Tweet During the past week it was revealed that Israel and China are considering collaborating on renewable energy. The Stuxnet virus that crippled computers around the world and specifically Iran, likely set back the country’s nuclear program by 2 years and more companies in Israel and abroad are looking to hire Palestinians. Cleantech 1. Brightening […]
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Tweet During the past week, mobile navigation company Waze announced it raised $25 million. Barclay’s has a bullish outlook on Israel and 3D design software company Autodesk added analytics and branding services to its software. For these and more, see this week’s headlines below. Cleantech 1. India: Israeli experts help to cultivate quality mangoes 2. […]
Tweet During the past week Intel revealed that it has invested $32 million in flash technology company Anobit. Imperva released a new cloud-based security service and OpTier announced its new cloud computing transaction monitor system. For these stories and more, see this week’s headlines below. Cleantech 1. Israeli Companies Winners in GE Green Innovation Marathon […]
Tweet During the past week it was revealed that ICQ-founder Yair Goldfinger’s latest startup Dotomi is in acquisition talks with AOL. LiveU raised $11 million for wireless live video streaming and Cotendo introduced a web site optimization service that uses Google technology. For these stories and more, see this week’s headlines below. Cleantech 1. Ready […]
Tweet During the past week, alternative investment marketplace, SecondMarket announced its launch of operations in Israel. The site offers Israeli companies an alternative to VC funding. BrightSource Energy broke ground on the Ivanpah solar plant in California and the US Chamber of Commerce launched the first American-Israeli business council. For these stories and more, see […]
Tweet During the past week, solar energy company ZenithSolar announced that the age of affordable solar energy has arrived with its latest technology. Trade between Israel and Canada is set to expand and a new study on the contributions of Israeli innovation to Massachusetts’ economy found it to be in the billions of dollars. For […]
Tweet During the past week, 8 Israeli companies made the “Global Cleantech 100” Guardian List, including Emefcy, GreenRoad and TaKaDu. VC funding of Israeli companies was up in Q3, though not in early stage companies and not from Israeli VCs, and Qualcomm announced it bought iSkoot. For these stories and more, see this week’s headlines […]
Tweet During the past week, AT&T announced that it is opening an innovation center in Israel. The center, along with two in the United States, will be focused on helping mobile app developers present and develop their ideas and get them out to market fast. Israeli solar energy companies continue to thrive, including Tigo Energy […]
Tweet During the week of September 26, 2010, BrightSource Energy drew attention for its likely IPO in 2011. AOL bought video site 5min Media and a new report released by Symantec suggests that the Stuxnet worm that’s attacking industry computers throughout the world, particularly in Iran, may have come from Israel. For these stories and […]
Tweet During the week of September 19, 2010, it was revealed that interactive video ad company and 2010 Technology Pioneer Innovid raised $4 million. SaaS company, Panaya raised $6 million from an SAP co-founder after it was sold and Fring continues to challenge VoIP giant Skype, this time with $0.01 per minute VoIP calls. For […]
