Hearpreneur

NOVEMBER 24, 2018

Noreen Sablotsky is the founder and CEO of Imalac , a revolutionary company in the breastfeeding world. eld of marketing and sales for Ciba- Geigy Pharmaceuticals before co-founding Noven Pharmaceuticals in 1986. Most people that I meet in the “startup“ community are younger than me. Tell us your story.

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The Next Web

JANUARY 26, 2014

Ohad Frankfurt is the cofounder and CEO of Swayy , a personalized content curation and management platform. About a year and a half ago, we got accepted to the Elevator accelerator program in Tel Aviv, Israel. However, we quickly realized that building a product is only a small piece of the startup puzzle. Coworking space.

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David Teten

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

But in practice, these phenomena create a tremendous volume of startups, which investors then have to filter. The venture capital industry is continuing its evolution from an upside-down pyramid (typically 3-10 Partners, plus some administrative support) to a traditional hierarchical pyramid. Angel groups using Gust. 2009) [ii].

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Lightspeed Venture Partners

APRIL 19, 2016

This is the exact problem that Tal Weiss and his co-founders at Takipi faced a few years ago after selling their startup VisualTao to Autodesk. Arif Janmohamed is a Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners. Tal and his team were charged with mobilizing the Autodesk application, which was no easy task. It took over 2.5

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The Next Web

JUNE 19, 2012

Under the relatively fresh ‘TNW Profile’ banner, we regularly shine a light on great European entrepreneurs and startup founders, to learn more about their journey and their business, and what drives them personally. My partners are making all that possible, it’s pure teamwork. What are you currently involved with?

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VC Cafe

MAY 18, 2023

After graduating from University, he joined McKinsey & Co. as a management consultant and in 1977, he co-founded Apax Partners, a private equity firm. Apax Partners became one of the most successful private equity firms in the world, and Cohen became a billionaire.

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The Next Web

JULY 8, 2013

I recently stumbled upon this great read by Sam Altman, the co-founder of Loopt, and number 10 caught my eye: “ Growth solves (nearly) all problems.”. My startup reached product market fit, meaning that customers love our product and we are actually producing value for them. So far we have raised $2.3M

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David Teten

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

Like virtually the entire tech industry, I am particularly in favor of Startup Visa , which has the goal of stimulating our domestic startup community through acts to keep our foreign-born entrepreneurs in the United States. Organizations like Worldwide Investor Network and the US-Israel Business Council are helpful in this area.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 1, 2011

Mike is a no BS guy, has all the attributes I look for in a founder and says things like, openly shares knowledge and opines without a filter including this one, “whoever invented uncapped convertible debt should be spanked!&# The Union Square Ventures partners started whispering in his ear that “it’s all about social now”.

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Seeing Both Sides

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

This post was co-authored with Omri Stern and originally appeared in Harvard Business Review. 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. That’s the good news.

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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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Austin Startup

OCTOBER 6, 2018

As I mentioned at the beginning of this series/ebook, over the years I’ve noticed that I tend to frequently share certain Lucky7 posts with entrepreneurs we’ve backed , team members at data.world, or other startup investors I know. My talk was about the 7 lessons I’ve learned on the journey from founder to CEO. in our Series A.

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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

MARCH 4, 2021

I first met Mark in Israel in 2003, when he offered me a job at GLG straight out of college. While it’s not the usual startup/VC post, enjoy Mark’s unique perspective on faith, business and giving. Mark is the co-founder of GLG , the world’s leading expert network and several other companies.

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David Teten

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

New York venture capitalists like HOF Capital recognize this trend, and more and more of us are opening our doors to invest in startups with international roots. Founders’ determination. If you want to start selling abroad, an international founder is an advantage. They burnt their ships behind them.

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David Teten

MARCH 5, 2021

(co-written with Katherine Boe Heuck , a MBA candidate at MIT Sloan (class of 2022); past intern at Versatile VC ; and a current intern at Metaprop NYC.). All of the 40 companies’ 92 founders were male. Of the 19 Western Europe/Israel-based founders, all were white. Of the 43 U.S.-based

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Haystack

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

There are countless posts flying around the web now about “How to build a startup.” ” Another co-founder of a multibillion-dollar fund told me what it was like when, 10 years ago, most of their LPs abandoned them, and how they built the firm back up brick by brick.

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mporat.tumblr.com

MARCH 8, 2012

Venturing from Israel. Principal at Genesis Partners, an early-stage Israeli VC. Popular Posts: 5 Creative Ways to Find a Technical Co-Founder. 5 creative ways to find a technical co-founder. Technical co-founders are a scarce resource. An Attempt to Blog by Micha Porat. About Micha.

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VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 6, 2011

GeekMedia, the company behind the Israeli blog NewsGeek (Hebrew) has launched VentureGeeks , a new incubator program in Israel, which will provide seed funding and mentorship to Israeli startups. The Tel-Aviv based incubator is meant to serve as an accelerator program for startups, following the model of US based Y Combinator.

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The Next Web

OCTOBER 23, 2013

SparkLabs , the company behind the accelerator program in Korea , is expanding its scope with its first seed-stage fund that will “help great startups go global.”. The founding team totals six, and is spread across the US, Israel, Europe and Korea. The caliber of its founding team is impressive.

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Cracking the Code

JUNE 24, 2021

As the company today announces its $57m Series C round led by Accel, I sat down with Gloat’s co-founder and CEO Ben Reuveni to discuss what inspired him to set off on this entrepreneurial journey, how he has seen approaches to talent change in light of COVID-19 and much more… ? Gloat was that startup.

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VC Cafe

MAY 22, 2011

The LinkedIn IPO this week may have opened the gates for an Israeli market thirsty for exits, but in the meanwhile, VC funding in Israel continues with business as usual. 1) Onavo Mobile raised $3 million in its first round led by Sequoia Capital and Magma Venture Partners. Continue reading →

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Cracking the Code

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

What was your approach to picking co-founders, and what advice would you give entrepreneurs on this? I think having a co-founder is very important. You need close partners in that journey and you get many sorts of partners - investors, employees etc. - The co-founder / marriage analogy is apt.

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VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 28, 2010

I sraeli startup Any.Do has announced this morning a $1 million round led by Genesis Partners, Blumberg Capital and Innovation Endeavors , Eric Schmidt’s investment fund, as well as private investors including Joe Londsdale (founder of Palantir).

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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]. Footbo has been running since 2007 and is led by co-founder and CEO Mani Honigstein – full article on Techcrunch. Israeli startup SohoOS launches an About.me

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VC Cafe

APRIL 22, 2020

By Lihi Pinto-Fryman, co-founder and CRO and Gal Aga, VP of Sales at Syte.ai , a visual search startup and Remagine Ventures portfolio company. In the beginning, the founders gave demos all day. Syte has partners such as Microsoft, SAP, and resellers in Japan who function as outsourced BDRs. You should too!

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VC Cafe

JULY 9, 2010

Below are the headlines for the week of July 8 2010: Startups of the week. The company is headquartered in London, UK, with satellite offices in the US and Israel. Co-founded by Yiftah Frechter, Yoav Arnstein and Ran Cohen, all former execs of recently IPO-ed Eyeblaster. Miscellaneous. services developer Xconnect.

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VC Cafe

AUGUST 3, 2011

A few weeks ago we covered 6scan as part of the first graduating class of VentureGeeks , an Israeli startup incubator. Nitzan Miron, CEO, served at the National Center for Information Protection in Israel. 6scan plans to target ecommerce platforms and hosting provider as channel partners for growth.

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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. million from Spark Capital , Redpoint Ventures , Gemini Israel Funds , Bessemer and Spark Capital. Since inception in 2006 Adap TV has raised at total of $48.5

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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 times since it launched earlier this year.

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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 times since it launched earlier this year.

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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 times since it launched earlier this year.

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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). billion in Chinese startups in the last two year and plans to invest another billion Dollars this year.

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 19, 2018

When my co-founder and I began brainstorming company names, we knew we needed the word ‘influence’ in our name. I wanted to create a company name that was memorable and relevant to the value proposition of my startup. Then I went on to GoDaddy and I mixed and matched words until I found the right fit for my startup.

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David Teten

JANUARY 13, 2015

I’m speaking on a panel this afternoon on fundraising for minority founders at the Rainbow PUSH Wall Street Project. Fundraising is always difficult for all founders; the median PE/VC fund sources and reviews 87 companies before investing in 1. I think the same goes for startup entrepreneurialism.

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Brandanew

APRIL 22, 2016

Based in Israel, Outbrain has been around since 2006 solely focuses on solving the content discovery problem for publishers. It has signed some big names like Forbes, Newsweek, and Heavy.com onto its roster of publisher partners where content can be recommended. 8 Platforms to Supercharge your Content Marketing with Paid Advertising.

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