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[Superpedestrian in TechCrunch] Scooter maker Superpedestrian raises $20 million as it gears up to launch

November 20, 2019 by OurCrowd

Superpedestrian scooters can last up to seven days without recharging, assuming about five to six rides per day, its CEO Assaf Biderman told TechCrunch.

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[yulife in TechRound] 10 Companies Supporting Employee Wellbeing

November 19, 2019 by OurCrowd

Alongside helping other businesses to improve upon their workforce’s wellbeing, yulife also offers its own employees a whole host of different benefits, including the following:

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[OurCrowd in The Jerusalem Post] Israel’s brain drain and how one plucky nonprofit is fighting it

November 19, 2019 by OurCrowd

Israeli start-ups supported by OurCrowd’s crowd-funding platform need the assistance of “10,000 more computer science majors,” said Jon Medved, OurCrowd’s founder and one of Israel’s legendary entrepreneurs. Hebrew University graduates fewer than 1,000 per year, he adds.

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[ThetaRay in PR Newswire] ThetaRay Named Rising Star by Chartis Research in Their RiskTech100® Report

November 18, 2019 by OurCrowd

ThetaRay, the leading provider of AI-based Big Data analytics, is delighted to announce that the company has been recognized as a Rising Star in this year’s RiskTech100 Ranking, the flagship report of Chartis Research.

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[Taranis in Agrow] Taranis/Stratus Imaging agree deal in Australia

November 18, 2019 by OurCrowd

Israeli precision agriculture company Taranis has agreed a collaboration deal with Australian imaging company Stratus Imaging to bring specialised imagery services to farmers in Australia and strengthen its foothold in the region.

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[ClimaCell in CIO Applications] New Tool Predicting Weather’s Impact on Businesses

November 18, 2019 by OurCrowd

The weather technology company, ClimaCell, has launched Insights Dashboard. This new tool enables decision-makers in industries to understand and cope with the changing weather conditions in order to walk towards success with confidence.

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[Celeno in Wi-Fi NOW] Who won the Wi-Fi NOW Awards 2019?

November 18, 2019 by OurCrowd

Celeno has created a Wi-Fi Doppler imaging technology that could spark a new ecosystem of sophisticated service for the home and enterprise. It’s a remarkable achievement and Celeno is the very worthy winner of our prestigious Wi-Fi NOW Innovation Award 2019.

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In the News: What is Startup Nation’s next act?

November 18, 2019 by OurCrowd

As I like to say, Israel has a knack for turning “curses” into blessings, as Forbes mentions: “From challenging initial conditions–wilderness and desert, surrounded by hostile neighbors–Israelis have succeeded in developing a diversified and flourishing tech sector that is hardwired for entrepreneurial innovation.” Read up on Startup Nation’s Next Act: Becoming The World’s Open Innovation Valley as well as why Israel is set to become a 2020s tech powerhouse.

Startup Nation and beyond

Exciting news for Trusona, named one of the world’s 100 most promising start-ups to watch in 2019’s Upstart100 by CNBC. See who else made the list.

UK Israel Tech Hub Launches 2020 Program With a Focus on Healthcare – The U.K. could benefit from Israel’s medtech capabilities, British Ambassador to Israel, Neil Wigan, said at the program’s launch event in Tel Aviv.

Check out which Israeli companies are driving innovation in diabetes care and treatment, including OurCrowd portfolio company DreaMed Diabetes.

NanoLock Security joins forces with Mekorot to collaborate on device level cyber defense solutions to protect critical infrastructure from outsider, insider and supply chain cyberattacks.

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