CTech's Thursday Roundup of Israeli Tech News

How WeWork is tweaking facility design to cater to corporate customers. The Israeli military’s short-lived plan for drone deliveries to Gaza hospitals.

How WeWork is tweaking facility design to cater to corporate customers. In the midst of the interview, WeWork senior vice president of product Ron Gura adjusts his desk using an automatic mechanism that brings the desk up exactly to his height. "When it comes to corporate clients, we don't just want to manage the real estate; we want to manage the entire workspace," he explains. "The room temperature, the office culture. An employee coming to our New York office for a few hours to check up on emails and make a few calls needs to find exactly the right phone and exactly the right table." Read more 

 

A WeWork space in Herzliya, Israel. Photo: PR

 

The Israeli military’s short-lived plan for drone deliveries to Gaza hospitals. The military considered whether a drone delivery service helping stock medical clinics in rural Rwanda might be applicable locally. Read more

 

Brand engagement startup Yoobic raises $25 million. Yoobic’s mobile service allows retailers and brands to monitor in-store marketing and sales in real-time. Read more

 

Ofo Bikes Used Over 1,000 Times a Day in This Israeli Town. In April, the Beijing-based bike sharing company launched two pilot programs in Israel—one in Ramat Gan, a Tel Aviv suburb, and one at a research university campus, which was canceled earlier this week. Read more

 

Restaurant digital payment platform PaidIt raises $1 million. Paidit is after a seat at the Israeli tech lunch table, marketing its dining payment service to tech companies and coworking places. Read more

 

First aid bracelet wins first place at Orthodox, women-only hackathon. A team of five Orthodox students took first place last Thursday following a 44-hour, female-only hackathon held in Jerusalem. Intel and IBM were among the tech companies to pose challenges for the 106 participants. Read more 

 

News Briefs

 

Microsoft backs software deployment company CodeFresh. Read more 

 

Audi Partners With Israeli Autonomous Driving Simulation Company Cognata. Read more 

 

Cybersecurity startup Cynet raises $13 million. Read more 

 

Startup developing sensor for car’s interior raises $3.1 million. Read more

 

New York-based co-living startup Roomors raises $2 million in debt financing. Read more

 

IT services provider GalilCS to shut down. Read more

 

Growth capital firm Oxx appoints Bob Thomas as senior associate. Read more 

 

Shanghai and Israel diamond exchanges announce collaboration. Read more