FROM A TO Z – 70 ISRAELI STARTUPS TO CELEBRATE 70 YEARS OF ISRAELI INNOVATION.
It’s Israel’s 70th birthday, so we’re celebrating it with 70 Israeli startups you should know, located here in Israel or just founded by Israelis.
It was pretty hard to pick only 70 out of nearly 6,000 startups, but we managed to curate a list of well-known and lesser-known promising startups from various categories. So, without further ado, here are our picks for some of the most interesting startups in our small yet developed country, from A to Z.
1. Aidoc
The Artificial Intelligence Doctor (That’s our guess) uses AI and Deep Learning to help radiologists better understand of the medical image and point them to relevant data.
Location: Tel-Aviv
Founded: 2016
Money Raised: $10.5m
2. Airobotics
One of our favorite startups in Israel is the automated industrial drones maker Airobotics. The drone can be used for different purposes like security, inspection, mapping and more. All you have to do is give your drone its mission, and that’s it. The drone will launch, fly itself and land back in the launching pad AUTOMATICALLY.
Location: Petah Tikva
Founded: 2014
Money Raised: $77m
3. Any.Do
With over 15 million users worldwide, this is a prime organization tool.
The app helps you get things done with to-do lists, synced calendars, a personal assistant and a smooth user experience.
Location: Tel Aviv and San Francisco
Founded: 2011
Money Raised: $4.5m
4. Appsflyer
A world leading mobile marketing analytics platform, that analyzes more than 800 advertising networks. The company has more than 3,000 customers such as Waze, Samsung, Baidu, Alibaba, Gett and others. Appflyer’s measuring component exists in 98% of the world’s smartphones!
Location: Herzliya and Haifa with several offices abroad
Founded: 2011
Money Raised: $83m
5. Autotalks
Leading manufacturer of V2X chipsets that enable vehicle-to-everything communication. Using Autotalks’ chips, vehicles can communicate with other vehicles, motorcycles, infrastructures and people. Perfect fit for a world full of autonomous cars.
Location: Kfar Netter
Founded: 2008
Money Raised: $55m
6. Belong
Belong is a place for cancer patients, their families and doctors. Its aim is to help these patients throughout their treatment process and improve the way cancer is being fought. Connects patients, doctors, researchers and hospitals.
Location: Bnei Atarot
Founded: 2014
7. Betzavta
Who doesn’t love a Shabbat Dinner? Oh, probably those that never got a chance to have one… yet! Betzavta brings together tourists and Israelis over an Israeli dinner, for an authentic and unique experience.
Founded: 2017
8. BiteMojo
Don’t feel like eating at a restaurant or at somebody else’s house, how about a food tour only a couple of clicks away? BiteMojo offers self-guided food experience in a few cities around the globe. Get a bite (or 6, to be more or accurate) of the world.
Location: Jerusalem
Founded: 2016
Money Raised: $580k
9. Bosco
Hey there, parents! Don’t you wish you had the ability to know who your kid is talking to and if he’s safe, both online and offline? Bosco is an app that helps you keep track of your child’s feelings and online behavior – check their mood, phone’s battery level, if they are exposed to explicit content and many different features to keep you alerted and your kid safe. Bosco is a part of sFBI, one of GKI Group’s investments.
Location: Rishpon
Founded: 2015
Money Raised: $2.75m
10. Brayola
Brayola is turning the search for a bra into a high-tech mission. In addition to helping select a perfectly fitting bra, they also use smart algorithms to provide recommendations to others based on the customer’s size and desired models.
Location: Tel Aviv and New York
Founded: 2011
Money Raised: $9m
11. Bringg
Bringg wants to bring (pun-intended) Amazon’s delivery logistics to everyone. It’s an Open SaaS platform that helps big and small companies manage complex delivery operations. Their customers are Coca-Cola (who also invested), Kimberly Clark, Panera Bread and more
Location: Tel Aviv
Founded: 2013
Money Raised: $32m
12. BuildUp
The construction industry really needs to shake up and leap into the 21st century. Luckily they have BuildUp, an app and a software that helps construction teams communicate and collaborate onsite.
Location: Tel Aviv and Palo Alto
Founded: 2013
Money Raised: $9.3m
13. Colu
Did somebody say “Blockchain”? Well, one of the first Israeli startups to embrace and popularize the blockchain technology was Colu. This new-ish and promising startup create local currencies to help the local business. The coin price is attached to the real and current coin.
Colu coin is accepted at many businesses in Tel-Aviv, and it’s also available in Haifa, London and Liverpool.
Location: Tel Aviv
Founded: 2014
Money Raised: $46m ($20m from ICO)
One of the troubles of every eCommerce company is delivering the items (like groceries) efficiently and quickly. Well, guess who’s here to solve that problem? CommonSense Robotics are building robotic micro-fulfillment centers, promising retailers 1-hour-delivery to customers.
Location: Tel Aviv
Founded: 2015
Money Raised: $26m ($20m raised this February)
What if we told you that there’s an Israeli startup, founded by two Orthodox Jews in Brooklyn and it’s backed by the one-and-only Kim Kardashian? That’s CRAZE!
CRAZE launched an app called Screenshop that automatically detects clothes in photos (from Instagram, for example) and lets you buy them, or similar-looking products. So simple, so efficient and so-successful after Kim Kardashian promoted it.
Location: New-York and Jerusalem
Founded: 2016
16. EyeSight
An expert in “machine vision” and gesture recognition technology, or as we call it — the future. EyeSight’s computer vision and deep learning solution can be used for Smart Home & IoT devices, Automotive systems, VR headsets, and other consumer electronics.
Location: Herzliya, US, Hong Kong and China
Founded: 2005
Money Raised: $26m
17. Farmigo
Don’t have time to stop at the farmer’s market or there isn’t one nearby? Now you can use this online farmer’s market, that connects you directly to local producers in your area, for any fresh foods you may need. Available only in North America.
Location: Tel Aviv and New York
Founded: 2009
Money Raised: $26m
18. Feelter
Feelter developed an algorithm to monitor conversations on the web to give users an accurate review about products they are considering buying.
The algorithm enables smart analysis of user-made posts and articles about a certain product or service offered by eCommerce websites, and displays the product’s total score next to it. Happy Shopping!
Location: Tel Aviv
Founded: 2013
Money Raised: $4.1m, part of it by GKI Group
19. Flytrex
Amazon, look behind you (or above you) because Flytrex is heading your way. The company’s flagship product, is a smart drone for small and quick deliveries. It’s connected and trackable at all times, which makes it perfect for companies who wish to improve their delivery systems. The drone is already being tested in one the best cities in the world – Reykjavik, Iceland. Will Flytrex deliver?
Location: Tel Aviv
Founded: 2013
Money Raised: $3m
20. Fiverr
One of the most successful startups, or should we say Scale-Ups in Israel is Fiverr, that let freelancers do all sorts of jobs for $5 (Or up to $500). If you need a logo, a drawing or even a voice artist, a translation, a copywriter or someone to mix your music, find all them in Fiverr, for a low price. Also, don’t forget to offer your services if you have any expertise in these categories.
Location: Tel Aviv and four locations at the U.S
Founded: 2010
Money Raised: $111m
21. Fuse.it
This pretty anonymous yet pretty “old” startup launched a pretty cool app at CES 2018. The app uses Fused Reality technology and lets users “star” next to celebrities or just “join” an existing video. The app is great, but it’s the technology that makes this company worthwhile.
Location: Tel Aviv and Los Angeles
Founded: 2011
22. GivingWay
There’s nothing like a startup for a good cause. GivingWay is a platform for finding places to volunteer around the world. Work with lions in South Africa, with children in India, or help in the jungles of Brazil. If your dream is doing good and helping others, this is the app for you.
Location: Tel Aviv
Founded: 2015
23. Glassify
Ever thought of purchasing a smart beer glass that studies your drinking habits and offers you personalized promotions and discounts for your favorite beer? Well, Now you can! Glassify also comes with an app, so you can order a beer before you show up and share your beer-drinking experiences.
Location: Tel Aviv
Founded: 2015
Money Raised: $250k
24. Gong.io
Ever wondered why your salesperson is not selling? Gong.io was developed to help you find the answer. Gong.io uses AI to analyze sales calls, conversation intelligence, and return a feedback. Calls are transcribed and analyzed with Gong’s self-learning conversation analytics engine so sales managers can understand what’s working, and what’s not.
Location: Herzliya and Palo Alto
Founded: 2015
Money Raised: $26m
25. Guesty
Need a helping hand with your Airbnb? Guesty helps property owners manage multiple Airbnb apartments and other vacation rentals with easy scheduling, automation, guest communication and more.
Location: Tel Aviv
Founded: 2013
Money Raised: $4.5m
26. Hargol Foodtech
For some, eating grasshoppers is a delicacy, for others, it looks pretty disgusting, but for Hargol (Grasshopper in Hebrew) Foodtech, it’s the future. The company specializes in mass production of protein and other products from grasshoppers, raised in a “farm”. The company won ten important prizes and it’s well-known at the Foodtech scene.
Location: Misgav
Founded: 2014
Money Raised: $1.5m
27. HereO
The smallest GPS watch, designed especially for children. The HereO watch will report your kid’s location at any time and alert you of anything suspicious. So let your worries go, get yourself a HereO.
Location: Herzliya
Founded: 2012
Money Raised: $4.4m
28. HipHope
Like an “airbag” for the waist, to protect seniors from falling and breaking their hip. Hip fracture is the most common injury for the elderly, and Hip-Hope’s smart wearable belt was created to prevent it, with smart fall detectors that inflate an airbag automatically. Hip-Hope is currently in beta, but will be available to get for your grandparents soon.
Location: Hod Hasharon
Founded: 2011
29. Houzz
Maybe you’ve heard of Houzz already; now based in Palo Alto, this Israeli startup that raised over $600 million and valued at over $4 billion, became the world’s leading online platform for home remodeling and decorating, and can connect you with right professional for the job.
Location: Tel-Aviv and Palo Alto
Founded: 2009
Money Raised: $613m
Intuition Robotics made a lot of buzz recently, promoting their main product – ElliQ, The Active Aging Companion. This friendly-looking robot uses AI and a voice assistant to help older adults stay active and connected to their friends and families through video chats, mini-games and even interesting lectures. ElliQ helps the elderly fight the loneliness, and it’s wonderful.
Location: Ramat Gan
Founded: 2015
Money Raised: $22m
31. Jolt
Jolt started as a marketplace for booking professionals to enrich, teach employees and expand their knowledge, but recently, Jolt made a big change. Now, Jolt is “gym for your profession”. Just pay 350 NIS (About $100) a month, and join as many sessions and workshops as you want – About UI/UX, product management, marketing, entrepreneurship and more. Pretty cool idea.
Location: Tel Aviv and Palo Alto
Founded: 2015
Money Raised: $2m
32. JoyTunes
Want to learn how to play the piano? Well, these days it’s easier than ever with JoyTunes’ highly-rated educational apps: Piano Dust Buster, Piano Maestro and Simply Piano. The apps teach you how to play the piano, step-by-step, while listening to you play (on a real piano or keyboard) and giving you grades.
The apps are used by more than seven million users worldwide.
Location: Tel Aviv
Founded: 2011
Money Raised: $7m
33. Knowers
Knowers is a new human-2-human travel app, that connects travelers with locals (Knowers) that provide tips, information and on-demand services to travelers. The local knowers get to monetize their knowledge while travelers have a better, smoother, experience. Knowers began a pilot in Tel Aviv on their way to take over the world!
Location: Kfar Saba
Founded: 2017
34. LawGeex
No one reads contracts. We bet you barely read up until this part of the article. LawGeex was created to read them for you. Upload your contract and let them do the magic. They will scan and compare with other similar contracts to find issues and flaws, and also get it to a lawyer.
Location: Tel Aviv and Palo Alto
Founded: 2014
Money Raised: $21.75m. Most recent funding of $12m was announced this week.
35. Lemonade
One of the most promising startups out there is the Insurtech startup Lemonade, who are aiming to shake down the archaic insurance industry. Lemonade has an assistant, a bot called Maya, that helps customers get the insurance and get paid quickly, without any problems. They take a flat fee, pay claims super fast, and donate what’s left. Lemonade’s service is available in several locations across the U.S.
Location: Tel Aviv and New York
Founded: 2015
Money Raised: $180m
Most of the startups are located in Tel Aviv and its surroundings, but not only. You can find thousands of companies from north to south.
[Also, click here to read last year’s post – 7 Israeli inventions from 7 decades of innovation]
From the mind that brought you Meerkat (Rest in Peace), here’s the millennials latest hit – Houseparty. The app, developed by Life On Air, is a group video chat. Simple and fun, with millions of happy users.
Location: Tel Aviv and San Francisco
Founded: 2012
Money Raised: $69.9m
37. Lightricks
Jerusalem-based Lights is the developer of few of the best and most popular design apps for iOS and Android: Photo-editors Facetune, Enlight Photofox and Enlight Quickshot, and video editor Enlight Videoleap. All brilliantly-designed, easy to use and award-winning. What else?
Location: Jerusalem
Founded: 2013
Money Raised: $10m
38. LogDog
Your smartphone’s watchdog that will prevent hacking into your social accounts such as Gmail, Facebook, Dropbox and more. LogDog continuously monitors your accounts and if it detects any suspicious activity, you’ll get an alert.
Location: Tel Aviv
Founded: 2013
Money Raised: $3.5m
39. Magisto
Instead of editing your own videos, let Magisto do it for you or your business. Add photos, videos, choose a theme and the music and let the magic happen. This useful tool will automatically create a video, with amazing results you could proudly share with your friends or customers.
Location: Nes Tziona and California
Founded: 2009
Money Raised: $20.5m
40. Medisafe
Have you forgotten to take your medicine? Again? Then don’t forget to use Medisafe, a platform that helps patients take the proper dose of meds, with reminders and all the info they need. On the other hand, doctors can keep track of their patients, to see how they’re doing.
Location: Haifa and Boston
Founded: 2012
Money Raised: $21.5m
41. Minute Media
Minute Media creates open platforms for sports fans, where everyone can become a reporter and build a community. At first, they launched 90min website for soccer fans, that quickly became a huge success and a reliable news source, so they didn’t stop there. They have two newer websites: 12up for the American NBA, NFL, MLB and college sports, and DBLTAP for the community of eSports.
Location: Tel Aviv, New York, Miami, London and Singapore.
Founded: 2011
Money Raised: $59m
42. MissBeez
Ladies, this app was tailored for you. MissBeez will connect you, the hard-working-busy woman, with professional beauty services around. Now you can have a manicure, pedicure, hair design and more right at your doorstep or at the office.
Location: Shefayim, Barcelona and London
Founded: 2015
Money Raised: $5m
43. Monday.com
Formerly known as DaPulse, monday.com (such a brilliant name) is a tool that helps teams work better together. The easy-to-use and visual platform “that works for you, and not the other way around” is perfect for keeping track on projects and communicating with other team members.
Location: Tel Aviv and New York
Founded: 2012
Money Raised: $34.7m
44. Nexar
Turn your smartphone into a dashcam, and your car into a connected car. Nexar is an app that records videos, detects hazards and reports back to you and the community of drivers in case of an emergency. A smart solution to keep everyone connected, and the roads documented. Drive safely!
Location: Tel Aviv, New York and San Francisco
Founded: 2015
Money Raised: $44.5m
45. Nutrino
Nutrino works as your own professional nutritionist. Input your fitness goals, medical records, allergies, and your favorite foods. Their algorithm will study your lifestyle and eating habits, and even get information from wearables, all to give you the best diet plan tailored for you. In 2017, Nutrino won “Biomed startup of the Year” in a competition sponsored by the Israel Innovation Authority.
Location: Tel Aviv and San Francisco
Founded: 2011
Money Raised: $10m ($8m raised last week)
46. Overwolf
Founded in 2010 to make the Gamer’s world more social and awesome. Overwolf runs their own free “App store” with over 250 overlay apps that work as an extension for the most popular games (League of Legends, DOTA2, Fortnite, Overwatch, Minecraft etc), connecting you with other players, sharing your scores, and more.
Location: Tel Aviv
Founded: 2010
Money Raised: $5.3m
47. PayKey
Developed a white-labeled keyboard for banks, enabling the users to easily transfer money to peers, check their balance, withdraw cash and other banking-related activities. The keyboard integrates with WhatsApp, Twitter, Facebook Messenger and other popular applications. With customers like Mastercard, BBVA and Santander, no wonder they’re on the right path.
Location: Tel Aviv
Founded: 2014
Money Raised: $16.4m
48. Playbuzz
You’ve probably heard of Playbuzz by now, or at least played one of its interactive games. The world’s top publishers use Playbuzz to tell stories, engage with their visitors, and most importantly – keep it interesting.
Location: Tel Aviv, London, Hamburg and more…
Founded: 2012
Money Raised: Nearly $70m
49. Playsight
PlaySight is the creator of SmartCourt, a fully automated court monitoring that tracks everything, analyzes every move in a match or practice and gives the coach detailed insights and ways to improve the players’ skills. PlaySight is perfect for different types of sports, from Soccer and Basketball to Squash and Martial Arts, and it’s available in hundreds of courts worldwide.
Location: Kfar Saba
Founded: 2010
Money Raised: $11m
50. Ripples
Imagine that instead of reading this sentence here on our blog, you could have read it on your coffee! Well, for that (and much better uses) Ripples is for. Ripple Maker can “print” anything on the foam of the customer’s cappuccino or beer, with just a few clicks. Pretty amazing tool for restaurants and bars to keep the customers satisfied and coming.
Location: Tel Aviv
Founded: 2005
51. Sensibo
Sensibo invented the product we all wanted to invent – A smart device attachable to your non-smart air conditioner, making it smart. With Sensibo you can turn it on and turn it off anytime, directly from your smartphone. You can also schedule it, and it’s smart enough to know when you’re leaving home to turn off automatically. Also, it integrates with your Google Home or Amazon Eco.
Location: Tel Aviv
Founded: 2013
Money Raised: Nearly $4m
52. Shupperz
The Uber of personal shoppers. The app connects you with shoppers, or “Shupperz”, from all around the world, who buy you unique clothes or items that you wouldn’t find anywhere else. Time to shop like a local.
Location: Herzliya
Founded: 2017
53. SimilarWeb
The perfect tool for marketing teams, BI and agencies, SimilarWeb brings you all the data you need for your website or app, and your competitor’s. The system measures traffic, time on page and all sorts of parameters to help you analyze, learn and improve. With information about more than 80 million websites and 3 million apps, they have a whole lotta data.
Location: Tel Aviv, New York, Sao Paolo and more
Founded: 2007
Money Raised: $112m
54. Sit N’ Stand
Millions of people over the age of 65 have difficulty getting up, the new Israeli product Sit N’ Stand aims to solve that, or at least make their lives easier. Sit N’ Stand is an inflatable unit that can be placed on any seat, and it’s controlled with two buttons to help those who need to sit… and stand.
Location: Ginosar (Sea of Galilee)
Founded: 2016
Money Raised: Undisclosed amount, also from GKI Group
55. StoreDot
StoreDot is making super-fast batteries using nanotechnology and organic compounds. They claim they can charge your smartphone within 5 minutes, and they have plans for changing the world of charging. We can’t wait for the release of the FlashBattery™ products to see how it works.
Location: Herzliya
Founded: 2012
Money Raised: $126m
56. Supermeat
Instead of “Meatless Monday”, maybe you should try SuperMeat – Real meat made from cells, raised in a lab. The vision is to create a clean meat, that tastes exactly like the real thing, and without harming any animals in the process. Is this the future?
Location: Rehovot
Founded: 2015
Money Raised: $3m
57. TabTale
With over one billion downloads and 300 apps, you can pretty much say that TabTale is one of the leading mobile gaming companies. Every week they release an educational app, game, or book just for kids. Visit their website and see if you find anything that suits you or your kids, like “Run Sausage Run” or “2 For 2”.
Location: Tel Aviv and more
Founded: 2010
Money Raised: $13.5m
58. Tailor Brands
The nightmare of every graphic designer, Tailor Brands is a tool for businesses that automatically creates a unique logo and a complete brand language. All it requires is just answering a few short questions, choosing a preferable style and then AI will do the rest. And the best thing? The price is very much affordable.
Location: Tel Aviv and New York
Founded: 2013
Money Raised: $5m
59. Taranis
A precision agriculture intelligence platform that gives farmers tools to monitor their fields, make informed decisions and then act on them. Among their tools: A super-camera for aerial imagery, disease and pest advisor, smart field scouting, weather forecast and a monitor to keep track on everything. As they say, “We help farmers grow”.
Location: Tel Aviv
Founded: 2014
Money Raised: $9.5m
60. TourPal
Looking for a tour guide? Now you can grab TourPal in over 90 locations around the globe, to be your own audio tour guide straight from the palm of your hand. You can use it both online or offline, and the guide will be there for you to give you all of the exciting details.
Location: Tel Aviv
Founded: 2012
Money Raised: Nearly $2m
61. Trax
Trax Image Recognition uses computer vision to help brands, CPG (Consumer Packaged Goods) manufacturers and retailers analyze how their products look on the physical shelf. See how many bought and how many left, compared to competitors on the same shelf, and learn what to do next. Among their customers are Nestle, Heineken, Kimberly Clark, P&G and more.
Location: Tel Aviv, but the headquarters are in Singapore
Founded: 2010
Money Raised: $125.5m
62. Twiggle
Founded by two ex-Google employees and on its way to becoming The Google of eCommerce, Twiggle helps users shop smarter. Their API, easily installed on the website, turns every search to a smarter search, helping users find exactly what they were looking for, using NLP (Natural Language Processing) and AI. Twiggle’s uniqueness is the simplicity of just adding a few tweaks to your search bar rather than changing it entirely.
Location: Tel Aviv and New York
Founded: 2013
Money Raised: $35m
63. Umatch Analytics
A next-gen business intelligence platform that provides real, actionable and accurate information about businesses and business people. Umatch Analytics leverages cutting-edge data gathering, profiling and analytics in combination with machine learning to provide detailed insights into real-life business processes. The perfect tool for networking at events, connecting companies and people and building an intelligent database for ecosystems.
Location: Kfar Saba
Founded: 2016
Money Raised: Undisclosed amount from GKI Group
64. Vayyar
Hey, what if we told you that there’s an Israeli startup that might help you see through walls? That’s not Sci-Fi, that’s Vayyar. The company developed a 3D sensor based on RF (Radio Frequency) that helps you “see” what’s going on inside different objects and materials. Their technology can be used to detect cancer, for smart homes (detect if someone’s walking around the house) or just anything you could think of.
Location: Yehud
Founded: 2011
Money Raised: $79m
65. Via
Via aims to be the “Uber” for transit. Customers request a ride through the app, and Via’s algorithm will find the transit that likely goes their way and can pick them up. Currently available in New York, Chicago, Washington D.C and recently London, but we’re confident the service will be available anywhere, soon.
Location: Tel Aviv and New York
Founded: 2012
Money Raised: $387m
66. WalkMe
Ever “walked” into a website, and had no idea where to go next? Let WalkMe walk you through it. WalkMe is a digital adoption platform that helps enterprises and companies guide their customers through their website or online training with visual clues, strategically placed content and more, only to simplify the experience in apps and websites.
Location: Tel Aviv, San Francisco and New York
Founded: 2011
Money Raised: $167.5m
67. Wi-Charge
Wi-Charge has a mission – Remote wireless charging as widespread as WiFi in public spaces, offices and homes. Meaning? Installing one their products in your house could charge multiple devices such your phone or watch from up to 10 meters distance. No cables needed, no mess, and no need to stick in one place.
Location: Rehovot
Founded: 2010
68. Windward
All on board! We’ve seen many analytics companies – For websites, sales, farms and sports, but what about the sea? Windward is the world’s first maritime platform, analyzing all the aspects and risks: Tracking ships and commodity flows, and finding all the relevant information on the goods transported by sea. Windward gives their customers the advantage of knowing what’s going on at sea.
Location: Tel Aviv and Paris
Founded: 2010
Money Raised: $15.8m
The company is building a medical imaging insight platform to provide radiologists with all the information and tools they need to make their next life-saving decision. Their image processing abilities can help health institutes identify diseases and suggest preventive treatment quickly and reduce the risks.
Location: Shefayim
Founded: 2014
Money Raised: $20m
70. Zeek
Instead of letting your unwanted gift cards or vouchers go to waste, you can sell them. Zeek lets users sell their gift cards at a lower price, and buyers can use them to get a discount. Pretty simple.
Location: Tel Aviv and London
Founded: 2013
Money Raised: $12.5m
We’ll see you again next year, with 71 Israeli startups! Ok, or we’ll just find another way to celebrate 71 years of Israeli innovation. In the meanwhile, have fun, and don’t forget – We have an amazing country!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
