VC Cafe

MARCH 22, 2021

Itamar Weisbord and I were introduced in 2008 by a mutual friend. He was the founder of Cellogic, an early stage of an Israeli startup that created a lock screen app (a bit ahead of its time) and I was a senior product manager at Ask.com. We remained friends and caught up regularly on the ups and downs of startup life.

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

At today's roundtable, we had entrepreneurs presenting from Brazil, Israel and India. Next, Nir Savitzki from Israel, presented JobVoyage , a social CRM service for job seekers. From 2008 to 2010, Mitra was a columnist for Forbes. Estate Lister. Overall, I saw several promising businesses. You can register to attend here.

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Duct Tape Marketing

OCTOBER 26, 2022

3:27] What was startup life like in 2008? [5:16] So all their engineering is now based in Israel At that time they discontinued all the good SMB solutions. 02:55): And this was 2009, 2008 and not a, a lot had changed in the last 10 years. 02:55): And this was 2009, 2008 and not a, a lot had changed in the last 10 years.

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VC Cafe

MARCH 29, 2011

With six first investment deals Evergreen Venture Partners was the most active VC fund in Israel in 2010, according to the latest IVC Research Center report. The second place was shared by Battery Ventures Israel and Pontifax, with five investments each. Evergreen started in 1987 by Jacob Burak, as one of the first VC funds in Israel.

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VC Cafe

MAY 19, 2011

Israeli VC investments are picking up pace and have reached a record level since the Lehman Brothers collapse in 2008. Average investment per company (in millions of dollars) is recovering, which means healthier valuations for Israeli startups. Average investment per company (in millions of dollars).

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VC Cafe

JUNE 24, 2022

If you’ve seen or read the Big Short by Michael Lewis, you may remember Dr. Michael Burry of Scion Capital, who predicted the financial crisis in 2008 and made billions of dollars betting against the US housing market, which looked rock solid. Is a recession looming?

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VC Cafe

OCTOBER 24, 2011

The latest IVC Online report is out and it offers interesting color on the funding of Israeli startups. According to the report, 137 startups raised $522 million in Q3 of 2011, up 53% from the equivalent period in 2010, but down 8% from the $549 million raised in Q2 2011. Since the beginning of 2011, 422 Israeli startups raised $1.57

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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. The bad news is that Israeli startups are struggling to scale. That’s the good news. But is all of that changing?

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VC Cafe

AUGUST 25, 2011

To date, Wanova has raised a total of $23 million since its inception in 2008. is based in San Jose, CA and has offices in Netanya, Israel. Together with Israeli startup Gizmox (renamed Visual Web GUi), Wanova is considered a ‘hot’ cloud company coming out of Israel.

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VC Cafe

APRIL 7, 2011

Ybrant Media , an large Indian Media portfolio of companies, has acquired Israeli startup PicApp for an undisclosed amount. This is Ybrant Media’s second acquisition in Israel. The company has previously bought Advertising startup Oridian in 2007 ( see coverage on VC Cafe ). million in September of 2008.

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VC Cafe

JULY 6, 2010

T he second quarter of 2010 has come and gone and despite the depleting VC and incubator capital in Israel, the quarter has brought approximately 40 deals with over $400 million invested. The company was founded in 2008 and is based in Herzlia Pituach, Israel. Infinity Israel-China Fund. ACW GREY Israel -.

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VC Cafe

JUNE 8, 2011

by Israel-based MyHeritage.com. In 2008, MyHeritage.com acquired Kindo.com , a family social networking site from London. The company is reportedly profitable (see Quora post on Israeli startups with more than $10 million in annual revenue ). Techcrunch broke the news on the acquisition of Poland-based Bliscy.pl

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VC Cafe

JULY 6, 2010

T he second quarter of 2010 has come and gone and despite the depleting VC and incubator capital in Israel, the quarter has brought approximately 40 deals with over $400 million invested. The company was founded in 2008 and is based in Herzlia Pituach, Israel. Infinity Israel-China Fund. ACW GREY Israel -.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 9, 2011

S ure, Israel is known the ‘Startup Nation’, but judging by the actual venture capital investments raised by Israeli startups in the last decade, Israel looks more like a continent. Israeli startups have raised $11.1 Billion dollars in the period of 2001-2010, says Globes in an article published today.

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VC Cafe

OCTOBER 18, 2010

If you’re reading this on Monday the 18th, tune in to the live stream of the conference at [link] and watch the demos of the 10 startups that were chosen amongst dozens of applicants. UPDATE: Touchoo won the most promising startup award! Founded in 2008 by Ms. Led by Omer Ginor. Emma Butin.

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VC Cafe

MAY 22, 2011

The LinkedIn IPO this week may have opened the gates for an Israeli market thirsty for exits, but in the meanwhile, VC funding in Israel continues with business as usual. The company was founded in 2008 and is based in Boston, MA with R&D offices in Israel. 3) VideoSurf raised $16 million in a C round led by Pitango.

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VC Cafe

JUNE 13, 2012

The UK has everything it needs to build great startups. That said, talent, money and ideas, the trinity of startup success, are all present in the UK. So what’s holding back the UK from growing successful startups? Never before has the UK seen so many startups under one roof. Israel sets an impressive example here.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 17, 2011

A joint report by IVC Israel and KPMG, surveyed 95 venture investors (48 in Israel and 47 foreign investors who are active in the Israeli market) summarizes 2010 in Israeli venture capital. billion) and 39% below the 2008 investments of $2.08 There’s good news and bad news in last year’s trends.

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VC Cafe

OCTOBER 20, 2011

Waze is headquartered in Israel, has another main office in Palo Alto and recently opened a UK office in London. For those who aren’t familiar, Li Ka-shing is one of the world’s richest men and has been on a roll investing in hot startups. million Waze users in Israel alone, or roughly 1/6 of the country’s population.

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Austin Startup

DECEMBER 2, 2018

As I mentioned at the beginning of this series/ebook, over the years I’ve noticed that I tend to frequently share certain Lucky7 posts with entrepreneurs we’ve backed , team members at data.world, or other startup investors I know. I wrote this letter to our clients in October of 2008. This is also why Israel has prospered.

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VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

Takadu’s business model consists of charging a monthly fee from its clients, which already include the Thames Water company and other utility companies in Israel and Asia Pacific. Tags: Gemini Israel Fund Gemini Israel Funds giza venture capital MEND. Tendril SecondMarket. Topell Energy Spotify.

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VC Cafe

JULY 9, 2010

Below are the headlines for the week of July 8 2010: Startups of the week. The company is headquartered in London, UK, with satellite offices in the US and Israel. Supersonicads was founded in 2008 by Gil Shoham (CEO) and Arik Czerniak (COO) and Nissim (Romi) Romano (CTO). Miscellaneous. See the Soho OS video demo below.

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Cracking the Code

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

Recent SaaS trends and the Accel Euroscape of the 100 most promising companies in Europe and Israel This article was co-authored with my colleague Pia d'Iribarne and published initially on Tech.eu. The pace of SaaS company creation in Europe is growing even faster, up from 200 companies in 2008-10 to 670 in 2014-16.

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VC Cafe

JULY 12, 2011

50% of them, believe that we’re about to enter a second bubble and 33% claim that Groupon, LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and Zynga are overvalued, according to the latest Israel VC Indicator Survey for Q2 2011, published by Deloitte. The recent wave of Internet IPOs seems to remind the Israeli VCs of the previous tech bubble.

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VC Cafe

OCTOBER 18, 2011

Israeli startup Siklu Wireless Communications has raised a series B round of $19 million led by new investors Amiti Ventures , Qualcomm Ventures and joined by all existing investors: DFJ- Tamir Fishman Ventures , Evergreen Venture Partners and Argonaut Private Equity.

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VC Cafe

JUNE 24, 2011

The last couple of weeks I’ve been on planes and trains, but wanted to make sure you get a round up on some of the latest technology news on Israeli startups. Facebook Expands Credits Offers to Europe Via SupersonicAds – a huge deal for the Israeli startup, perhaps thanks to its UK office? New Product launches.

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

Israel Startup Network (ISN), led by Arlene Marom, one of our affiliate partners, organized the event with us. First up, David Nordell from Kfar Ya'avetz, Israel, pitched New Global Markets , a solution for making it easier for banks to offer their customers global banking facilities. New Global Markets.

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 30, 2011

India and Israel pitch their businesses. Next, Yael Greenberg from Tel Aviv, Israel, pitched tapTank , a concept stage business where Yael wants to help consumers barter, collaborate, and compete on specific tasks. Last week, they won Microsoft's Indian Startup Challenge grant of $40k. directdialogs.

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Altgate

APRIL 26, 2009

This year the survey covers five countries (China, India, Israel, UK and US) in two industries (technology and life sciences). If you are CEO or CFO of a startup company in any of these countries/industries then I encourage you to participate in the survey. 2009 Startup Executive Compensation Survey Opens [.]

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VC Cafe

MAY 4, 2011

In 2008, VC Cafe covered the story of EyeView. Three friends won the Harvard Business School business plan competition, carried on with the venture to raise money from respectable VCs in Israel and land clients like Yahoo and eBay. This is Innovation Endeavor’s second funding of an Israeli startup.

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VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

A s 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 STATISTICS BUREAU FORECASTS 4% GROWTH IN 2010. For previous editions, click here.

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Altgate

MARCH 4, 2009

If you aren’t familiar with it, the survey asks about 300 questions of around 1,000 startup companies. But in 2009, the survey is going to be expanded to China, India, Israel and the United Kingdom. Robert Scott , Ernst & Young , WilmerHale and HBS Professor Noam Wasserman. Bookmark the permalink.

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Altgate

MARCH 16, 2009

 So for the past few weeks I've been talking to venture capitalists, entrepreneurs, CEOs and other industry participants in these countries and learning a ton about the local startup ecosystems.  Some of the more interesting things I've learned include: Salaries in Israel are described monthly.

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VC Cafe

JUNE 10, 2011

Online ad startup TayKey has raised $9 million in a B round led by Sequoia Capital, Softbank Capital and Crescent Point. This brings the total investment in TayKey to $11 million, since its inception in 2008.

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ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 11, 2011

This week, I've had several meetings with venture funds, incubators, corporate accelerators and other significant players in the startup eco-system. Tom from Omaha, Nebraska, shared an update about what is going on in that part of the world, as did other audience members from New York City, Israel, and Columbus, Ohio.

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Altgate

MARCH 31, 2009

  Since the project is so international (China, India, Israel, US and UK) the ideal candidate will have a background (or interest in) international business.  Share and Enjoy: This entry was posted in Startups and tagged Boston , business analyst , compensation , employment opportunity , job.

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Altgate

JULY 12, 2009

The survey also covers China, India, Israel and the UK and will remain open for a few more weeks for those countries. Think Kayak for startup executive compenation. I won’t rehash why CompStudy is so cool; instead, I’d like to share two things that are new. These aren’t finalized yet, but you get the idea.

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