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Investments -
Technologies
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Investing in the Best of Israeli Technologies
Leveraging a unique combination of top-notch human capital and government incentives, Israel has become a powerhouse of technological innovation - producing world-class solutions in fields ranging from software to semiconductors.
With a finger on the pulse of the Israeli hi-tech industry - owing to decades of technology experience and unmatchable access to universities, research institutes countrywide, and the defense establishment - GlenRock is dedicated to commercially harnessing Israeli technology.
GlenRock's in-house technological expertise and history of hi-tech success allow the company to attract, identify and build best-of-breed technology opportunities. Glenrock seeks start-ups with experienced management, unique technologies that address real marketplace needs, sound business models, proof-of-concept, and initial sales.
GlenRock's portfolio of technology companies includes:
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Quigo Technologies develops proprietary search solutions that facilitate online contextual advertising, search engine marketing and business/government intelligence. Quigo’s seven pending patents power technology for deep web crawling, information extraction and keyword discovery, based on advanced machine learning and semantic algorithms.
Latest News: During 2007 the company was sold to AOL.
http://www.quigo.com
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Mobileye develops and markets advanced products in the surging market of automated on-board driver assistant systems. The company has developed core technologies in the areas of algorithms and ASIC architecture design for monocular video processing, supporting applications of Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC), Lane Departure Warning (LDW), Lane Change Assist and Blind Spot Detection (LCA/BSD), Vision-Radar sensor fusion for Pre-Crash, Pedestrian Protection and in-cabin Occupant Detection.
Latest News: The company succeeded in signing important contracts with Japanese, American and European car manufacturers. Goldman Sachs led an investment of several institutional entities in the company at a 740 Million USD value.
http://www.mobileye.com
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Outbrain Inc. develops proprietary algorithm which enables consumers of RSS feeds to vote on each post they read. Based on each user votes, the Outbrain algorithm creates an ‘interest profile’ for each user, and then uses that profile to sort the RSS posts for that user based on the votes of other similar users using Outbrain. This ‘rating & ranking’ platform provide users with am extremely efficient way for sorting through the clutter of information being pushed to them.
Latest News: Thousands of blogs and publishers have installed the Outbrain widget, including Chicago Tribune, VentureBeat, Fox Business Blogs, Discovery Channel and Sports Illustrated's Golf.com, and millions of ratings and recommendations are being served by Outbrain daily.
http://www.outbrain.com/
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MobileMax (TASE: MBMX) was founded to provide a solution to the calling card industry for effectively serving the lucrative mobile user segment.The MobileMax solution allows seamless international calling card and call-back dialing direct from the handset. With MobileMax, subscribers dial international calls directly from their handset - with no additional keystrokes - and automatically enjoy reduced-rate calling card or callback services. MobileMax intelligently and transparently diverts international calls to calling card lines and receives callbacks in the background with no subscriber involvement, no additional keystrokes and no waiting.
Latest News: The company has launched its leading product in the USA and Europe and promising contracts were signed with leading communication companies.
http://www.mobile-mx.com/
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Shellcase Ltd. is a leading global supplier of wafer-level electronic product miniaturization technologies for the growing digital imaging and data telecommunications markets. Shellcase's patented wafer-level chip size packaging (WLCSP) technologies enable packaging solutions that are miniature, reliable and low cost, thereby exponentially increasing board capacity and functionality for the next generation of smaller, more advanced electronics devices.
Latest News: During 2006 the company's IP was sold to the electronic company Tessera, and is a partner to a plant which bought its technology in China.
http://www.shellcase.com
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CellGuide Ltd. develops and markets a full range of embedded GPS solutions optimized for location enabled commercial devices and applications. Offering exceptional high sensitivity, performance and reliability, CellGuide’s HiSense OEM modules and GPSense baseband product lines enable "smart" integration by providing industry leading architecture flexibility and reduced form factors.
http://www.cell-guide.com/
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Power Paper is a leading provider of micro-power source technology, which addresses a growing trend across a wide range of industries towards ultra-thin and flexible micro-powered devices. Power Paper's patented thin and flexible energy cells can be adapted to fit the size, thickness and form factors required for the design of any product. These environment-friendly, safe batteries require no metal casing, and can be printed cost-effectively directly onto paper, plastics or other surfaces by standard printing equipment.
http://www.powerpaper.com
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PowerID provides BAP RFID labels for the more challenging applications involving freight, chemicals, metals, and paper. The labels use a small amount of power from a thin, flexible battery to increase the read-range of its RFID systems. Traditional ‘passive’ (non-powered) systems have a limited range, while ‘active’ RFID tags, which use large battery packs, come at relatively high costs. PowerID’s batteries require no casing, are environment-friendly – as they contain no heavy metals –and can be printed directly onto polymer film substrates. The company has deployed its solutions in a number of vertical industry segments, including distribution and logistics, industrial paper, and aerospace.
http://www.power-id.com/
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Native Networks is a leading supplier of optical and metro Ethernet access solutions, which allow service providers to deliver advanced metro Ethernet services over their existing SDH/SONET infrastructure or Dark Fibre. Native Networks has developed a unique family of intelligent, data aware metro Ethernet and SDH/SONET transport solutions. The Company was sold to Alcatel and created a 2.5x return of GlenRock's investment.
Latest News: During 2005, the company was sold to Alcatel.
http://www.nativenetworks.com
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ChipX is a Silicon Valley-based structured ASIC manufacturer, using patented technology to provide significant cost and time advantages over other ASIC vendors.
Latest News: During 2009, the company merged with GigOptix Inc. (OTC BB: GGOX.OB)
http://www.gigoptix.com
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Human Monitoring offers top of the line and unique, software based video processing solutions, which are based on a wide experience and algorithmic innovation. Human Monitoring provides unique algorithms for Motion Estimation, Rate Control and Scene Change Detection. The company’s video solutions enable ODMs and OEMs the introduction of very competitive consumer and professional appliances cost effective yet with superior performance. Human Monitoring is a member of the 3rd party developer program of TI.
http://www.human-monitoring.com/
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