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20 stories about AI
מימין: מייסדי בילדוטס אביב לייבוביץ׳, יקיר סודרי ורועי דנון

Buildots raises $30 million for construction site AI camera tech

04.08.21|Meir Orbach
The Israeli startup’s algorithms automatically validate images captured by hardhat-mounted 360° cameras, detecting any gaps between the original design, scheduling and the reality on the site
Omer Granot  Localize

Localize raises $25 million Series C amid founder turmoil

04.08.21|Meir Orbach and James Spiro
The Israeli startup has developed a data and AI-driven platform that is combined with human experience to help buyers and brokers in the real estate market
מייסדי רנוביי renovai founders

Renovai secures $3.7 million in funding in seed round

04.08.21|CTech
The Israeli interior design startup’s round was led by Canadian tech fund Verstra Ventures and co-led by Australia's leading retailer Temple & Webster
Yochai Rozenblat Jacada

Israel’s Jacada acquired by Uniphore, an American software company

27.07.21|James Spiro
Subject to ‘customary’ closing conditions, the Jacada team, its products, and its IP will all become part of Uniphore
אראל מרגלית ו אוהב גולדברג

PlayBeyondBio names nine healthtech startups for mentoring and development program

14.07.21|CTech
The program examined dozens of candidates, seeking to identify and promote mature, active companies, with track records and proven potential
מוצר של חברת שופיק SHOPIC

Shopic raises $10 million for smart shopping cart

13.07.21|Meir Orbach
The Israeli startup has developed an AI-powered clip-on device that can turn any standard shopping cart into a smart cart
ITC FOUNDERS

The company harnessing AI to clear traffic jams

12.07.21|Daniel Farber-Ball
“Our solution works, if we get access to all the lights in the city we can reduce traffic jams by 30%-40%,” explained itc CTO Dvir Kenig
אוניברסיטה הטכניון טכניון חיפה

Technion ranked No. 1 in Europe in Artificial Intelligence

08.07.21|CTech
The Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa has established itself as a leading academic institution in AI over the years and is currently ranked 15th in the world, and first in Europe, with 100 faculty members engaged in areas across the AI spectrum
מערכת זיהוי פנים סין

AnyVision raises $235 million Series C led by SoftBank

07.07.21|Golan Hazani
The Series C is one of the largest ever funding rounds for an AI-based face recognition company and comes after it had previously raised a total of $115 million. AnyVision employs 240 people, half of them in Israel
מייסדי Juno Journey

Juno Journey raises $19 million led by Insight Partners

01.07.21|Meir Orbach
The Israeli AI startup customizes the learning and personal development experience for employees
יגאל רייחלגאוז מנכל ומייסד אוטוברינס

AI startup AutoBrains partners with Continental to disrupt ADAS and AV marketplace

30.06.21|CTech
The Israeli company's unsupervised AI technology is at the center of the leading Tier 1 supplier's growth strategy in the ADAS and AV market
עמית בן דב מייסד Gong

Israel’s Gong expands to Europe due to high demand abroad

29.06.21|James Spiro
The growth also sees the appointment of Wendy Harris as its new VP of EMEA
אהוד האוזמן עו"ד ועורך פטנטים

Protecting AI and ML IP is crucial to remaining competitive in booming domain

27.06.21|Ehud Hausman
"Contrary to the common myth, in most leading countries including but not limited to the U.S., Europe (EPO), China, Korea and Japan, software-related inventions are patentable and enforceable," writes Ehud Hausman of Reinhold Cohn & Partners
ZzappMalaria Team

ZzappMalaria wins IBM Watson AI XPRIZE competition by helping eliminate Malaria

24.06.21|James Spiro
The company won a $3 million grant to help prevent the 400,000 deaths each year caused by the illness
היילו Hailo אור דנון הדר צייטלין אבי באום

Hailo to become newest Israeli unicorn with $110 million Series C

23.06.21|Golan Hazani
The Israeli AI chipmaker isn't planning any additional rounds before it goes public, aiming to reach Nasdaq over the coming year at a valuation of $1.5-$2 billion
מוסף עצמאות 14.4.21 צוות JoyTunes

JoyTunes joins unicorn club with $50 million round led by Google's investment arm

21.06.21|Golan Hazani
The Israeli startup’s revenue in 2020 surged to around $100 million, although the company is still believed to not be profitable. Once that happens, JoyTunes is set to target a Wall Street IPO at a valuation far higher than $1 billion
Dan Fishel OurCrowd

Will you have a job in five years?

20.06.21|Dan Fishel
"The spike in automation following the pandemic – and the impact it will have on the world’s workforce – will likely shadow all previous recessions combined," writes Dan Fishel, Partner at OurCrowd
צוות Vianai Systems

AI startup Vianai Systems completes $140 million Series B

16.06.21|Meir Orbach
Ten of the company's 40 employees are based out of its Israel R&D center, which is set to double its workforce following the latest funding round
בן ראובני gloat

Gloat raises $57 million Series C to boost workplace talent platform

16.06.21|Meir Orbach
"We are like an organization's internal LinkedIn," said Ben Reuveni, CEO and co-founder of the Israeli startup
זיו ישעיהו ואלכס זלצר nSure.ai

nSure.ai raises $6.8 million in Seed to develop AI fraud prevention for digital goods space

14.06.21|Meir Orbach
The funds will go towards further developing the Israeli startup’s predictive AI and machine learning algorithms that have reduced decline rates from an industry standard of 20% to only 2%