Israeli startups

An illustrative image of a call center (DragonImages; iStock by Getty Images)

The Times of Israel tries out a newly launched hotline for those who think they’re undergoing cyberattacks, and is handled quickly and courteously by a responder

A high tech company which employs ultra-Orthodox women in Modiin Illit. August 17, 2009. (Abir Sultan/Flash 90/File)

Israel Innovation Authority sets up program to boost woman-led startups

By Shoshanna Solomon

Yossi Wolf, the CEO and founder of New York based startup Temi with the Temi "personal butler" robot (Courtesy)

Are you being served? Israeli-founded startup creates robot butler on wheels

By Federico Maccioni

Israeli startup Yofix Probiotics Ltd. has started sales in Israel of its first dairy-free, soy-free range of yogurt alternatives, aimed at vegans and lactose-intolerant consumers (Courtesy)

Beyond nut and coconut milk: Vegan yogurt ferments grains, seeds with zero waste

By Shoshanna Solomon

February 17, 2019, 2:37 pm

Michal Hubschmann

Lessons learned as an extreme athlete to help my start-up succeed

The Polar Bear Pitch, a start-up competition, had one small catch: I needed to deliver my pitch while immersed in a hole cut through the frozen Baltic Sea

Illustrative image of the services at the medical center of the Thomas Jefferson University (TJU)(YouTube screenshot)

February 17, 2019, 11:41 am

Israeli startups to collaborate with Thomas Jefferson University on healthcare

Israel Innovation Authority will give four startups total of $1 million to develop healthcare tech that will be tried out at the Philadelphia university’s hospital

By Shoshanna Solomon

February 14, 2019, 4:33 pm

NSO founders, management buy stake in firm from Francisco Partners

Market source says the deal values the Israel-founded company, which helps governments spy on phones, at about $1 billion; NSO says it had revenues of $250 million in 2018

By Shoshanna Solomon

An illustrative image of the ube, a purple yam that’s similar in taste to a sweet potato, but gives dishes - especially ice cream - an instantly Instagrammable look by treating it with pops of plum and violet (YouTube screenshot)

February 13, 2019, 3:28 pm

Zhoug and ube: Israel-founded site sees 2019’s next big things to eat

Tastewise uses AI tech to scour changes in over 150,000 restaurant menus in the US and combines info with social media interactions to predict what’s hot for foodies

By Johanna Chisholm

Light & Strong facilty in Gedera, Israel (Tomer Shalom)

February 12, 2019, 3:57 pm

India’s Lohia Group buys Israeli maker of aerospace components

Gedera-based Light & Strong specializes in carbon fiber and glass fiber products for aerospace and military use; clients include Defense Ministry

By Shoshanna Solomon

Israeli firms and the Ministry of Economy are setting up a consortium to deal with aviation cyber-threats (Shoshanna Solomon/Times of Israel)

February 12, 2019, 2:52 pm

Israeli airports fend off 3 million attempted attacks a day, cyber head says

A 24/7 security operation center at Ben Gurion international airport handles cybersecurity threats

By Shoshanna Solomon

Pollution in Haifa, April 15, 2015. (Basel Awidat/FLASH90)

February 11, 2019, 3:57 pm

Environmental startups to get new state-supported lab

Israel Innovation Authority calls on local and foreign corporations to submit proposals to set up innovation lab to boost startups dealing with environment and sustainability

By Shoshanna Solomon

February 11, 2019, 12:49 pm

Beyond nut and coconut milk: Vegan yogurt ferments grains, seeds with zero waste

Israeli startup Yofix Probiotics Ltd. joins forces with Strauss Group to launch yogurt alternative in Israel; eyes foreign markets

By Shoshanna Solomon

February 10, 2019, 1:37 pm

Are you being served? Israeli-founded startup creates robot butler on wheels

Temi says it will integrate Amazon’s Alexa personal assistant to further expand its droid’s capabilities

By Federico Maccioni

The GenCell A5 off-grid power solution can run 24x7 for an entire year on a single 12-ton tank of ammonia and can be easily deployed at any rural telecom base station. (Courtesy)

February 7, 2019, 1:20 pm

Israeli GenCell to mass produce fuel-cell generators as demand surges

GenCell Energy enters accord with electronics manufacturing service company Flex Ltd. that will raise output from 100 off-the-grid units a year to 5,000, CEO says

By Shoshanna Solomon

February 7, 2019, 11:40 am

Israel Innovation Authority sets up program to boost woman-led startups

Only 8% of Israeli startups are led by women; women-led enterprises account for just 10% of total applications for early-stage funding received by the authority

By Shoshanna Solomon

February 6, 2019, 11:18 am

Dial 119 for… hacker alert

The Times of Israel tries out a newly launched hotline for those who think they’re undergoing cyberattacks, and is handled quickly and courteously by a responder

By Shoshanna Solomon

IATI's CEO Karin Mayer Rubinstein (Courtesy Yoram Reshef)

January 31, 2019, 2:54 pm

Israel’s tech umbrella: ‘Irresponsible’ cancer-cure claim damages our reputation

Harm foreseen to image of Israel’s world-renowned life science industry; company shrugs off criticism, says ‘patent lawyers have deemed our technology innovative’

By Shoshanna Solomon

The Sealantis team that has developed medical adhesives that mimic the process that allows algae stick to rocks in water (Nitzan Zohar, Technion spokesperson's office)

January 31, 2019, 1:15 pm

UK firm buys Israeli maker of algae-mimicking medical adhesives

Advanced Medical Solutions Group, a maker of surgical and wound care products, has acquired startup Sealantis for $25 million in cash and royalties

By Shoshanna Solomon

Mellanox CEO Eyal Waldman in his office in Tel Aviv (Shoshanna Solomon/TimesofIsrael)

January 31, 2019, 12:21 pm

Mellanox 2018 revenue tops $1 billion for first time in firm’s history

Record results come amid reports of Intel bidding to acquire the Yokne’am-Israel based maker of computer networking products

By Shoshanna Solomon