Tag: Start Up Nation
Entrepreneurs, executives pitch Israeli resilience at Mind the Tech conference
For some, though, their thoughts are not about the events of October 2023 but about next October … and the Octobers to come after that.
At this year’s Mind the Tech conference that was held in...
Goodbye multifocals. An Israeli company changes focus via software
“Slide your finger here on the side of the frame,” Alex Alon is telling me.
I’m sitting in the “Bistro”—not some trendy Tel Aviv café, but a room set up for demonstrations in the offices...
Finding the spirit of Jewish unity during the corona crisis
After managing to slow the onset of COVID-19, Israel is now beginning to record thousands of new cases on a daily basis. While Efrat, a small community mostly made up of former Americans, was...
Not panicking in line at the Supersol
I moved to Israel in 2004, and since then, there have been events and moments that have reaffirmed the reasons why I did.
One of those moments is right now.
Yes, now, during these challenging and...
Israeli startup helps create first-ever interactive ad for Super Bowl LIV
The Israeli startup Eko has teamed up with the consumer-goods giant Procter & Gamble to develop the first interactive commercial co-created by consumers that will air during Super Bowl LIV on Sunday, reported The Jerusalem...
Israeli-based company wins 10-year contract with FAA
The software firm NICE, based in the Tel Aviv suburb of Ra’anana, has won a 10-year contract to enhance airline response and investigations by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the company announced on...
Amazon aims to launch in Israel in September, ahead of elections and Jewish holidays
Amazon is reportedly aiming to open its operations in Israel in ahead of the country’s Sept. 17 elections and Jewish holidays, which fall at the very end of the month.
Were the online retailer not...
Jerusalem summit brings international young Jews to mobilize for positive change
A collection of 152 of the Jewish world’s leading, young innovators from 30 countries and six continents convened in Jerusalem this week to reflect, ideate and collaborate at the 2019 ROI Summit. The summit, which...
A quarter of Samsung’s venture fund invested in Israeli startups in 2018
Raising $300 million in 2018, a quarter of the companies that Samsung Catalyst, the venture fund of Samsung Electronics, invested in were Israeli startups, reported Calcalist, citing Samsung Catalyst head Shankar Chandran.
Companies included LiDAR startup Innoviz Technologies...
Daniel Doron thinks Israel should top the world markets, and he explains how
Daniel Doron is an important economic personality in Israel, developing free market reforms behind the scenes, such as the financial markets reform in 2005 that broke the duopoly of the major banks Leumi and...