Author: OurCrowd

[Missbeez in The Jerusalem Post] Shattering Stereotypes

Maya Gura is encouraging women to take control of their lives and reach financial independence through technology. The founder of Missbeez – an on-demand mobile app that allows users to order, 24/7, a variety of lifestyle and beauty services to their home or office – is tapping into the $400 billion hair and nail industry and empowering women to build independent careers. Read more on The Jerusalem Post...

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[mPrest in Israel21c] mPrest-NYPA partnership secures critical infrastructure

mPrest, a global provider of mission-critical monitoring and control software for the Internet of Things (IoT), and the New York Power Authority (NYPA), New York state’s largest public power organization, recently announced the decision to deploy a groundbreaking predictive health analytics application which enhances operational reliability and cost-effectiveness of NYPA’s critical assets network. Read more on Israel21c...

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[UPnRIDE in Globes] UPnRIDE lets wheelchair users stand and ride

“There are now standing chairs in the market. These wheelchairs keep the patient erect, and move him in that position.” ReWalk’s product is built differently – it moves the patient’s legs and has no wheels. UPnRIDE’s product, however, which is designed to be the next generation, is a big improvement on standing chairs. Read more on Globes...

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[BioCatch in Nanalyze] BioCatch – Behavioral biometrics for fraud detection

Founded in 2011, Israeli startup BioCatch has taken in $11.6 million in funding so far to develop a very unique “behavioral biometrics” platform that goes about detecting fraud in some pretty clever ways. We first came across this interesting startup over the weekend while researching the various types of biometrics in use today. Before we go digging into BioCatch’s technology, we first need an idea of the sorts of problems that might require some extraordinary methods to detect. Read more on Nanalyze here.      ...

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