OurCrowd Newsletter: March 24th 2013

                                                      Startup Roundup

Parko: hunt for a parking spot  

The average Tel Avivian spends about a year of life trawling through traffic on the frustrating hunt for a car park, according to municipal statistics.
That may seem like a lot, but it’s on par with the world’s other big cities, according to IBM’s Global Parking Survey 2011.
Now, there’s an app for that. And it’s one of the products of Israel’s burgeoning technology startup scene… Read more

                                                     Technology Corner

3D Printer's Next Stop: Your Mouth

As 3D printing progresses into new fields, Israeli company Stratasys continues to push the envelope with its latest product – a 3D printer specially designed to print products for small orthodontic labs and clinics, like stone models, orthodontic appliances, delivery and positioning trays, clear aligners, retainers and surgical guides.
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Israeli Teens Science Project Could Bring Algea ‘Superfood’ To Africa

Liquid algae may taste like sushi which is unknown in poor parts of Africa, but it is easy to grow with basic equipment like old plastic bottles, and it is packed full of protein – a veritable superfood. Just ask the Japanese who consume algae and algae derivatives as a way of life. Now, kids from an Israeli highschool are perfecting an algae growing system… Read more