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Collaborations aren’t done yet for Israel and China! What will the Mobileye acquisition do for Israeli startup investing? Check out these stories and more, below in this week’s Startup Nation newsletter. Start getting this weekly newsletter via email: Subscribe now China and Israel tech ties grow closer with $10M deal for 3 AI centers China and Israel tech collaboration just grew a little closer again with the signing of an initial $10 million investment by a Chinese conglomerate and an institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences with the University of Haifa to create three artificial intelligence centers in Beijing, Hangzhou and Haifa. Read more. OurCrowd & Portfolio Companies in the News Neverware featured in Yahoo Finance Argus featured in Fortune OurCrowd Qure featured in MobiHealthNews   50 startups founded in Negev in 2016 The Beersheva high-tech park already has over 40 companies and 1,800 employees. Read more. Mobileye deal to fuel investment in late-stage Israeli startups Intel’s $15.3 billion purchase of autonomous-driving firm sends message that investors can expect significant returns. Read more. Iron dome start-up to provide critical support to New York Power Authority The Israeli...

We just had one of the most exciting events occur for the Startup Nation- the Mobileye acquisition. What lies ahead? Read up on this news items and more below. Start getting this weekly newsletter via email: Subscribe now Intel’s Mobileye deal marks Israel as autonomous tech hub Israel’s emergence as a center for automotive technology got a vote of confidence on Monday when Intel Corp. said it would pay $15 billion for Mobileye NV, a Jerusalem-based maker of chips and software for driverless cars. Read more. OurCrowd & Portfolio Companies in the News Zebra featured in Huffington Post Engie featured in TechCrunch CyberX featured in PR Newswire Argus featured in Globes VocalZoom featured in Jerusalem Post OurCrowd featured in Crowdfund Insider   Israeli tech firms revving up engines for self-driving cars As the world moves toward an era of self-driving cars, Israel is positioning itself to be the Detroit of the future. Read more. Catching up to Tel Aviv, Jerusalem rising in world’s ranking of start-up hubs “With a population of almost 1 million – one-third of which is Muslim – Jerusalem’s start-up ecosystem thrives on diversity...

What is Japan seeking in Israel and why has Israel become the “perfect health tech incubator”? Read up on these news items and more below. Start getting this weekly newsletter via email: Subscribe now Israeli tech to protect Mars astronauts set for moon mission trial The AstroRad Radiation Shield has been devised by Tel Aviv-based StemRad, which has already produced and marketed a belt to protect rescue workers from radiation emitted in nuclear disasters. Read more. OurCrowd & Portfolio Companies in the News mPrest featured in Israel21c BioCatch featured in Nanalyze UPnRIDE featured in Globes   Retail tech innovation is booming in Israel We met with more than 25 startups and led panel discussions on innovation at the 2017 OurCrowd Global Investor Summit. Read more. Israel’s Mobileye sets Guinness World Record for VR Surprise presentation at meeting of global CEOs garners 1,867 simultaneous viewings of a virtual reality experience of riding in a driverless car. Read more. Cooperation between Israel and Japan in the Life Sciences So, what, one might ask, is Japan seeking in Israel? The answer: world class R&D and innovation that, combined with Japanese...

New partnerships between Israel and Germany, and is Israel making America great again? Read up on these news items and more below. Start getting this weekly newsletter via email: Subscribe now OurCrowd, Germany’s Innogy team on Israel investments Leading German energy company innogy SE and Israeli equity crowdfunding platform OurCrowd have announced a new business partnership. The partnership will scout investment opportunities at Israeli startups for the energy market. Read more. OurCrowd & Portfolio Companies in the News Freightos featured in Forbes Celeno featured in Yahoo Finance Splacer featured in Globes Can Israel’s high-tech sector make America great again? Here, in Israel, a joke is making the rounds. How does a Saudi do business with an Israeli? Very quietly. Read more. Israeli startups raise $700M in 2017 so far Israeli startups are keeping pace with last year when a record $4.8 billion was raised, according to IVC. Read more. Germany seeks Israeli technology Israeli companies and startups are now being invited to partake in the economic boom in North Rhine-Westphalia. Read more.   News Nuggets Israel’s LightCyber bought for $105M (NoCamels) Israeli company XACT Robotics raises...

This year seems like a good year for Israeli IPOs and Israeli tech may be a secret ingredient to business development – read why below in this week’s Startup Nation newsletter. Start getting this weekly newsletter via email: Subscribe now Why US corporate giants like Intel need fresh Israeli tech Mammoth American multinationals depend on ingenuity from small Israeli startups to drive their businesses forward. Read more. OurCrowd & Portfolio Companies in the News mPrest featured in Culture Trip Borro featured in Bridging & Commercial  CEO Jon Medved on i24 News (1:24) Corephotonics featured in Yahoo Finance Neverware featured in Yahoo Finance Syqe Medical featured in Nanalyze Accelerating to warp speed An upbeat conversation about Israel’s tech sector with OurCrowd’s Jon Medved. Read more. Nasdaq expects more Israeli IPOs in 2017 94 Nasdaq-listed Israeli companies have an aggregate $70 billion market cap. Read more. Corporate-Startup partnerships are thriving in Israel When Greg Moran, CEO of Zoomcar, first traveled to Israel last year, he was expecting to have a few business conversations–maybe even to collaborate on a low-level project. Read more.   News Nuggets Ad recovery company Uponit raises $2.3M (Globes) Israeli SaaS company TestCraft raises $1M (Globes)...