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.

IPO 88

IPO Valuation Private Equity 88

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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Government Technical Review New York Offshore 146

The Next Web

MARCH 2, 2014

This was reported as being untrue by British Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (BVCA) about a year ago. The average startup fails at 20 months with $1.3million in funding according to CB Insights , who surveyed a group of failed/acquired startups.

Europe 163

Europe South Korea San Francisco Portugal 163

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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Cofounder Technical Review Social Media PR 216

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. The company was founded in 2008 and is based in Herzlia Pituach, Israel. TASE:MAYN) Infinity Private Equity Fund; Suzhou Ventures Group Co.,

Private Equity 98

Private Equity Venture Capital Equity 98

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. The company was founded in 2008 and is based in Herzlia Pituach, Israel. TASE:MAYN) Infinity Private Equity Fund; Suzhou Ventures Group Co.,

Private Equity 98

Private Equity Venture Capital Equity 98

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

Private Equity 90

Private Equity China North America 90

VC Cafe

JUNE 4, 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. Great for them, good for Israel.

San Francisco 90

San Francisco New Jersey Private Equity 90

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.”.

Bandwidth 90

Bandwidth Private Equity Architecture 90

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. We published the paper in the Journal of Private Equity and numerous other influential media.

Artificial Inteligence 60

Artificial Inteligence Angel Groups Private Equity New York 60

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.

Programming 97

Programming Private Equity Incubator Cofounder 97

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.

Bankruptcy 83

Bankruptcy Private Equity Stock 83

VC Cafe

JUNE 13, 2012

London has the largest venture capital and private equity industries in Europe. Israel sets an impressive example here. Mesudarim , one of Israel’s most popular TV shows, follows four high-school friends who build up and then sell their startup in Israel. per cent in the past decade compared with 8.4

Silicon Valley 99

Silicon Valley Europe Venture Capital 99

David Teten

MARCH 13, 2015

We published the paper in the Journal of Private Equity and numerous other influential media. For example, in 2011-12 I worked with a team of three Columbia MBAs (past and future McKinsey and BCG consultants) on a research study on “ Best Practices of Venture Capitalists in Increasing the Value of Portfolio Companies.”

Venture Capital 60

Venture Capital Angel Groups Private Equity New York 60

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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New York City Cofounder New York Startup 60

David Teten

JUNE 12, 2014

Because of that, we have been judges or speakers at programs in New York geared to investors and startups from Brazil, Canada, Finland, France, Eastern Europe, Germany, Holland, Israel, Italy, the Maghreb, and Portugal. I’ve enjoyed working with our partners at VentureOutNY and Worldwide Investor Network. 4) Inclusion.

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New York Connecticut Angel Groups Florida 114

VC Cafe

OCTOBER 20, 2010

Founded in 2000 by veterans of the Israeli high tech industry, Carmel provides significant capital and active, hands-on support through the growth cycle of its portfolio companies and is recognized as a true company building fund in Israel. For more information visit [link].

Caching 79

Caching Venture Capital Private Equity 79

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. Israel Petroleum Company, Ltd. Cheetah Medical (Israel) Ltd. Israel Electric Corporation Limited;Maayan Technology Ventures Ltd. SICAR;Israel Cleantech Ventures.

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Venture Capital LLC LP 68

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.

Bandwidth 79

Bandwidth Framework Forecast 79

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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UAE United Arab Emirates Technology 60

VC Cafe

JULY 20, 2010

D eloitte Touche in Israel produces a Venture Capital and Private Equity survey every other quarter in an attempt to identify trends within the venture capital arena, give a summary of VC expectations of the Israeli VC community for the next six to twelve months. Clear cut: VC activity in Israel will become difficult.

Mezzanine 92

Mezzanine Venture Capital IPO 92

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. But that method does help you price yourself better to the market.

IPO 92

IPO Cofounder Europe 92

www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

YCombinator Series AA Equity Financing Documents. Founder Equity Issues. Venture Hacks equity section. Legal, Equity, etc. Y Combinator : They provide a series of AA equity financing documents that are written with simpler words so start-up companies will have an easier starting point. Argonaut Private Equity.

Software Review 53

Software Review Technical Review Startup 53

VC Cafe

JUNE 19, 2020

Impact Investing has been around for a long time, most prominently since the 1960’s as companies and governments began engaging with the concept through private equity and debt investing in developing economies. Impact tech investors include Bridges Fund Managements, DBL, Accion, Elevar equity and Patamar, among others.

Venture Capital 174

Venture Capital Global South Africa 174