History was made this past week with Israel’s first launch to the moon – of unmanned spacecraft “Beresheet”. If successful, Israel will be the fourth country to land its flag on the moon. Stay tuned for the next Israeli space launch of our own nano-satellite company, NSLComm, scheduled to launch in May on Israel’s Independence Day! Back on Earth – you should see our headquarters right now – you can tell the Summit events kick off next week! Watch this video where I explain why you don’t want to miss this year’s OurCrowd Global Investor Summit on March 7th. Get your ticket before they’re gone! If you can’t make it in person, register to take part in the incredible livestream agenda. Either way, join us on March 7th and explore how to become a part of the incredible startup impact on the world.
Startup Nation and beyond
Complete blood count (CBC) tests with a pin prick in minutes coming your way soon—say goodbye to the torture of vein hunting…Biotech AI startup Sight Diagnostics gets $27.8M to speed up blood tests.
Check out this piece in The New York Times, featuring Virgin Hyperloop One: A Real Tube Carrying Dreams of 600-M.P.H. Transit.
Sight Diagnostics and Innoviz Technologies have been named in Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies for 2019, in the Middle East category – way to go! See who else made it to the list.
Top tech news this week
Enterprise Hardware…On-Demand Grandkids and Robot Pals to Keep Senior Loneliness at Bay, featuring Intuition Robotics.
Healthcare…BIOCORP and DreaMed Diabetes Join to Offer an Outstanding AI System for Diabetes Treatment Compliance.
News from the industry
Cutting through the hype: The technologies to watch in 2019 (Qualcomm Ventures)
“Anecdata” – What’s Really Driving VC Investment Decisions (Battery Ventures)
Podcast: Gaming Goes Mainstream (Andreessen Horowitz)
The latest from OurCrowd
Check out how a trip to buy a juicer led to making the world a better place – and other stories behind the 2019 OurCrowd Global Investor Summit.
See which OurCrowd events are taking place near you on our Events Calendar.
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