CTech's Sunday Roundup of Israeli Tech News
Ahead of potential IPO, Gett appoints new chief financial officer; Israel’s moon selfie could be worth -$99 million
14:5631.03.19
Ahead of potential IPO, Gett appoints new chief financial officer. Aliaksei Aneichyk, until recently a senior executive at Credit Suisse, will be stepping in following Tal Brener’s resignation. Read more
Beresheet selfie. Photo: PR Mind the Tech NY | 10 Jerusalem startups headed to New York. The startups will take part in Calcalist’s third annual Mind the Tech Conference, which will take place in New York in April. Read more
Israel’s moon selfie could be worth -$99 million. If Israel’s Beresheet spacecraft successfully lands on the moon next month, the $100 million venture could win a $1 million prize from the X Prize Foundation. Read more
Beresheet selfie. Photo: PR Opinion | Who is the Apple Watch watching your health for? As recreational health trackers such as the Apple Watch and Fitbit become more popular, ethical questions regarding medical confidentiality, privacy, and the importance of accountable diagnoses arise. Read more
Check Point finds security breaches in Israeli political party apps. Researchers at veteran cybersecurity company Check Point found that an app by Israel’s Labor party extracts the contact lists of its users without their knowledge, uploading them to an external server. Read more
Israel wants to bring tech companies to its northern region. On Sunday, Israel’s government investment arm the Israeli Innovation Authority announced a pilot program to incentivise companies to open research and development centers in the country’s north. Read more
Opinion | Dear digital health startup: I don’t care about your algorithm. With large corporations vying for a piece of the digital health pie, a great algorithm is simply not enough to win. Read more
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro arrives in Israel. Before his inauguration, Bolsonaro gestured that he will be following Trump’s lead and move Brazil’s embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. Read more
Israel Natural Gas Lines negotiates setting up the infrastructure for exporting gas to Europe. Israeli government-owned natural gas transmission company INGL announced Friday negotiations with Athens-based gas infrastructure developer Poseidon, owner of the planned Eastern Mediterranean (EastMed) gas pipeline. Read more
German electronics company Rohde & Schwarz buys Camero’s body scanning unit. Camero develops sense-through-the-wall (STTW) and body scanning products. Read more
This startup wants to give voice assistants better ears. Kardome develops a multi-user speech to text algorithm that hones in on a person’s individual voice, as opposed to also picking up wind noise or background music. Read more
Cannabis company Therapix Biosciences to raise $2.25 million in direct offering. In December, Israel-based Therapix scrapped a deal to be acquired by Canadian FSD Pharma for $48 million worth of FSD stock. Read more
Ryanair launches Tel Aviv to Nuremberg route. Earlier this month the company also announced routes from Tel Aviv to Berlin and Budapest. Read more
