VC Cafe

MAY 12, 2016

Yesterday was Israel’s 68th Independence Day, and to mark the occasion, Calcalist , a leading business publication in Israel, ranked the 50 most promising private Israeli startups. Kenshoo – Programmatic advertising in search engines and social networks (Raised $65M). Image credit: Kosher OC Magazine.

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VC Cafe

JULY 7, 2014

Israelis Value Online Media 1.5x More Than Offline Media- Highest in Global Survey. Digital media is a recent phenomenon in Israel. Today, 60 percent of Israeli adults carry a Smartphone, spurring 2x growth in mobile media consumption just in the last two years, to 93 minutes per day (Shiluv Millward Brown).

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The Next Web

FEBRUARY 2, 2014

Having ads on your app is an option, but few companies have truly cracked the perfect mobile advertising strategy, so adding ads to your app will likely be an annoying, disruptive experience to the user. Subscriptions – Media publications, like the NYTimes, have a subscription model now. Making money on mobile can be a tricky thing.

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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

MARCH 11, 2010

Eyeblaster , an Israeli company headquartered in New York, develops several media-rich advertising formats (see examples here and here ) and interactive ad features , as well as MediaMind , campaign management software for agencies and online advertisers. Eyeblaster is trying to raise $115 million by selling stock.

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VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 9, 2011

Apap.tv , an Israeli startup headquartered in San Mateo, and Digiday , partnered on a report that summarizes the Internet’s Digital Video advertising market. Over 600 agencies, publishers, advertisers and online video tech providers provided their input on the poll back in September 2011.

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VC Cafe

MAY 3, 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. MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY CENTER TO OPEN IN ISRAEL.

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VC Cafe

JULY 4, 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. FITCH AFFIRMS ISRAEL AT “A” (OUTLOOK STABLE). DG FASTCHANNEL TO BUY ISRAEL’S MEDIAMIND.

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online.wsj.com

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

Media & Marketing. Advertising. Media Agencies. Mr. Dreymann moved his family from Israel in 2004 after co-founding Goodmail in Mountain View, Calif., Israel Minister: No Change to Egypt Deal Israels foreign minister said Israel would not agree to re-evaluate its peace deal with Egypt. Management.

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VC Cafe

JULY 11, 2011

The Israel Innovation Road Trip , is an effort to raise both funding and awareness. event, following 14 similar ones in Israel, Turkey and Europe. Israel Innovation Road Trip company list. You hear about them when they raise money, and then the news comes far and apart. This is the firm’s first U.S.

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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 ). Congrats and good luck!

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VC Cafe

JULY 9, 2010

The company is headquartered in London, UK, with satellite offices in the US and Israel. Legolas Media – Currently in stealth mode, The Legolas Media team is focused on innovating digital display media. Supersonicads was founded in 2008 by Gil Shoham (CEO) and Arik Czerniak (COO) and Nissim (Romi) Romano (CTO).

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 12, 2014

They schmoozed their largest clients and closed fat advertising deals. Within the conference, brands and digital advertising have moved to the mainstream. This year, CEO’s of the four largest advertising conglomerates attended, motivated by the large contingents from brands like Unilever, P&G and Citibank. Listen Intently.

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VC Cafe

JUNE 7, 2010

A ccording to Calcalist ,Pudding Media, an Israeli mobile advertising startup, faces imminent shut down. Pudding Media let go 25 employees this morning and announced it will cease its operations in Israel. Pudding Media was founded in 2006 by brothers Ariel and Ruben Maislos. So what went wrong?

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VC Cafe

AUGUST 18, 2011

The International Broadcast Convention (IBC) 2011 is the leading global tradeshow for broadcasting media and entertainment industry, covering the latest developments in broadcasting, mobile TV, IPTV, digital signage and forward looking R&D. justAdTV Ltd - justAd.TV Solution includes full service, including systems and content.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 12, 2010

In the media NYC is “hot” right now yet having just spent 6 days in NY I heard many similar stories as I get in LA: not enough VC and hard to get great tech resources. ops team in NY, dev team in Philly and having dev teams in Israel). Users: More than 280mm monthly users worldwide use its apps or see its advertising.

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VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

According to comScore Media Metrix, out of the countries monitored by comScore Canada, Israel and the US are the top three consumers of Internet per capita and time spent online. Video is keeping web users online for longer, and also bringing much-needed energy and investment to online display advertising. hours in the UK.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 22, 2017

As I looked at my competition it felt as though each advertising law firm created advertisements that seemed very self-centered. I met with an advertising agency and we brain stormed several ideas that were consistent with this core value. 15 – Strong Ties to Israel. Thanks to Brian Dwyre, Kidioke Media LLC ! #25

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Mike Michalowicz

JANUARY 24, 2018

Avoid Outsourcing Your Social Media. Social media has spawned a plethora of consultants who will handle all your social media needs. We hear digital media is the new frontier where Business is being done. Thanks to Eli Israel , ForeclosureMagic.com. Thanks to Matthew Steffen , Imprinsic Marketing Group.

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VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

According to comScore Media Metrix, out of the countries monitored by comScore Canada, Israel and the US are the top three consumers of Internet per capita and time spent online. Video is keeping web users online for longer, and also bringing much-needed energy and investment to online display advertising. hours in the UK.

Internet 135

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VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

According to comScore Media Metrix, out of the countries monitored by comScore Canada, Israel and the US are the top three consumers of Internet per capita and time spent online. Video is keeping web users online for longer, and also bringing much-needed energy and investment to online display advertising. hours in the UK.

Internet 135

Internet Canada Russia 135

VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

According to comScore Media Metrix, out of the countries monitored by comScore Canada, Israel and the US are the top three consumers of Internet per capita and time spent online. Video is keeping web users online for longer, and also bringing much-needed energy and investment to online display advertising. hours in the UK.

Internet 135

Internet Canada Russia 135

VC Cafe

AUGUST 30, 2011

Hot from the Techcrunch oven: Innovid , a video advertising startup, has raised $9.5 develops an interactive pre-roll advertising product, called iRoll, that allows advertisers to turn any existing pre-roll video ad into an interactive one. s top video publishers including partnerships with NBC, MTV, Fox, and Tremor Media.

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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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VC Cafe

JUNE 10, 2011

In a recent article , he was quoted saying: Taykey empowers advertisers to tap into the real way audiences move online — in vast flocks not determined by age and gender, but by interests. Taykey provides ad targeting solutions based on trend analysis in social media.

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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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Mike Michalowicz

JANUARY 10, 2013

Avoid Outsourcing Your Social Media. Social media has spawned a plethora of consultants who will handle all your social media needs. We hear digital media is the new frontier where Business is being done. Thanks to Eli Israel , ForeclosureMagic.com. Thanks to Matthew Steffen , Imprinsic Marketing Group.

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ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 4, 2011

Also, Irit Dabby from Tel-Aviv, Israel, discussed GoodyTag , a neat concept about tagging photos of products differently than you would tag or 'like' a regular link or photo on social media. I like the concept, and there is already a prototype and a pilot case with an advertiser.

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VC Cafe

MARCH 9, 2010

O nline advertising verification service DoubleVerify announced second round funding of $10 million. Advertising verification has created a fundamental shift in the online industry that for first time allows marketers to accurately verify their campaigns for brand safety, delivery accuracy and regulatory compliance.

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VC Cafe

MAY 5, 2010

Cotendo hopes to ride on that wave, by offering solutions to high-volume transactional enterprises, online retailers, financial services companies, advertising networks, professional news and social media sites. Tags: Cotendo Sequoia Israel Tenaya Capita Venture Capital Funds bechmark benchmark cdn sequoia DSA.

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Hearpreneur

APRIL 14, 2018

The name Logical Position stemmed from the idea of realizing the full potential and unique needs of each clients’ online advertising. It’s true that the first position could drive twice as many clicks as the second position, but it could cost three times as much for each click, which may not make sense for every advertiser.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 30, 2011

Last week I had the pleasure to attend the DLD 2011 (Digital Life Design) conference in Munich, which was co-hosted by Dr Yossi Vardi and Burda Media, a large German media company (for those who don’t know). He was less bullish on Israel and India, which raised a few eyebrows in the audience. What was so special about it?

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VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Perhaps it means that Israel is missing the consumer Internet boat ( Mike Eisenberg gave his hypothesis in the Hummus manifesto on why that may be in three parts) or that they aren’t doing enough business in Europe. Best Advertising, Marketing or Media Startup 2010. Best Cleantech/Environmental Tech Startup 2010.

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Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

As changes continuously sweep across social media, Google, and the content marketing world, your business’ online presence must evolve or you risk receding into obscurity, stagnating with an out-of-touch website or, god forbid, a MySpace page. Revitalize Your Social Media Accounts. Reassess and Segment Your Target Market.

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VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Perhaps it means that Israel is missing the consumer Internet boat ( Mike Eisenberg gave his hypothesis in the Hummus manifesto on why that may be in three parts) or that they aren’t doing enough business in Europe. Best Advertising, Marketing or Media Startup 2010. Best Cleantech/Environmental Tech Startup 2010.

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VC Cafe

JULY 5, 2010

It is the B2B advertiser’s Mecca, but it is an undeserved market when it comes to user experience and consolidation of services. Media centers were a hot topic, and I used the XBOX media center to develop the product. Tags: BeeTV BizMe2 Boaz Yehuda Boxee Israel Softier Yair Margolin. C onferences are big business.

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VC Cafe

APRIL 20, 2022

The media mostly chooses to cover the negative implications of these AI technologies: be it fake news or personalised targeting (like in the case of Cambridge Analytica during the Us elections). Advertising automation. Images – companies like Rosebud AI , Persado offer advertisers images on demand for their campaigns.

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