[Ride Vision in ZDNet] Can collision-aversion make motorcycles safer?
Motorcycles offer riders unparalleled freedom, but it comes at a steep price. Can technology help? Read more...
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Newsletter: Partners in Japan + Beating fake news
Japan’s ORIX makes $60 million strategic investment in OurCrowd We are delighted to announce our new $60 million investment and partnership with Japan’s ORIX Corporation. Our Japanese and global business will be immeasurably strengthened by close cooperation with this amazing company. ORIX is a global leader in diversified business and financial services who will strengthen OurCrowd in many ways. This is ORIX’s first collaboration with Israel’s startup sector, with OurCrowd planning to provide the diversified financial services giant access to a wide variety of innovative technologies and companies.Under the terms of the agreement, ORIX and OurCrowd will collaborate in agreed focus areas and will establish financial products and investment opportunities suited for the Japanese and global markets. This will include curated access to both venture capital funds and individual portfolio companies on a deal-by-deal basis. We are enthusiastic about the potential to further transform the venture capital asset class together and provide a strong bridge for our innovative companies to the important Asian markets. Read more here. Israeli cyber-sleuths hunt down fake news peddlers During the election campaign in...
Read More[OncoHost in Jewish Business News] OncoHost Offers New Hope For Cancer Sufferers
Israel’s OncoHost is developing a new ways to test the blood of cancer patients in order to determine which treatments will be the most effective. Read...
Read More[Cyabra in Times of Israel] Israeli cyber-sleuths hunt down fake news peddlers
Cyabra identifies bad actors on social media, helping governments and companies counter disinformation. Read...
Read More[DouxMatok in TIme Magazine] THE BEST INVENTIONS OF 2020
What if your baked goods, chocolates and candy could taste just as sweet while containing a lot less sugar? Incredo Sugar is a newly engineered form of the sweetener that allows bakers and food companies to reduce sugar content by 30-50% while retaining the same level of sweetness. That means it could help to reduce sugar consumption (and the host of health problems it causes). But you can’t spoon the stuff into your coffee—at least not yet. Instead, Incredo sells to consumer brands, bakeries, and other food makers, mostly in Israel, though the company recently struck a manufacturing deal with a major U.S. sugar supplier to begin selling into the American market. Read...
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