Daily E-LETTER (18.1.2023) on Business&more from Israel&Abraham Accords by 'VonNaftali' /#13

What's in: Investors do not bow away from Israel bc of Netanyahu, Functional Gum from Israel, Abraham Accords: Innovation only way to stop climate change

The next New Israeli Venture Capital Fonds for Israeli Start-ups. VCs do not bow away from Israel because of Netanyahu – D/E

Some Israeli business media are currently playing the role of blaming the Netanyahu government for an alleged withdrawal of venture capital from Israel with little-substantiated reports. They join the left-wing chorus of scaremongering.

However, it’s more accusatory blame-game and political propaganda than solid business news. The economic news seems only to be bad, but the opposite is true. And, much of the bad news – and there is of course bad news – is due to global conditions: war in Europe and an associated economic recession. Russia and Iran are the warmongers and one of the main reasons why the world is stuck in a global economic crisis today.

This is ignored by many left-wing business media, as is the fact too that market adjustments and a shift in the ecosystems are currently taking place: software and hardware companies are experiencing declines and are facing extensive mergers, and other ecosystems are in the aspiring, and promising establishment such as FoodTech, MedTech, SustainTech or BioTch, to name just four industries in which Israel is currently positioning itself as a leader. There is no sign of a crisis here.

A word on these left-woken business media: Their articles against the Netanyahu government, according to which investors are pulling out of Israel because of Netanyahu, are based almost entirely on anonymous sources – and, well, imagination and anonymous rumors are not a solid basis and do not replace Facts – or ex-CEOs who failed and had to answer to their companies in lawsuits worth billions. Read more on VonNaftali in Deutsch or English.

Functional Gum: True Sugar-free, organic, nut-free, lactose-free, lot of Vitamines & kosher from Israel – D/E

TopGum Industries Ltd. (Tel Aviv) debuts their latest offering of sugar-free, organic gummies to the nutritional health supplement category. Learn more on VonNaftali. Subscription $29,90 for 12 months (nett.).

TopGum was founded in 2004, by Hai Hayon and Dov Lusternik. In 2019, TopGum launched its functional gummy supplements portfolio following years of intensive R&D and sizeable investment in a state-of-the-art GMP- and UL-qualified facility.

In just a few years TopGum has positioned itself as a leader in the Israeli functional gummies market. TopGum complies with the strictest standards of safety and quality. All products are nut-free, lactose-free, gluten-free, and kosher- and halal-certified.

TopGum developed the innovation that made the sugar-free delivery system possible without using sugar, sweeteners of any kind, or sugar alcohols, instead relying on the natural sweetness of the ingredient in the matrix of the gummies to provide a delicious taste experience. Read more on VonNaftali in Deutsch and English.

Abraham Accords: Only Way to reach Net Zero CO2 is Disruptive Innovation. Not neo-colonial “Gretaism” to add

Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI), in collaboration with IBM, formally launched an AI Centre of Excellence on Tuesday, 17th January, as part of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week’s World Future Energy Summit.

Experts from IBM and MBZUAI plan to focus on decarbonisation, with advanced research into climate change mitigation and adaptation. Joint research teams will work on the development of foundational AI models, which could help inform the deployment of clean and renewable energy in the electrification of multiple sectors across the economy.

Dr. Sultan Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology, President-Designate for COP28, and Chairman of MBZUAI, said, “The only way to Net Zero is through disruptive technologies and innovations that fundamentally re-program our energy production and consumption Read more on VonNaftali