VC Cafe

MARCH 15, 2011

As every month, VC Cafe is re-posting the “Invest in Israel” Newsletter, published by the investment promotion center of Israel’s Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor , which offers many helpful tools for prospecting investors. Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics also reported a higher-than-expected annual growth rate of 4.5

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 20, 2014

Last year, the VC industry partied like its 1999. The BUBBLE came to Israel too, with a record $4.2 The fastest growing exit category in Israel last year was digital media, so the performance of the sector will help determine whether or not the party continues. Some of the frenzy is driven by Wall Street. Bubble 2.0 $4.2

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Seeing Both Sides

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

Israel has been branded the “startup nation.” Frequently cited as one of the world’s most vibrant innovation hubs, Israel boasts more startups per capita than any other country in the world. Despite hosting a rich startup ecosystem, Israel is simply too small a country for entrepreneurs seeking to build big companies.

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Cofounder Technical Review United States 20

David Teten

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

Out of over 70 companies that we have invested in since 1999, about 20 are in our home city, New York. We have three in Israel , two in Canada , one in the UK, and the remainder scattered all over the US. While certainly active in our home region of New York and New Jersey, we do invest without regard to geography.

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Private Equity Venture Capital Technical Review Equity 114

VC Cafe

OCTOBER 26, 2010

Fabless semiconductor company Provigent is named the most promising startup in Israel by Globes and E&Y – The company had $25 million revenue in 2009 and expects $40 million in sales this year, and has been profitable for 18 months. million project - [link]. It has 120 employees.

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David Teten

JANUARY 13, 2015

When I was running an Israel-based company in 1999-2001, my location was a significant barrier. I used events as a vehicle to connect efficiently with investors when traveling outside of Israel.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 10, 2011

Zend was started in 1999 and is currently headquartered in Cupertino, CA with an R&D office in Israel. Zend has raised $37 million to date, most recently adding $9 million to its coffers in a round led by previous investors including: Greylock Partners, Index Ventures, Azure Capital Partners, Intel Capital,SAP Ventures.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 14, 2009

You think that anybody really believed 1999 that two young kids out of Stanford had a shot at unseating Yahoo!, I wrote to Ismael requesting that I be on in the first day and in a panel on the main stage with Om Malik, Shel Israel, Rajen Sheth (from Google), Karen Leavitt (WebEx) and Ismael himself. Excite, Ask Jeeves and Lycos?

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VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 6, 2010

I found a hidden gem in Israel. The startup is AfterDownload , an eight month old advertising network based in Israel. I was a VP in one of the leading online marketing agencies (best seller in Israel) and am also an attorney, in online related law.

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VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 6, 2010

I found a hidden gem in Israel. The startup is AfterDownload , an eight month old advertising network based in Israel. I was a VP in one of the leading online marketing agencies (best seller in Israel) and am also an attorney, in online related law.

Networking 111

Networking PPC Advertising 111

VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 6, 2010

I found a hidden gem in Israel. The startup is AfterDownload , an eight month old advertising network based in Israel. I was a VP in one of the leading online marketing agencies (best seller in Israel) and am also an attorney, in online related law.

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Networking PPC Advertising 111

Cracking the Code

JUNE 24, 2021

But the Valley in 1999 was a new world of startups, venture capital, and stock options. 1999/2000 was the startup heyday, and I was in the hot space of telecoms – it all looked promising. The few companies in Europe that we turned to for advice were from Sweden or Israel - only a handful had become a global consumer internet leader.

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Hearpreneur

APRIL 14, 2018

Back in 1999 I was trying to think of a clever way to use my name Ina(rhymes with Lena) on my AOL Instant Messenger screenname in college. Both our families have strong ties to Israel and we thought it would be nice to incorporate a Hebrew word into the company name. Our tagline is, You can’t GO without HR.

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SoCal CTO

JANUARY 5, 2011

Vivek Wadwha - Campus Entrepreneurship , November 19, 2010 Best Practices for Introduction Emails - Israel Venture Capital 2.0 , March 25, 2010 Weekend Reading - The Mogul Mom , October 1, 2010 Make informal advisors part of the team. Berkonomics , November 29, 2010 Rice Alliance IT/Web 2.0

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