Gett a ride share in New York City
Commuters in New York City can now use their Israeli Gett app to request a “Gett Together”. For $3 they will be picked up by a professional driver and dropped off along set routes during designated commuting hours. Other passengers using the same route may share the vehicle.
$4.5 million order for aircraft communications
Israel’s ORBIT Communication Systems received a $4.5 million order from one of the world’s largest aircraft manufacturers for development and supply of prototypes of an advanced system for the management of aircraft audio communication. Follow-on orders are expected.
Fixing your English
Israeli startup Mailfixer is a real-time, editing service created to help non-native English speakers communicate better. Send in your text and within five minutes, someone is working to turn the text into a quality document.
New record for tourism
November set a record for the month with the number of tourists visiting Israel reaching 287,900 - 38% more than in November 2015. 2,651,400 tourists visited Israel in January-November 2016, 2% more than in the corresponding period last year. Marketing has targeted Indian and Chinese tourists.
New trade route between Haifa and Jordan
Cargo trains have begun operating on Israel Railways’ new Jezreel Valley railway line between Haifa and a terminal temporarily sited at Beit Shean. From the terminal, cargo will be taken to the nearby Jordanian border.
A social network engine to increase business
Israeli startup Feelter has developed an algorithm capable of analyzing text from numerous social network conversations in real time. It then brings to a company’s site all the relevant product information to help customers decide whether to make a purchase.
Become an English teacher in Israel
The Ministry of Aliyah is offering a free course that grants an English-teaching certificate to new immigrants and returning residents. Those from an English-speaking country are eligible with any degree. Others need a degree in English.
Airline accelerator chooses its first startups
Israel’s Cambiu (currency exchange) and Voyjer (travel planning) have been selected for the Navigator accelerator program set-up by Cockpit Innovation, the venture arm of EL AL and JetBlue Technology Ventures. Two US startups and one UK startup have also been selected.
Another huge Canadian trade delegation
The Mayors of Montreal and Toronto brought an economic delegation of 120 entrepreneurs, business people and representatives of institutional and community organizations, to visit Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and Beer Sheva, as well as Ramallah and Bethlehem.
The world’s largest equity crowdfunding event
OurCrowd, the world’s leading equity crowdfunding platform, will host the 2017 OurCrowd Global Investor Summit in Jerusalem on 16 Feb. 5,000 delegates from 60 countries are expected, promising to make it the world’s largest equity crowdfunding event and the biggest investor event in the Startup Nation.