Israel Innovation 2.0

During the week of April 11, 2010, Arava Power announced a major investment plan for 15 Israeli solar fields. Israeli start-ups are still facing a hard time raising funds in Israel and Israeli researchers have developed a way to secure online data using laser technology. For these stories and more, check below for this week’s headlines.

Cleantech
1. Charged Environment

2. Arava Power Will Invest $535 Million in 15 Israeli Solar Fields

Investment
3. Bitesize Friday – Israeli Funding Recap

4. Israel’s Infinity expanding China investment fund

5. Israeli start-ups face funding crunch at home, turn to US and European investors

Information Technology
6. Total security for online data

7. Clarizen Growing SaaS Work, Project Management Channel

8. WeFi for Android Gets Enhanced Maps and Location Support

Miscellaneous
9. Israeli Team Snags Top Robotics Award for Second Consecutive Year

10. Where hi-tech startups meet the economy

During the week of August 2, 2009, it was announced that Shari Arison’s group Shikun u’Binui Real Estate Ltd. will install solar energy panels on the roofs of its projects under construction. VC investment is at it’s lowest in a decade and Panaya is providing software service for automating on-premise SAP upgrade. For these stories and more, check out this week’s 10 headlines below.

Cleantech
1. Israel’s Clean Tech Industry: A Broad Brush Overview

2. Arison unit to install solar panels on new projects

3. eSolar Shows Off Its Solar Thermal Tower

Investment
4. MoneyTree: VC investment lowest in decade

5. WeFi’s Directory Nearly 30 Million WiFi Hotspots Strong, Raises More Funding

Information Technology
6. Researchers hijack computer software update process

7. Panaya’s SaaS Helps On-Premise SAP

8. Waze: social navigation app for your phone

Miscellaneous
9. Employees’ Faith in a Company Can Boost Productivity

10. The ‘other Israel’

During the week of February 15, 2009, Greylock Israel was revealed to be the most active Israeli venture capital fund in 2008. The Internet was abuzz with both Hulu’s plan to discontinue distributing its content via Boxee and Microsoft’s intention to further its Xbox technology by buying 3DV, a motion and depth sensor company that has technology that can turn a 2D gaming experience into a more interactive 3D one without having to use a controller. In the cleantech sector, news broke that Arison Holdings Ltd. subsidiary Housing and Construction Holding Co. Ltd. plans to build the largest private solar thermal power plant in the Negev. For these stories and more, check below for the 13 Israel-related headlines from the week of February 15, 2009. 

Cleantech
1. Lab-on-a-Chip the Latest Weapon Against Pollution

2. Arison plans private solar thermal power plant in Negev

Investments and M&A
3. 3DV buy could give Xbox a stronger punch

4. Greylock Israel the most active Israeli venture capital fund of 2008

Information Technology
5. LG Electronics Selects Intrinsyc to Provide Software for Navigation and Location-Based Services 

6. NSC Announces Multimedia Search Server for Enterprise Applications

7. Mellanox Builds Bridges for Data Center Connectivity

Telecom/Mobile
8. iSkoot Kalaida(TM) Platform Brings New Capability to Consumer Handsets

9. WeFi Joins Forces With free-hotspot.com To Expand Global Wi-Fi Network

Miscellaneous
10. Inshore in Nazareth 

11. Hulu Withdraws its Content from TV.com, Boxee

12. C-nario, TruMedia integrate audience measurement with digital signage software

13. Rapid Manufacturing Goes Hollywood