During the venture’s first year, more than 60 different ‘Lofters’ raised an accumulated $8 million.
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.
App steers you to parking spots
New Israeli app lets you turn to the crowd for inside information on parking spaces about to open up in the big city.
Kids under fire attend school via computer
Dodging missiles, Israeli distance-learning tech specialists bring laptops to pupils in bomb shelters.
New iPhone app keeps track of rocket fire from Gaza
13-year-old Beersheva boy develops app that gives users a taste of life under fire.
Video synopsis company BriefCam wins innovation award
BriefCam’s video synopsis technology takes first place for physical security at Homeland Security conference.
Top Israeli innovators receive Prime Minister’s Prize
Geniuses behind an interactive video platform and an in-classroom early-intervention program are to get $18,000 prizes.
Space-age rapid transit to debut in Tel Aviv
Developer of NASA-designed skyTran chose Israel as the perfect place to pilot the software-guided personal transport pods that glide on a cushion of air.
Voicemail for video
Supermodel Noa Tishby helps launch new Israel-based startup, Minit, for bare-bones video sharing via smartphone.
The smart keyboard set to revolutionize your typing experience
Smartype lets you see what you’re typing on a built-in screen, without shifting your eyes from keys to screen. It has apps, too.
Camera ‘sees’ through skin, around corners
An early-stage Israeli invention could one day make the surgical biopsy obsolete.