Covid-19

20 stories about Covid-19
שקל דולר מט"ח מטבע חוץ שער חליפין כסף מזומן

Which Israeli company is planning a $2 billion NYSE IPO and what must Israel do to not risk losing foreign R&D centers?

20.01.21|CTech
CTech Daily Roundup: Israel’s Vertical Field signs agreement to install its vertical farms in the UAE
Avichai Belitsky Youtiligent

Youtiligent’s smart appliance connector seeks to prevent vaccine spoilage

20.01.21|James Spiro
As the vaccine race continues, Youtiligent’s IoT connectivity solution aims to prevent dosage waste by tracking temperature levels during transit and distribution
דנה עוז Dana Oz Aura Air

For Aura Air, Covid-19 was a breeze

20.01.21|CTech
Aura Air focuses on air quality and control, and Covid-19 helped raise those issues to the forefront of our minds, says Aura Air’s Customer Success Manager
אווירה כלכליסט דובאי מינגלינג גלריה

Who raised $132 million at a $1.4 billion valuation and should Israelis be worried about Pfizer getting private info?

19.01.21|CTech
CTech Daily Roundup: Quali raises $54 million to expand cloud infrastructure automation at scale
אלון בלוך מייסד K-Health

K Health closes $132 million series E at a $1.4 billion valuation

19.01.21|Meir Orbach
This is the remote healthcare company’s third financing round in under a year, bringing in a total of $224 million
Yael Alkalay Riseup

For riseup, it’s Go Big, not Home

19.01.21|CTech
The old adage, ‘go big or go home’ needn’t apply to the fintech company that moved office to keep its sense of community.
תור חיסון קורונה כיכר רבין תל אביב

Dissecting the data-sharing deal: Should Israelis be worried about Pfizer getting private info?

19.01.21|Dov Greenbaum
Israel truly has an opportunity to be a light unto the nations by helping everyone else optimally distribute their vaccines in their own jurisdictions, but at what cost?
Assaf Kaminer Pangea

Pangea launches smart nursing home pilot solution for safety in Israel

19.01.21|James Spiro
The solution will help 200 residential units prevent the spread of Covid-19
תור חיסון קורונה כיכר רבין תל אביב

Human experimentation oversight committee wants to approve Israel-Pfizer data-sharing deal

19.01.21|Adrian Filut
Does research to examine Covid-19 vaccine’s effectiveness at achieving herd immunity risk citizens’ privacy?
תור למתן חיסון נגד קורונה 1

How did an Israeli robotics company catch Elon Musk's attention and why is every criminal on the planet your next-door neighbor?

18.01.21|CTech
CTech Daily Roundup: Meet the Israeli company that has ballooned to a valuation of $1.4 billion despite nano-sized sales
אריאל אוטניק Ariel Utnik Verbit

Verbit: Our “family” shares the core value of helping others

18.01.21|CTech
For the transcription and captioning solution, its employees are united by the thrill of helping people from a variety of institutions
צוות רפואי מחלקת קורונה בית חולים בלינסון עומס

Why were we lucky with Covid-19 mutations and how does bootstrapping foster stability and efficiency?

17.01.21|CTech
CTech Daily Roundup: “We aim to be the largest gaming company in the world,” says Playtika CEO
בנימין נתניהו יולי אדלשטיין הגעה של מטוס DHL נתב"ג ישראל משלוח חיסון חיסונים נגד קורונה פייזר

Responding to calls for transparency, Israel publishes contract of data-sharing vaccine deal with Pfizer

17.01.21|CTech
Redacted document appears to confirm health ministry statements that only publicly available information will be shared
Yoav Sharon Joytunes

For JoyTunes, if music be the food of lockdowns, play on

17.01.21|James Spiro
When entire households were sent into lockdown due to Covid-19, JoyTunes saw an explosion in downloads for their music learning apps for the whole family
Nirit Peled-Muntz HiBob

Hibob already had all the tools it needed to tackle Covid-19

17.01.21|CTech
HR efforts were tested everywhere during Covid-19, but Hibob had the advantage of relying on its own HRIS platform to make it easier
צילום ריאות CT

Facebook's algorithm exposes its human side by sharing AI models for predicting Covid-19 deterioration

15.01.21|Ron Friedman
The company’s artificial intelligence researchers developed models that use x-rays to anticipate the progression of the disease in a patient and help hospitals prepare
הנפקת למונייד בורסה ניו יורק

Who signed a $182 million deal and is Lemonade really worth $10 billion?

14.01.21|CTech
CTech Daily Roundup: The plummeting USD is taking the Israeli tech sector down with it
מייסדי קארביין מימין אמיר אליחי יוני יוטסון ו אלכס דיזינגוף

Carbyne raises $25 million to expand emergency call center response solution

14.01.21|Meir Orbach
CEO says demand driven by Covid-19 outbreak saw the company’s revenue leap by 350%
Dana Harduf LogzIO

Logz.IO tackles the challenge of supporting employee burnout remotely

14.01.21|CTech
As remote work continues to blur the line between work and leisure, Logz.IO’s VP of HR shares how the company helped its employees from afar
ספינה לא מאוישת של חברת אלביט מיועדת ל לוחמה ב צוללת סיגאל

Who raised $400 million and what blocks 99.9% of Covid-19 viruses?

13.01.21|CTech
CTech Daily Roundup: Vdoo raises $25 million in extended series B round