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Supporting social startups

TechForGood has announced registration for the third cycle of its Israeli accelerator program, which supports startups that leverage technology in order to address social issues. It seeks Israeli startups with ideas for the elderly, the environment, food quality, healthcare, etc. … Continue reading

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Just too good a deal to miss

I reported previously (Jan 2014) about Israel’s Implisit which analyzes a company’s incoming emails to forecast potential deals.  Implisit itself has now done its biggest ever deal, being bought for tens of millions of dollars by the US giant Salesforce, … Continue reading

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“Doing good, while doing well”

Impact Investing Israel has a mission to motivate investors and startups to develop real tangible and measurable benefits to mankind. It organized Israel’s first Impact Investing Conference, primarily for investors, but showcasing 11 Israeli startups that can improve the health … Continue reading

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“Doing nicely, by doing good”

That’s how fund manager David Frankenstein describes his financial success matching up foreign investors with Israeli start-ups. He fills a vital gap where Israeli companies can raise $100,000 or several million dollars, but little in between. Janvest has four investments … Continue reading

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World number two in FoodTech investments

The non-profit Good Food Institute (GFI) Israel has estimated that Israel invested $454 million in alternative proteins in 2022. This was about 15% of the capital raised for the sector globally – second only to the US. https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/hk8nh001as https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-startups-rank-second-after-us-in-alternative-protein-investments-in-2022/

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Solving the world’s biggest problems

The Movement by Good Company invests in Israeli startups “solving the world’s biggest problems” – Climate-tech, Social-tech, Energy, Agriculture, Work and Education, Circular Economy, and Digital Health. It is selecting startups to participate in “Reaching Net Zero (RNZ)” action day. … Continue reading

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Israeli innovation for Michigan

The Michigan delegation visiting Tel Aviv’s EcoMotion was focused on Israel’s autonomous, electric, shared, and connected technology with startups such as Electreon and ZOOZ Power (formerly Chakratech), but the State wants Israeli solutions for security, consumer goods, water, agriculture, and … Continue reading

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Out of this world

Israel has awarded a total of NIS 18.5 million to 11 Israeli space tech startups – Ayecka, Paxis, Terra Space Lab, NSLComm, GorillaLink, GreenOnyx, Helios, SCD, Space Plasmatics, NewRocket, and Ramon.Space. The program aims to help grow space tech startups … Continue reading

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Creating tomorrow’s smart cities and mobility solutions

A panel of Israeli experts have selected the five most promising Israeli startups in the smart city and mobility sectors. Valerann, Ottopia, and Addionics featured previously in VeryGoodNewsIsrael.  Urbanleap and Click-ins are new to this newsletter. https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3925870,00.html https://www.urbanleap.io/ https://stageonevc.com/our-succeses/urbanleap/ https://www.click-ins.com/ … Continue reading

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9 top digital health companies

CB Insights has named nine Israeli-based health-tech startups in its 2021 Top 150 Digital Health Companies transforming healthcare. They include Vocalis, Sweetch, DiA Imaging, B.Well, C2I Genomics, Lumen, Nym Health, Theator and Empathy. https://www.israel21c.org/8-israeli-startups-make-cb-insights-top-150-list/ https://b-well.co.il/  (Hebrew)

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