TechCrunch

JANUARY 21, 2021

Released in 2011, “Start-up Nation: The Story of Israel’s Economic Miracle” was a book that laid claim to the idea that Israel was an unusual type of country. From age 13 Israel’s students are exposed to advanced computing studies, and the cultural push to go into tech is strong. Via Transportation raised $400 million in Q1.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Founder Christina York created the tech to work as augmented reality for published books but quickly pivoted into health care when she found the technology could be readily used as pediatric patient distraction during medical procedures. It also just won the Digiday Worklife Award for Most Collaborative Culture. Workit Health.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

It says that customer bookings have grown 200% year-over-year in 2021. They include Ably out of London, Techstars-incubated Cometchat and Google’s Firebase. One might think that the current shift in digital culture toward less, not more, notifications overall might prove to be a challenging climate for the likes of PubNub.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Birb An apartment rental app to search for the best offers in a user’s favorite neighborhoods Book Box A library service for corporations to provide employees access to books and reading material Corner “The modern, frictionless way to set up a renovation with a pre-designed kitchen entirely online.”

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