Terra Venture Partners Newsletter
2018 Edition
We are delighted to share with you recent news and updates about Terra’s portfolio companies. Over the last several years, Terralab has successfully incubated 17 companies, some of which you can read about below. We continue to be dedicated to partnering with inspiring entrepreneurs to build breakthrough companies that will impact positively on the environment and society!
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Terra Portfolio News and Updates
KUDOS to our portfolio companies that successfully raised impressive financing rounds during 2017, most of which were immediately after their incubation period at Terralab.
Series A Funding
Terra is proud to be the lead seed investor and active board member of Intuition Robotics, maker of the ElliQ robotic elder care assistant. Intuition Robotics raised more than $20 million led by Toyota Research Institute.
Intuition was also named a CES 2018 Best of Innovation winner.For full media coverage, please click here.
With its unique farm management platform, FieldIn integrates all available farm data into one control center to optimize pesticide and fertilizer deployment and increase yield and profitability. FieldIn has a fast-growing global customer base and successfully raised $4 million from strategic investors.
Neurolief
Neurolief develops wearable devices using non-invasive neuromodulation technology to treat disorders such as migraine, depression, and ADD. The company successfully raised $5 million following outstanding results in a randomized controlled clinical trial for migraines and extremely positive interim results in depression.
Sixgill’s unique technology provides a fully automated dark web crawler system for large organizations worldwide. Sixgill raised additional funding during 2017, following its $4 million Series A financing round led by Elron Electronic Industries and Terra Venture Partners.
SolAround has developed a world-leading technology for high-power, high efficiency p-silicon based, bifacial photovoltaic cells. SolAround recently raised its Series A round to begin commercialization of its unique solar cells.
Silentium is a leading provider of active noise cancellation technology and adaptive sound management solutions. For its global expansion, the company successfully raised $15M from strategic investors.
Congratulations to Wi-Charge for winning the CES 2018 Best of Innovation Award.
Wi-Charge has received FDA approval for its wireless charging technology, confirming the safety of its technology.
SmarTap is pleased to announce its strategic partnership with VictoriaPlum.com, the UK’s #1 online bathroom distributor, and with HSIL, India's leading sanitary ware company. You can order the SmarTap smart shower system online here>>
sPARK recently signed a strategic alliance with a global leader in parking solutions (Indigo/InfraPark/OPnGO), and is entering hundreds of cities in EU / US with a dedicated mutual parking app.
Terra's new portfolio company, Timing, began deployment of its product on customer websites (100+ users) TO product video>>
PV Nano Cell and Merck entered into a cooperation for the development of applications utilizing PV Nano Cell’s proprietary conductive ink.
Kytera successfully completed a series of pilots in the US, confirming its unique ability to automatically detect distress situations and conduct wellbeing assessments for elderly people who are aging-in-place.
Highlights and Achievements
TERRA NEWS AND EVENTS
New portfolio companies
Terralab is proud to announce our most recent investments in:
Giora Kornblau - Terralab CEO
Terra is pleased to announce the appointment of Giora Kornblau as the new CEO of the Terralab incubator. linkedin
Delegations
Terralab frequently hosts important delegations from overseas, including investors, corporations, governmental representatives and entrepreneurs.
Among our guests during 2017, we were honored by the visit of: Vinci, TOTO, Merck, Starhub, Singapore power, CLP, Flanders Cleantech delegation, China embassy, GE, Engie.
TERRA EVENTS
Terra organizes important events at the Terralab incubator for the benefit of our entrepreneurs and the northern start-up ecosystem!
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