According to the Israel Venture Capital (IVC) Research Center, Israeli tech firms raised $930 million in venture capital in the second quarter, the highest quarterly amount since 2000. This is up 38% from the amount raised in the first quarter and 109% above the year-ago quarter. In the first half of 2014, 335 Israeli high-tech companies raised $1.6 billion, an increase of 81% from a year earlier, making it the strongest capital raising period on record for Israel’s high-tech industry.To read more, click here.
The top 10 Israeli inventions that allow the blind to ‘see’
For the 285 million people worldwide who are visually impaired, simple daily tasks can become nearly impossible. Israeli startups have now stepped up their expertise in innovation and technology to create revolutionary tools for the blind and visually impaired. To read about the ten Israeli companies whose vision is brightening the lives of those who cannot see, click here.
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Smartphone app may revolutionize mental health treatment
New technology is being hyped to transform the way in which patients with mental illnesses are monitored and treated by clinicians. Israeli researchers have developed a new smartphone-based system that detects changes in patients’ behavioral patterns and then transmits them to professionals in real time. To read more, click here.
Google Israel CEO: Israel leads world in Internet
Google Israel CEO Meir Brand spoke at the Globes MAD (Media Advertising Digital) conference in Tel Aviv after Google was again named Israel’s top brand. In an interview with Israel’s leading business daily, Brand explains why Israelis lead the world in Internet, mobile penetration rates, app use, search, video views, and social networks. To read more from the interview, click here.
