Robert Bosch Venture Capital and the Flex technology accelerator Lab IX have joined a $10 Series A round in CropX, an Israeli provider of advanced adaptive irrigation technology currently in use on 20 American farms. CropX CEO Isaac Bentwich said the Tel Aviv-based company plans to use the strategic partnerships to accelerate product development and rapidly expand market reach. Read more in...
Read MoreSweetch, an Israeli digital health startup, is on a mission to make the world a healthier place. Its first undertaking: to prevent people who are at risk for diabetes from developing the disease. More than 86 million US and 63 million European adults have a blood-sugar level that is higher than normal but not yet high enough to be considered diabetes, according to statistics. This pre-diabetic population will most likely develop Type 2 diabetes without intervention. Read more on...
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FinTech investors, developers and enthusiasts – will we see you at Finovate this year? OurCrowd is excited to announce that we will be launching a new product offering during a live demo at Finovate, the annual showcase for cutting-edge banking and financial technology in a unique demo-only format. We invite you to join us on May 10 in San Jose, California, as our Chief Product Officer Shai Ben-Tovim takes the stage to present OurCrowd’s future of investing. At Finovate, OurCrowd will launch new tools to empower investors by making investment discovery, discussion and decisions more insightful, robust and connected. Other brands joining Finovate’s spring conference include IBM, Intuit, Lending Club, Apple, Google and dozens more. Meet Shai Ben-Tovim, OurCrowd’s Chief Product Officer: He is leading the OurCrowd team in developing the strategy, platform and user experience that generate value and support scale in startup crowd investing. He is responsible for the ongoing evolution of our platform and overseeing all marketing, product management and technology activities. Shai has been delivering great products for over 15 years and has held senior positions in strategy, product and technology management across multiple industries....
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Read MoreA Tel Aviv startup that wants to help farmers produce more food with fewer resources, CropX, has attracted sensor manufacturers Robert Bosch and Flextronics International as strategic backers. Specifically, Robert Bosch Venture Capital GmbH and accelerator Flex Lab IX added $1 million in venture funding to the Series A round for CropX, which now totals $10 million. Read more on TechCrunch...
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