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Featured on jewishpresstampa.com: Israeli tech companies to show off products at Tampa event
May 18, 2018Eight startup companies from Israel and two speakers from Israeli tech superstars, Waze and Wix, will be featured at the second annual Innovation Fusion event on Wednesday, June 13 at the Bryan Glazer Family JCC in Tampa.The event is being put on by the Florida-Israel Business Accelerator (FIBA), based at the JCC, and…
Featured on bizjournals.com: Waze navigation app exec finds his way to Tampa innovation event
By Margie Manning – Finance Editor, Tampa Bay Business Journal May 8, 2018, 1:21pm EDT Updated 2 hours ago A top executive from Waze, a popular GPS navigation app, will talk about how the company is fitting in with its corporate parent, Google, at Innovation Fusion, a flagship event for the Florida-Israel Business Accelerator. Aron Di Castro, head of global partnerships…
Featured on tampabay.com: Florida-Israel Business Accelerator brings four more tech companies to Tampa
By Richard Danielson May 7, 2018 One makes a small, high-definition screen you can wear on a necklace or hat to express yourself through images, messages or GIFs. Another uses military-grade encryption to allow law enforcement officers to communicate securely over off-the-shelf smart phones and devices. A third created an “interview simulation engine” that employs…
Featured on tampabay.com: Israeli tech companies look to enter U.S. market through Tampa Bay
By Alli Knothe, Times Correspondent Published: March 9, 2018Updated: March 9, 2018 at 01:52 PM TAMPA — Representatives from three Israeli technology companies that specialize in construction, health care and internet security have spent the last month in Tampa Bay meeting with potential customers, local businesses and community leaders with hopes of entering the market.…
Featured on Jewishpresstampa.com: Business accelerator picks 4 new Israeli companies to spread wings here
Following a successful inaugural year when the Florida-Israel Business Accelerator (FIBA) brought eight companies from Israel to Tampa to meet potential investors and customers, FIBA has selected four new Israeli companies to help get established here. The new companies are in the field of digital health, ecologically conscious construction, cyber security, and the medical device…
Featured on miamiherald.com: Florida’s technology ties to Israel will make us a more innovative state
BY BRIAN SIEGAL siegalb@ajc.org February 22, 2018 08:00 PM Updated February 22, 2018 08:00 PM Not only are America’s national security interests dependent on its global engagement, but so is the American economy — after all, 95 percent of the world’s consumers live outside the United States. Florida is key to this worldwide involvement. Thanks…
Featured on Business Observer: From Israel, with Innovation
From Israel, with Innovation BY: BRIAN HARTZ | TAMPA BAY EDITOR February 16, 2018 Rachel Marks Feinman, a Tampa native and former lawyer who has studied at Hebrew University in Jerusalem, is the new director of the Florida-Israel Business Accelerator. Israel is known as the startup nation, and for good reason. Despite having a population…
Featured on Tampa Bay Business Journal: Exclusive: First look at the next wave of Israeli startups that could make a mark in Tampa Bay
February 8, 2018 Executives from four Israeli startups that focus on health, cybersecurity and ecologically friendly construction arrive in Tampa next week, ready to establish a U.S. presence and work with local businesses on partnerships. The companies will take part in the first round of the 2018 program at the Florida-Israel Business Accelerator, a Tampa…
Featured on calcalistech.com: Anheuser-Busch InBev Brewing Company Buys Beverage Analytics Startup WeissBeerger
FIBA is so excited about the latest success story from one of our 2017 cohort companies…Weissbeerger! Tel Aviv-based WeissBeerger collects beer and soft-drink consumption data, providing real-time analytics to the brewing and hospitality industries Meir Orbach 10:5526.01.18 Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV, the world’s largest beer brewer, has acquired Tel Aviv-based WeissBeerger, a beverage consumption analytics startup,…
Florida-Israel Business Accelerator: Interview with Florida Governor Rick Scott on Israeli Media
Watch the interview with Governor Rick Scott on Israeli media discussing Florida as a great place for Israeli companies to do business. The Governor spoke with Channel 20 following a reception event recognizing FIBA companies that participated in the 2017 program. Florida-Israel Business Accelerator: Interview with Florida Governor Rick Scott on Israeli Media from FIBA…