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Start-Up Nation: 60 Seconds that Could Change the World

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Leading Israeli entrepreneurs had 60 seconds to pitch their business ideas this week. What they came up with will change the world. 

Tech Crunch, a top tech company, went to Tel Aviv, Israel, to scout out the best Israeli minds in the business. They hosted a competition in which they gave entrepreneurs 60 seconds to pitch their businesses before judges in hopes they land possible future investments. 

Ten entrepreneurs out of a pool of 150 applicants were chosen to present their ideas before an audience of nearly 900 attendees.

The winners were Arbe Robotics, 6over6 Vision, and Fieldin.

Kobi Marenko, CEO of Arbe Robotics, took home first place with his innovations in drone technology. He developed a new sensor that allows drones and other objects to see and avoid things in their path. 

"Here is a groundbreaking radar, the first made for drones," Markenko told The Jerusalem Post. "It can see obstacles 200 meters away, in 360 degrees, and offers us the ability to see cables of electricity, cranes, trees, things that are not mapped."

"With this technology, Amazon can deliver goods inside a crowded city without being afraid of crashes," he said.

6over6 Vision won second place with its innovation for detecting and measuring vision problems straight from a smart phone. This company developed an app that uses imaging to measure how near- or far-sighted someone is.

Even more, the app can detect a stigmatism before the user even steps in an optometrist's office. 

Fieldin came in third place with its new agriculture technology. It created a platform that analyzes how pesticides are impacting plants. The program tells the farmer if he is damaging his own crops or the environment by spraying too many chemicals on his plants.

Former President Shimon Peres said events like these do more than just provide a platform for up-and-coming entrepreneurs. They validate Israel as a start-up nation. 

"I know entrepreneurs that dream with courage," Peres said. "Leave your mind open and don't be afraid to dream. And that is what we have to do in the whole Middle East."

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