Israel Active

Israel’s Essence SmartCare (see previously) has delivered 140,000 Care@Home senior monitoring devices to satisfy its winning the tender as the sole provider of senior care technology for over 100,000 seniors in the Madrid region.

Israel’s Corundum Neuroscience (was Joy Ventures – see previously) invests in startups developing neuroscience solutions. It aims to promote new treatments for anxiety, depression, PTSD, chronic pain, sleep, and neurodegenerative disorders.

Since Oct 7, both investments and mergers & acquisitions have reached nearly $1 billion. 29 investment rounds totaled nearly $1 billion, led by Next Insurance’s $265 million raise. Meanwhile, Palo Alto’s two Israeli cyber acquisitions (Talon & Dig) cost them a total of $975 million.

Israel’s Spera Security (see previously) have been chosen by Finance of America to bolster its defense against identity-driven cyberattacks.

Finnish giant Aiven has Israel’s database optimization startup . Israel’s has US secure communications company DataPath.

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Israel’s Knesset (Parliament) agreed a 1.15-billion-shekel proposal to fund the recently created Tekuma Authority, which will be responsible for rebuilding, developing, and strengthening the Gaza border communities devastated by Hamas on Oct. 7.

The Israel Wine Producers Association has been asking supporters of the Jewish state to “take a sip for solidarity.” It plans to donate 10% of sales from U.S. distributors to Israeli relief efforts.  Why not order Israeli wine in a restaurant or give a bottle as a present. It all helps Israeli winemakers.

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UK’s Smith & Nephew is acquiring Israeli implant company for around .