Taranis, a precision agriculture intelligence platform, today announced it has closed a $7.5 million Series A round of financing led by Finistere Ventures, an AgTech venture pioneer, and Vertex Ventures. Existing investors, EshbolInvestments, Mindset Ventures, OurCrowd, and angel investor Eyal Gura, also joined the round. Read more on Israel21c...
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Read MoremPrest, a global provider of mission-critical ‘Internet of Energy’ software, today announced that its Distributed Energy Resource Management product – mDERMS, will be deployed in Vector’s intelligent grid. Vector is New Zealand’s leading multi-network infrastructure company, which distributes energy and communication services to over 1.2 million homes and businesses. mDERMS will enable Vector to improve operational efficiencies and in time, offer new services to its customers such as: home energy optimization, choice of clean energy, grid contribution and energy trading. Read more on Business Wire...
Read MoreFor a tiny tabletop robot, ElliQ has a lot of opinions. When the weather is nice, it suggests a walk. When it’s time to take medication, the device is ready with a reminder. Haven’t spoken to relatives in awhile? It thinks a call is in order. Israel-based Intuition Robotics is developing the virtual assistant specifically for the elderly, a population shown to be more vulnerable to social isolation and physical inactivity. The founders expect that frequent engagement with a robot that makes positive lifestyle suggestions will promote physical and mental wellness, said chief executive Dor Skuler. Read more on The Washington Post...
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OurCrowd is a co-organizer of MIXiii BioMed 2017, the leading event in Israel’s life science industry, which brings together thousands of healthcare industry professionals from around the world to scope out Israeli and global biomed technologies. BioMed provides insight into the latest research and the thinkers who will create the medtech solutions of tomorrow. Taking place in Tel Aviv from May 23-25, the event will feature a number of OurCrowd senior professionals as well as portfolio companies, including: Intendu’s Active Brain Trainer: Transforming Brain Health in Aging and Following Injury and Disease (May 23) with Son Preminger, Founder & CEO of Intendu. Watch her speak about the company here. Technology and the Elderly (May 24) with Allen Kamer, managing partner of OurCrowd Qure, Israel’s first digital health fund. Watch the Digital Health panel led by Allen at the OurCrowd Summit. Robotics Role in Aging (May 24) with Dor Skuler, CEO of Intuition Robotics will speak on how the company’s social companion technology can positively impact the lives of older adults. Watch Dor speak on the Machine Intelligence panel at the OurCrowd Summit. Early detection of...
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