Australians are flocking to Israeli equity crowdsourcing funding platform, OurCrowd, with local investors now accounting for about $60 million of the $260m that has been raised by the company for investment in hi-tech start-ups across the world. Original article published in The Australian; An Australian delegation of 25 local investors attended OurCrowd’s recent Global Annual Summit […]
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Tokyo, Japan – Sony Corporation (“Sony”) is announcing that it has reached an agreement with Altair Semiconductor (“Altair”) and its major shareholders to acquire the company. The purchase price is $212 million USD. Sony expects to complete the acquisition in early February, 2016. Altair, an Israel-based company, owns modem chip technology and related software for LTE […]
Smart tech agriculture technology firm Phytech gets unspecified investment and is exporting to America. As reported in No Camels; Sygenta, one of the world’s biggest agriculture technology businesses, along with Japan-based Mitsui, one of the world’s biggest corporate groups, are banding together to invest in an Israeli agriculture tech company. Phytech, which has developed an […]
Whether it is Mobileye’s driver-less car technologies, or the smart garden system from GreenIQ, the Israeli companies showcasing this week at CES 2016 are wowing the crowds with their cool products, apps and gadgets. As reported in No Camels; The annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) held in Las Vegas this week is showcasing 3,600 exhibiting companies, including manufacturers, developers and suppliers […]
Economy Ministry’s Multinational Corporations (MNC) program, led by the Chief Scientist, and Commonwealth Bank of Australia to fund fintech R&D. As reported in International Business Times by Anne Lu; Commonwealth Bank of Australia’s new deal with Israel’s financial technology company to fund joint research and development projects, signed last month, would be mutually beneficial to […]
End-of-year exit reports show rise in investments. As reported in Israel21C; Israeli high-tech startups were red hot in 2015, and are entering 2016 as exciting commodities for investors worldwide, according to numerous end-of-year market reports. Forbes, the World Economic Forum and the Heritage Foundation all rank Israel among the 30 best economies in the world […]
Fresh from British success with its aeration recycling system, Israeli green tech firm Mapal Green Energy recently signed its first major contract in Australia – supplying a system to beverage maker Schweppes to clean up industrial waste from its factories throughout the country. As published in No Camels; Mapal will work with a local engineering […]
Knesset Finance Committee accepts a revision to the Angel Law that will encourage investment in Israeli startups. As reported in Globes; The Knesset Finance Committee approved an amendment to the Angel Law on Tuesday, granting significant tax benefits to startup investors. Under the revised legislation, a new course will be added to the angel investor […]
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Israeli Innovation in 2016
Expert advise on trends to watch for 2016. As reported in Israel 21C; TECHNOLOGY Jonathan Medved, CEO of OurCrowd, venture capital-crowdfunding hybrid platform for investing in Israeli startups: Trend 1: More investment in Israeli technology companies, especially Asian and private-equity investments Medved predicts “mega exits” for Israeli high-tech in 2016 as Israel’s exciting “romance with […]
The sewage treatment company will begin its first project in Israel in 2016. As reported in Globes; Israeli technology companies are usually listed on stock exchanges on Wall Street, Tel Aviv, or London. Tomorrow, an Israeli company will join a different stock exchange – in Australia. Caesarea-based Emefcy, which develops technological solutions for sewage treatment, […]
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