Which company is heading to Wall Street at a $5 billion valuation and how did Covid-19 show us that every crisis has a silver lining?
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Three Israeli startups working for a future of safe and effortless driving. While Valerann, NoTraffic and Nexar each offer unique hardware solutions to gather road user data, the real treasure is in the data itself and the AI-driven software that detects, classifies and communicates the trove of information. Read more
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Israeli researchers devise non-invasive genetic testing screens to ensure healthy fetuses. “Our deep understanding of AI has allowed us to make a really great breakthrough in this field,” says AIVF CEO Daniella Gilboa. Read more
Report: Hippo heading to Wall Street at $5 billion valuation. The Israeli founded insurtech company is in negotiations with SPAC Reinvent Technology Partners, that includes Zynga Inc. founder Mark Pincus and LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman as its lead directors. Read more
DiplomaTech | Israel’s tech envoys ready for challenges and opportunities of post-covid world. Ayelet Levin Karp (Ghana) and Nir Adam Sella (Colombia) discuss the biggest lesson they learned from the pandemic and what they believe will be the trends of 2021. Read more
Meet the ‘Data Hunters’: Explorium’s platform aims to commoditize Big Data in Covid-19. As big data becomes more democratized, companies like Explorium help organizations filter their data sources to improve their targets. Read more
Give&Tech works with the Israeli tech sector to make meaningful impact on communities. Israeli nonprofit aims to leverage the tech industry to give back to in-need communities through volunteering, offering technical courses and donating funds to other NGOs. Read more
Interview | “SpaceX brought that Silicon Valley, entrepreneurial corporate culture to space,” says astronaut. Former NASA astronaut Garrett Reisman speaks of his career at Elon Musk’s SpaceX and how it’s defying the status quo, the hottest space tech companies for investors, as well as his time spent floating above the majestic vastness of the Earth. Read more
As companies return to offices, Autodesk TLV toys with new apps for employee safety. During its annual ‘Bazinga’ hackathon, Autodesk TLV employees developed a slew of apps centered around improving collaboration. Read more
“UAE investors want to get in on the Israeli gaming scene.” Arab gamers partnered with Israeli startup accelerator Hybrid to help boost their startup, Obscure Games, which is set to release its first game. Read more
HR Post Covid | Covid-19 shows us that “every crisis has a silver lining,” says Caja Robotics. It was challenging for most companies to battle the pandemic, but Caja Robotics highlights how Covid-19 helped reinforce the famous cliché. Read more
20-Minute Leaders | “When you approach something as if it's the most important thing and you execute it in the best possible way, that is a critical thing.” Michael Matias speaks to Keren Fanan, chief commercial officer of Gett about passion, being an “intrepreneur,” and climbing volcanos. Watch full video
"Companies will have to learn how to enable their employees to work from home." “Communication service providers had to keep up with the increased pace during Covid-19 otherwise the world would have come to a halt,” said Gil Rosen, Amdocs CMO and general manager amdocs:next at the Calcalist Conference. Read more
