Amazon buying Israeli startup CloudEndure for $250 million
Amazon is buying the Israeli startup company CloudEndure for an estimated $250 million.
Canadian business accelerator lauded as one of the best in the world
UBI Global, a Swedish data and advisory firm, ranked the Toronto-based York Entrepreneurship Development Institute as the number 1 university-linked business accelerator in the world.
YEDI holds two-week entrepreneurship program in Ariel
Toronto’s York Entrepreneurship Development Institution, ran an intense “acceleration program” for 15 leading student businesses, on Israel’s Ariel U campus
HEC and Israeli college launch virtual business incubator
IQBator, whose first two letters stand for Israel and Quebec, is an online program that will allow students to learn how to turn their ideas into businesses
Revolutionary Israeli vision device arrives in Canada
OrCam’s revolutionary technology allows people with visual impairments to “see” the world around them through a wearable device and simple interface
Should shuls be more like startups?
Jewish organizations are struggling to maintain relevance in a changing world. Learning from today’s market success stories might help them fine tune their efforts
Ford buys Israeli startup to improve self-driving car technology
Ford Motor Co. recently bought the Israeli startup, SAIPS, to improve its driverless car technology and plans to put these vehicles on the road in a ride-sharing service by 2021, the company announced this week
Israeli social media gaming company sold for $4.4 billion
A Chinese consortium has agreed to purchase the Israeli social media games company Playtika for $4.4 billion (U.S.) in cash
Three Torontonians start new businesses in the Galilee
Starting a business is tough anywhere, but three Torontonians are proving they have the grit to do it in one of the toughest places, northern Israel, where they’re changing minds and expectations with classic Canadian can-do spirit
How a Jewish farm boy from Sasketchewan became Canada’s best salesman
A look at the life of Philip Kives, the dynamic Winnipeg entrepreneur and founder of K-tel International
