VC Cafe

MARCH 22, 2021

When is the right time for a startup to bring on marketing? We asked Hila Shitrit Nissim*, an experienced CMO, to share her perspective on marketing in Israeli startups. Hila spent 12 years as the VP Marketing for Israeli venture capital fund Viola before embarking on an independent CMO career for startups.

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VC Cafe

DECEMBER 27, 2022

Earlier this month I spoke at the 2022 Israel Gaming Summit by Calcalist, Playtika and Google. The event was a get together for the Israeli ecosystem: startups, corporates, investors and academics in the gaming space. Gaming in Israel in 2022. Israeli gaming startups generated $8.6 Calcalist gaming summit 2022.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 1, 2011

Mike Yavonditte is the founder of the “super hot&# Hashable , a startup out of NYC that has been described as a “ Mint.com for Social Capital ” Mike sold his previous company, Quigo , to Aol for $340 Million. Quigo Lands Overture as Client, Rejects Their Acquisition Offer. Lesson Learned From Rejecting Acquisition Offers.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 2, 2023

As Vintage Venture Partners put it in a recent presentation shared in Tel Aviv , 2022 started off well but fell of a cliff in the second half (the slides were shared on Twitter by Amitai Ziv from Tech 12 ). billion according to the 2022 Israel high tech ecosystem report by Viola Ventures. Israeli startups 2022 funding summary.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 15, 2024

M&A/ Exits – This situation is compounded by a narrowing window for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and initial public offerings (IPOs). Spotlight on Israeli unicorns in 2024 Israel is home to 131 unicorns, over 10% of the global total. You can find the list of Israeli unicorns here and previous coverage on VC Cafe here.

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VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

I n its first investment in Israel, Russian search engine Yandex is rumoured to invest $3.4 million in Israel’s Face.com , a startup developing face recognition technology. As a result of the investment, Yandex’s CEO Arkady Volozh is now a member of Face.com’s board.

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VC Cafe

OCTOBER 24, 2022

When it comes to the total value of exits, consumer startups cumulatively exceeded enterprise exit value in the period of 2018-2022. In a nutshell, when consumer startups succeed, they can have major outcomes. a major pain point for Israeli startups in 2021) 3. Thoughts on the consumer startup space 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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VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

Israeli startup Capple Factory , wants to help couples grow their relationships through mobile apps (Capples) that require two mobile devices in order to work properly. Four “Zell startups&# exited this year alone, most recently with the acquisition of GiftsProject by eBay for an estimated $20 million. for both partners.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 28, 2020

According to a report by Quantum Tech Partners, approximately $1 billion was invested in the eSports category in 2019, M&A transactions in esports reached $475 million in 2019, across 33 deals. In attendance there will also be the top esports startups and investors in Israel. billion in 2020, up from 148.8 billion in 2019.

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The Startup Magazine

DECEMBER 14, 2021

This round was led by the prestigious global funds of Insight Partners and Hanaco Venture Capital. The capital boost is intended to be used to fund acquisitions as well as launch new products. The post Facetune Appears in Apple’s Top 5 iPhone Paid Apps List for Seventh Consecutive Year appeared first on The Startup Magazine.

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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. We think so. Pack Your Bags Early.

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VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

Francois Hollande, President of France, led a delegation this week of 260 senior French executives and government officials to Israel for the 2 nd annual France-Israel Innovation Day. The objective was to connect French companies with innovative Israeli startups. and a public approval rating of 15%.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 20, 2014

The BUBBLE came to Israel too, with a record $4.2 While there were IPOs (notably Wix in November), most of the acquisitions were made by global technology companies with R&D Centers (and their corporate M&A teams) in Israel, including Apple, Google, EMC, AOL, Cisco, IBM and now Facebook. Seed-stage deals now require $5.1

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VC Cafe

DECEMBER 15, 2011

Israeli startup Outbrain , one of the leading companies in the recommendations space, has completed a $35 million in Series D led by Index Ventures and joined by previous investors Carmel Ventures and Lightspeed Venture Partners. In a world that suffers from content overload, personal recommendations are a bare necessity.

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VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 28, 2010

Israeli Startups Funding Rounds. Previous Celeno investors Pitango Venture Capital , Greylock Partners , Miven Venture Partners, and Cisco Systems Inc. Previous Celeno investors Pitango Venture Capital , Greylock Partners , Miven Venture Partners, and Cisco Systems Inc. Israeli startup Acquisitions.

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Steve Blank

JULY 6, 2010

One of those students, Shawn Carolan , is now a partner at Menlo Ventures. When we were looking for funding for IMVU (the company where Eric Ries first implemented Customer and Agile Development and where the Lean Startup was born,) I thought of Shawn. The Greycroft team and Mark Suster of GRP Partners provided lots of local color.

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VC Cafe

MARCH 2, 2017

Part 2 of a series about machine learning in Israel, originally posted on VC Cafe. That race for talent, is catalysing acquisitions by corporates interested in adding AI to their products and services. Silicon Valley is naturally the largest hub with over 1,000 machine intelligence startups. Within Europe the UK is in the lead.

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Growthink Blog

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

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. startups and innovation emanating from various points on the globe. How concentrated is this phenomenon?

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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.

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VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 28, 2010

A OL is buying web video startup 5Min , confirms Peter Kafka in this exclusive on AllThingsD. The price for the acquisition is estimated between $50 and $65 million. It is furthering strengthening AOL’s position in video, following the acquisition of StudioNow earlier this year. The company raised $13 million to date.

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VC Cafe

MARCH 20, 2011

Below is a round up of noteworthy Israeli startup headlines. Tip VC Cafe and get your startup on the map by filling the form: [link]. California-based Gigya , an Israeli startup developing social tools for websites, quietly raises $6 million according to a regulatory filing. Israeli startup SohoOS launches an About.me

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VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

May you have many Eureka moments with brilliant ideas, find your perfect partner, sign amazing deals, prosper from fat exits and make the world a better place. It was hard for Israeli startups to get professional coverage in English, and reach international investors and partners that would help the company scale, unless you got on a plane.

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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. To learn more, VC Cafe interviewed Brian Rosenzweig, one of the managing partners in the new fund and the former marketing director at 21Ventures.

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David Teten

MARCH 5, 2021

Of the 19 Western Europe/Israel-based founders, all were white. This would be easy to detect: among their portfolio companies, do startups with female founders outperform those without? First Round Capital found that among its portfolio companies, startups with female founders outperformed those without by 63%.” .

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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

NOVEMBER 11, 2010

A VG, one of the largest American PC anti virus software makers with 110 million subscribers worldwide, has acquired Israeli startup DroidSecurity , maker of anti virus software for Android phones, for an estimated amount of $4.1 It has five employees in Israel. million (plus $5.3 million). million (plus $5.3

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VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 11, 2010

A VG, one of the largest American PC anti virus software makers with 110 million subscribers worldwide, has acquired Israeli startup DroidSecurity , maker of anti virus software for Android phones, for an estimated amount of $4.1 It has five employees in Israel. million (plus $5.3 million). million (plus $5.3

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VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 11, 2010

A VG, one of the largest American PC anti virus software makers with 110 million subscribers worldwide, has acquired Israeli startup DroidSecurity , maker of anti virus software for Android phones, for an estimated amount of $4.1 It has five employees in Israel. million (plus $5.3 million). million (plus $5.3

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Feld Thoughts

DECEMBER 16, 2015

However, for the past eight years, my partners and I at Foundry Group haven’t once scaled vertically (we haven’t added any partners since 2007 when we started) until we added Lindel Eakman as part of Foundry Group Next. Barclays (New York, South Africa and Israel). Techstars Mobility (Detroit). Techstars IoT (NYC).

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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. VC Café is privileged to support the event as the main media partner. Tickets for the mini-show case event on July 6th are limited.

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VC Cafe

MARCH 8, 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. The company is headquartered in Herzliya, Israel. For previous editions, click here. Oracle Corp.,

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 31, 2011

Bitesize Monday on VC Cafe- the headlines that make the startup nation what it is today… Israeli startups funding rounds. million from Mangrove Partners. Israeli startup acquisitions. Notable Israeli startups. eToro has announced an $8.3 See previous coverage of eToro on VC Cafe. SohoOS raised $1.75

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The Startup Magazine

APRIL 2, 2021

Investors and entrepreneurs are very excited about the special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) model as an exit strategy for private companies. Reinvent Technology Partners. Reinvent Technology Partners (RTP) is one of the most important SPACs poised to achieve big things in gaming. Burgundy Technology Acquisition.

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VC Cafe

MARCH 27, 2022

Venture capital firms poured more than $32 billion into digital-asset startups last year and there’s plenty more dry powder out there: Haun Ventures – $1.5 Both me and my partner at Remagine Ventures, Kevin Baxpehler, are wrapping up busy weeks. Opportunities for startups and investors in the Metaverse.

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Seeing Both Sides

JANUARY 13, 2015

Scaling up is becoming a hot topic lately, from non-profit Endeavor and the World Economic Forum focusing attention on the importance of scaling up companies in the Global Scale Up Declaration to The Economist pointing out that Israel''s miraculous start up economy is seeking to transition from "Start Up" to "Scale Up". And opportunities.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 16, 2011

Israeli startups in the mobile space are once again showing impressive attendance levels, with 56 Israeli companies exhibiting in the Israeli Pavilion. Simply fill in this form provided by the Israeli Foreign Trade Administration, Matimop and the Israel Export Institute. Mer Telecom. -

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