New Technology Innovation Momentum Fund at Tel Aviv University’s Ramot technology transfer company gets $5 million kick-start.
Technology
Pango puts you in a parking spot in NYC
The Israeli app takes the headaches out of finding a place to put your car in the Big Apple and other US cities, with more to come.
Shake hands with Omek’s man-machine interface of the future
Israel’s Omek makes its gesture recognition and tracking tech so sophisticated that it follows motion down to the joints of each finger.
Abe’s Market: natural, organic, and founded in Israel
‘I’ve never gotten so many emails with smiley face emoticons as I get since I started Abe’s Market,’ says co-founder Jon Polin.
Israel’s top 12 video surveillance advances
Last week’s Boston terror attack highlighted the critical role of video surveillance analytics in tracing criminals and terrorists. It’s a field in which Israeli companies excel.
Umoove operates your mobile through head movements alone
Newsgeek chose Israel’s Umoove as one of the three most promising Israeli startups for 2013.
Free plug-in for recipe bloggers
Israel’s Kitchenbug formats recipes, tacks on nutritional information and adds keyword tags to optimize placement in a Google recipe search.
VI gives your virtual persona a new life
Israeli mobile app VI lets your friends rank your personality anonymously, using a list of 40 positive traits.
Incubating startups in the Israeli classroom
Why wait until leaving university to start a business? Campus accelerators give students a risk-free base from which to research and launch ideas.
Go the distance with Israel’s revolutionary MUV-e scooter
A new fast, environmentally friendly and convenient solution for those last few miles between the commuter bus, car park or train to the office and home.