Author: OurCrowd

Mobility Miracles

Mobility Miracles

Mar 19, 2019 | ,

“Still today I have no idea how I lost control. The car turned over three times. I got out of the car fully conscious, telling everyone I feel great, but I just can’t feel my legs.” For centuries, paraplegics like Israeli software engineer Adir Siman Tov, 27, had one option for mobility: wheelchairs, which can have damaging psychological, medical and financial effects. Twenty years old at the time of the accident, Adir felt a “giant black cloud” hanging over him. Then came UPnRIDE Robotics. Founded by Dr. Amit Goffer, a quadriplegic, the company is passionate about changing the lives of mobility- impaired individuals. UPnRIDE’s wheeled robotic device brings the user from sitting to standing position, providing upright and seated mobility, indoors or outdoors, over a variety of surfaces and slopes. Adir met his wife six years after the accident and dreamt of standing up at their marriage ceremony. After some research, he found UPnRIDE and sent them a message. Determined to help the disabled, UPnRIDE delivered. “I got to the chuppah, to her… bending over towards her, looking her...

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In the News: 37% of investment in Israeli tech went to AI startups

In the News: 37% of investment in Israeli tech went to AI startups

Mar 18, 2019 |

The 2019 OurCrowd Global Investor Summit was absolutely historic! Watch some top moments in this 1 minute video and find session content, press headlines and more highlights here. Did you know: AI companies accounted for 37% of investment in Israeli tech companies in 2018 and as of the end of last year Israel had 6,673 active high-tech companies and startups? Find more stats here from the recently released Start-Up Nation Central report. Startup Nation and beyond On Israel and India collaboration: Israeli startup Zebra Medical Vision partners with Indian hospital to bring AI imaging to India and Israel’s Top VC Fund Loves Indian Entrepreneurs & Sees Great Potential in Technology Investing in the Country, featuring OurCrowd. Could data become a force for good to solve some of the world’s biggest problems? Data.world, the Github for Big Data, Wants To Create Positive Impact By Making Data Available To All. Acquisitions: NVIDIA Buys Mellanox To Bring HPC Scaling To Data Centers. Top tech news this week  Healthcare…Resorbable bone pin maker Ossio raises $22M for commercial launch. Agriculture…Taranis Unveils Enhanced Platform for Aerial Imagery Insights Into Farming. Consumer Hardware…Meet the Israeli-made robots changing lives and...

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[data.world in Globe Newswire] data.world Announces Enterprise-Grade Modern Catalog for Data and Analysis

Mar 18, 2019 |

data.world today announced an intuitive, secure enterprise version of its widely-adopted modern catalog for data and analysis. Powered by patented technology and backed by the semantic web, data.world empowers both technical and non-technical team members to contribute to and benefit from data-driven insights to make better business decisions. Read more...

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