Silicon Valley and 5 Budding Israeli Startups

Given its relative proximity to Israel and overlapping cultural propensities, a brand new accelerator called ICONYC labs is aiming to help five Israeli founders take a bite out of the Big Apple. Silicon Valley and 5 Budding Israeli Startups

Israeli entrepreneurs, who tend to be solution-oriented, tech-savvy and frank communicators – due in no small part to the fact that military service is compulsory at age 18 – mesh well in New York’s slightly more grounded ecosphere, ICONYC’s founders say. Silicon Valley and 5 Budding Israeli Startups

“In Silicon Valley, people want to change the world,” says ICONYC partner and founder Eyal Bino.

During the six-month program, ICONYC connects founders with local VCs, coaches them on how to conduct business in the U.S. and brings in mentors and advisors – including the founders of burgeoning brands like Casper and Boxed.

Founders: Nati Schlesinger, 40, and Benzi Zadik, 40Business: Online video advertising technology primarily aimed at media companies that uses cognitive psychology to determine when and where to display ads. Silicon Valley and 5 Budding Israeli Startups

Founders: Amit Smoller, 43, and Omer Rachamim, 31Business: Like Outbrain for ecommerce, DandyLoop is a plugin for Shopify stores that lets independent e-tailers – many of whom struggle to drum up traffic – cross-promote one another’s non-competing products in each of their respective “Recommended for you” sections.

Founders: Nir Hertzman, 41, Karin Kloosterman, 41, and Amichai Yifrach, 41Business: Flux manufactures a censor device for small-scale hydroponic farmers that can monitor, automate and adjust optimal conditions for plants. Silicon Valley and 5 Budding Israeli Startups

Founders: Nadav Herz, 46, and Rami Rafaeli, 45Business: A cloud-based platform that helps industrial clients gather, store and analyze data from their IoT machinery.

Founders: Anas Abu Mukh, 22, and Aziz Kaddan, 22Business: A mobile app – used in conjunction with an off-the-shelf brain monitoring headset – that is intended to help ADHD patients improve their concentration. Silicon Valley and 5 Budding Israeli Startups