Kibbutz

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Swimming in cash: These socialist millionaires make robots to clean the pools of the world's wealthy

22.08.20|Diana Bahur-Nir
Maytronics, a pool cleaning robot company owned by a communal kibbutz, recently became one of the strongest companies on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange
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Amid Coronavirus Scare, Israel's Kibbutzim Close Their Gates

30.03.20|Amir Kurtz and Tomer Ganon
Israel’s cooperative agriculture communities are barring entry by non-residents in an attempt to keep out Covid-19
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An Israeli Kibbutz Is About to Earn NIS 100 Million From Cows

17.02.20|Golan Hazani
Kibbutz Afikim and private equity firm Fortissimo are nearing the closure of a deal to sell 50% of dairy farm management company Afimilk for $70 million
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Israeli Hackathon to Tackle Pressing Needs of Kibbutzim, Like What to Do With Banana Waste

22.09.19|Adi Pick
In October, 120 participants will partake in a 44-hour hackathon in northern Israel to offer solutions for various agricultural and environmental issues
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Kibbutz-Owned Dairy Farm Management Company Headed for an Exit

14.05.19|Golan Hazani
Afimilk, 69.5% of which is held by Israeli Kibbutz Afikim, develops and manufactures computerized systems for dairy farm and herd management
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Israel’s Kibbutzim Poured Nearly $30 Million Into Local Startups in 2018

28.01.19|Meir Orbach and Tofi Stoler
The once-socialist rural communes have undergone vast privatization processes over the past few decades
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IT Services Provider GalilCS to Shut Down

28.06.18|Meir Orbach
All 70 of the company’s employees are facing dismissal
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Israeli Biotech Company Algatech Expands Into Asia

03.04.18|Hagar Ravet
Algatech bought a controlling stake in New Zealand-based microalgae cultivation company Supreme Health
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Homegrown Israeli Coworking Firms Sprout Overseas Locations

23.03.18|CTech
The country where WeWork founder Adam Neumann spent his formative years has become central to creating coworking companies with global ambitions
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Kibbutz Startup Turns Fly Larvae Into Protein-Rich Animal Feed

07.01.18|Uzi Blumer
Larvae of the black soldier fly is a sustainable, accessible source of protein and fat, and producing it has a beneficial byproduct: the larvae feed on waste, turning it into compost
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In a Kibbutz-Run Venture Capital Operation, Commune Members Weigh In

06.11.17|Keren Tsuriel Harari
With stakes in three companies, one of them sold to a Mexican piping company for $1.5 billion, Israel’s Kibbutz Hatzerim runs a varied investment portfolio, reflecting a five-year strategic plan