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August 30, 2020

A Tattoo that Evaluates your Stress? Meet Joy Grantee, Professor Hossam Haick

Prof. Haick is bringing his revolutionary diagnostic patch technology to stress management, with the support of a Joy Ventures grant.

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October 31, 2022

New Joy grantee publication examining effects of cognitive training on anxiety reduction

In a new paper from 2017 grant recipients Hadas Ikon-Singer, Uri Hertz, Or David Agassi and a research team at the University of Haifa present ...

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October 31, 2022

GrayMatters Health Chosen as a Falling Walls Venture 2022 Winner

Joy portfolio company, GrayMatters Health, developer of digital self-neuromodulation therapeutics for mental disorders, announced that it has been named as a Falling Walls Venture Winner.

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June 13, 2022

Setting our sights towards better habits with tDCS

When we crave a snack, why do we often find ourselves reaching for that cookie instead of an apple? Clearly, one option is healthier than ...

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June 1, 2022

How sleep-inducing wearables can improve physicians’ empathy and decision making

We all know that a good night’s sleep is essential for a healthy mind and body and that a lack of sleep can lead to ...

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May 11, 2022

From Groundbreaking Research to Future-Defining Mental Wellbeing Products: Researchers & Entrepreneurs Shares Insights on the Journey

At Joy’s recent virtual meetup, esteemed researcher Dr. Daniele Di Lernia and Rani Cohen, Co-Founder & Chairman of GrayMatters Health, shared how they are translating ...

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April 27, 2022

Facilitating Mindfulness with Ultrasonic Waves

Since the onset of the pandemic, more people have been seeking out alternative methods to reduce stress, anxiety, depression and other mental disorders with meditation ...

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March 9, 2022

Continuing Joy Ventures’ Mission to Improve Mental Wellbeing

When I first came to Joy Ventures nearly three years ago, I was excited about the bold mission to bring the world more science-backed consumer ...

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February 27, 2022

Meet the Joy Grantee: Dr. Maria Korman

With little exposure to daytime sunlight, and nights brightened by screens and indoor and outdoor lighting, our modern lifestyle has thrown us out of sync ...

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November 28, 2021

Can you Artificially Generate the Chills and Increase their Effects on the Mind, Brain and Behavior? Meet Joy Grantee, Félix Schoeller

Research team Félix Schoeller, PhD, Adam Haar Horowitz and Abhinandan Jain of MIT are using their Joy grant to examine whether the wellbeing benefits of naturally-occurring ...

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November 28, 2021

Resetting the Body’s Clock: The Powerful Promise of Circadian Rhythm Tech

Increased screen time, sleep deprivation, shift work and indoor living – today’s modern life has been dubbed a “circadian rhythm nightmare.” But driven by an ...

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November 28, 2021

Menopause: The Next Untapped Opportunity for Mental Wellbeing Tech

Thanks in large part to the rise of femtech, menopause is only just starting to get its time in the spotlight. The global population of ...

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November 27, 2021

The Wellbeing Industry: A $1.5 Trillion Opportunity | Insights from Garmin and Google

The past year was an inflection point for wellbeing innovation. Equity funding in mental health and wellbeing tech companies alone broke new records as consumer ...

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November 22, 2021

On Bridging the Gender Wage Gap [via Globes]

Joy’s CMO-in-Residence Sophie Melnik talks to Globes about fighting for equal pay, and representation in the workplace.

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August 23, 2021

After the Torch Burns Out: Continuing the Momentum for Mental Wellbeing Innovation

Our CEO, Miri Polachek shares how the Olympics created an opportunity to move the discussion around wellbeing from awareness to solutions (via Geektime).

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August 19, 2021

The Rise of Social Wellbeing: Three Ways Wellness Companies Can Benefit By Creating A Community Around Their Products

Over the past decade, the wellness industry has become a formidable consumer market, with 73% of Americans participating in some form of wellness activities. But if the ...

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July 1, 2021

Introducing Joy’s New CMO-in-Residence, Sophie-Melnik Amitay

Sophie Melnik Amitay brings 20 years of marketing experience and will help Joy’s existing portfolio accelerate go-to-market and drive growth.

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June 2, 2021

CTECH: Goodbye Cybersecurity, hello CalmTech: How Israeli Tech is Transforming Mental Wellness

Our CEO, Mir Polachek addresses sector market drivers pushing mental wellbeing funding to new heights.

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June 1, 2021

Stress and Anxiety: The Tech Solutions that will Help you Deal with the Chaos

In a new piece for Mako, our CEO, Miri Polachek examines the impact of stress on the brain & body, and highlights some of the cutting ...

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May 31, 2021

Hacking your Metabolism for Better Health & Wellbeing: Meet Lumen, the Latest Company that Brings us Joy

At Joy Ventures, we’re committed to advancing the groundbreaking science and tech of everyday joy and wellbeing – and if it has anything to do ...

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May 18, 2021

Making Real Connections with Wisdo: Meet the Latest Company that Brings us Joy

At Joy, we’re committed to advancing what we believe is one of the most important emerging endeavors of humanity – improving wellbeing. This is why ...

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May 1, 2021

Crunchbase Spotlight: Joy Ventures Takes Specialized Approach to Investing

Miri Polachek answers five key questions about Joy’s investment strategy.

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April 18, 2021

Taking Bedtime Stories to New Dimensions: Meet Zoog, the Latest Company that Brings us Joy

In case our name didn’t give it away, at Joy, we’re passionate about tech, science, and human-centered design that helps people live life more joyfully. ...

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April 4, 2021

20 Minute Leaders with Miri Polachek

Our CEO sits down with CTECH to discuss her journey to wellbeing investing.

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March 24, 2021

Announcing Joy’s 2020 Academic Grantees

Meet the researchers innovating the future of wellbeing with groundbreaking scientific insights and novel technologies.

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February 25, 2021

The Science Of Sleep: What Does The Future Hold?

What’s driving the billion dollar sleep industry? Our CEO, Miri Polachek talks with WELLTODO about latest innovations and shares where we’re placing our bets.

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January 27, 2021

Wellbeing Innovators Share 2021 Predictions

Joy’s CEO, Miri Polachek shares her 2021 predictions for wellbeing tech via MobiHealthNews

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December 31, 2020

Investing in Joy in 2020: Looking Back & Ahead

Necessity is the mother of invention 2020 was a year. A year that transformed the world as we knew it, a year that upended our ...

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December 22, 2020

Can Technology Bring about a New Age of Creativity?

In her piece for Thrive Global, Joy’s Dr. Hagit Alon argues that technology may just be the necessary element needed for a new age of ...

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December 15, 2020

Design, Tech and Wellbeing in the New Digital Age

In our most recent event with Start-up Nation Central, we hosted best-selling author Dr. Nina Vasan and an investors panel to discuss designing wellbeing products ...

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December 13, 2020

3 Big Wellbeing Trends We’re Keeping our Eyes on in 2021

In a new piece for Entrepreneur, Joy’s CEO, Miri Polachek breaks down the wellbeing trends we expect to dominate in the coming year & beyond.

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December 9, 2020

Myndlift: The Neurofeedback Game-Changer for Wellbeing

Introducing our new portfolio company, Myndlift! Myndlift is democratizing clinically validated neurofeedback training and reimagining it for a broad spectrum of brain wellness applications.

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December 6, 2020

Welcoming Embr Labs to the Joy Portfolio

We are thrilled to announce our latest investment in Embr Labs, the first thermal wellness technology company unlocking the therapeutic power of temperature.

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December 1, 2020

Awarding Joy: Meet our 2019 Academic Grantees

We are excited and proud to present Joy’s 2019 Academic Grant cycle! Get to know the 13 academic research projects at the cutting edge of ...

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November 29, 2020

Wellbeing: The Easter Egg Opportunity in Gaming | New Report

Joy Ventures’ latest report showcasing blue ocean opportunities, trends and startups in an emerging product category: wellbeing gaming.

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October 19, 2020

How to Build Habit Forming Products with Nir Eyal

In our third Wellbeing Academy event, we hosted Nir Eyal for an insightful talk based on his best-selling book, Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products. ...

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October 19, 2020

Empathy is the Next Great Opportunity in Tech

In his piece for Geektime, Joy Ventures’ Head of Innovation & Venture Design beautifully turns the spotlight on the positive aspect of tech and how ...

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October 4, 2020

5 Companies that Want to Track your Emotions

In our latest piece for Fortune, we tackle the exploding field of emotion sensing.

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October 4, 2020

Can Tech be the Answer to Wellbeing?

Joy Ventures’ CEO, Miri Polachek recently sat down with i24 News to talk about rising wellbeing tech trends & opportunities.

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August 30, 2020

A Tattoo that Evaluates your Stress? Meet Joy Grantee, Professor Hossam Haick

Prof. Haick is bringing his revolutionary diagnostic patch technology to stress management, with the support of a Joy Ventures grant.

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July 22, 2020

A New, Design-Led Approach to Venture Building for Emotional Wellbeing

We are excited to announce the addition of Joy Ventures’ new Head of Innovation & Venture Design, Ron Gabay, who recently served as a senior strategic designer in a Volkswagen corporate venture and brings with him extensive experience in seeding and transforming new ideas into winning ventures through a design-led approach.

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July 7, 2020

WATCH: Joy Ventures’ Wellbeing Academy Events 1 & 2

Watch part I & II of the Wellbeing Academy, our event series bringing together thought leaders from our international science and tech communities to share ...

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July 1, 2020

2020 Meditation: From Science to Product Series

In this report, produced in partnership with Transformative Technologies, we explore how technology, science and human understanding can come together to create empowering experiences for ...

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June 18, 2020

We’re feeling more lonely than ever—here are 5 ways technology can help

Article originally published on Fast Company | 17.06.2020 The loneliness epidemic was here long before COVID-19, but social distancing and stay-at-home dictates have only made ...

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April 18, 2020

Today More Than Ever – Joy

Empty streets, quiet highways, no airplanes flying above… we are living in a difficult, surreal time. In every country in the world, our healthcare systems, ...

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April 18, 2020

Not Just Zoom: Meditation App Downloads are Soaring during Covid19. What Do They Offer?

Being isolated at home because of the Coronavirus is leading many to seek out technology solutions for emotional support and stress relief. Meditation apps, which offer specialized solutions for the current situation, are seeing rising usage.

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April 17, 2020

The Amazing Science Behind the Mind-Body Connection – Interview with Prof. Amir Amedi

Body scans and other types of meditation techniques bring us relaxation.  But what’s the science behind this mind-body connection?  Professor Amir Amedi is using the ...

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February 20, 2020

It’s Time to Sleep Better: Interview with Founders of NYX, our Newest Portfolio Company

Improving sleep is one of the most well-proven paths to wellbeing. NYX Technologies uses neurotechnology to improve sleep and reduce stress. Interview with Tomer Aharonovitch and Ophir Orenstein, Co-Founders of NYX, Joy Ventures’ newest portfolio company.

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February 3, 2020

Inducing calm with the “silent music” of a heartbeat with doppel

Interview with CEO and Co-Founder Dr. Fotini Markopoulou on the inspiration for Doppel, the partnership with Joy Ventures and the difference between Silicon Valley and a human-focused approach to emotional tech products

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February 3, 2020

Hebrew university course provides insights into the rich field of neurowellness

After a successful first course in the past academic year, “Selected Topics in Neurowellness” will be offered at the Hebrew University again this year, bringing leading figures in the field to advanced degree students. Interview with Dr. Mor Nahum.

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January 30, 2020

Biofeedback on the cusp of a consumer breakthrough – interview with Dr. Yuval Oded

Biofeedback is making its way from the lab and from hospital clinics to the hands of consumers, and the potential for improving wellness is tremendous. Dr. Yuval Oded – biofeedback expert, psychologist, researcher and serial entrepreneur – talks about the coming biofeedback consumer revolution.

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July 29, 2019

Talking with Liron Nunez Weissman, our VP Portfolio Success, on the Essence of a Joy Ventures Startup

Joy Ventures’ new VP Portfolio Success Liron Nunez Weissman on how the Joy Ventures team chooses projects and teams, and how Joy helps its portfolio companies cross the chasm.

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May 5, 2019

Putting Our Minds to Innovating Emotional Wellbeing – Joy Ventures Track at HIT Kicks Off

Israel’s Holon Institute of Technology is conducting a special track in its industrial design degree with Joy Ventures, with students developing product ideas for emotional wellbeing.

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May 5, 2019

Mindfulness, The Mind-Body Connection, and the Essence of Wellbeing

Mindfulness meditation is proven to contribute to well-being. But what are the physiological mechanisms that connects our bodies and brains, and how can we better understand it to make the benefits of mindfulness more accessible? Dr. Nava Levit-Binnun’s research is trying to crack this puzzle.

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June 5, 2018

Joy Ventures Announces Addition to Portfolio: Reflect Innovation

Knit orbs that use biofeedback to induce calmness are the exciting brainchild of Noga Sapir, and are based on her unique background in both neuroscience and design.

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May 30, 2018

Virtual Reality Goes into High Gear…What Can it Mean for Wellness?

irtual Reality is finally starting to deliver on the hype of the last couple of years. VR expert and consultant, Omri Berg, who will be speaking at the upcoming Joy Ventures meetup “Tech. Brain. Happiness.” previews the latest technologies.

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May 20, 2018

The Science of Wellbeing – Interview with Dr. Noa Albelda

Our behavior is not only shaped by our brain, but rather more and more research is showing that how we live shapes our brain. Dr. Noa Albelda will speak this week at a Joy Ventures meetup and share the latest scientific developments and insights on how people can take concrete steps to improve wellbeing

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May 5, 2018

Where is neurowellness headed in 2018 and beyond? Interview with new Joy Ventures CEO Miri Polachek

Miri Polachek has recently taken the helm at Joy Ventures as CEO. What are the growing trends she sees in neurowellness, and how is Joy Ventures positioned to lead this quickly evolving and growing sector?

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January 16, 2018

“Living in Jetlag” – the Dramatic Impact of Modern Life on our Inner Clock

“Living in Jetlag” – the Dramatic Impact of Modern Life on our Inner Clock

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December 27, 2017

“Navigating the technologies of the future” – Interview with Nichol Bradford

Nichol Bradford recently hosted Joy Ventures CEO Avi Yaron at the “Evolution of TransTech Investing" panel at the Transformative Technologies conference in Palo Alto. We spoke with Nichol about the fascinating trends in the Transformative Technology (TransTech) arena, which is progressing at breakneck speeds.

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November 5, 2017

Cognitive empathy can be put to use to help us feel good again

Dr. Michael Gilead’s research demonstrates how cognitive empathy can be used to help us become more resilient. One of the future next step may be commercializing these findings into a consumer product – an app that will help people to deal better with stress. Dr. Gilead’s project is one of eight academic studies to have received Joy Ventures research grant.

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October 5, 2017

How Science Can Finally Help People to Lower Stress, and Feel Good

Dr. Doron Friedman is developing a scientific basis for technologies that will serve the interest of users – lowering stress and improving wellbeing. Dr. Friedman’s project is one of eight academic studies to have received a Joy Ventures’ research grant.

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