A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC
JANUARY 5, 2020
My partner Brad likes to ask about the distinction between doing things right and doing the right thing. His observation, which I totally agree with, is that many people and companies do things right but don’t do the right thing. Taking the observation one step further, I have seen that doing the right thing the wrong way can actually result in something important and successful whereas doing the wrong thing the right way rarely does.
Innovation 2 Enterprise
JANUARY 5, 2020
By Scott Meacham. From cars to refrigerators to doorbells, the machines we use every day are getting smarter every year. McKinsey reports that the Internet of Things (IoT)— the network of interconnected devices that collect and exchange data—is one of the three most impactful technological advancements we will see before 2030. IoT devices, embedded with sensors, software, network connectivity and advanced electronics that enable them to “talk” to each other and to humans, are taking
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NZ Entrepreneur
JANUARY 5, 2020
On the wind down to the festive season, it’s often difficult to find the time to look at making strategic business decisions. For many Kiwi business managers and owners, things like growth, scalability, better processes and greater security will be top of mind – which is why understanding the role technology plays is more critical than ever. Current technology trends in Kiwi businesses.
INBIA
JANUARY 5, 2020
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OurCrowd
JANUARY 5, 2020
Jon Medved, OurCrowd founder and CEO, has joined an illustrious group of leaders being recognized as one of 17 individuals who helped to define the last decade. OurCrowd is the largest investment crowdfunding platform in the world having raised over $1 billion since platform launch while boasting dozens of high profile exits. Read more here. The post [OurCrowd CEO Jon Medved in CrowdFund Insider] OurCrowd Founder and CEO Jon Medved Recognized as One of 17 Israelis that Shaped the Decade appeare
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OurCrowd
JANUARY 5, 2020
From McDonald’s P.L.T to Subway’s plant-based meatball sub to KFC’s fried “chicken,” the company has crafted a number of new menu items in partnership with chains over the last few years. According to Beyond Meat’s chief growth officer, Chuck Muth, these partnerships are a major part of Beyond’s growth plan for the future.
OurCrowd
JANUARY 5, 2020
“I think that cooking vegan fare is growing in momentum, and it has encouraged chefs to rise to the challenge,” said Wendy Matthews, US director for Veganuary, a British-based non-profit that opened a branch in the US last year. “The product launches are amazing and unexpected,” she said, adding praise for the fast-food industry, which now offers vegan foods that taste like meat, thanks to companies like Impossible Foods and Beyond Meat.
OurCrowd
JANUARY 5, 2020
Growth often appears in discarded markets. I thought Theranos would set back cheap blood testing for a long time. But the Israeli company Sight Diagnostics samples two drops of blood and takes 1,000 digital images at varying illumination, then uses machine learning to identify levels of blood cells, platelets, hemoglobin. Sight CEO Yossi Pollak says they can identify malaria and perhaps “features relevant to diagnosing certain cancers.”.
OurCrowd
JANUARY 5, 2020
A machine learning-based patient safety solution from Israel’s MedAware flagged 10,668 potential errors and adverse drug events in the records of 373,992 patients treated in the outpatient clinics of Massachusetts General and Brigham and Women’s Hospitals. Read more here. The post [MedAware in Israel21c] Israeli tech catches medical mistakes before they happen appeared first on OurCrowd.
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OurCrowd
JANUARY 5, 2020
Continental is also stepping up its cyber-security efforts with the advent of their Automotive Security Operations Center (SOC). Leveraging the talents of its subsidiary Argus Cyber Security, the SOC will enable manufacturers to “continuously monitor the IT security of their vehicles on the road, detect attacks and react as quickly as possible,” according to a recent press release.
OurCrowd
JANUARY 5, 2020
We ended off 2019 with exciting news for OurCrowd and the Israeli ecosystem. Israeli tech raised over $350M in December , and raised a record $8.19B in 2019, easily surpassing the $6.4B raised in 2018, which was itself a record. In OurCrowd’s fifth incubator win, the consortium consisting of OurCrowd, Perrigo and BOL Pharma, won the Israeli government tender to operate CanNegev , a medical cannabis incubator that will be located in Yeruham, in the south of Israel.
OurCrowd
JANUARY 5, 2020
MagniLEARN, an Ed-Tech company using artificial intelligence and Natural Language Processing, received second prize for innovation in Artificial Intelligence and was recognized as a promising AI Startup in the third annual China – Israel Innoweek Conference held in Beijing, China. Read more here. The post [Labs/02 in PR Newswire] Ed-Tech Startup MagniLEARN Recognized as Promising AI Startup in China’s Innoweek Conference appeared first on OurCrowd.
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