Author Archives: MichaelOrdman

Startup investment – to 16th Mar 25

Posted on March 16, 2025

Cybereason raised $120 million; Pentera raised $60 million; Perfect raised $23 million; Exero Medical raised $12.7 million; Sawmills raised $10 million; QuamCore raised $9 million; Sola Security raised another $2 million; Israel’s Innovation Authority awarded nT-Tao $5 million over three … Continue reading →

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Exits, takeovers & mergers – to 16th Mar 25

Posted on March 16, 2025

Israel’s Matrix IT is to buy Israel’s Magic Software in a deal worth around $2.1 billion. California’s Menlo Security acquired Israel’s Votiro.

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Wave energy for India

Posted on March 16, 2025

Israel’s Eco Wave Power signed a Memorandum of Understanding with India’s Bharat Petroleum to jointly develop wave energy projects across India. It will begin with a 100 kW pilot project at BPCL’s Mumbai Oil Terminals, with plans for larger commercial-scale … Continue reading →

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Cool Israeli tech implemented

Posted on March 16, 2025

SoftBank and Hon Hai Technology (Foxconn) have for the first time implemented the two-phase direct liquid cooling technology from Israel’s ZutaCore (see here previously) in an AI server using NVIDIA accelerated computing. https://insideainews.com/2025/02/28/softbank-zutacore-and-foxconn-join-on-rack-integrated-solution-with-liquid-cooling-for-nvidia-h200s/

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Promoting Israeli tourism in Berlin

Posted on March 16, 2025

The Israeli pavilion at the International Tourism Bourse (ITB) fair in Berlin featured tour operators, hoteliers, airlines and more. Visitors could taste wine, experience a virtual tour Israel using Augmented Reality technology and had the chance to win a vacation … Continue reading →

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An economy on steroids

Posted on March 16, 2025

US Jewish venture capitalist Peter Kash made the prediction “By 2026, Israel will be an economy on steroids,” at the IATI MIXiii Health-Tech.IL Conference, Israel’s premier life sciences and health tech gathering. He was spot on in 2011 when he … Continue reading →

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The first low-sugar full-flavor orange juice

Posted on March 16, 2025

Israel’s BlueTree Technologies together with Israel’s Priniv has launched the world’s first commercially available reduced-sugar orange juice (33% less) with no additives. It is now available in Israeli supermarkets. https://www.prnewswire.com/il/news-releases/bluetree-technologies-and-priniv-launch-the-worlds-first-reduced-sugar-orange-juice-with-no-additives–available-in-israeli-supermarkets-starting-february-2025-302393114.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNVsU7HcfWM

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Yes, we have new bananas

Posted on March 16, 2025

Israeli-founded, UK-based startup Tropic has developed a “new, better” version of the banana. Israeli scientists at the company have hardened the banana against Panama and black sigatoka diseases, prolonged shelf life, and reduced CO2 emissions from food waste. https://tropic.bio/ https://tropic.bio/people/

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A 1 million qubit quantum computer

Posted on March 16, 2025

Israel’s QuamCore says it has developed a technology that can build a million-qubit computer in a 50 cm cube. According to the company, its technology drastically reduces both power consumption and costs from billions of dollars to just one million … Continue reading →

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Perfect recruitment with AI

Posted on March 16, 2025

Israel’s Perfect AI-powered platform for recruitment automates end-to-end processes to deliver faster, smarter, and fairer hiring. From candidate sourcing to interview scheduling, Perfect empowers recruiters to focus on human connection while the AI handles the rest. https://www.goperfect.com/

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