When it comes to artificial intelligence and neural networks, people can easily think of such a country as the so-called innovation country—Israel. One that has undergone many tests in the past and is now known to the world because of its technological capabilities no less than Silicon Valley. Giant companies from all over the world have also coveted Israeli startups. The economic miracle created by Israel is well-known. As a small country with a population of just over eight million, Israel has created a miracle of per capita GDP exceeding 30,000 U.S. dollars. Ninety percent of them came from their technology industries. It was such a country that was constantly disturbed by the smoke of the war and ethnic conflicts. However, it became the country with the largest number of listed companies in the Nasdaq except the United States.
In Tel Aviv, we found that innovation is rooted in the genes of the city. Most of the startups in the city's Rhodiapolis offices work in some old houses and communities. Even if they succeed in getting financing, they maintain a streamlined team. This is said to allow investment. People’s money lasts longer. Some of their entrepreneurial teams have white hair. Experienced professors and doctors are willing to abandon the comfortable environment of large companies and scientific research institutions. They are willing to work silently for several years to overcome technical difficulties and wait for certain things. Subsequent successful financing came back. This is like a group of Americans in the 60s.
In the field of artificial intelligence, we visited several representative and different stages of startup companies in the field of artificial intelligence. These companies, teams, ideas, and technologies surprised us with the Israelis’ efforts in technological breakthroughs.
The iOnroad that Israel recently acquired by Harman International is a good example. The car navigation app can be seen everywhere now, Gaode map, Baidu map, etc. But unlike ordinary navigation software, iOnRoad has a more accurate positioning system. And more humane functions. We have seen iOnRoad's newly developed virtual reality technology that can display real-time street view maps marked with road names, house numbers, and store names during driving. This technology was recently acquired by Harman, an Israeli company owned by Samsung. It has also been used in Mercedes-Benz's newly introduced A-series in 2018. The iOnRoad augmented reality driving application can also be used in the safe driving of cars to warn drivers of road hazard conditions. The software does not require special With the support of hardware, you can run smart road safety systems on Android, IOS, Windows and Linux software platforms with just smartphone hardware, cameras and accelerometers.
Although Innovid and Ironsource are in different financing stages, we have seen the greatness of Israeli companies. Both companies have adopted unique algorithms to help customers accurately push ads to achieve rapid cash out. Innovid's new advertising technology In the online videos watched by users, the advertisements can be directly embedded in the scenes according to the content. IronSource focuses on how to use huge amounts of data and precise algorithms to help software developers cash in, provide accurate advertising, and accelerate the realization of the market. Therefore, these two The company has amazing profitability, which reflects the characteristics of Israel's innovation in the field of artificial intelligence: Seize the Internet portal, grab large amounts of data, analyze in depth, and then increase profitability with precise matching.
In the medical field, we see that Medicizor collects data of each user in detail through unique algorithms to provide accurate, timely, reliable, relevant, personalized medical and disease information for patients with chronic diseases and serious diseases. Many chronic diseases patients today , They often find it difficult to understand the truthful or difficult information on the Internet. In addition, because of the individual characteristics of each person, similar conditions are likely to have different incentives. Medivizor as the first to provide true personality for patients with chronic diseases and serious diseases Websites for information and services, each building a unique health record, and pushing the latest, authoritative, and easy-to-understand professional medical information based on each person’s profile. This is not a major breakthrough in the field of medical big data. .
Companies such as iOnRoad, Innovid, Ironsource, and Medivisor also embody a characteristic of Israeli companies. They all focus on how to use accurate algorithms to create value for a mature market, and never limit themselves to Israel's own population of 8 million. Market (Israel’s neighboring countries are mostly hostile and there are almost no other markets in the region). This has shocked us. Israelis’ use of technology is far more than our imagination, and anyone can create a For their own technology companies, as long as there is a bit, there is an incubator's investment, profitability, financing, which seems to be a matter of course. Originally, Jews from around the world gathered together, with far-reaching culture, religion and way of life, would be enough to collide A new spark came.
In addition to start-ups, we also visited eHealth Venture, a well-known Israeli medical incubator. As one of Israel's most famous incubators, it focuses on medical technology. Its partners include the largest medical services company in Israel, the top US clinics, and global The most famous biotech companies, etc. The Israeli government-supported incubator industry is the most recognized concept in the world. There are nearly 30 incubators in Israel that cooperate with private companies. Each incubator focuses on different industries, and each year evaluates After the screening and investment, 5-10 start-up companies were incubated. For each enterprise, the Israeli government contributed 85% and private capital contributed 15%, but the interest was divided into 5 and 5. This greatly promoted global capital investment in Israeli early start-up companies. mHealth CEO Levi Shapiro said that in terms of talents in the medical field, Israel also benefits from more than half of citizens who use university diplomas, which is the highest among all life science and technology research and development countries, and the medical big data is Israel. The hottest R&D direction.
In Israel, we have also witnessed the thriving relationship between Israel and China. Almost every company we visit, no matter how senior the speaker is, it has a whitish tone, and we ask these high school students in an extremely humble tone and ask them how they should enter. The Chinese market, where we do business. When we visited the Israel-Asia Centre, we learned that Chinese students attending schools in Israel are growing every year. Many Chinese students are working hard to promote Israel and China in science and technology, art. , Culture, Business, etc.
We were shocked by the innovation and entrepreneurial charm of this land in Israel, and also touched the creativity and wisdom of every Israeli inhabitant living here. As a person from the Eastern civilization, we are happy to learn from Israel’s wonderful experiences and learn from China. The young people share their exchanges. Whether it is cutting-edge technology or venture capital, whether it is cultural integration or social governance, Israel has established its core competitiveness with an attractive and sustainable 'small and beautiful' model. We are willing to personally share our experiences, observations and sentiments in Israel with more people who have not yet stepped in this land. We hope that young people in China and Israel can learn from each other, build friendships and trust in technology. In interaction with entrepreneurship, make full use of the respective country's policies and environmental advantages to create a more competitive future.
It is often said that we must learn to discover the small beauty of strange people in our lives. But here is not the same, the people here are very friendly. No company or company has a high shelf. When you step into the door of any company, you You will feel their enthusiasm, their affinity with the company. For them, the company is like another home. They can walk the dog, skateboard, and even bring their children to the company. The meetings will be held here. Like the tea party, they feel the warmth from the Israelis all the time.
From the Google campus in Tel Aviv, there was a drizzle in the sky. Breathing the fresh air in the Mediterranean shores, our team seemed to be immersed in the brightly lit event space, listening to the artists in the field of artificial intelligence to share images with us. Breakthroughs and achievements in the field of word recognition and text recognition. Here, our vision seems to be able to span the endless white architectural complex of Tel Aviv, extending to distant China...