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Where are the Deals? How VCs Identify the Next Generation of Startups

David Teten

Prior to joining ff Venture Capital , I published the first-ever study of how private equity and venture capital funds originate new investments, with my coauthor Chris Farmer , CEO of SignalFire and an experienced VC. Annual Deal Pipeline for Selected VCs and Angel Investor Groups. Acquirer/ Investor.

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Israeli VC Funds Struggled to Raise in 2009

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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). These losses have reduced capital available for investments.

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Israeli Government Reveals High Tech “Bail Out” Plan to Boost the Technology Sector

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T he birth of the Israeli venture capital industry was supported by government programs like Yozma. The proposal will enable investors in startups to receive tax write-offs on investments for high-tech companies who spend at least 70% of their salaries in Israel.

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How Venture Capitalists and Government Can Promote Entrepreneurship

David Teten

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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The iconic VC-Backed founders are all White & Asian men. So why invest in diversity?

David Teten

What can we learn from the best 40 venture capital investments of all time? 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. “.

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Bitesize Monday: Israeli Startup Headlines

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Venture capital Rounds. million in its third financing round led by Pitango Venture Capital. Japan’s Softbank and current investors General Catalyst, Spark Capital, and Union Square Ventures also participated. Perhaps this is how we’ll start solving co-existence in Israel?

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Impact Investing: a time for problems to become opportunities

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“Because COVID is shaking our habits and beliefs it opens the door to discussion to whether we should change our whole system,” says veteran investor Sir Ronald Cohen, chairman of the Global Steering Group for Impact Investment and the man known as “the father of British venture capital” .