Author Archives: MichaelOrdman

Saving lives on the Autobahn

Posted on December 25, 2022

Israel’s Autotalks (see here previously) is partnering Germany’s Afusoft to deploy Autotalk’s V2X chipsets at roadside traffic signals along Germany’s autobahn. It will be Germany’s first fully functional V2X (Vehicle to Anything) project in Germany, aimed at saving lives on … Continue reading →

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World’s largest wave power plant

Posted on December 25, 2022

Israel’s Eco Wave Power (EWP – see here previously) is to build the world’s largest-ever wave power plant at Ordu, on Turkey’s Black Sea coast. EWP signed a deal with Turkey’s Oren Ordu Enerji that will eventually create a 77MW … Continue reading →

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Top deal for TopGum

Posted on December 25, 2022

Israel’s TopGum (see here previously) says it has inked a five-year agreement to develop nutritional supplements for a “large international corporate worth of over $150 billion that produces and markets its products in about 200 countries”. https://www.timesofisrael.com/topgum-inks-5-year-deal-to-develop-gummy-supplements-for-major-international-firm/

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$245 million to invest

Posted on December 25, 2022

Israel’s 10D Venture Capital focuses on investing in Israeli companies based on deep technology and new business models. 10D has just raised $245 million for two new funds, including a $185 million early-stage fund that has already made investments in … Continue reading →

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Investment in Israeli startups to 25/12/22

Posted on December 25, 2022

Imagen-ai raised $30 million; Nectin Therapeutics raised $25 million; Quris raised $9 million; Nilus raised $8.6 million; Luminescent raised $7 million; MyTower raised $4 million;

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The best of both worlds

Posted on December 25, 2022

Often solar farms are built on land that could have grown crops. But Israel’s TriSolar puts PV panels inside greenhouses covered by nylon sheets to generate electricity and provide heat and light to the crops grown under glass. TriSolar’s solution … Continue reading →

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A whole new world

Posted on December 25, 2022

Israeli Ofer Baharav is CEO of RealVR – a US-Israeli startup with just 10 employees. RealVR’s new 3D platform, Villa, is one of the most popular apps for the MetaQuest II Virtual Reality headset, with nearly half a million users. … Continue reading →

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Intelligent property management

Posted on December 25, 2022

Israel’s MyTower uses IoT and AI technology to help property managers, real estate developers, and tenants. It includes rent collection, on-demand concierge services, a tenant loyalty program, and a marketplace of local and Israeli IoB (Internet of Buildings) solutions. 300+ … Continue reading →

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A personal professional photo editor

Posted on December 25, 2022

Israel’s Imagen develops AI-powered editing solutions for professional photographers. Imagen’s technology creates an individual profile based on a photographer’s previous work and unique creative style and can save up to 90% of post-production time. Used by thousands of photographers. https://imagen-ai.com/ … Continue reading →

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Better writing for iOS users

Posted on December 25, 2022

Israel’s AI21 Labs has launched an Apple version of its Wordtune app (see here previously) to help people write better documents. Wordtune for iOS uses artificial intelligence to help Apple users rephrase and rewrite sentences and improve their grammar. There … Continue reading →

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