The top ten will vie for 1 million NIS in no-equity cash prizes to be determined and distributed by a final judging panel of Israel-based industry experts and leaders. Cash winners will be announced at the MassChallenge Awards on November 9th, co-hosted with the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Its been a remarkable journey to have witnessed our startups grow, fundraise, and even pivot throughout the accelerator, said Israel Ganot, MassChallenge Israel Managing Director. Our judges selected top-notch startups, which represent some of the most cutting-edge technologies across IoT, healthcare, tourism, foodtech and social impact. Im thrilled to be celebrating this milestone and achievement together with the Israel innovation ecosystem on November 9th.
Over the past four months, the 2016 Israel first batch has been working with mentors to refine their businesses, connecting with corporate and nonprofit organizations to explore partnership opportunities, and attending workshops to learn more about product/market fit, pitching, and fundraising. Now, the top ten will take what theyve learned and put it into action to impress industry experts.
More than 500 innovation leaders from the Israeli ecosystem are anticipated to attend the November 9th event to celebrate the winners. The MassChallenge Awards will also welcome IBM Watson General Manager Deborah DiSanzo as the keynote speaker. DiSanzo is the General Manager for IBM Watson Health, the business unit founded to support IBMs next “moonshot: to advance health at a global scale. As the top executive for Watson Health, Deborah leads 7,000 IBMers worldwide from the units headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Prior to joining IBM, DiSanzo was the CEO of Philips Healthcare.
MassChallenge Israel Top 10:
Access for Life
Healthcare / Life Sciences
Access for Life JEM devices are implanted subcutaneously to an AV fistula vein for chronic disease patients on repetitive vascular access.
www.accessforlife.biz
bitemojo
General
bitemojo offers self-guided culinary foodbites in the most fascinating destinations.
www.bitemojo.com
Eggxyt
General
Male or female? A novel approach for sexing chicken embryos on day one before incubation (and saving them from being hatched and disposed).
www.eggxyt.com
EyeControl
Healthcare / Life Sciences
EyeControl is an affordable, mobile, and easy to use communication device, that will unlock ALS and other “locked in” patients worldwide.
www.eyecontrol.co.il
Loginno
High Tech
Shipping Container IoT as a standard solution to the logistics industry.
www.loginno.com
Plasmatica Ltd.
Healthcare / Life Sciences
Using new and unique technology Plasmatica solves fogging problem upon optical surfaces for medical, sports and defense industries.
http://www.masschallenge.org/startups/2016/profile/plasmatica-
Snapp
High Tech
Snapp is an app that allows entrepreneurs in developing countries to build, manage, and publish their own app, from their smartphones.
www.snappbuilder.com
The KnowItAlls
Social Impact
Imagine today’s girls growing up to be tomorrow’s key players in science! Our unique toys inspire and encourage girls to play with science!
www.theknowitalls.co
Versatile Natures
High Tech
Versatile Natures makes construction sites smarter! With a multi-sensor IoT, plug-and-play hook that transforms any crane to a smart crane.
www.vnatures.net
VOL Travel
We help people fly for free by maximizing the return on their frequent flyer miles. Enabling them to book free flights easily and quickly.
www.vol-travel.com
About MassChallenge:MassChallenge is the most startup-friendly accelerator on the planet. No equity and not-for-profit, we are obsessed with helping entrepreneurs across any industry. We also reward the highest-impact startups through a competition to win a portion of several million dollars in equity-free cash awards. Through our global network of accelerators in Boston, the UK, Israel, Switzerland, and Mexico, and unrivaled access to our corporate partners, we can have a massive impact – driving growth and creating value the world over. To date, 835 MassChallenge alumni have raised over $1.4 billion in funding, generated over $575 million in revenue, and created over 50,000 jobs. For more information, please visit masschallenge.org.
MassChallenge Israel is proud to be supported by partners including:Ministry of Jerusalem? and Heritage?, The Jerusalem Development Authority, Ministry of Economy, PTC, Poalim Hi-Tech, The Kraft Group, Robert ?Bosch? Venture Capital?, CJP, Dell EMC, The Jerusalem Foundation, IBM, Liberty Mutual, The Boston Consulting Group, Strauss Alpha, The Kitchen, Tnuva, ?Wissotzky?, ?HFN, Yigal Arnon & Co., FBC & Co, Reinhold Cohn? Group?, and Sagent Management.
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