Tag: Startups
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Israel’s Top Startups
Israel has become a very popular place for entrepreneurs to launch their startups, Tel Aviv in particular has become home for many tech based and other startups. This is because brilliant businessmen and women who have graduated from Israeli universities had dreams of making it big, even outside their country. If someone will look into…
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New Shabbos App Isn’t a Joke (But It’s a Joke)
Yitz Appel has created a mobile app for those who are Sabbath observant (Shomer Shabbos), but still want to use their smartphone. Called “Shabbos App”, he’s launching a Kickstarter campaign to raise money for its launch. Most people have thought it’s a joke, but Appel says it’s serious and has promised to show some rabbinic…
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Benjamin Levy of eduCanon Wins 1776’s Challenge Cup Competition
Benjamin Levy, the Jewish founder of eduCanon was one of four young entrepreneurs who won 1776’s Challenge Cup competition, which brings regulators and disruptors together. Benjamin Levy’s company eduCanon was a winner in the education category. eduCanon is an online learning environment to build and share interactive video lessons. Barely six months after it opened its doors in…
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NYC Jewish Technology Meetup
Media, Technology, Startups: Getting into the Game Join other Jewish techies and startup leaders at the next Jewish Technology meetup in New York City on Tuesday, July 8, 2014 at 6:30 PM. This meeting will take place at Quantum Networks (323 West 39th, 11th Floor, New York, NY) Why don’t most Start-ups get press coverage? What really goes on behind the…
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How China is Embracing Israeli Technology Startups
Is there a better way for a country to encourage Jewish techies to come do business in their country than to offer kosher food? Probably not. And that’s why China has been making a strong push for technology entrepreneurs from Startup Nation to consider coming there to work. The Times of Israel reports that China…
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The 2014 New York Venture Summit
June 16-17, 2014 | Digital Sandbox | New York City Where Innovation Meets Capital NYCJewishTech is pleased to announce its sponsorship and invite you to attend New York’s largest Annual Venture Summit Special discount. Use promo code “nycjewishtech” and receive $100 off the current rate. Come meet, interact and network with more than 500 VCs, Corporate VCs, angel…
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Jewish Summer Camp For Young Entrepreneurs
This summer, the first cohort of young campers will attend a beautiful camp in Boulder to start their journey as entrepreneurs. Camp Inc. seeks to provide 7th through 12th graders with a unique Jewish summer camp experience that will spur creativity and invention through entrepreneurship. The ultimate goal of this camp for budding business leaders…
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Rabbi Jason Miller’s view of International CES 2014
Beyond technology and gadgets: Rabbi Jason Miller’s view of International CES 2014 By Alan Weinkrantz Times of Israel I’ve just returned from the International CES show in Las Vegas, where 150,000 of us walked miles of aisles to visit 3,200 exhibitors. I saw the emergence of major trends such as wearables, digital health, drones, connected cars,…
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Silence is Golden: Meet Israeli Tech Company Silentium
It’s no secret that Israel is the Silicon Valley of the Middle East. With thousands of tech companies and start-ups, Israel has become just as well-known as a center for technology innovation as it is for hummus. Between two visits to Israel earlier this year, I made my annual pilgrimage to the Holy Land for…