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Smart City: 8 Israeli Tech Trends, 8 Crazy Nights 2015 (4/8)

It’s that time of year! Join us for the next eight days for what’s become an OurCrowd tradition: highlighting during Hanukkah — the festival of lights – the top eight Israeli tech trends that spark the interest of our investment team and what they see on the ground. Trend #4: Smart City Behind the trend: We’ve got smartphones, smart cars, and more of us are living in smart homes. It’s only natural that local governments are becoming more aware of and adopting policies that will transform their municipalities into smart cities. Many cities, for instance, have begun budgeting for or investing in projects employing the Internet of Things (IoT), especially ones that relate to public safety and transportation. In Israel, the country that invented Waze, finding new ways to take advantage of crowdsourcing and data tracking to make the lives of its citizens easier is an attractive mission for a lot of young entrepreneurs, who, in a search for a solution to a personal challenge (carpooling, for instance) create a product or service applicable to a wide audience. What’s...

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Autonomous Cars: 8 Israeli Tech Trends, 8 Crazy Nights 2015 (3/8)

It’s that time of year! Join us for the next eight days for what’s become an OurCrowd tradition: highlighting during Hanukkah — the festival of lights – the top eight Israeli tech trends that spark the interest of our investment team and what they see on the ground. Trend #3: Autonomous Cars Behind the trend: Science fiction writers and fans have been dreaming up self-driving cars for almost 100 years. In July, CNBC reported Google’s claim that autonomous cars will finally be available to consumers as early as 2020. But, of course, as with any discussion on artificial intelligence these days, the debate continues over whether we humans are ready for cars to drive themselves. Relying on cars to brake and steer may offer us a false sense of security and lead to more accidents, or, as hackers showed us last summer, the more we rely on our car’s digital capacities the more vulnerable we may be to virtual, invisible pranksters or villains. What’s up next: It seems that nothing is putting the brakes on driverless cars (well, except that one time when...

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Green Tech: 8 Israeli Tech Trends, 8 Crazy Nights 2015 (2/8)

It’s that time of year! Join us for the next eight days for what’s become an OurCrowd tradition: highlighting during Hanukkah — the festival of lights – the top eight Israeli tech trends that spark the interest of our investment team and what they see on the ground. Trend #2: Green Tech Behind the trend: For its entire existence, Israel – out of necessity — has been a leading research hub in areas related to the environment, from water conservation and desalinization to agriculture to alternative energy sources. So much so, other countries often seek advice and innovation first from Israel: this year, in fact, California turned to Israel to learn how to deal with four years of devastating droughts. As concerns rise about ramifications of climate change, more attention is being paid in general to clean air and water, as well as food security; all areas in which Israeli startups are developing solutions. The Israeli delegation to COP21 (the UN climate change conference held in Paris last week) was headed by no less than Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, reports...

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3D Printing: 8 Israeli Tech Trends, 8 Crazy Nights 2015 (1/8)

It’s that time of year! Join us for the next eight days for what’s become an OurCrowd tradition: highlighting during Hanukkah — the festival of lights – the top eight Israeli tech trends that spark the interest of our investment team and what they see on the ground. Trend #1: 3D Printing Behind the trend: From food to home décor, 3D printing has moved from the conceptual futuristic novelty to real and readily-available to the masses. Whereas two years ago, many of us were laughing at the $300,000 price tag attached to a 3D-printed hamburger, now anyone sitting at a laptop in their own kitchen can print items as varied as flower vases, jewelry, cellphone cases, and even clothing! 3Dshook is one company making that possible with a massive collection of designs for print at home with consumer grade FDM printers. The designs are available to subscribers of their Print on Demand service. Then, there’s Israeli firm Massavit that’s kicking the technology up a notch or two with the development of an advanced, super-sized printer which will offer solutions in...

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8 Israeli Tech Trends, 8 Crazy Nights 2014: New Charging Tech (8/8)

As Israel observes Hanukkah – a celebration of the light among the darkness – it’s time to highlight the tech trends creating sparks within the Startup Nation. Note, these trends are based on our deal flow – what our team sees on the ground. Trend 8/8: New Charging Tech How a trend is born:  Is there anything worse than seeing your phone’s battery bar turn red? And, whenever it happens, it’s certainly when you most need more power. Although many new smartphones are already equipped with high capacity batteries, they take considerably longer to charge. Batteries have long been outstripped by the tech they power in terms of quality and innovation, but that does not mean there’s nothing new on the horizon. Over the past few years battery and charging methods are gradually improving and exciting new developments are hitting the market. Who’s who:  When it comes to the emerging wireless charging landscape for mobile devices, the Startup Nation is maintaining its reputation as a leading force. Here are some Israeli companies working hard to switch off that low battery warning in the future: Wi-Charge: Wi-Charge is working to create a safe...

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