Author: OurCrowd

[OurCrowd in Reuters] Innogy teams up with Israeli crowdfunding firm

Feb 28, 2017 | ,

Innogy (IGY.DE) has signed a deal with Israeli company OurCrowd that will give the German utility access to the crowdfunding firm’s pipeline of start-ups in return for providing access to its customer base, Innogy CEO Peter Terium said on Tuesday. Terium said his company would spend “several million euros” from a 130 million euros ($137.79 million) venture fund to exchange knowledge and product roll-out opportunities in the energy market and beyond. Read more on Reuters...

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[Freightos in Air Cargo World] Freightos launches ‘FIFI’ aggregated shipping rates index

Feb 27, 2017 |

For those interested in finding a snapshot of global airfreight pricing from week to week, it’s time to meet FIFI. Online freight marketplace Freightos has launched its Freightos International Freight Index (FIFI), a database of more than 250 million price points updated weekly, covering container pricing, price ranges on key lanes, historical pricing and volatility, and the ability to instantly estimate pricing on specific routes.1011-elevate-freightos-logo FIFI aggregates live freight rates from “hundreds of carriers, forwarders, and shippers,” which Freightos is offering, free of charge, to promote, “data-informed decision-making.” Currently, limited data sets, manual reporting, and expensive access fees are muddying the waters. As a result, many businesses are overpaying for shipping. Read more on Air Cargo World...

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[Corephotonics in CNET] Oppo phones will soon have 5x lossless zoom

Feb 27, 2017 |

Your phone could soon stand in for a compact camera if Oppo’s new camera tech lives up to its hype. The Chinese manufacturer showed off a new dual-camera module at Mobile World Congress that features 5x lossless zoom. It and lets you zoom in further without having to worry about the smudging that usually occurs with digital zooms. Read more on CNET...

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[Zoomcar in The Entrepreneur] This entrepreneur dedicated his entire career to sustainable development

Feb 27, 2017 |

They are the 35 boldest entrepreneurs of India who are changing the game in various industries and together they represent the optimism, inventiveness and boldness of India’s millennial entrepreneurs. They have not just questioned the conventional wisdom but answered it with their fiery and risky business undertakings. They have inspired every young Indian to not shy away from breaking the status quo, rewriting the rules and transforming the world. Entrepreneur Magazine is glad to present Greg Moran, 31, CEO And Co- founder, Zoomcar who made it to our 35 under 35 special. Read more on The Entrepreneur...

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[mPrest in The Culture Trip] Turning Israel’s military might into tech millions

Feb 24, 2017 |

Israeli company mPrest was a little-known software firm, providing “Internet of Things” (IoT) software, before Rafael, Israel’s second-largest defense firm, bought half of it in 2010. That helped Barak and his three co-founders get access to their former military employers. Within months, mPrest’s technology—which allows different systems to “speak” to each other—was a vital cog in Israel’s Iron Dome Missile Defense System, which guards the country from missile attacks from the Gaza Strip and Lebanon, primarily. Read more on The Culture Trip...

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