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An expert in the field of healthcare innovation and entrepreneurship, Yonat Granot has been managing, consulting and mentoring companies and entrepreneurs, for over 20 years. She is currently Tel Aviv senior life-science innovation officer for the Royal Innovation Center Denmark (under foreign office and higher education), and of course – she’s a proud Technion Alum! […]
Cornell Tech is welcoming 13 startups to its Roosevelt Island campus this fall through three Runway Startup Program at the Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute at Cornell Tech: the Runway Startup Postdoc Program, the Spinouts Program, and the new Runway Pilot Program for Technology Founders. The cohort includes five ventures led by Ph.D. founders, two companies participating […]
In 2013, the world’s first lab-grown hamburger was served in London. Made from cattle cells, it cost around €250,000 at the time and was more a proof of concept than a lunch. The idea seemed almost like science fiction: producing real meat without raising and slaughtering an entire animal. A little more than a decade […]
Have you ever been on a date where the person looked nothing like their profile picture? Venture capitalists often find themselves in the same predicament, argues Yasmin Lukatz. She suggests that the biggest mistake founders make is trying to sound perfect at the cost of authenticity. Drawing from real investment stories, she shows why investors […]
While AI has made our lives more convenient, it has also brought a tidal wave of fake news. In this sharp talk, Noa Tamir explores how the press must adapt to resist this onslaught. She suggests that the journalist’s role is shifting. Instead of just writing stories, humans must now act as the ultimate “verifiers,” […]
After just three years, Decart is on the verge of fulfilling the mission set by its co-founder Dean Leitersdorf: putting Israel on the AI map. If talks with artificial intelligence giant Anthropic lead to a deal to acquire the Israeli startup for $6 billion, Decart could become the foundation of Anthropic’s development center in Israel. […]
As the FIFA World Cup kicks off this June, Israeli football fans will once again find themselves watching from the sidelines, cheering for foreign giants as the national team misses out on the big stage. Yet, while Israeli boots won’t be hitting the grass, Israeli innovation will be everywhere. Behind the scenes of the world’s most prestigious sporting event, a powerhouse of Israeli technology companies is working to shape the tournament’s global infrastructure, driving everything from real-time broadcasting and sports data to international ticket distribution. SeatPick, a global ticket resale price comparison platform, sees the FIFA World Cup as the…
Mexico City’s Topos Azteca search and rescue brigade has been using Israeli technology to access areas still too dangerous for humans to enter in search of victims buried under the rubble in Venezuela’s La Guaira earthquake sites. The death toll in Latin America’s largest natural disaster in decades has risen to over 2,600, and while hopes of finding more survivors diminish, search and rescue teams are not stopping. Dozens of countries have sent personnel to the disaster areas, including Syria’s White Helmets (the Syria Civil Defense humanitarian aid volunteer organization). Despite not having diplomatic relations with Caracas for 17 years,…
“The global construction industry is facing a multi-dimensional crisis: rising demand for infrastructure and housing, severe skilled labor shortages, increasing material costs, and heavy environmental pressure,” says Eran Carmi, Founder and CEO of Shahaf PY. Born out of the development department of veteran firm Shahaf Stone & Marble, the Israeli startup is building a new generation of 3D concrete printing systems designed to propel the industry toward smarter, highly scalable manufacturing. “My career began working with my father in a basalt quarry in Tiberias. Both he and his father were stonemasons and taught me the value of craftsmanship,” Carmi explains….
The startup company Kimba has raised $6.5 million in a Seed round. The round was led by Selva Ventures and included Resolute Ventures, Able Partners, Barrel Ventures, Palette Ventures, Supermoon Capital, Air Ventures, Beyond 22, and Fresh Fund, which was the first investor in the company. The funding was raised in two stages: $1.1 million in a pre-Seed round, followed by an additional $5.4 million in the Seed round. The company has developed an AI-based device designed to improve sleep quality through scent therapy. It was developed in collaboration with sleep and neuroscience researchers and is intended to actively enhance…
As bee populations continue to decline worldwide, an Israeli technology company is turning to artificial intelligence and robotics in an effort to reverse the trend and protect a critical component of the global food supply. BeeWise, an Israel-based agri-tech company, has developed BeeHome, an autonomous beehive designed to continuously monitor bee colonies and automatically intervene when threats to their survival are detected. The challenge is significant. Bees are responsible for pollinating nearly 75% of the world’s food crops, playing a vital role in the production of fruits, vegetables, nuts, coffee, and cotton. Yet colonies around the world are increasingly threatened…
