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ECOncrete wins ecology award

Posted on April 25, 2021

Israel’s ECOncrete (see here previously) has won one of Bloomberg’s 2021 NEF Pioneer Award for game-changing companies leading to a low-carbon economy. ECOncrete manufactures sustainable fish and environment-friendly concrete for building coastal and marine infrastructure projects. https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-maker-of-ecofriendly-concrete-among-12-winners-of-bloombergnef-award/

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A living port in Spain

Posted on July 4, 2021

A consortium including Israel’s ECOncrete (see here previously) has won European funding for a large-scale “Living Ports” project at the Port of Vigo, Galicia, Spain. ECOncrete will build a sea wall, support for the observation deck, and units for coastal … Continue reading →

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Eight joint US-Israel clean energy projects

Posted on December 27, 2020

The US-Israel Binational Industrial Research and Development (BIRD) Energy program is granting $7.15 million to eight US-Israel clean energy projects. The Israelis are Addionics, ECOncrete, Eviation Aircraft, POCellTech (Hydrolite), StoreDot, Tadiran Batteries, TurboGen and VisIC. https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-israel-fund-to-invest-7-15-million-in-eight-clean-energy-projects/

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Funds raised by Israeli startups

Posted on July 5, 2020

Artlist $48 million; Cynet $18 million; Codefresh $27 million; TripActions $125 million; Simply Speak $1.1 million; Hunters Cybersecurity $15 million; Upsolver $13 million; Spike $8 million; Global-e Online $60 million; InterCure $11 million; ECOncrete $5 million; InnoCan $3.7 million; Curv … Continue reading →

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Investment in Israeli startups (21 Jun 20)

Posted on June 21, 2020

Latest investments in Israeli startups include: ECOncrete raised $5 million; CardiacSense raised $6 million; ADAM CogTech raised $2 million; Salt Security raised $20 million and Pagaya raised $102 million.

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Nine of the best 100 inventions for 2019

Posted on December 1, 2019

Nine Israeli startups are in TIME magazine’s 100 Best Inventions for 2019. They are Or Cam, Theranica, WaterGen, TytoCare, Temi, ECOncrete, Eviation (Alice), Intuition Robotics and Lemonade. All have been reported previously in this newsletter – check www.IsraelActive.com https://www.timesofisrael.com/9-israeli-inventions-find-place-in-time-magazines-100-best-inventions-for-2019/

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Business is an Adventure

Posted on November 24, 2019

Virgin Atlantic and Calcalist organized the recent “Business Is an Adventure” conference in Tel Aviv. Eco-friendly ECOncrete (see here) won the “Pitch to Rich” event to Richard Branson and a trip to London plus the opportunity to join Virgin’s startup … Continue reading →

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The most creative Israeli woman

Posted on June 2, 2019

I reported previously (2nd Sep) when Shimrit Perkol-Finkel, CEO of Israeli startup ECOncrete, was nominated for the UN “We Empower” competition for female entrepreneurs. She has since become an EU “Outstanding Female Innovator” and a Fast Company “Most Creative Person … Continue reading →

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Six Israeli startups are most innovative

Posted on March 16, 2019

Fast Company magazine’s list of the world’s 50 most innovative companies for 2019 includes six Israeli companies previously featured in this newsletter – Vayyar Imaging (see here), Innoviz (here), SpacePharma (here), ECOncrete (here), Sight Diagnostics (here) and Waze (here). https://www.israel21c.org/6-israeli-startups-on-fast-companys-2019-innovation-list/

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Making Jaffa port eco-friendly

Posted on February 23, 2019

I reported previously (see here) on the marine biodiversity benefits of Israel’s ECOncrete. Atarim, Tel Aviv’s coastline developer, has placed ECOncrete’s units at Jaffa port to encourage fauna and flora growth. ECOncrete products are also at Brooklyn Bridge, Rotterdam, Herzliya … Continue reading →

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