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 Venture Guiding Fund invests directly into VC funds, co-invests with VC’s, and covers some VC bets.

Programming 170

Programming Technical Review SBIR China 170

VC Cafe

JULY 21, 2020

In the past I’ve covered the rise of corporate venture capital and the growing number of Fortune 500 companies who are actively launching CVC arms or investing in startups/funds. There are four general buckets for engaging with a corporate like Google: Funding – this consists of cash investment for equity.

Technical Review 131

Technical Review Startup Early Stage Cloud 131

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. ff Venture Capital.

Private Equity 114

Private Equity Venture Capital Technical Review Equity 114

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. While they can outspend you, a startup offers real ownership (equity/options), more impact per employee, and the chance to change the world/industry.

Founder 187

Founder Startup Valuation Pre-Money Valuation 187

David Teten

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Nearly every major Silicon Valley venture-capital firm has now invested in a B Corp ; maybe you will be one of them! And of course, effectively all venture capitalists are going to require some equity for their investment. For pre-seed and seed companies based in the US and Israel with a focus on AI for social impact”.

Technical Review 60

Technical Review SBIR Dilution Silicon Valley 60

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. Israel’s index of leading economic indicators rose a preliminary 0.4%

Java 79

Java Database Argentina 79

VC Cafe

MARCH 11, 2010

A midst a 72% decline in funds raised by Israeli venture capital funds in 2009, Battery Ventures announced the completion of its new fund, BV-9, totaling $750 million. Maturity : Battery invests in companies at all stages – from seed to later stage private equity buyouts.

North America 76

North America Silicon Valley Private Equity 76

David Teten

MARCH 13, 2015

I meet with a lot of people from the academic world, so I thought it would be helpful to summarize how ff Venture Capital works with universities. We published the paper in the Journal of Private Equity and numerous other influential media. Education ff Venture Capital Startup' Photo credit: Wikipedia).

Venture Capital 60

Venture Capital Angel Groups Private Equity New York 60

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.

Government 146

Government Technical Review New York Offshore 146

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.

Las Vegas 92

Las Vegas India San Francisco 92

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. FrancisBoulle : CEO of FundMine Francis Boulle talks angel investment and venture capital on @FrancisBoulle.

Cofounder 239

Cofounder Technical Review Social Media PR 239

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

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

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

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

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.

Private Equity 87

Private Equity Equity PHP 87

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). Current round: $10mm in Series B by Norwest (lead), Storm Ventures and Adams Capital.

Venture Capital 217

Venture Capital Los Angeles Oakland Asia 217

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

Austin Startup

OCTOBER 17, 2017

No equity and not-for-profit, this group helps entrepreneurs across any industry. MassChallenge also rewards the highest-impact startups through a competition to win a portion of several million dollars in equity-free cash awards. MassChallenge calls themselves the most startup-friendly accelerator on the planet.

Texas 69

Texas Switzerland Mexico Austin 69

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).

Silicon Valley 114

Silicon Valley Incubator Italy 114

VC Cafe

JUNE 13, 2012

Of course, the European venture capital industry is filled with challenges, including a negative average return of 1.9 London has the largest venture capital and private equity industries in Europe. Israel sets an impressive example here. per cent in the past decade compared with 8.4

Silicon Valley 99

Silicon Valley Europe Venture Capital 99

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

The Equity Kicker

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

That Sweden is doing amazingly well for a small country (emulating Israel). Venture Capital' The two other interesting things to note from this data are: That the UK continues to be the main centre for investment in Europe.

Sweden 129

Sweden Europe Venture Capital 129

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. Canaan Partners; Greylock Partners; Siemens Venture Capital GmbH; Warburg Pincus LLC;Wellington Partners Venture Capital GmbH. Sequoia Capital. -.

Venture Capital 68

Venture Capital LLC LP 68

David Teten

JUNE 12, 2014

Klein, CEO of On Grid Ventures , will serve as the new Chairman of Harvard Business School Alumni Angels of Greater NY. I will continue to work closely with the group, while continuing to serve as a Partner at ff Venture Capital. I’m shifting to “Chairman Emeritus” (an overly polysyllabic title). 4) Inclusion.

New York 114

New York Connecticut Angel Groups Florida 114

VC Cafe

OCTOBER 20, 2010

About Carmel Ventures. With more than $600 million currently under management, several successful exits, and a growing portfolio of promising start-ups, Carmel is among Israel’s top-tier venture capital funds. For more information visit [link].

Caching 79

Caching Venture Capital Private Equity 79

VC Cafe

JULY 15, 2011

The cost for the startups is 10% of their equity, which is taken by the fund GeekVentures I as payment. So far 500 artists signed up, mostly from Israel and the US. Veradata is the company behind Shop Rooster, an iPhone app that shows discounts in various stores throughout Israel.

Incubator 99

Incubator Startup Florida 99

The Equity Kicker

OCTOBER 13, 2016

The European Investment Fund (EIF) is an EU institution that exists to stimulate the startup ecosystem by investing in venture capital funds. They have made a huge contribution to the UK scene, backing 37% of UK based venture funds between 2011 and 2015.

Norway 60

Norway LP Venture Capital 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.

New York City 60

New York City Cofounder New York Startup 60

SoCal CTO

JANUARY 5, 2011

Both Sides of the Table , July 22, 2010 An updated Digital Trends presentation - Jeff Hilimire , June 2, 2010 I do what I hate - Jessica Mah , January 7, 2010 Startup Equity Allocation - charliecrystle.com , January 11, 2010 When good investment decisions end up backing more women CEOs: Conversation with Cameron Lester at Azure Capital.

Silicon Valley 378

Silicon Valley Startup Term Sheet Venture Capital 378

Altgate

APRIL 26, 2009

This year the survey covers five countries (China, India, Israel, UK and US) in two industries (technology and life sciences). Basically the survey collects salary, cash bonus and equity information for the top executives in private companies (mostly venture- and preventure-backed companies). Bookmark the permalink.

Term Sheet 60

Term Sheet Venture Capital Startup 60

The Equity Kicker

OCTOBER 6, 2015

Gil Dibner just published this great analysis of Q3 venture activity in Europe and Israel. UK and Israel dominate with France and Germany next at approx half the size (slides 10 and 11). It’s very comprehensive and well worth flicking through the full 55 pages if you are investing or raising money over here.

Silicon Valley 60

Silicon Valley Germany France 60

Altgate

MARCH 4, 2009

The questions focus on cash and equity compensation for executives (about 20 titles covered) and board members and then it looks at a bunch of attributes of the executives and the company. But in 2009, the survey is going to be expanded to China, India, Israel and the United Kingdom. Bookmark the permalink.

United Kingdom 33

United Kingdom China India 33

Altgate

MARCH 16, 2009

 So for the past few weeks I've been talking to venture capitalists, entrepreneurs, CEOs and other industry participants in these countries and learning a ton about the local startup ecosystems.  Some of the more interesting things I've learned include: Salaries in Israel are described monthly.

Global 28

Global India United Kingdom 28

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.

Startup 30

Startup Equity Partner Marketing 30

Altgate

JULY 12, 2009

The survey also covers China, India, Israel and the UK and will remain open for a few more weeks for those countries. Share and Enjoy: This entry was posted in Entrepreneurship , Management , Startups , Venture Capital and tagged bonus , compensation , compstudy , equity , executive , salary , startup , venture capital.

North America 28

North America Venture Capital Canada 28