David Teten

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Back in July, I wrote an essay in Geektime on “ The Anti-Israel BDS Movement Will Fail “ Little did I know how quickly that would prove true! However, Israel and the United Arab Emirates recently announced that they will normalise diplomatic ties and forge a broad new relationship. If I’m missing any, please contact me.

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VC Cafe

JULY 21, 2020

I believe I am qualified to talk about this as I spent ~6 years at Google in strategic partnerships (commerce), as head of Campus London (Google’s first physical startup hub), Head of Google for Entrepreneurs Europe (now called Google for Startups) and eventually general partner for Google Ventures.

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David Teten

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

It might appear that origination is becoming much easier because of new tools like AngelList and the SEC moving toward adoption of rules that will allow equity based crowdfunding. We published the full report in the Journal of Private Equity ; it’s now the #2-most viewed article in the Journal’s history.

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VC Cafe

MAY 4, 2011

IVC Research Center has released the Quarterly Survey of Israeli Private Equity Deals for Q1 2011. Eleven private equity deals in Q1 2011, amounted at $216 million, a 68% decrease from the $668 million in Q1 last year, and a 74% decline from the previous quarter ($826 million). Figure 1: Private Equity Deal Value by Quarter ($M).

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Steve Blank

APRIL 11, 2013

Israel, Singapore and now China are the three countries that have successfully put that theory into practice. Set up in 1999, Innofund offers grants ($150 – $250K), loan interest subsidies and equity investment. The best analog for China’s InnoFund is the U.S. government’s SBIR and STTR programs.

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www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

YCombinator Series AA Equity Financing Documents. Mark Suster GRP Partners Advice. Founder Equity Issues. Venture Hacks equity section. Legal, Equity, etc. Philippe Botteri, Bessemer Venture Partners. Manufacturing Resources. Alibaba.com. GlobalSources.com. Sourcing in China. Sourcing Blog. VC Experts.

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VC Cafe

MAY 18, 2023

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. He was born in 1946 to a working class immigrant family in London and attended a State school.

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David Teten

DECEMBER 2, 2019

And of course, effectively all venture capitalists are going to require some equity for their investment. I emphasize my focus here is organizations which are backing for-profit companies and do not take equity. Their foci include addressing environmental sustainability, racial and gender equity, economic development concerns, etc.

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VC Cafe

MARCH 11, 2010

In addition, Battery’s partners showed their commitment by putting more money into the fund themselves than in its past funds, among other moves, he said. Maturity : Battery invests in companies at all stages – from seed to later stage private equity buyouts. Tags: Battery Ventures Israel venture capital.

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VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

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. Browse the headlines below for more news.

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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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VC Cafe

MARCH 15, 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’s Central Bureau of Statistics also reported a higher-than-expected annual growth rate of 4.5

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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. As a part of the round Rina Shainski, General Partner of Carmel Ventures joined company’s board. Infinity Israel-China Fund.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 15, 2024

The M&A market has become increasingly selective, with potential buyers wary of high valuations that don’t align with company fundamentals Private equity – In 2023 PE firms were seen deploying their capital in more cautious and strategic ways, reflecting the shift in market dynamics.

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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. As a part of the round Rina Shainski, General Partner of Carmel Ventures joined company’s board. Infinity Israel-China Fund.

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VC Cafe

MARCH 27, 2022

In case you’re not yet familiar with us, we’re a seed/pre-seed venture capital firm investing in Gaming, Consumer and Metaverse/web3 tech with a spotlight on Israel (in fund I). Both me and my partner at Remagine Ventures, Kevin Baxpehler, are wrapping up busy weeks. Boards vs. DAOs, Equity vs. Tokens.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 10, 2011

V iola Private Equity , an Israeli PE fund with $164 million under management for technology buyouts, has announced a $7 million investment in Zend , the leading provider of open-source and commercial solutions based on PHP web applications. According to Linkedin , Zend has a headcount of 130.

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David Teten

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

This is effectively a sequel to my study of best practices in deal origination , published last year in the Journal of Private Equity , Harvard Business Review , Institutional Investor , and Business Insider. Organizations like Worldwide Investor Network and the US-Israel Business Council are helpful in this area.

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VC Cafe

OCTOBER 21, 2010

A lot has been said about the ‘equity gap’ in Israel – the fact that Israeli funds have been struggling to raise additional funding and international funds don’t all have local presence in Israel. In total the fund hopes to make $120 million in profit from its investments. Source: TheMarker (Hebrew).

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 3, 2012

gazelle_CEO : Gazelle CEO Israel Ganot discusses gadget trade-in, smarter consumption, and reCommerce. jamescaan : James Caan is a serial entrepreneur and CEO of the Hamilton Bradshaw private equity firm. Michels : Oren Michels, CEO of Mashery, offers insight into API management, services, and more.

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David Teten

MAY 3, 2019

I have presented at universities including Columbia Business School, UC Berkeley Haas, National University of Singapore, New York University, Technion Israel Institute of Technology MBA Program, Wharton School, and Yale School of Management. Partner with students to execute research on topics of mutual interest.

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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 cost for startups is 10% of their equity. The incubator got $5 million in funding from GKVentures I, a US-based private equity fund.

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Austin Startup

APRIL 11, 2020

still on. ## ABOUT MASSCHALLENGE MassChallenge is a global network of zero-equity startup accelerators. Even with the markets down and industry issues, we’re still investing,” Bill Powell, Managing Director of Stadia Ventures.

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VC Cafe

OCTOBER 18, 2011

Israeli startup Siklu Wireless Communications has raised a series B round of $19 million led by new investors Amiti Ventures , Qualcomm Ventures and joined by all existing investors: DFJ- Tamir Fishman Ventures , Evergreen Venture Partners and Argonaut Private Equity. We’re looking forward to working with Siklu.”.

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VC Cafe

OCTOBER 17, 2011

While many founders coming out of Israel have the entrepreneurial DNA, the physical distance from their customers, potential partners and backers as well as a cultural gap on how to do business in the US, often inhibits their startup’s growth in the early stages. Gil and Shuly are currently conducting interviews in Israel.

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VC Cafe

APRIL 9, 2010

V enture capital funding of Israel companies opened strongly in Q1 2010, with 55 deals completed since January 1oth 2o1o, according to Capital IQ. LucidLogix raised an $8 million round from Genesis Partners, Giza Venture Capital, and Rho Capital Partners for futher R&D and faster penetration of LucidLogix’s gaming graphics chip.

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Austin Startup

OCTOBER 8, 2019

MASSCHALLENGE TEXAS NAMES TOP 14 FINALIST STARTUPS FROM AUSTIN-BASED ACCELERATOR International accelerator to award up to $500,000 in equity-free cash prizes to select top startups from the region’s third startup accelerator program at Oct. all at zero cost and with zero equity taken. Brand, general partner at True Wealth Ventures.

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David Teten

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

” The role model for most of the international innovation communities I meet is Israel, the “ startup nation ”. ISRAELIMappedinNY tracks all of the local activity, and people meet through such groups as Israeli Startups NYC and Israel Tech Meetup Group.

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David Teten

MARCH 13, 2015

Partner with students to execute research on topics of mutual interest. We published the paper in the Journal of Private Equity and numerous other influential media. We’re more than happy to act as a matchmaker. I provided research materials, guidance, and introductions to interviewees (VCs, entrepreneurs, accelerators, etc.)

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VC Cafe

OCTOBER 20, 2010

million investment round led by Carmel ventures and joined by Cisco, Smac partners and StageOne ventures. million, led by Carmel Ventures together with Cisco(R), smac partners and StageOne Ventures. I sraeli company Oversi has announced a series C round of $4.9 For more information visit [link].

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David Teten

JUNE 12, 2014

I will continue to work closely with the group, while continuing to serve as a Partner at ff Venture Capital. I’ve enjoyed working with our partners at VentureOutNY and Worldwide Investor Network. Klein, CEO of On Grid Ventures , will serve as the new Chairman of Harvard Business School Alumni Angels of Greater NY. 4) Inclusion.

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VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 9, 2011

Last week Ernst & Young held their annual conference Journey 2011 at the Hilton hotel in sunny Tel Aviv, Israel. Larry: After attending a recent VC congress in Israel, he found out that merger exits are not as profitable as IPOs in terms of building VC returns. The host was William Bowmer, a Managing Director at Barclays Capital.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 12, 2010

ops team in NY, dev team in Philly and having dev teams in Israel). Competition: Chegg (has raised $144 in debt and equity)—estimated by Steven Carpenter ( TechCrunch ) to be 10x more unique visitors than BookRenter (during peak book renting seasons) with nearly $140mm in revenues for 2010. Founded in 2008 by Mehdi Maghsoodnia.

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mporat.tumblr.com

MARCH 8, 2012

Venturing from Israel. Principal at Genesis Partners, an early-stage Israeli VC. In Israel, it is often in specific units of the military. Then, lure them with what you’ve got - equity, interest, flexibility and fun. An Attempt to Blog by Micha Porat. About Micha. A proud father of 2 beautiful girls.    .

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The Equity Kicker

OCTOBER 13, 2016

The EIF hasn’t invested in our fund to date, but they might in the future, so there’s an element of self interest at play here, but this is bigger than Forward Partners and I would still be writing this post if that wasn’t the case.

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VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Source: i3 Equity Partners. Future of Work. Source: Deloitte. Source: ICV. InsureTech. Source: Startup Nation Central. Supply Chain. Source: Sosa. Payments Tech. Source: Visa. Retail Tech. Source: Deloitte. SportsTech. Source: Colosseum Sports. Source: Startup Nation Central. Source: Startup Nation Central. Source: StartupHub.

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www.quora.com

JANUARY 16, 2011

Distribution/sales guy-Has an awesome understanding of the industry and product and can sell the vision and problem you are solving to investors, users, and potential partners. (he I'll partner any time with a pervert midget and a pair of over-sexed penguins if that increases the chances of success. Find out what motivates people.

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