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Startup investment – to 25/8/24

Kubiya raised another $6 million; DreaMed Diabetes raised $3 million;

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Exits, takeovers & mergers – to 25/8/24

Johnson & Johnson is to acquire Israeli medical device maker V-Wave for up to $1.7 billion. Israel’s Thetaray has acquired Europe’s Screena. US-based Applied Systems acquired Israel’s  Planck Resolution.

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Israeli tech at Bojangles drive-thrus

The AI voice bot from Israel’s Hi Auto (see here previously) is to be used to handle customer orders at hundreds of Bojangles drive-thrus. Bojangles has dubbed the technology “Bo-Linda”, which has already been implemented in over 50 of its … Continue reading

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$1.2 billion to develop new gas field

Multinational Energean has announced that it will invest $1.2 billion to develop the Katlan gas field off Israel’s Mediterranean coast. It expects output to commence in 2027.  The field contains 1.10 trillion cubic feet of proven and probable gas reserves. … Continue reading

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Israeli systems boost income at Palo Alto

US gian Palo Alto Networks increased its annual revenue by 16% to $8 billion fueled by two Israeli-based Next Generation System (NGS) products – the Cortex division and the Prisma Cloud division. Annual NGS revenue was $4.2 billion representing a … Continue reading

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Electricity reform to save money for consumers

Israelis will soon be able to choose which supplier to purchase electricity from, breaking the decades-old monopoly of the Israel Electric Company, Discounts on electricity bills could reach 20%, resulting in total savings to consumers of up to NIS 2 … Continue reading

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Negev Innovation Hub

The InNegev Innovation Hub (see here previously) is an incubator for startups developing climate tech solutions. It has attracted startups including Emnotion, and BeAir, but supports startups across Israel. Partners include Netafim, the Israel Charitable Association, Alpha Capital and Lamed Holdings. … Continue reading

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4th highest advancement in AI

Israel is rated 4th globally in Artificial Intelligence technology advancement according to a recent study by US software company ZeroBounce. Israel invested over $12 billion in AI during the last decade – ranking fourth after the USA, China and the … Continue reading

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The app that can teach you happiness

Israel’s Talia Soen is co-founder and CEO of Happy Things – an app based on positive psychology research, that encourages users to take simple, everyday action to increase happiness in an attainable way. Apparently, happiness is a skill that can … Continue reading

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Connecting trains at high speed

Israel’s DirecTrains has developed “Direct Coupling” to allow trains to join and separate while moving. Local trains can connect with express trains without stopping either one. It reduces road congestion, energy consumption, operational costs, CO2 emissions, travel times and more. … Continue reading

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