EYE ON ISRAELI TECH
To view the original post, please click here. Proud to have two of our founder’s on this list. Congrats To Flytrex and Evinced! Israel: From “Start-up Nation” to “Scale-Up Nation” Have you used instant messaging lately? What about VOIP technology? Been protected by a firewall, or plugged in a flash drive? Then you’ve used an […]
BGV 2021: Year in Review
2021 marked groundbreaking highlights for the BGV portfolio, and for our firm. We couldn’t be prouder of our entrepreneurs, our investors and our team members, and we’re grateful to be able to welcome a few new members to that roster. Looking forward to an exciting year ahead!
“What is due diligence anyway?” – Podcast with Dr. Barak Ben-Avinoam
BGV’s Dr. Barak Ben-Avinoam was recently featured on the Venture Capital Podcast. “In this chapter, we will host Dr. Barak Ben-Avinoam, a lecturer at Reichman University and the Technion, a partner in the BGV Foundation and a member of the Investment Committee of the Innovation Authority. The chapter will deal with government funding bodies as an […]
FAA greenlights Flytrex for 1-mile drone deliveries in North Carolina
Company previously had to keep drones within visual line of sight To view the original article, please click here. In a landmark certification for the company, drone delivery provider Flytrex on Tuesday announced that it had received FAA approval for drone deliveries with a range of up to 1 nautical mile in North Carolina, expanding its reach […]
Flytrex raises $40M to build its drone-based delivery service across suburbs in the U.S.
To view the original post, please click here. Flytrex, the Israeli startup working with Walmart, Chilli’s, and others in North Carolina in pilots for a drone-based delivery service targeting suburban consumers, has picked up $40 million in funding to continue developing its hardware and software, and more business partnerships, as it awaits regulatory nods to expand […]
Mapping Industry 4.0: Investors Pitch Night
On July 21, the Israel Industry 4.0 community, powered by Start-Up Nation Central, hosted an inaugural pitch night, Mapping I4: Investor Pitch Night. Sarah Benhamou introduced BGV in an event that brought together leading startups and investors from the Tel Aviv ecosystem, that included high profile VCs and startups in the fields of manufacturing, energy, supply chain, and cybersecurity for industrial applications. […]
Fast food chain El Pollo Loco to Launch Drone Delivery with Flytrex
To view the article from Business Insider, please click here. Restaurants are dreaming of ways to avoid crippling fees from DoorDash and Grubhub. A Southern California chain believes it has the answer – drone delivery.
BGV Virtual Event: Enterprise Technology — Seeded in Israel, Scaled for the World
On Wednesday, January 6th, 2021 we hosted a virtual event on scaling enterprise technology businesses globally. To view the VOD, please click here, or watch below: BGV General Partners Eric Benhamou and Eric Buatois shared insights on relevant trends for Enterprise 4.0 startups in today’s investment landscape, and CEOs from BGV’s Israeli portfolio companies joined us for a discussion on building […]