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An Israeli startup which selectively reduces sugars from beverages such as juice, milk and beer says it has raised $2.26M and obtained self-affirmed FDA food safe status for its proprietary technology.   BlueTree’s patented process filters the beverage through a natural compound that physically extracts the sugar – and nothing else. The investment round was led […]

CytoReason, an Israeli startup using AI to create computational models of diseases, has received $80 million in funding to scale up its disease models and set up a hub in the US. Founded in 2016 and based in Tel Aviv, CytoReason has dozens of biological and data experts working with pharmaceutical and biotech companies to […]

The South Korean government has chosen Israel’s largest online investment platform OurCrowd to co-manage a bilateral fund that will invest in DeepTech (engineering and scientific innovation) startups in both countries.  The fund, formally known as the NHOC Global Open Innovation fund, will be one of the largest international investment funds.  It aims to raise $80 […]

 “Eggs are natural and economical, so keep enough on hand,” a smiling man cheerfully explains in a 1978 commercial sponsored by the American Egg Board.   “Eggs are a natural wonder, for meals, snacks, appetizers, whatever,” he goes on to claim, backed by upbeat music. The advert ends with a tagline well known to Americans: “The […]

Eight months into Israel’s war against the Hamas terrorist organization in Gaza, and the country’s high-tech sector is proving its hallmark resilience and innovation – still drawing in investment and realigning itself to this current reality.  Indeed, a new in-depth report from the Israel Innovation Authority, the branch of government dedicated to promoting the high-tech […]

Israeli AI chipmaker Hailo has raised $120 million in its latest funding round, the company said. The Series C round means the company has raised more than $340 million in the seven years since its establishment.  Investors in the round include OurCrowd, Israel’s largest online investment platform; Poalim Equity, Bank Hapoalim’s investment branch; and the […]

The European Innovation Council (EIC) has joined a $20 million investment in Israeli AI startup NeuReality. The EIC is the European Union institution created to support disruptive technologies.   The investors also include OurCrowd, Israel’s largest online investment platform; Tel Aviv-based XT Hi-Tech; and Cleveland Avenue, which is headquartered in Chicago.  The Caesarea startup plans to […]

PwC Israel is partnering with OurCrowd, Israel’s largest online investment platform, to support local startups that are part of OurCrowd’s Israel Resilience Fund, providing business development, mentorship programs, connections to finance executives and even helping in fundraising efforts.  The fund was created by OurCrowd in December to support local startups during the country’s ongoing war […]

Israel’s largest online investment platform OurCrowd is teaming up with the American semiconductor giant Nvidia to offer startups working in AI a fast track into the Nvidia Inception program. The Nvidia Inception program is made to accelerate startups by providing technology, connections to investors, and resources and tools. Startups at all stages can join the […]

It has been exactly four months since Israel declared war on the Hamas terrorist organization that ruled in Gaza; four months since Hamas terrorists stormed across the border and rampaged through southern Israel on October 7, 2023, killing more than 1,200 people and taking hundreds hostage.  The immediate mass call-up of hundreds of thousands of […]

A fund created by Israel’s largest online investment platform to support local startups during the country’s war with Hamas has announced its first close with more than $13 million in capital commitments.  The Israel Resilience Fund, unveiled by OurCrowd in early November, has also already approved its first eight investments. These include: BlueTree, a startup […]

Israeli online investment platform OurCrowd has teamed up with top Thai innovation developer RISE to create a fund for early-stage startups in Israel.  The $50 million ROCX (Rise OurCrowd Exponential) Fund is the first Israel-focused VC fund for a Thai institution. It will focus on early-stage startups working in multiple fields, including cybersecurity; artificial intelligence; […]

Israel’s largest online investment platform OurCrowd has announced a fund to help support local startups during the country’s current war with Hamas in Gaza.  Jerusalem-based OurCrowd said the Israel Resilience Fund aims to support Israel at this time with investment in the tech sector, strengthening startups and bolstering employment.  The objective of the fund is […]

In the days following October 7, when Hamas terrorists stormed into southern Israel from Gaza and murdered 1,400 people, it became clear that the high-tech sector – one of the most vital cogs in the Israeli economic engine – had begun to feel the impact of the all-out war triggered immediately by the massacre.  A […]

With a nation in mourning and under fire, Israeli civilians across the country have sprung into action: driving reserve troops to mobilization points in their own cars; collecting food and toiletries for soldiers; and donating essentials, clothes and toys for the traumatized residents of the south who have been evacuated.  Israel’s high-tech sector has also […]