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Israeli Co MeMed’s Diagnosis Platform Wins $9.2M Government Contract

MeMed accurately distinguishes between bacterial and viral infections based on the patient immune response. As reported in Globes: Israeli company MeMed announced last week that it has been awarded a contract by the US Department of Defense’s Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA). The $9.2 million deal will fund the completion of MeMed’s pioneering point of […]

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SeatGeek Buys Israeli Ticketing Co TopTix For $56m

TopTix, which processes 80 million tickets annually in 16 countries, including Australia, will continue operating in Israel. As reported in Globes: The Israeli ticketing software company TopTix has been acquired by New York-based ticketing-platform company SeatGeek for $56 million. Established in 2000 by Yehuda Yuval and Eli Dagan, TopTix developed the SRO ticketing system, which currently serves […]

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Israeli Car Chip Co Valens Raises $60m

The Hod Hasharon company will use the funds to promote its HDBaseT technology semiconductors for enhanced car communications. As reported in Globes: Israeli semiconductor company Valens has raised $60 million in a financing round led by Israel Growth Partners (IGP), and including Delphi, Samsung Catalyst Fund, Goldman Sachs and MediaTek as new investors, in addition […]

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Infimer’s Holistic Solution To Recycling Municipal Waste

The Israeli company has developed a patented process to remove minerals from household waste and turn remaining polymers and cellulose into new thermoplastic material. As reported in Israel21C: The proprietary technology transforms unsorted municipal solid waste into an inexpensive raw material for the plastic industry that can be used to manufacture anything from toolboxes to […]

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Artificial Vision Co OrCam Raises $41m

The Israeli company, set up by the founders of Mobileye, told “Reuters” that the financing round was at a company value of $600 million. As reported in Globes: Israeli artificial vision device company OrCam has closed a $41 million financing round that values the company at $600 million, the company’s chairman Prof. Amnon Shashua has […]

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Airobotics Authorised To Operate Pilotless, Autonomous Drones in World First

The Israel Civil Aviation Authority granted the permit in the past few days. As reported in Globes: Airobotics today reported that it had received a permit to operate in Israel automated drones without a human operator and without eye contact with the drone. The company said that in the past few days, the Israel Civil […]

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Cyber Security Co. Votiro Targets Australian Base, ASX Listing

Israeli cyber security company Votiro Cybersec has become the third foreign cyber security firm to announce its plans to list on the ASX in as many weeks, as the rush of offshore tech companies to the local exchange continues. As reported in The AFR: Votiro has started a capital raising ahead of its listing later […]

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Israeli Fintech Co PayKey Teams Up with Westpac for Mobile Payments

Westpac has teamed up with Israeli fintech company PayKey to revolutionise mobile banking in Australia. Based on PayKey’s technology, Westpac will launch this week a new mobile chat service, known as Westpac Keyboard. The Westpac Keyboard allows the default keyboard in popular messaging apps such as Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, Twitter, SnapChat and WeChat, to be replaced with an […]

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Israeli AgTech Startup Flux Simplifes Hydroponics With Mini Robotic Farming Assistant

Eddy The Robot Helps You Grow Veggies At Home With Hydroponic Farming As reported in NoCamels: A child of the Internet-of-Things (IoT) revolution, Eddy is a smart gadget equipped with sensors and Wi-Fi connectivity. As it floats in the water tank of a hydroponic system, it is able to measure key growing conditions, such as […]

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Intel Announces $15.3b Buyout Of Mobileye

US chip giant purchases Jerusalem-based collision-avoidance technology supplier in largest-ever acquisition for an Israeli high-tech company. As reported in Israel21C: The largest acquisition for an Israeli high-tech company came about on March 13, when US chip giant Intel announced its $15.3 billion purchase of Mobileye collision-avoidance technology supplier. Intel Corporation and Mobileye today announced a […]