Author: OurCrowd

The $34B acquisition that began out of a closet

By 2030, it’s expected that 20% of the US population will be aged 65 or older – can AI revolutionize elderly care? Read about North American and European Q3 trends in M&A, Taranis’ plans after raising a $20M Series B, and opportunities between Israel and Asia. Did you know? The $34B acquisition that’s got everybody talking started with the co-founder working out of a closet; can we expect more big open source sales in the future?  Startup Nation and beyond Kudos to Taranis on its $20M Series B! Taranis “plans to expand into more countries with this round of funding, including Australia.” “AI can now be found in every step of the care-pathway, starting from intelligent tracking of biometric information to early diagnosis of diseases.” Read about how AI is revolutionizing elderly care. Take a look at Pitchbook’s visual summary of M&A activity in North America and Europe for Q3 2018. What everyone’s been talking about…read what made IBM make “the world’s second-largest technology deal ever,” (Bloomberg). 3 Things IBM Sees In Red Hat That Others Missed. Never say never…this is a company that started when the co-founder was...

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[Consumer Physics in NoCamels] Israeli tech onboard NASA Solar Probe to take first-ever photos of the sun

“It should not come as a surprise that Israel is providing key sensor technology for the NASA Solar Probe. Israel has world-leading vision and imaging technology, that power applications as diverse as autonomous driving (Mobileye), chip inspection (Orbotech), airborne agricultural imaging (Taranis), and next-generation spectrometry (Consumer Physics),” Jonathan Medved, serial entrepreneur and CEO of OurCrowd, tells NoCamels. Read more on...

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