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18 years of VC Cafe

VC Cafe

I can hardly believe it’s been 18 years since I first launched VC Cafe back in December 2005! Reflecting on this journey, the tech world was a completely different landscape back then. Mark my words – Israeli tech will continue to deliver #nomatterwhat. The second best time is now.” Thank you for your support.

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Seizing the Moment: Why Experts Believe Now is the Golden Opportunity for Investing in Israel

VC Cafe

All of this is in addition to the macro challenges that Israeli startups had to deal with in 2023 even before October 7th, including international investor unease due to the proposed judicial reform (that has since been taken off the table), Ukraine war, global venture slowdown ( US VC investments were down 60% in 2023 ), etc.

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How to invest in technology

Start Up Blog

One of the most common questions I get asked is, ‘What technology or companies should I invest in? You study technology everyday and spend time large companies, so you must have an opinion’ And you guessed it – I sure do. The hot technology of the day will always be overpriced. We often see this in P/E ratios.

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Why Has Seed Investing Declined? And What Does this Mean for the Future?

Both Sides of the Table

The reality is that as a result of two major trends the costs of starting a technology startup went down massively. Between 1999–2005 the costs went down by 90% and between 2005–2010 they went down a further 90%. million and my A Round in 2005 was only $500,000 (and that’s all I ever raised).

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Save Money With Tech Tax Incentives

YoungUpstarts

Case in point: your company’s technology. From Internet connectivity to mobile devices, tech systems can represent a boon for your business’s tax filings. When one thinks of technology, we often conjure thoughts of electronics that fill a building, not the building itself. Deductions gleaned from efficient office spaces.

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Regulatory Tips for Medical Tech Startups Regulated by the FDA

ReadWriteStart

Medical tech startups are regulated by the FDA and must abide by strict regulations at all times. Whether your medical tech startup produces low-risk or high-risk devices, compliance is a crucial and complex necessity. The same can happen in the medical tech world. For example, all medical devices must be approved by the FDA.

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Back In The Filtering Game: Entrepreneur Drawn by The Siren Call Of The Startup

YoungUpstarts

In a flash of brilliance, we took our dial-up filter technology and built a software product that would run on any computer regardless of its Internet connection type. In June of 2005 while on vacation with my wife, I received a call from my brother. The best part was that it was a blind review.