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9 Big Businesses That Began In College

YoungUpstarts

Others, like Def Jam, have been transformed through mergers and acquisitions. The story of Harvard sophomore Mark Zuckerberg, or at least Hollywood’s version of it, should be familiar to anyone who’s seen The Social Network or spends more than five minutes each week surfing the Internet.

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Invest in Israel Newsletter October 2010 Edition

VC Cafe

PMC-Sierra, a premier Internet infrastructure semiconductor solution provider, is purchasing Wintegra Inc. , Internet giant Yahoo is acquiring Israeli display ad optimization technology developer start-up Dapper for $55 million. The Bank of Israel has also forecast 4% growth in 2010, though 2011 growth is seen slightly lower at 3.8%