Author: OurCrowd

[SixGill in Israel Defense] Sixgill joins IBM’s Security Information and Event Management Technology

Israeli cyber threat intelligence company Sixgill announced this past week that its Darkfeed threat feed will integrate with IBM’s security information and event management technology to identify and prevent cyber-attacks. Sixgill’s automated stream of indicators of compromise (IOCs) can help organizations to preempt attacks before conventional sources can identify threats. Read...

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In the News: Hollywood Happy Ending to Coronavirus Horror?

Movie theaters are closed, but the spirit of Hollywood lives on in our over-optimistic approach to the coronavirus. This is not a movie, and COVID-19 was not made in Hollywood. It will not be defeated in 100 minutes by a raven-haired heroine and a gruff old scientist pulled out of retirement. This disease will be with us for the foreseeable future and, as Bill Gates and others have warned, the next pandemic is out there, waiting to pounce. Check out my thoughts on how the VC community can pull together, back the startups on the frontlines, and drive us to a ‘Hollywood happy ending’ together, in my latest Investors on the Frontlines LinkedIn Newsletter, which you can subscribe to receive regularly here. As I recently told Crowdfund Insider, the massive dislocation of work, home, and leisure created by the pandemic is ushering in a changed world. This new era needs a fresh generation of technological solutions and presents a major opportunity for venture investors to help innovators move fast and fix things. Read the full interview.  As an example...

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[Trellis in CTech] Where FoodTech meets the plate: The 11 finalists of Calcalist’s Food Innovation Contest

Tevel: Tevel Aerobotics Technologies has developed a drone with a robotic arm that allows farmers to determine which fruit is ripe and pick it. The drone offers convenient access to the fruit and gathers information about their quality, quantity, and fertilizer and water levels. Trellis: Trellis, incorporated as ATPlabs Ltd. has developed an AI-powered food system intelligence platform to reduce food waste. The company says its product accurately forecasts crop production, supply chain fluctuations, and market trends, which can result in lower costs, improved quality, and reduced excess. Read...

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