Tech data research platform CB Insights' AI 100 list, published this week, features no fewer than six Israeli startups that offer artificial intelligence (AI)-based solutions for everything from water leaks to eCommerce.
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This is the fifth edition of the AI 100 list, which CB Insights researchers compile from a pool of over 6,000 startups in the AI field. Criteria included business relations, investor profile, team strength, and the novelty of the companies' technology.
Sixty-four percent of the companies selected for this year's AI 100 are headquartered in the US. Eight of the winners are based in the UK, followed by six each in China and Israel, and five in Canada. Other countries represented in this year's list include Japan, Denmark, Czech Republic, France, Poland, Germany, and South Korea.
So which of Israel's AI players made the cut?
Two of the firms featured focus on ag-tech: Beewise and Prospera. Beewise offers apiarists remote-controlled, solar powered bee colonies, while Prospera helps famers optimize growing and farming in both greenhouse environments and fields.
Beewise's Beehome was also listed on Time Magazine's Best Inventions of 2020 list.
Wint uses AI to alert users when water is leaking and automatically shut it off. Wint's solution identifies sources of leaks and waste, reducing water consumption and preventing damage.
Percepto utilizes AI and robotics to provide autonomous inspection of construction sites. The company's solutions include AI management, "Drone-in-a-Box," and integrated robots.
Run:ai offers a compute-management platform to orchestrate and accelerate AI. Run:Ai's platform helps data scientists map AI projects to business goals.
Finally, eCommerce platform Syte employs AI to improve online shopping experiences for customers as well as sales for retailers in the online space.
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