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. as its main investor). Other funds, including Apax Israel II, Israel Seed IV and JVP showed negative IRRs of 20-30%.

IRR 74

IRR Venture Capital Institutional Investors 74

VC Cafe

JUNE 9, 2010

While the intention was to fully privatize the venture capital industry, the drought of funds in Israel spurred the need a ‘bail out’ of the high-tech sector, in the form of by public sector programs to resuscitate investments in high-tech companies and retain innovative start ups in the country.

Technical Review 88

Technical Review Government Technology 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.

Government 146

Government Technical Review New York Offshore 146

David Teten

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

We drew on our work with leading institutional investors and in-depth interviews with over 150 funds. We have three in Israel , two in Canada , one in the UK, and the remainder scattered all over the US. Historically, institutional investors kept their investing strategy very discreet. Become open and transparent.

Private Equity 114

Private Equity Venture Capital Technical Review Equity 114

VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 6, 2011

My key takeaways from talking to roughly 40 institutional investors in the valley about investing to an European startup are: Traction cures all ills. If you can really demonstrate up and to the right path and consistently deliver on your promises, the funding will find you.

Silicon Valley 104

Silicon Valley Startup Seed Stage Delaware 104

VC Cafe

MARCH 20, 2011

Chicago-based InterCall buys Unisfair , Israel’s virtual conference tool, for $35 million. Perhaps this is how we’ll start solving co-existence in Israel? Atlantic Capital , a new German venture fund based in Munich, has allocated $100 million for secondary (growth) software investments in Europe and Israel.

Venture Capital 87

Venture Capital Startup Denmark 87

David Teten

MARCH 5, 2021

Of the 19 Western Europe/Israel-based founders, all were white. A number of the institutional investors we’ve spoken to have gone so far as to say that they can no longer meet their targets without alternatives, including venture investments. “.

Cofounder 78

Cofounder Founder Technical Cofounder Technical Review 78