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Startup Spotlight on Albo Climate
We were thrilled to start off 2023 speaking with Ariella Charny, COO and Co-Founder of Albo Climate. Albo is an Israeli startup tackling...
Feb 1, 2023


July Startup Spotlight on Agri-Light
We’re pleased to spotlight Elisha Rubin, Executive Chairman and Founder of Agri-Light. Agri-Light is a consistent participant of Pears...
Aug 10, 2022


Spotlight on N-Drip
For our 2022 June Newsletter, we spotlighted Avishay Sternleib, VP Global Sales at N-Drip Gravity Micro Irrigation. What is N-Drip's...
Jul 13, 2022


Spotlight on: Shlomo Navarro
This month, we're switching things up and spotlighting an incredible Israeli researcher and inventor who has created several tech...
Jun 29, 2022


Spotlight on: HomeBiogas
In April 2022, the Pears Program team had the opportunity to visit the HomeBiogas headquarters in Beit Yanai. Afterwards, we had the...
Jun 29, 2022


Spotlight on: SoLED
This month we are spotlighting Dana Pousty, Co-Founder and CTO of SoLED. Based in Israel, Dana participated in the IsraAID-Pears Program...
Mar 5, 2022


Spotlight on ChromePay
This time, we are spotlighting Gabriel Saunyama, CEO at ChromePay. Gabriel participated in the Innovation Journey 2021. What is...
Jan 21, 2022


Spotlight on ConfirmU
This month we interviewed Yatir Zaluski, CEO of ConfirmU. ConfirmU is a data analytics start-up specializing in providing alternative...
Jun 23, 2021


Spotlight on: Ayala
This month we interviewed Eli Cohen, Founder and CEO of Ayala Water & Ecology. Ayala has developed the 'Natural Biological System'™, a...
Apr 21, 2021


Spotlight on: Zzapp Malaria
This month we interviewed Arnon Houri Yafin, ZzappMalaria's CEO. This week, Zzapp was named a finalist for the IBM Watson XPRIZE 'AI for...
Mar 26, 2021


Spotlight on: Truvi
This month we interviewed Dr. Nir Tenenbaum, a 2019 Pears Challenge alum and Truvi's Co-Founder and CEO. Truvi is building an AI platform...
Feb 19, 2021


Spotlight on Soapy
This month we interviewed Max Simonovsky, Soapy CEO and 2017 Pears Challenge alumnus. Tell us about Soapy "Soapy has taken handwashing to...
Jan 21, 2021


Spotlight on Tikkun Olam Makers
Last month, we spoke to Nadav Yesod, Director of Global Communities at Tikkun Olam Makers TOM - Tikkun Olam Makers - is a global network...
Dec 28, 2020


Spotlight on: Plethora
This month, we spoke to Effi Baruch co-founder and CEO at Plethora. Plethora is a Edtech platform teaching computational thinking. The...
Sep 30, 2020


Spotlight on: Emnotion
At the occasion of Humanitarian Day this month, we spoke to Ilya Shapira co-founder and CEO at Emnotion. Emnotion develops climate...
Aug 29, 2020


Spotlight on Rural Senses
This month, we spoke to Yau Ben Or co-founder and managing director at Rural Senses. Tell us about Rural Senses! Rural Senses is all...
Aug 11, 2020


Spotlight on Mathika
This month, we spoke to Eyal Dessou Tzafrir, founder and CEO at Mathika. Mathika is an EdTech startup developing a web-based and mobile...
Jun 30, 2020


Spotlight on Israeli DevTech Startup: EFA Technologies
On May, we are featuring Yoel Ezra, CEO at EFA Technologies. Yoel developed his solution as a member of the Pears Challenge cohort in...
May 30, 2020


Spotlight on Israeli DevTech Startup: Cassit
This month, we are featuring superwoman Tamar Ish Cassit, Co-CEO and CTO of Cassit. What is Cassit's Story? Tamar Ish Cassit, an...
Mar 29, 2020


Spotlight on Israeli DevTech Startup: OKO
This month, we are featuring Simon Schwall, CEO of OKO Finance. OKO provides index insurance and other farming-related services to...
Mar 11, 2020

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