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30 Machine Intelligence Startups to Watch in Israel

VC Cafe

Security will shift from defensive to predictive AI-powered security (Norwest Venture Partners). Since AI and ML startups cut across verticals (analytics, fintech, health, adtech, security, etc), it’s easier to group them under the “machine intelligence” umbrella, coined by Shivon Zillis , a partner at Bloomberg Beta.

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How can startups engage Amazon and AWS

VC Cafe

Amazon Corporate Development – Notable acquisitions include Whole Foods ($13.7B), smart doorbell system Ring ($1.2B, 2018) and autonomous mobility technology Zoox ($1.2bn). The AWS APN Global Startup Program – for startup AWS Partner Network (APN) select and advanced technology partners looking to grow their products on AWS.

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Invest in Israel Newsletter September 2010 Edition

VC Cafe

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 WEF RANKING IMPROVES TO 24TH PLACE, BOOSTED BY INNOVATION.

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The Guy Who Took on Google (and now LinkedIn): Mike Yavonditte

Both Sides of the Table

The founders of Quigo ( an enterprise search company based in Israel that was competing directly with AdSense ) tracked Mike down while doing a CEO search. Quigo Lands Overture as Client, Rejects Their Acquisition Offer. Mike passed up an offer from Ross Levinsohn of Fox Interactive Media ( around $175 Million ).

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Israeli Startups and Marketing – 5 Questions with an Experienced CMO

VC Cafe

The common case in israel is founding teams flying solo without a marketer until it’s imminently necessary. These steps are vital to securing initial funding and attracting pilots, design partners, and customers. . What best practices have you seen in Israel when it comes to community building?

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What’s a better return on investment: Enterprise or consumer tech?

VC Cafe

It remains to be seen what the outcomes will be in 2022 as the exit markets are less active and the IPO window is closed, but assuming the merger gets approved, we’ve already seen Activision’s $70 billion acquisition by Microsoft and Twitter’s potential $40 billion takeover by Elon Musk.

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Facetune Appears in Apple’s Top 5 iPhone Paid Apps List for Seventh Consecutive Year

The Startup Magazine

This round was led by the prestigious global funds of Insight Partners and Hanaco Venture Capital. At a time when we are seeing content creators monetize content on social media at new levels, it is clear that Lightricks’ platform has the ability to create a one stop shop that will be meaningful to its users.” .