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Why Governments Don’t Get Startups

Steve Blank

.&# The only capital available to them is their own savings, bank and small business loans and what they can borrow from relatives. Small business entrepreneurs don’t become billionaires and (not coincidentally) don’t make many appearances on magazine covers. lesson of using SBIC funds.),

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Will Global Tech Giants Destroy Israel’s Startup Scene?

The Startup Magazine

The tech world has seen a shift away from Silicon Valley, with Israel now dominating the world’s startup economy. Yet, it’s not all rosy in Israel’s tech sector since multinational tech companies have realized that they could benefit from the emerging talent there as well. A Looming Talent Shortage. Wage Inflation.

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Invest in Israel Newsletter September 2010 Edition

VC Cafe

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 WEF RANKING IMPROVES TO 24TH PLACE, BOOSTED BY INNOVATION.

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McLaren Strategic Ventures Sajan Pillai Discusses the Top Five Trends for Advancing Global Technology in 2022 

The Startup Magazine

He led the company’s global business operations through its centers in the US, the UK, Spain, India, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Mexico, Australia, Poland, and Israel. His leadership saw UST Global grow significantly, seeing the company grow from 20 employees to more than 25,000 employees today.

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Facetune Appears in Apple’s Top 5 iPhone Paid Apps List for Seventh Consecutive Year

The Startup Magazine

This round was led by the prestigious global funds of Insight Partners and Hanaco Venture Capital. It is understandable why venture capital money is flooding in, as Lightricks is seen as a leader in a fast-growing market. At the time of funding, their revenue for the year to date had already exceeded $200 million.

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B is for BUBBLE: Venture Capital in 2013

VC Cafe

The BUBBLE came to Israel too, with a record $4.2 While there were IPOs (notably Wix in November), most of the acquisitions were made by global technology companies with R&D Centers (and their corporate M&A teams) in Israel, including Apple, Google, EMC, AOL, Cisco, IBM and now Facebook. Seed-stage deals now require $5.1

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The 50 Most Promising Israeli Startups in 2016

VC Cafe

Image credit: Kosher OC Magazine. Yesterday was Israel’s 68th Independence Day, and to mark the occasion, Calcalist , a leading business publication in Israel, ranked the 50 most promising private Israeli startups. Gett – Taxi hailing and deliveries in Israel, Russia and UK (Raised $102M).