Israel Active

In southern Israel's Arava desert, thanks to innovative Israeli technology, strawberries, argan trees and sustainable fish thrive in some of the harshest environments.

I featured previously the dashcam app from Israel’s Nexar which records and reports bad driving.  App users have automatically profiled the driving behavior of over 7 million cars in San Francisco, New York, and Tel Aviv.  Nexar has just raised $10.5 million of funding.

Israeli starup Kwik has developed smart buttons, which let consumers order products from their home by pressing a button.  Kwik is working with Domino’s, Budweiser, Huggie’s and others.  Kwik has just raised $3 million to expand to the US.

I reported previously on the RealSense camera technology developed by Intel Haifa.  Now Intel has installed the human-like depth perception technology into Typhoon H - a new drone developed by the Shanghai-based aerospace company Yuneec International.

Israeli startup WakingApp announced a full Mandarin language version of its successful ENTiTi Virtual Reality software for the Chinese market.  ENTiTi enables any company or individual to create interactive virtual and augmented reality content without any developer skills.

Israeli cybersecurity startup Sixgill analyzes the mysterious Dark Web for information regarding upcoming hack attacks.  It enables organizations to prevent attacks against them and their employees.  Sixgill has just raised $5 million of new funding.

Bosch Group has established a research and technology office in Tel Aviv.  Bosch CEO Volkmar Denner said “Pioneering spirit, world-class universities, and creative ideas – they’re all here. It’s just the right environment for groundbreaking innovations, and thus for Bosch as well”.

Israeli high-resolution imaging satellite Eros-B will strengthen security during the Rio Olympics.  Brazilian Defense Minister Raul Jungmann said “This is an Israeli satellite at a low Earth orbit altitude capable of capturing high-resolution images of up to 50 centimeters in an area of 450 kilometers.”

Israeli startup Ayala Water & Ecology provides a solution to water purification which lies within nature itself. Its flagship product, called Natural Biological System (NBS), uses containers full of plants to act as a biological filter for wastewater treatment.

Israeli startup Ituran uses Unmanned Air Vehicles (UAVs / drones) to track down vehicles stolen in Israel and then taken to Palestinian Authority towns.  It helped to keep car theft down to 5400 vehicles between January and May - 19% less than in the same period in 2015.