VC Cafe

JANUARY 24, 2012

Reports on the drop of local VC financing in Israel don’t tell the whole story. Let’s take a look at how VC money was deployed in Israel 2011. Israeli companies are attractive acquisitions for International players such as Apple, HP, Microsoft, which contributes to their attractiveness for VCs.

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The Startup Magazine

JULY 12, 2017

The report also predicts that by that time, 30% of all internet surfing worldwide will be carried out without any screen, instead being powered by voice-activation software, such as Apple’s Siri or Google Assistant. There could be attempts at competitor buyouts, similar to the ongoing Amaya acquisition saga. The Rise of New Markets.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 24, 2012

Reports on the drop of local VC financing in Israel don’t tell the whole story. Let’s take a look at how VC money was deployed in Israel 2011. Israeli companies are attractive acquisitions for International players such as Apple, HP, Microsoft, which contributes to their attractiveness for VCs.

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VC Cafe

JULY 2, 2012

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. For the Invest in Israel archive, click here. PERRIGO TO INVEST $40 MILLION IN ISRAEL.

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VC Cafe

MARCH 28, 2011

We rarely hear of such a large round amongst Internet startups in Israel, which is why Wix’s founding round is particularly interesting. Wix , the Israel-based flash website platform, has announced a D round of $40 million. Wix, the Israel-based flash website platform, has announced a D round of $40 million.

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online.wsj.com

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

Mr. Dreymann moved his family from Israel in 2004 after co-founding Goodmail in Mountain View, Calif., In early 2011 an acquisition by a Fortune 500 company fell apart. Israel Minister: No Change to Egypt Deal Israels foreign minister said Israel would not agree to re-evaluate its peace deal with Egypt. Automotive.

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VC Cafe

OCTOBER 16, 2010

How Yahoo’s Latest Acquisition Stole & Broke My Heart [link] [the flip side of Dapper's acquisition by RWW]. Israel: An Economy Without a Diaspora&# – BusinessWeek on the economic power of few families in Israel. Israel’s Internet Scene Comes of Age [link] [Giza blog].

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BeyondVC

APRIL 3, 2006

I just got back from a week in Israel having spent some time in Jerusalem for an Answers board meeting and then making my way to the Ohalo Resort on the Sea of Galilee for Kinnernet 2006. At Kinnernet, I had the privilege to spend time with some great people from Israel, Europe, and the US.

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VC Cafe

MARCH 20, 2011

Facebook surprised with its first acquisition in Israel today (and its second acquisition outside of the US), with the announcement that it is buying Israeli startup Snaptu (previously known as Moblica) for an estimated $60-70 million. The acquisition is supposed to close in a few weeks. source: [link].

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Growthink Blog

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

, to animated discussions on the differing perspectives on Internet privacy in the U.S. start-ups that turn into “Unicorns” - businesses with exits via IPO or acquisition of greater than $1 Billion - emanate almost exclusively from the United States, and far more specifically from Silicon Valley. and Europe.

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VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 11, 2010

Our beta process was in Israel and we’ve approached VCs only in Israel. VC Cafe: How to you manage new customer acquisition/sales? Our second acquisition channel is the Internet where we have seen significant traction from south America – about 70%. Financial reasons (israel has really expensive taxes).

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VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 11, 2010

Our beta process was in Israel and we’ve approached VCs only in Israel. VC Cafe: How to you manage new customer acquisition/sales? Our second acquisition channel is the Internet where we have seen significant traction from south America – about 70%. Financial reasons (israel has really expensive taxes).

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VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 11, 2010

Our beta process was in Israel and we’ve approached VCs only in Israel. VC Cafe: How to you manage new customer acquisition/sales? Our second acquisition channel is the Internet where we have seen signifcant traction from south America – about 70%. Financial reasons (israel has really expensive taxes).

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VC Cafe

JULY 5, 2010

A s venture funds struggle to raise money in Israel, seed capital, one of the earliest and riskiest stages of investment, is becoming harder and harder to secure. So while a crash could be on the horizon in the States, I don’t see the same problem in Israel. Do you see a crash coming? VCs are investing in later stage companies.

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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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VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 5, 2011

Events have already been held this year in Bangalore, Austin, Barcelona and New York, and the next event on the list is taking place in Tel Aviv, Israel on September 21st. So who are the “Smartest&# startups in Israel? The next event on the list is taking place in Tel Aviv, Israel on September 21st.

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VC Cafe

MARCH 20, 2011

Chicago-based InterCall buys Unisfair , Israel’s virtual conference tool, for $35 million. Last Friday 888 announced that because the results of Wink Bingo’s acquisition were above and beyond expectations the value of the purchase will be at the maximum threshold set in the original agreement – full article.

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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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VC Cafe

AUGUST 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. Investment Bank Morgan Stanley raised its growth forecast for Israel to 4.8% ValueClick Inc.

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VC Cafe

JUNE 22, 2010

T he Commercial Office at the Embassy of Israel in London and the Israel Export Institute have organized a New Media delegation , taking place on the first week of July. allows Pay-TV providers (Cable, IPTV & Satellite) to harness the power of Internet advertising by applying it to non-linear TV experiences.

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Cracking the Code

JUNE 24, 2021

The first generation of internet entrepreneurs did well, but they were “single country winners” – they were always “the French or German e-commerce company”, for example. With competitors in the US often 10 times bigger, they’d become an acquisition target. When would you go for an acquisition versus an organic launch?

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 31, 2011

Israeli startup acquisitions. A bit old but still very relevant – Questions asked about Groupon’s acquisition of Israel’s Grouper for an estimated $8 to $15 million. founding rounds raised by eToro, Covertix, Playcast Media and Omek Interactive, product launches by Tawkon, acquisition by Groupon and much more.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 16, 2011

Simply fill in this form provided by the Israeli Foreign Trade Administration, Matimop and the Israel Export Institute. Aerotel Medical Systems is a world leading manufacturer of modular, home and mobile telecare and telemedicine solutions designed to transfer essential data over the telephone, mobile phone and the Internet.

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VC Cafe

MARCH 27, 2022

There more than 35,000 engineers working on building it, and a strong level of passion/engagement in the communities being built around this ‘New Internet’ But with that, there are also challenges, which are less discussed. Both me and my partner at Remagine Ventures, Kevin Baxpehler, are wrapping up busy weeks.

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www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

great web customer acquisition tutorials. Likelihood of Confusion -trademark, copyright and Internet Law. Invest in Israel : The investment promotion center of Israel’s Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor, Foreign Trade Administration (see industry reports and M&A summaries for the year). Citigroup Israel.

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pandodaily.com

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

Pandora begs Congress to lower Internet music licensing rates. If you hear groveling at any point today, it’s likely remnants of Pandora execs speaking in front of Congress yesterday, where the company begged for legislation to lower music licensing fees for Internet radio. Syria shuts down Internet in attempt to quell uprising.

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