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AI Campaign Gives Voices To Israeli Kids Held Hostage By Hamas
“I want to go home,” pleads three-year-old Yahel Shoham – one of dozens of Israeli children held captive by Hamas – in a haunting video currently being shared on social media. But Yahel did not make the video from her captivity in Gaza. Instead, it is the work of a campaign to raise awareness of […]
November 14, 2023

Volunteers, Investors Raising $20M For Israeli Startups Hit By War
Volunteers from Israel’s high-tech sector are raising $20 million to support the early-stage startups and entrepreneurs impacted by war that began with the October 7 terror attacks by Hamas. The mission of Iron Nation, the new emergency impact fund, is to ensure that these startups can continue to grow during and after the war. According […]
November 05, 2023

Turning Your Kitchen Leftovers Into Cooking Gas
$1,000 device in the backyard could help beat the fuel crisis
September 04, 2022

Peres Peace Center Hopes To Transform ‘Start-Up Nation’ To ‘Start-Up Region’
Founded by former Israeli Prime Minister and President Shimon Peres in 1996, the Peres Center highlights Israeli innovation and history.
June 23, 2022

15 Israeli Startups Pitch Transformative Tech At Axis Tel Aviv 2022
Axis Tel Aviv 2022 is an annual conference put together by Israeli open innovation consultancy Axis Innovation.
March 29, 2022

Peres Center Honors 14 Women With 2nd Annual ‘Medal of Distinction’
The Peres Center for Peace and Innovation marked International Women's Day with the 2nd annual program honoring outstanding women across society and industry.
March 08, 2022

NGO Groups Launch $2M Prize For Israeli Solutions To Climate Crisis
JNF Canada, KKL-JNF, Start-Up Nation Central, and the Peres Center for Peace and Innovation have launched an annual prize to find Israeli solutions to climate issues.
March 01, 2022

Three Israeli Researchers Win Prestigious Award For Young Scientists
The laureates of the 2021 Blavatnik Awards in Israel will get $100K each for their work in life sciences, chemistry, and physical sciences.
February 09, 2022

Investors Expect To Fund More Digital Health Firms In 2022, IATI Survey Finds
Investors from 25 Israeli VCs were also polled to find out key trends, opportunities and challenges for the digital health tech sector.
February 01, 2022

Miss Fix The Universe: Alternative ‘Pageant’ In Israel Highlights Beauty of Ideas
Part-protest competition organized by Israel Women’s Network awards prizes for social entrepreneurship.
December 13, 2021

Digital Health CEO To Represent Israel In Women’s Entrepreneurship Final In Dubai
Well-Beat CEO Ravit Ram Bar-Dea first won a local female entrepreneurship contest, which was held in Israel for the very first time.
September 29, 2021

Peres Center To Showcase 44 Startups As Part Of ‘Innovation Dream Team’
The Peres Center for Peace and Innovation selected its second cohort of 44 Israeli startups to be showcased in its Expo Hall this year.
June 17, 2021

On Yom Ha’atzmaut, A Look At Israel’s Innovation Contributions To The World
Unicorns are everywhere as Israeli high-tech outdoes COVID-19 with pioneering healthcare, AI and semiconductor prowess.
April 14, 2021

Peres Center Honors 11 Women With Inaugural ‘Medal of Distinction’
The Peres Center for Peace and Innovation marked International Women's Day with an inaugural program honoring outstanding women across society and industry.
March 08, 2021

Eilat, Netanya, Sakhnin Join Bloomberg Municipal Innovation Initiative
The Hazira program is a partnership between Bloomberg Philanthropies, Israel’s Ministry of Interior, and the Peres Center for Peace and Innovation.
February 24, 2021