VC Cafe

JANUARY 15, 2024

Instead of purely chasing high-growth ventures, many PE firms focused on companies with robust business models and clear paths to profitability. Spotlight on Israeli unicorns in 2024 Israel is home to 131 unicorns, over 10% of the global total.

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IPO Valuation Private Equity 88

Steve Blank

JUNE 10, 2010

The only capital available to them was their own savings and what they could borrow from relatives. Both my parents worked as hard as any Silicon Valley entrepreneur but with a different definition of a successful business model; when they made a profit, they could feed our family. All searching for a sustainable business model.

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Silicon Valley Entrepreneur United States New York City 328

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 1, 2011

Of course, monetization of search became one of the best business models in the history of business. After AltaVista, Mike spent a year doing business development for USA Networks ( now IAC – Interactive Corp ). Part 2/3 of Interview: Mike Joins Quigo as CEO, Sells it to Aol for $340 Million [ Minutes: 13 – 30 ].

Semantic 302

Semantic Acquisition Valuation Angel Investor 302

Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

Their definition of success is to feed the family and make a profit, not to take over an industry or build a $100 million business. As they can’t provide the scale to attract venture capital, they fund their businesses via friends/family or small business loans. Filed under: Technology , Venture Capital.

America 318

America Silicon Valley Washington Venture Capital 318

VC Cafe

JULY 6, 2010

T he second quarter of 2010 has come and gone and despite the depleting VC and incubator capital in Israel, the quarter has brought approximately 40 deals with over $400 million invested. Can ‘related content’ work as business model? The company was founded in 2008 and is based in Herzlia Pituach, Israel.

Private Equity 99

Private Equity Venture Capital Equity 99

VC Cafe

JULY 6, 2010

T he second quarter of 2010 has come and gone and despite the depleting VC and incubator capital in Israel, the quarter has brought approximately 40 deals with over $400 million invested. Can ‘related content’ work as business model? The company was founded in 2008 and is based in Herzlia Pituach, Israel.

Private Equity 99

Private Equity Venture Capital Equity 99

VC Cafe

JULY 20, 2011

IVC Online and KMPG have released their summary of venture capital raising for Q2 2011, in Israel. Mid stage companies accounted for the highest rate of investments in Q2 2011, attracting 44% of all capital invested and later stage followed, with 27%.

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Later Stage Seed Stage Venture Capital 92

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 12, 2010

We had a special edition of This Week in Venture Capital this week shooting out of the Next New Networks offices in New York. Our guest was Mo Koyfman of Spark Capital. ops team in NY, dev team in Philly and having dev teams in Israel). Tags: This Week in Venture Capital. TechCrunch article.

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Venture Capital Los Angeles Oakland Asia 217

VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

Takadu’s business model consists of charging a monthly fee from its clients, which already include the Thames Water company and other utility companies in Israel and Asia Pacific. Tags: Gemini Israel Fund Gemini Israel Funds giza venture capital MEND. Topell Energy Spotify.

Technology 95

Technology Venture Capital SMS 95

VC Cafe

DECEMBER 7, 2010

billion in venture capital funding in Q3 2010, representing a 14% decline in total funding amount compared to the previous quarter. A notable deal in the software vertical includes Israel-Massachusetts-based uTest ( CEO interview on VC Cafe ), who landed $13 million from Scale Venture Partners and others.

Venture Capital 80

Venture Capital Vertical Massachusetts eCommerce 80

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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Technical Cofounder CTO Hire Fractional CTO 60

SoCal CTO

JANUARY 5, 2011

Some really great stuff in 2010 that aims to help startups around product, technology, business models, etc. First Principles. Steve Blank , January 25, 2010 10 Tips for Adding Game Mechanics to a Non-Gaming Service - ReadWriteStart , September 21, 2010 Startups & VCs: Learn How to Design, Market, & Eat Your Own. -

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Silicon Valley Startup Term Sheet Venture Capital 378

VC Cafe

DECEMBER 28, 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. GE CHOOSES ISRAEL’S KINROT VENTURES TO JOINTLY DEVELOP NEW WATER TECHNOLOGIES.

Technical Review 87

Technical Review South Korea Mexico 87

Cracking the Code

JUNE 24, 2021

How did you start building these relationships as a small company in Israel? So many companies have had to adapt their business models during and post-COVID. They needed to be more agile, and were using our product to reallocate talent from under-utilised to over-utilised departments within their business.

Algorithm 62

Algorithm Agile Cofounder Cloud 62

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 21, 2015

Existing companies are starting to feel the pressures of new technologies and the massive wave of new entrants fueled by the explosion of investment from a recent form of financing – venture capital. Venture capital firms, as we know them only date back to the 1970s.) See here for background on horizons.).

Silicon Valley 120

Silicon Valley Venture Capital United States Technical Review 120

www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

Venture Capital Cafe > Startup Resources (Updated Mar 2013). Boilerplate Venture Funding Documents. National Venture Capital Association â?? model legal documents. TechStars Model Seed Funding Documents â?? Raising Venture Capital. Venture Hacks equity section. About VC Cafe.

Software Review 53

Software Review Technical Review Startup 53

VC Cafe

JUNE 19, 2020

“As big businesses begin to measure their impact, they begin to show it is fundamental to their future business models.” Here are some interesting numbers: At 44% , the tech sector soaks up nearly half of venture capital investment. Sir Ronald Cohen. Tech products and services command a high profit margin of 12.4%.

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Venture Capital Global South Africa 174