Author Archives: MichaelOrdman

Takeovers and mergers

Posted on June 12, 2022

Israel’s Elementor has acquired Israel’s Strattic, a web development and hosting solutions company for several million dollars. https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/bjdyl0t005

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The Video Exchange

Posted on June 12, 2022

Israel’s Truvid is an online video platform that connects content creators with media providers such as websites, applications, connected TV etc. Publishers use Truvid to monetize their sites and distribute content around the globe. Truvid gets the right video to … Continue reading →

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A personalized hotel experience

Posted on June 12, 2022

Israel’s Duve helps hoteliers and hospitality professionals customize guest journeys and build a digital personalized experience. Prospective guests allow Duve to pass on details such as reason of visit, type (e.g., family/business/romantic) interests, language, travel method, food preferences etc. https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/hkevv4ju5 … Continue reading →

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Pangea to upgrade Jamaican voter registry

Posted on June 12, 2022

Israel-based Pangea has won a contract to supply technology to the Electoral Commission of Jamaica to support the establishment and maintenance of a biometric voter registry. Jamaica has four million voters and Pangea will help eliminate the risk of voter … Continue reading →

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Entrepreneurship, Israel, and Ivy League students

Posted on June 12, 2022

Princeton’s Center for Jewish Life-Hillel is a partner in the planning and funding of Israel Tiger Trek, which is focused on Israeli entrepreneurs based in New York. It has led to startups like chef app WoodSpoon, and urban sharing platform … Continue reading →

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Upgrading a Unicorn to a Centaur

Posted on June 12, 2022

The large number Unicorns (private companies valued at $1 billion+) is making it difficult to identify promising stable ventures. A new term “Centaur” should be used to designate those Unicorns with an Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) of at least $100 … Continue reading →

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Israel’s outlook is better than most

Posted on June 12, 2022

The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has slashed its predictions for global economic growth due to the Ukraine situation and the Covid-19 pandemic. But the OECD expects that Israel will maintain a healthy 4.8% growth in 2022, compared … Continue reading →

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Making CO2 useful

Posted on June 12, 2022

How do you dispose of excess carbon dioxide (CO2)? Israel’s Carbonade converts it into reusable carbon byproducts. The co-founders found a chemical catalyst, developed by Israel’s Weizmann Institute that, when used with water, converts CO2 into anything from detergents to … Continue reading →

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Israeli mathematicians share Shaw Prize

Posted on June 12, 2022

The 2022 Shaw Prize in Mathematical Sciences has been awarded to Israelis Noga Alon and Ehud Hrushovski for “their remarkable contributions to discrete mathematics and model theory; with interaction notably with algebraic geometry, topology, and computer sciences”. https://www.shawprize.org/laureates/mathematical-sciences

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Revolutionizing rail ticketing

Posted on June 12, 2022

Israel’s Save A Train is the leader in digital B2B Rail ticketing worldwide and the largest global rail distributor. It operates services in over 12 European countries, plus China and is expanding to the USA, Canada, Australia etc., with features … Continue reading →

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