Author: OurCrowd

[Astra in Bloomberg] Astra Acquires Apollo Fusion to Reach New Orbits

Astra, the fastest privately funded company in history to reach space, announced today its planned acquisition of Apollo Fusion in a transaction valued up to $145 million. Apollo Fusion manufactures a leading electric propulsion engine. This acquisition allows Astra to provide launch and space services beyond low Earth orbit (LEO), to medium Earth orbit, geosynchronous, and lunar orbits. Read...

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Newsletter: Securing water against cyberattack

Startup of the Week: Zippin’s checkout-free shopping Startup of the Week: IXDen, security for critical infrastructure UAE: Gateway to half the world Congratulations to our friend President-elect Herzog Moodify: You know it makes scents Sprout’s new CEO finds his place in New Zealand Hailo, Lanner Partner to Support AI Applications at the Edge Neuroscience startup CorrActions raises $2.7M seed round Zippin CEO: Let’s democratize investing with OurCrowd Stellar Cyber increases visibility and control against threats Introductions More than 1,200 high-tech jobs Startup of the Week:IXDen: Reliable security for critical infrastructure Cyberattacks on the Colonial oil pipeline in the US and a municipal water supply in Florida have again highlighted the vulnerability of vital infrastructure lifelines. IXDen has created the world’s best technology to protect our water, electricity, gas, oil and other critical infrastructure systems against attack, tampering and failure. IXDen was chosen by Israel’s Mekorot water company to protect its network – perhaps the world’s most relentlessly attacked system. Its software-only technology predicts and rapidly detects cyberattacks and sensor problems, allowing network operators to take timely corrective action. IXDen uses...

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