VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

A combination of competition for top talent and an effort to bring employees back to the office drove startups in Israel to throw extravagant parties and all-inclusive retreats abroad. The press took notice, especially since just a few months later startups were laying off employees en-masse to cut costs. Guy Kawasaki, author.

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VC Cafe

JUNE 10, 2022

While these prices are still high compared to what we see in Israel, Investors have putting a stronger focus on revenue growth (and in particular startups that can reach substantial revenue targets) especially before series A. With over 1,000 global unicorns (and about 1.5 As an example, here are 34 new unicorns minted in May 2022.

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VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 11, 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. For the Invest in Israel archive, click here. The Israel/U.S. for about $158.1

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VC Cafe

OCTOBER 9, 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. ISRAEL TO TRADE FREELY WITH MERCOSUR; ARGENTINA – ISRAEL SIGN FTA.

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VC Cafe

APRIL 7, 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. AMERICAN CHIPMAKER BROADCOM BUYS ISRAEL’S PROVIGENT FOR $350 MLN.

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VC Cafe

JUNE 25, 2020

Today The Global Startup Ecosystem Report 2020 by Startup Genome was released, ranking the top 30 and 10 runner up global startup ecosystems, with a data-driven approach based on talent availability, connectedness (density), VC activity, etc. The top 30 global startup ecosystems ranked. And, I do like stats.

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VC Cafe

APRIL 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. Foreign direct investment in Israel reached $3.8 See the March 2010 edition after the jump.

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VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

The global rise in venture capital didn’t skip Israel, which has been breaking new records the amount of venture capital raised by companies in 2021. According to CB Insights there are currently 832 unicorns globally, valued at a total of $2,702 billion. Global unicorn breakdown by category (Source: CB Insights ).

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VC Cafe

MAY 28, 2020

The technology, and the consumers, aren’t there yet, and not even a global pandemic can change that, he says. Its two Israeli Air Force veterans used to lead the R&D of the F-16 fighter jet simulator, and are now using VR tech to install life saving tools in hospitals in the US and Israel.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 11, 2013

This enabled Torch to evolve with China’s rapidly global economy. Israel, Singapore and now China are the three countries that have successfully put that theory into practice. In addition to the one in Beijing, China has set up 53 additional industrial parks and in them are ~60,000 companies with 8 million employees.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 15, 2024

The Unicorn’s struggle is a global phenomenon There are a total of 1,224 unicorns globally, with a combined valuation of $3.7 Spotlight on Israeli unicorns in 2024 Israel is home to 131 unicorns, over 10% of the global total. trillion, according to CB Insights.

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The Next Web

OCTOBER 25, 2013

We spoke to some of the hottest startups to hear their experiences and tips for building a space that welcomes productivity, creativity, and keeps employees happy. You may find that lots of employees love working remotely due to the coziness of their home office. Location, location, location. Open and cozy is the way to go.

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VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

The 2022 Founders Factories report by DealRoom and Accel shines a spotlight on the startup clusters that produced most unicorns across Europe and Israel, and then tracks the alumni of those unicorns to test where the talent goes to found their next companies. In London, 27 unicorns saw 168 new startups founded by former employees.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 11, 2013

This enabled Torch to evolve with China’s rapidly global economy. Israel, Singapore and now China are the three countries that have successfully put that theory into practice. In addition to the one in Beijing, China has set up 53 additional industrial parks and in them are ~60,000 companies with 8 million employees.

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VC Cafe

MARCH 29, 2021

Or are employees going to keep the sweat pants and make more adaptations? Should employees ignore the need to commute and move to the countryside where they can get more space for their money? For example, should European employees start applying for US-based jobs? “Are superstar employees about to be offshored?”,

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VC Cafe

MARCH 8, 2010

Only three Israeli venture capital funds completed their fund raising efforts in 2009: Sequoia Capital Israel , announced final closing of Sequoia IV, a $200 million vintage 2009 fund. The decrease in capital raised by Israeli venture capital funds reflects a global trend. as its main investor).

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VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 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. ISRAEL 2ND LARGEST CENTER FOR TECH STARTUPS.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 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. MOODYS REITERATES “A1 – STABLE” RATING FOR ISRAEL.

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VC Cafe

JULY 2, 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. PERRIGO TO INVEST $40 MILLION IN ISRAEL.

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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. Here's what the data say about Israeli startups: They’re Israeli-run but with global footprints. Today, this thesis is less relevant.

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VC Cafe

AUGUST 30, 2010

A s every month, VC Ca fe 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. GLOBAL HEALTHCARE GIANT BAXTER SIGNS MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR AGREEMENT FOR KAMADA’S GLASSIA.

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VC Cafe

OCTOBER 26, 2010

S econdMarket , the marketplace for alternative investments such as company options and private company stock trading, announced yesterday that it has launched operations in Israel (the Israeli site is live already here ). Given Israel’s active private company sector, the move makes perfect sense.

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online.wsj.com

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

Mr. Dreymann moved his family from Israel in 2004 after co-founding Goodmail in Mountain View, Calif., At its peak, in 2010, Goodmail had roughly 40 employees. Both studies counted only incorporated companies with employees. Globaloney: Globalization Challenged. Globaloney: Globalization Challenged. Comcast Corp.,

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Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 13, 2020

UiPath broke that milestone this summer, in just nine months, establishing Europe as a major global center for software innovation. Before jumping into the list, let’s have a quick look at what’s been a very special year in many ways for the cloud ecosystem globally and in Europe. 2020 Cloud Market: Is The Sky the Limit?

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VC Cafe

JULY 7, 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. ISRAEL RANKED 17TH MOST COMPETITIVE ECONOMY BY IMD. Israel was also rated first in several of the report’s sub-categories.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 25, 2011

As was Shel Israel. It globalizes. They are faced with decisions about whether to support their long-time employees who are increasingly hostile but have worked hard for generations with the need to compete on costs and quality. (I Om Malik was also on the panel. I don’t profess to have all the answers or to always be right.

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Steve Blank

DECEMBER 1, 2015

IBM’s research center in Zurich, GM’s research center in Israel, Toyota in the U.S They helped to globalize their innovation cycle and tap foreign expertise and resources. are examples. These remote R&D labs offered companies four benefits. parent company while providing technical services for foreign customers.

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Cracking the Code

JUNE 24, 2021

Gloat has pioneered the Talent Marketplace to solve that, and it’s now becoming a strategic tool for global enterprises. For the first time in my life, I saw what it was like to be a small employee in a large company – there was no transparency, no visibility, and no agility. It took me ages to initiate anything new. Everyone’s happy.

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Cracking the Code

JUNE 14, 2019

Today the team supports a global network in more than 160 countries, and the platform has facilitated over 50 million transactions – between 5.5 They have built a company that is changing how the world works together, and which facilitate millions of transactions between buyers and sellers across over 200 categories.

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Cracking the Code

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

Recent SaaS trends and the Accel Euroscape of the 100 most promising companies in Europe and Israel This article was co-authored with my colleague Pia d'Iribarne and published initially on Tech.eu. in SaaS companies globally. Our investments in the space have followed suit. We’ve invested $2.3B Your feedback is welcome!

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VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 5, 2011

IBM Global Entrepreneur , the computer giant’s entrepreneurship outreach arm is looking for the smartest early stage startups around the globe that will help solve tomorrow’s problems. So who are the “Smartest&# startups in Israel? The next event on the list is taking place in Tel Aviv, Israel on September 21st.

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Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 18, 2019

The top 100 SaaS companies in Europe and Israel The European Software-as-a-Service world changed forever when Daniel Dines, the founder of UiPath, made the cover of Forbes as ‘Boss of the Bots’ last month. Bigger, stronger, faster: SaaS continues to eat software First, let’s zoom out and look at how SaaS companies have performed globally.

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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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Altgate

MARCH 16, 2009

 The notion of entrepreneurs starting companies and having substantial ownership then hiring employees who also have ownership in the company and then raising capital from outside investors is universal.  Some of the more interesting things I've learned include: Salaries in Israel are described monthly.

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Cracking the Code

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

As an employee, I never waited for instructions to do something. You need close partners in that journey and you get many sorts of partners - investors, employees etc. - I visited Israel and, after a bunch of meals together, they decided to join. That’s what I found most attractive about software development: building things.

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VC Cafe

APRIL 29, 2010

The angels were represented by brothers Yaron and Gilad Carni in Israel. Google and LabPixies teams have worked on many projects together including the launch of global OpenSocial based gadgets. The romance between Google and LabPixies began with the startup’s initial introduction of casual gaming widgets on iGoogle.

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 19, 2018

The night I decided to start the company, my wife and I were having dinner with the man who would be our first employee and our creative director for the first twelve years. GRACEFULLY GLOBAL GROUP *was born out of a desire to continue to move about the globe gracefully as an entrepreneur, inspirational, bilingual keynote speaker and author.

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