Monthly Archives: November 2025

Peru buys Israeli armored vehicles

Peru is purchasing 56 “Sandcat EX12” multipurpose 4×4 armored vehicles for the National Police for around $23.8 million. They are manufactured by Kibbutz Sasa-based firm Plasan (see here previously). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xpd8fE1KxE https://worldisraelnews.com/peru-to-buy-23-8-million-worth-armored-vehicles-from-israeli-firm/

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Exits, takeovers, and mergers to 23rd Nov 25

US-based Itron Inc is acquiring Israel’s LocusView for $525 million. US-based Tulip is acquiring Israel’s Akooda, for tens of millions of dollars, which will become Tulip’s Israeli R&D center.

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Startup investment – to 23rd Nov 25

Eon.io raised $300 million (value $4 billion); Guardio raised $80 million; Venn raised $52 million; Chargeflow raised $35 million; Mate Security raised $15.5 million; Cassidy Bio raised $8 million;

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1 million+ water meters and sensors

Israel’s Arad Group, has deployed over one million active LoRa-based water meters and sensors across Israel. LoRa technology also supports smart parking systems, air-quality monitoring, soil humidity sensing, public lighting control, and even emergency alert buttons. https://www.jpost.com/business-and-innovation/energy-and-infrastructure/article-874024 https://www.jpost.com/consumerism/consumer-news/article-837144 https://www.arad.co.il/

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Cultured beef can keep on growing

Scientists at the Hebrew University, together with food-tech firm Believer Meats (see here previously) have succeeded in getting cow cells to renew themselves indefinitely without using genetic engineering. The cells were cultured for more than 500 days. https://unitedwithisrael.org/immortal-meat-breakthrough-israeli-study-finds-cultured-beef-cells-can-reproduce-indefinitely/

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Defending against deepfake attacks

Israel’s Multikol and Cyvore Security were featured on the 18th Nov I24 News Innov’Nation. Multikol protects individuals from being fooled by someone pretending to be you.  Cyvore is used by companies to authenticate customers. https://multikol.ai/ https://cyvore.com/

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Innov’Nation – The bright side of AI

The 11th Nov 2025 edition of I24’s new Tuesday evening’s Innov’Nation program included Israel’s impact on AI; AI21 Labs Maestro and Jamba; PetPace; NVidia Israel; Carbyne; Xania Monet (an AI-generated singer); sit-coms; fridges; even Yad Vashem; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54DXz9RL36Y

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Bringing water to the Negev

See how Israel turned its barren desert into fertile lands by constructing an artificial river system that flows through the heart of the Negev. A network of canals, pipelines, and reservoirs channels life–giving water deep into the desert. The video … Continue reading

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Pumped storage

So what does Israel do with all that electricity at night, when very few Israelis want to use it? Pump it uphill, is the answer.  Until the morning when everyone boils water for their beverages. Then the pumped water facilities … Continue reading

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Preventing digital shoplifting

Israel’s Chargeflow has launched Chargeflow Prevent, a first-of-its-kind post-purchase, pre-fulfillment fraud prevention platform designed to stop “friendly fraud” before it occurs. It protects merchants against customers who exploit chargeback policies (e.g. returns) to obtain refunds. https://www.chargeflow.io/blog/stop-digital-shoplifters-before-they-strike-introducing-chargeflow-prevent https://www.chargeflow.io/

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