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Top investment opportunitiesStartup of the Week: CropX, the future of farming Quantum Machines raises $20M as adoption growsOurCrowd Summit: Enter a world of angels and unicornsMicrosoft Sentinel taps Cyfirma for cybersecurity boostOurCrowd hosts Spanish innovation officialsGeneral Mills launches cream cheese with RemilkTetra Pak signs deal with Fresh Start incubatorFreightos: Record transactions and bookings in 2022CNN: Insightec’s ultrasound surgery safely targets faulty brain circuitsMore than 3,900 high-tech jobs Startup of the WeekCropX: The future of farming One of the world’s most pressing problems is figuring out how to feed a rapidly growing global population in a changing climate, while minimizing environmental damage. AgTech pioneer CropX’s SaaS platform uses artificial intelligence to analyze data from proprietary in-ground sensors, combined with precise weather, satellite imaging, topography, and other data sources. The information provided by CropX allows farmers to improve yields, reduce energy costs and cut greenhouse emissions, while saving up to 50% in water consumption and up to 20% in fertilizer usage. Since 2019, CropX has deployed over 15,000 systems with over 2,500 paying customers in more than 60 countries. The company’s growing...

Top investment opportunitiesStartup of the Week: Edgybees, Real-time video intelligenceTaste the future at the OurCrowd Summit on Feb. 15IonQ acquires assets of Entangled Networks Surviving the dreaded down roundStart-Up Nation Central: OurCrowd is Israel’s most active VC by farDivilo adopts ThetaRay’s anti-money laundering platformRemitly completes acquisition of RewireGreenlight launches financial education game for kidsYale New Haven Health deploys DreaMed Diabetes digital support systemMore than 4,000 high-tech jobs Startup of the WeekEdgybees: Real-time video intelligence  It’s not about getting to space, it’s about what you do once you get there. SpaceTech has attracted significant investment, with impactful companies growing in revenue and going public at an impressive rate. The challenge is making the flood of visual data collected in space reliable, timely and actionable. Our portfolio company Edgybees is a SaaS AI company that does just that. Edgybees’ software processes information from satellites and aerial sensors, aligning data and imagery with the ground truth of the physical world for confident, real-time decisions. This geographical context is crucial for defense applications, as well as for security and emergency workers who rely on...

Top investment opportunitiesStartup of the Week: Air EV, private airborne vehicle takes offValeo taps C2A Security to enhance cybersecurity productsMeet WHO Foundation CEO Anil Soni at OurCrowd SummitWhat does 2023 hold in store for Israeli tech?PA health network offers Theranica device for migraine treatmentMcDonald’s launches Double McPlant with Beyond Meat pattiesDaimler’s Torc Robotics signs multi-year deal with ForetellixŸnsect embarks on $200M expansion in North AmericaBeetleSat launches satellite on SpaceX rocketMore than 4,000 high-tech jobs Startup of the WeekAir EV: Private airborne vehicle takes off  Commuters might soon be taking to the skies thanks to Israeli startup Air EV. The company’s AIR ONE two-seat, electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicle, made exclusively for the private market, made its maiden unmanned flight over the skies of southern Israel. It can fly at an altitude of 1,200 feet and as far as 100 miles on a single charge, and has been designed to be remarkably simple to fly. The company has secured numerous paid pre-orders and expects to start deliveries by the end of 2024. More information about Air EV’s current funding...

Top investment opportunitiesStartup of the Week: Magdent, empowering successful dental implantsWanted: More investment in breakthrough climate techGrab a December Discount for Summit until Jan. 5Air EV completes successful test voyageTheranica: Drug-free migraine reliefInsightec receives FDA approval, patients enrolled for Mayo Clinic trialDubai’s NOW Money taps ThetaRay for financial crime preventionJapan’s largest cargo carrier joins Freightos platformCybersixgill: Cost of cyberattacks to reach $10.5T by 2025More than 4,000 high-tech jobs Startup of the WeekMagdent: Empowering successful dental implants Some 17M dental implant procedures are conducted every year, but the healing process is a slow one, leading many of them to fail. Magdent has created a proprietary pulsed electromagnetic device that significantly reduces the risk of implant failure. The Magdent-Miniaturized Electromagnetic Device (MED) is screwed on top of a dental implant and emits pulsed electromagnetic fields that stimulate bone formation and bone quality. It has been clinically proven to reduce the healing process from 6 months to 2 months, and increase bone-to-implant contact by 48%. The Magdent-MED device is CE approved and protected by 17 approved and pending patents, with an FDA...

Top investment opportunitiesStartup of the Week: Flash Forest targets reforesting 1 billion treesFusion breakthrough brings clean energy closerMeet the newsmakers at the OurCrowd SummitFace to face with medical holographic imagingWhen the going gets tough, OurCrowd gets goingUS Dept of Energy lab picks Xage for clean energy cybersecurity programIndia’s Tech Mahindra signs MoU with IQM for quantum researchSalesforce Commerce Cloud integrates ByondXR platformZoomcar launches electric car initiative in EgyptMartha Stewart, Esquire, Consumer Reports recommend TovalaMore than 4,100 high-tech jobs Startup of the WeekFlash Forest targets reforesting 1 billion trees The world is losing its trees at a frightening pace. Every year, 15 billion trees or more are destroyed by deforestation and wildfires, and only 5 billion replanted. Reforestation is a costly, labor intensive, and often dangerous undertaking, making the process much slower than needed to maintain our fragile ecosystems. Canada’s Flash Forest employs technology and automation to replant trees at scale immediately after devastating forest fires. The company uses drones to deliver proprietary seed pods designed to increase germination rates and improve drought tolerance for seedlings. As a result, planting...