Author: OurCrowd

[OurCrowd in Haaretz] U.S. agtech fund Finistere names two partners for new Israel office

May 3, 2017 |

Finistere Ventures, an agricultural technology investment fund, has named two partners to head a new Israeli office, the first overseas office for the California-based investor. The two are Gil Meron (Meirovich), who was general manager of Yarden Group, where he was involved in cleantech and agtech investments, and Eyal Rosenthal, who was managing director of Infinity Equity Group and took part in its cross-border investments between Israel and China. “As the way people grow, produce, market and consume food around the world evolves, it is a time of unprecedented change in the agriculture industry. We see Israel as a center of excellence in agtech,” said Arama Kukutai, cofounder and partner at Finistere. The company recently cofounded Radicle, an acceleration fund dedicated to helping early-stage agtech startups with an alliance of top ag industry leaders, including Israeli crowdfunding firm OurCrowd. Finistere works with industry leaders such as Agrium, Bayer, DuPont and PepsiCo. Read more on Haaretz...

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[BioCatch in MarketWatch] This technology could kill passwords and even fingerprint sensors

May 2, 2017 |

Eyal Goldwerger, the chief executive officer of BioCatch, a Tel Aviv-based company that specializes in behavioral biometric technology, argues this information is more difficult to override than passwords or even fingerprint technology. “Someone can steal your password, but they cannot steal your behavior,” he said. “This is becoming a critical layer in the tapestry of fraud solutions and technology.” Read more on MarketWatch...

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[Hyperloop One in Fortune] You may be able to get from NYC to D.C. in 20 minutes soon

Apr 30, 2017 |

Hyperloop One has presented a plan for a high-speed tube that could get passengers from New York City to Washington, D.C. in 20 minutes. The company announced the proposal during an event in D.C. last week — saying they want to connect 80% of the U.S. through electromagnetic tubes, NBC News reported. Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk first proposed the idea in 2013. Read more on Fortune...

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[eVigilo in Israel21c] Israeli tech for mass-notification alerts saves lives

Apr 30, 2017 |

When Lior Shalev, CEO of eVigilo, arrived at his office in Netanya on Tuesday last week, he checked into the back office of his company’s emergency mass-notification system to ensure that it was working smoothly in Chile. A few hours earlier, a major earthquake of magnitude 7.1 had struck the South American country and rocked the capital of Santiago. eVigilo (evigilo is Latin for “be alert”) makes a geo-targeted system that enables officials to send out mass alerts simultaneously to computers, mobile phones, radio, sirens, social networks and television within seconds – even if all regular networks are busy. Read more on Israel21c...

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