Monthly Archives: April 2024

More vegan milk from mushrooms

Posted on April 7, 2024

Israel’s ImaginDairy (see here previously) has partnered with one of America’s biggest biotech companies, Ginkgo Bioworks, to scale up production of ImaginDairy’s no-cow “dairy” proteins. Ginkgo’s AI capabilities will be used to create biological systems that reduce production costs. https://nocamels.com/2024/03/israeli-us-companies-unite-to-make-more-milk-from-mushrooms/

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See it now on Amazon Connect

Posted on April 7, 2024

Israel’s TechSee (see here previously) is now working with Amazon Web Service’s (AWS) new and improved Amazon Connect Agent Workspace. TechSee’s computer vision AI empowers AWS digital channels to see the physical world and offer AR-guided automated technical support. https://www.ourcrowd.com/startup-news/techsee-brings-computer-vision-ai-and-augmented-reality-service-automation-to-amazon-connect

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Innovation winner

Posted on April 7, 2024

Israel’s Kaltura (see here previously) has won an Innovation in Business award at the 2024 MarTech Awards for its video event platform.  The award recognizes outstanding creative products, solutions, and services in the fields of marketing, advertising, and sales technology. … Continue reading →

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European VC fund to invest in Israel

Posted on April 7, 2024

New Europe-based venture capital fund Vinthera is to invest tens of millions of dollars in Israeli funds and startups in growth stages.  Past investments by the team in Israel include Grove Ventures, Angular Ventures, Oryzn Capital, and the cloud data … Continue reading →

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Tel Aviv Sparks

Posted on April 7, 2024

The Tel Aviv Sparks Innovation Summit & Expo (Apr 8 -12) features the latest Israeli startups, organizations, and company exhibitors showcasing their cutting-edge products and solutions. Plus (at the summit) key presentations and discussions that shape the future. https://www.tlvsparks.com/

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Fast innovative companies

Posted on April 7, 2024

US magazine Fast Company recognized four Israeli startups in its annual list of the world’s most innovative companies. Vis.ai was ranked 43rd of the top 50, for “harnessing AI to expedite lifesaving diagnoses”. Highlighted in specific sectors were Papaya Global, … Continue reading →

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Vegetables from a vending machine

Posted on April 7, 2024

Israel’s replantin’ is developing a specialized vending machine that grows a variety of high-quality, nutritious leafy greens inside it, and in less time than it takes in a field. Each plant starts as a seed inside a coffee-capsule-sized pod, which … Continue reading →

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Rewarding good drivers

Posted on April 7, 2024

Israel’s Letstop has developed an app that incentivizes good driving of any vehicle. If the phone has not been used for texting etc., during the journey, the driver earns credits which can be converted into cash or vouchers for a … Continue reading →

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Fully autonomous defense vehicles

Posted on April 7, 2024

Israel’s Elbit (see here previously) is to deploy the 3D image processing software from Israel’s Foresight (see here previously) in the fully autonomous defense vehicles of one of Elbit’s leading defense customers. https://ir.foresightauto.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Elbit-first-commercial-deployment-020424-ENHE-accessible.pdf

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Liquid AI – the thinking car

Posted on April 7, 2024

Israel’s Autobrains (see here previously) has unveiled Liquid AI – a paradigm shift in autonomous driving and Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS). Like the human brain, it adapts dynamically, activating only AI modules specific to the driving context and thus … Continue reading →

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