{"id":2199,"date":"2021-06-29T13:26:45","date_gmt":"2021-06-29T13:26:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forbes.co.il\/e\/?p=2199"},"modified":"2021-06-30T11:58:35","modified_gmt":"2021-06-30T11:58:35","slug":"zencity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forbes.co.il\/e\/zencity\/","title":{"rendered":"The artificial intelligence platform of Zencity that helps local authorities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Total fundraising<\/strong>: $21 million<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Employees<\/strong>: 100 employees (90 of whom are in Israel)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Founders<\/strong>: Eyal Feder-Levy and Ido Ivri<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Founded<\/strong>: 2016<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Investors<\/strong>: i3equity, M12, Caanan Partners Israel, Vertex Ventures, TLV Partners, Zeev Ventures. Salesforce Ventures<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-background has-vivid-red-background-color has-vivid-red-color\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/forbes.co.il\/e\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/zencity-ceo.jpg\" alt=\"Zencity foundersL eyal feder Levy and Ido Ivry\" class=\"wp-image-2200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forbes.co.il\/e\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/zencity-ceo.jpg 900w, https:\/\/forbes.co.il\/e\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/zencity-ceo-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/forbes.co.il\/e\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/zencity-ceo-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption>Zencity foundersL Eyal Feder Levy and Ido Ivry<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The digital platform, developed by the <a href=\"https:\/\/zencity.io\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Zencity <\/a>founders Eyal Feder-Levy (CEO) and Ido Ivri (CTO), uses artificial intelligence and big data to help create high-quality, focused and efficient information for the decision-making processes of community leaders \u2014 primarily heads of local authorities, heads of districts and various municipal organizations. \u201cThe system knows how to monitor the information in real time from various sources, like municipal service and support stations, the feedback that residents share around the clock on social networks regarding the quality of their urban experience and various relevant online sources such as news sites, forums and blogs, for example,\u201d says Eyal Feder-Levy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All this data from all of these information sources are processed using an AI algorithm which is able to take the large quantities of data and turn it into clear scores, numbers and indicators \u2014 and also knows how to characterize the nature of the discourse \u2014 positive or negative. \u201cUltimately, the system can say, for instance, that 70% of discourse at a given moment is about city transportation, and that 50% of the comments are negative and what is driving the negative discourse are the scooters that park on the sidewalks and buses that arrive late,\u201d Feder-Levy offers by way of example. \u201cThis information provides accurate and useful input to the municipality \u2014 how, where, and when to invest the municipal resources to improve services for residents.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The coronavirus, which broke out right in the middle of the company\u2019s growth process, gave it a major boost. It happened primarily because the pandemic met Zencity\u2019s client base, the municipalities, on the front line and suddenly made use of its platform a top priority. \u201cThe sense of alarm and intensity that the coronavirus imposed contributed to the accelerated increase in the scope of clients and we experienced major growth. We added over a hundred municipalities in the last year alone,\u201d said Feder-Levy.<em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today, apart from Israel, most of the company\u2019s activity is in the United States, where it works with about 200 municipalities, alongside growing activity in Canada, England, and other countries in Eastern Europe. \u201cThere is a huge need and a great opportunity for tens of thousands of municipalities all over the world and we see it clearly, given the speed with which we are growing,\u201d he concludes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On how the digital system that helps monitor information for urban organizations actually flourished during the coronavirus pandemic: \u201cThe sense of urgency of the pandemic contributed to the increase in the scope of our customers \u2014 we added more than a hundred cities this year.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":2200,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[95,175,3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2199","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hide-on-homepage","category-magazine-white","category-entrepreneurs"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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