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