Apple Takes a Bite out of Israel's High Tech Scene
The technology giant has quietly created a hardware development center in Israel, where engineers are crafting top-secret future products; it has so far invested $1.2 billion in Israel and continue to eagerly recruit new Israeli employees. In this article, you can read a fascinating interview with Johny Srouji, who brought Israel to Apple’s attention.
Heart Patients — and Hospitals — Breathe Easier with Israeli Sleep Tech
One of the tenets of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), aka Obamacare, is that hospitals must reduce costs, by reducing their 30-day readmission rate — the theory being that a hospital ought to be able to do a good-enough job on patients deemed well enough to be released to keep them out of the hospital for at least a month. As a result, hospitals are scrambling to find ways to reduce their exposure to the problem.
Enter EarlySense – With “wearables” all the rage now in health monitoring, EarlySense has done things a bit differently: The company has developed the first “sleepable” in a device which, when placed under a mattress, keeps track of how a person sleeps, including whether they toss or turn, the different stages of sleep (REM, etc.), their breathing, and other important sleep data.
Israeli Startup Valuations at Their Highest Since 2008
Around the high-tech world the atmosphere has grown chilly in recent months, reflected in a drop in fundraising by U.S. startups and the increasing number of companies raising money at lower valuations than in previous rounds. But in Israel, the industry remains unaffected so far – the latest evidence came in a survey Sunday by the law firm Shibolet & Co. The poll found that 2015 was the strongest year for Startup Nation since the first half of 2008, considering the percentage of startups raising money at higher valuations than in previous rounds.
Oracle Buys Israeli Cloud Company Ravello
Business software maker Oracle Corp, which is seeking to expand its cloud business, has agreed to buy Israeli cloud software company Ravello Systems, the two firms said on their websites last week. While the size of the deal was not disclosed, Israeli media reported it was between $400 million and $450 million. Ravello, which was founded in 2011 and employs about 60 people, has raised $54 million, with its largest shareholders being Norwest Venture Partners, Sequoia Capital and Bessemer Venture Partners.
WhatsApp: Powerful Tool for Building a Community. Have you downloaded it yet?
With statistics such as: 1B monthly active users and 42B messages sent per day you cannot ignore WhatsApp as a tool with great potential to grow and build communities. In this article, there is a short SlideShare telling the story about how the author gathered 2 powerful technology groups using the WhatsApp platform.
The Coolest Israeli Startups Presenting This Week at the GSMA Mobile World Congress
The annual GSMA Mobile World Congress held in Barcelona this week is showcasing 2,100 companies, including a delegation of about 100 Israeli high-tech companies in the field of mobile solutions and apps. In addition to some of the world’s largest mobile companies that are presenting their newest technologies in Barcelona – LG and Samsung, to name a few – dozens of Israeli companies and startups are showcasing their latest apps, gadgets and products at this week’s event. So, take a look at some of the coolest Israeli technologies at the conference right here:
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