June 13, 2018 June 13, 2018 Member Spotlight Inspired by reggae and cabaret, this Tel Aviv band rocks The Angelcy, a six-piece internationally touring ensemble, won a Creator Award for performing arts in Jerusalem By Gigi Sukin
June 12, 2018 June 12, 2018 Member Spotlight Fashion editor helps sex workers stitch together a new life Turning the Tables has helped more than 300 former sex workers with education and employment By Sara Toth Stub
June 12, 2018 June 12, 2018 On a farm outside Jerusalem, troubled teens learn how to grow Kaima, a working educational farm, gives high school dropouts another chance By Sara Toth Stub
June 12, 2018 June 12, 2018 Creator Awards winners return to hire dozens of employees Six winning companies from last year’s awards come back to hire 70 people in Jerusalem By Sara Toth Stub
October 27, 2017 October 27, 2017 Confetti, grasshoppers, and why Tel Aviv is the heart of ‘Startup Nation’ “Let’s throw inspiration around like it’s confetti!” read the gigantic poster, the last message people took in before heading home after a surprising night at the Tel Aviv Creator Awards. An hour earlier, confetti had rained on all of our heads as Dror Tamir bagged the grand prize in the Scale category, for—get this—growing grasshoppers. […] By Dana Kessler
September 27, 2017 September 27, 2017 Member Spotlight Outside-the-box innovators feel the love at Berlin Creator Awards With 60 seconds on the clock and a skateboard in his hand, Skateistan founder Oliver Percovich prepared to deliver his pitch at the Berlin Creator Awards Tuesday night (September 26). On the line was a top prize of $360,000. “People told me my idea was impossible for years,” he said of his nonprofit, which provides […] By Bridget Riley
September 26, 2017 September 26, 2017 Member Spotlight Try walking 50 miles in the shoes of a person with disabilities Harry Woodford is a developer, member of London’s WeWork Tower Bridge, and soon-to-be marathoner. But there’s a twist: Woodford is taking on the 50-mile trek from London to Brighton on crutches. He’s calling it the Hop-Athlon, all done in the name of raising awareness for the struggles of people with disabilities. After a car accident […] By Nikki Pepper
September 25, 2017 September 25, 2017 Member Spotlight Tiny beetle inspires researchers to solve world’s water crisis A tiny insect inspired four graduate students at London’s Imperial College to try to solve the global demand for water. “There are animals, such as the fogstand beetle in Africa, that can draw water directly from the atmosphere,” says Jonathan Risley, CEO of ThinAirWater. “We thought: ‘If animals can do it, why can’t humans do […] By Mark Sullivan
