Monthly Archives: September 2024

Startup investment – to 8/9/24

Posted on September 8, 2024

Sedric raised $18.5 million; Hypernative raised $16 million; Rep AI raised $8.2 million; Odeeo raised $5 million; Somite.ai raised another $4.8 million;

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Military supplies for Dutch army

Posted on September 8, 2024

The Netherlands Army is buying $277 million of Spike LR2 missiles from Israel’s Rafael Advanced Defense Systems. Earlier this year the Netherlands halted exports to Israel of F-35 fighter aircraft parts after a ruling by a Dutch court that the … Continue reading →

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The biggest drone delivery service in the US

Posted on September 8, 2024

Israel’s Flytrex (see here previously) has just completed 100,000 on-demand deliveries across its locations in suburban North Carolina and Texas, more than any other airborne food delivery service in the United States. https://www.israel21c.org/flytrex-marks-100k-drone-food-deliveries-in-the-usa/

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Prize-winning mining technology

Posted on September 8, 2024

Israel’s Razor Labs (see here previously) won three separate categories at the 2024 Mining Technology Excellence Awards. Razor Labs’ AI-driven DataMind AI platform maintains key mining machinery and won in the categories of Innovation, Safety, and Research & Development (R&D). … Continue reading →

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A chocolate boost for no-tree chocolate

Posted on September 8, 2024

Having produced its proof of concept, Israel’s Celleste Bio (see here previously) is now upscaling its lab-cultivated chocolate production, thanks to a strategic investment from food giant Mondelez. It is upgrading its 1,000 liter bioreactor to 50,000 liters, aiming to … Continue reading →

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Technion students pitch up in NYC

Posted on September 8, 2024

MBA students from Israel’s Technion Institute presented their innovative technologies to a panel of New York City entrepreneurs and investors, “Shark Tank” style. The winner was Gil Menasherov with a polymer that protects solar panels from UV radiation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDVYM6Xi53U https://chemeng.technion.ac.il/en/seminar-by-gil-menasherov/

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Converting waste into energy

Posted on September 8, 2024

Israel’s Co-Energy turns plastic and organic waste into energy. No waste pre-sorting is necessary. The process involves pyrolysis – super-heating without the use of oxygen. It turns plastic into a form of oil or gas and wood into biochar (a … Continue reading →

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Removing Greenhouse Gas at scale

Posted on September 8, 2024

Israel’s BomVento (see here previously) is developing a coating for the blades on wind turbines that can extract greenhouse gasses (GHG) from the air even as the turbines operate. BomVento estimates that the world’s 300,000 wind turbines could remove 3 … Continue reading →

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When every second counts

Posted on September 8, 2024

Important video featuring Israel’s SeismicAI (see here previously) and its earthquake warning system. SeismicAI aims to give customers four, five, six more seconds of warning which can allow people to take cover and for automated systems to shut down sensitive … Continue reading →

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Drought-tolerant watermelon

Posted on September 8, 2024

Watermelons require around 500 liters of water to grow to maturity. Israel’s Origene Seeds (see here previously) has introduced the “Essence” and “Maxima” seedless watermelon varieties, which require 30% less water – and are sweeter than regular watermelons. https://www.origeneseeds.com/products/watermelons-collection

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