Ever been to a foreign country and wished you had a local friend? Someone to take you around and introduce you to local culture and customs? Well, now you can, with Israeli startup EatWith.

The popularity of crowdfunding keeps growing, but attracting people to your project still requires hard work. That's why Israeli crowdfunding platform Mimoona says that instead of driving traffic to your project, it will drive your project to where there is already traffic.

Having a technology track your behavior sounds like the opposite of privacy protection, but Israeli company BioCatch's technology monitors the way you act to ensure that only you gain access to your private information.

Not everyone can take photos like an expert and touching them up is no task for a novice. Israeli entrepreneur Aviv Gadot has created Pixtr, the app that will touch-up your photos for you.

Although Android devices today offer as much app-diversity as iOS devices do, it is still harder to find many lesser-known apps. Israeli startup Appreciate uses smart algorithms to make sure Android users can find the right app for them.

Radiation is a serious matter in Japan. Two of the worst nuclear catastrophes in human history took place in the Asian country. Now Israeli company Tawkon is taking its cellphone radiation detection app to Japan.

When it comes to "hard" data, such as numerical values, people often use computer programs for decision making. Now, an Israeli researcher is using algorithms to analyze how computers can learn from humans.

Ever had a photo that was perfect in every way, except for that one blemish that ruined it? Well, Israeli Facetune has the solution for you, with its automatic photo-correction app.

Ever had to cancel a hotel reservation? If you have, you probably know how annoying it is to change your plans and pay a fee for doing so. Israeli startup Roomer helps eliminate some of the frustration by pairing cancelers with people looking for deals on rooms.

The few minutes after an emergency occurs are known to be critical and first responders can mean the difference between life and death. Israeli startup NowForce uses smartphones to ensure response times are as short as possible.

"Big Data" and "Cloud" are more than just high-tech buzzwords, they are the reality for companies everywhere who need to extract valuable information about their customers from copious amounts of data. Israeli SiSense has the know-how to do just that.

When you post a photo of your kids on Facebook, more often than not, it will be viewed by people other than your family members, who might not catch it on their newsfeed at all. Israeli startup Famil.io is trying a different approach.

When a brand wants to give out information the common tool is a selection of photos and written materials called a press kit. Israeli Storyboard claims that these haven't changed since the 80's and suggests an impressive alternative.

Twitter users have grown accustomed to short, real-time text updates. Now, Israeli startup Yevvo is trying to convert that principle into video-blogging, by offering short HD broadcasting that can only be viewed live.

People in the business world know the frustrating feeling of coming back from a conference with so many business cards – they can't remember which is from whom. Israeli TapMyBiz is trying to change the way we use business cards by adding NFC technology into the mix.