VC Cafe

JANUARY 22, 2021

The AWS APN Global Startup Program – for startup AWS Partner Network (APN) select and advanced technology partners looking to grow their products on AWS. AWS Builder Space (Israel) – A non-equity program for early stage startups who are looking to accelerate their speed to market.

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Technical Review Startup Venture Capital Incubator 174

VC Cafe

OCTOBER 7, 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 WEF RANKING IMPROVES TO 24TH PLACE, BOOSTED BY INNOVATION.

United Kingdom 96

United Kingdom Austria Global 96

VC Cafe

OCTOBER 31, 2022

And finally Israel, the market I cover primarily with Remagine Ventures , was also down 36%, resembling the 2020 levels. Down rounds – As Israeli media reports, down rounds have increased by 50%. Europe faced a similar fate and funding for the third quarter in Europe totalled $16 billion, down 44% year over year from $28 billion.

Founder 173

Founder Technical Review Down Round Liquidation Preference 173

VC Cafe

JUNE 22, 2020

We ( Remagine Ventures ) and our friends at Fusion LA are happy to invite founders, investors and media experts to the inaugural Media and eSports Online Annual Conference. The event will highlight startups and technologies in the media, entertainment, gaming and esports domains, with a spotlight on Israel.

Media 120

Media Vertical Portfolio 120

The Next Web

JANUARY 26, 2014

About a year and a half ago, we got accepted to the Elevator accelerator program in Tel Aviv, Israel. For us, being specifically based in Israel, these were our four main advantages. However, luckily for us, we had a widespread network of mentors and partners who helped us arrange meetings with small/medium online publishers.

Programming 162

Programming Early Stage Founder Technical Cofounder 162

Steve Blank

APRIL 11, 2013

Israel, Singapore and now China are the three countries that have successfully put that theory into practice. These incubators are mostly clustered in the eastern coastal regions, and disproportionately target TMT (Technology Media and Telecom) and Biotech. Seed Funding (Innofund).

Programming 278

Programming Technical Review SBIR China 278

VC Cafe

OCTOBER 29, 2013

mobile health is taking off in Israel. According to Susan Berson, Managing Partner for Mintz Levin (www.mintz.com) and an expert in Healthcare regulation, “Obamacare changes the equation. Tomer Levy, VP of Cardiology and CEO of McKesson Israel, discusses their first mobile product. “It in 2014 to reach 20% of GDP by 2021.

Azure 133

Azure Government Mobile 133

YoungUpstarts

JULY 3, 2012

timoreilly : Founder and CEO of O’Reilly Media Tim O’Reilly shares the stories of the alpha geeks on Twitter. gazelle_CEO : Gazelle CEO Israel Ganot discusses gadget trade-in, smarter consumption, and reCommerce. Chad_Hurley : Follow social media heavy hitter @Chad_Hurley, the CEO of Delicious and co-founder of YouTube.

Cofounder 239

Cofounder Technical Review Social Media PR 239

VC Cafe

AUGUST 17, 2023

As a participant of Onward Israel , I had the incredible opportunity to intern in Tel Aviv and gain valuable experience over my two month stay. After spending just two months in the industry, I recognize the importance of venture capital for spurring innovation, especially in Israel.

Generative AI 78

Generative AI Venture Capital ChatGPT 78

VC Cafe

MAY 12, 2016

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. NSO – Offensive cyber espionage tools for governments (Raised $130M) – 60% of the company is owned by PE fund Francisco Partners.

Software Review 60

Software Review Analytics eCommerce 60

VC Cafe

MARCH 22, 2021

The common case in israel is founding teams flying solo without a marketer until it’s imminently necessary. These steps are vital to securing initial funding and attracting pilots, design partners, and customers. . What best practices have you seen in Israel when it comes to community building?

B2C 145

B2C Marketing Stealth 145

VC Cafe

MARCH 11, 2010

In addition, Battery’s partners showed their commitment by putting more money into the fund themselves than in its past funds, among other moves, he said. Geography : The Company invests throughout the world, with most investments are made in North America, Europe, Israel and India.

North America 76

North America Silicon Valley Private Equity 76

Steve Blank

APRIL 11, 2013

Israel, Singapore and now China are the three countries that have successfully put that theory into practice. These incubators are mostly clustered in the eastern coastal regions, and disproportionately target TMT (Technology Media and Telecom) and Biotech. Seed Funding (Innofund).

Programming 170

Programming Technical Review SBIR China 170

David Teten

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

The venture capital industry is continuing its evolution from an upside-down pyramid (typically 3-10 Partners, plus some administrative support) to a traditional hierarchical pyramid. Summit Partners and TA Associates have leveraged their origination programs to move into later stage buyouts.

Private Equity 114

Private Equity Venture Capital Technical Review Equity 114

VC Cafe

JULY 7, 2023

The state of Generative AI startups in Israel According to The Global AI Index by Tortoise Media, the first index to benchmark nations on their level of investment, innovation and implementation of artificial intelligence, Israel is the 7th most attractive AI hub globally. Generative AI for media and entertainment.

Generative AI 88

Generative AI ChatGPT Startup 88

VC Cafe

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Thoughts on the consumer startup space in Israel. Israel is primarily known for it’s cybersecurity, semiconductors and perhaps devops, all in the enterprise space.

B2C 103

B2C IPO B2B 103

VC Cafe

JANUARY 28, 2020

According to a report by Quantum Tech Partners, approximately $1 billion was invested in the eSports category in 2019, M&A transactions in esports reached $475 million in 2019, across 33 deals. In attendance there will also be the top esports startups and investors in Israel. billion in 2020, up from 148.8 billion in 2019.

Philadelphia 132

Philadelphia Cloud Cofounder 132

VC Cafe

MAY 3, 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. MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY CENTER TO OPEN IN ISRAEL.

Denmark 96

Denmark Ireland Europe 96

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 1, 2011

The founders of Quigo ( an enterprise search company based in Israel that was competing directly with AdSense ) tracked Mike down while doing a CEO search. Mike passed up an offer from Ross Levinsohn of Fox Interactive Media ( around $175 Million ). His time at Quigo was a very difficult 5.5 years that left him thoroughly exhausted.

Semantic 302

Semantic Acquisition Valuation Angel Investor 302

VC Cafe

JANUARY 20, 2014

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

Venture Capital 155

Venture Capital Pre-Money Valuation IPO 155

VC Cafe

JULY 9, 2010

The company is headquartered in London, UK, with satellite offices in the US and Israel. Legolas Media – Currently in stealth mode, The Legolas Media team is focused on innovating digital display media. Supersonicads was founded in 2008 by Gil Shoham (CEO) and Arik Czerniak (COO) and Nissim (Romi) Romano (CTO).

Media 109

Media Stealth Venture Capital 109

Up and Running

MARCH 5, 2018

Our target customer is male-identifying, age between 28 and 45 with a relatively small family—a partner and 0-1 children. If you run social media profiles for your business, most social sites provide a free demographic breakdown of your followers in the backend analytics area. and Israel. Where: Geographics. Start with social.

Marketing 136

Marketing Software Review San Diego Curation 136

The Next Web

JULY 8, 2013

My startup is a B2B platform, we feel that we are the best in the world in creating social reviews and pushing the user-generated content to social media, emails and search engines to drive more sales and leads to the website. Currently we are based in Israel and we are making steps in establishing our US based HQ.

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Advisory Board API Cofounder PPC 128

VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 15, 2011

For those of you who don’t know Terence Kawaja, he is one of the most influential (and funny) social media advisors around, and is also very experienced at investment banking. His opinion in social media makes waves across the investment world, influencing heavily where money will flow. Interactions have changed fundamentally.

Social Media 94

Social Media Media Disintermediation Audience 94

YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

She writes a monthly column for Life Science Leader, and expert commentary for the Wall Street Journal, Fast Company, FierceCEO and other top media outlets. She integrates expertise in human behavior and organizational dynamics to help her clients thrive in an increasingly complex world.

Demand 133

Demand Framework Acquisition 133

VC Cafe

MARCH 4, 2021

I first met Mark in Israel in 2003, when he offered me a job at GLG straight out of college. The background of my approach comes from the first question that a reader — or a consumer of any media — has to answer: What is the genre? Mark Gerson is a serial entrepreneur, investor and philanthropist (see his short bio below).

Africa 155

Africa Cofounder Community 155

The Startup Magazine

DECEMBER 14, 2021

This round was led by the prestigious global funds of Insight Partners and Hanaco Venture Capital. At a time when we are seeing content creators monetize content on social media at new levels, it is clear that Lightricks’ platform has the ability to create a one stop shop that will be meaningful to its users.” .

Venture Capital 166

Venture Capital Bootstrapping Valuation Social Media 166

online.wsj.com

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

Media & Marketing. Media Agencies. Mr. Dreymann moved his family from Israel in 2004 after co-founding Goodmail in Mountain View, Calif., The company raised $45 million in venture capital from firms including DCM, Emergence Capital Partners and Bessemer Venture Partners, and built partnerships with AOL Inc.,

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Venture Capital Software Review Rhode Island North Dakota 107

VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

Francois Hollande, President of France, led a delegation this week of 260 senior French executives and government officials to Israel for the 2 nd annual France-Israel Innovation Day. French President Hollande, Israel’s President Peres and Prime Minister Netanyahu hold a robot snake in Tel Aviv.

France 98

France Startup Security 98

Hearpreneur

JANUARY 22, 2017

I sat down with my partner and we brainstormed the name for our business. Instead, my producing partner suggester Corner Piece, Because we’re the piece you need to get everything started. Most law firms simply use the last names of the originating partners as the name of the company. 15 – Strong Ties to Israel.

Naming 48

Naming Entrepreneur LLC Software Review 48

Haystack

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

and China, managing billions of dollars and driving returns for their LPs in being early investors in companies like Wish, Buddy Media, OpenDoor in the U.S. I’ve been lucky to have seen the inside of a firm like GGV , operating across the U.S. and Didi, Qunar, and countless others in China.

Venture Capital 117

Venture Capital China India Cofounder 117

VC Cafe

JUNE 7, 2010

A ccording to Calcalist ,Pudding Media, an Israeli mobile advertising startup, faces imminent shut down. Pudding Media let go 25 employees this morning and announced it will cease its operations in Israel. Pudding Media was founded in 2006 by brothers Ariel and Ruben Maislos. Pudding Media's Behavioral Targeting.

Media 95

Media Malaysia Thailand Asia 95

VC Cafe

APRIL 26, 2023

The US and China are in the lead, but Israel has certainly earned itself a place as one of the leading centers of excellence in the global AI ecosystem with companies like AI21 Labs, which is developing a large language model Jurassic, which can be considered as an alternative to GPT. The talent pool for AI startups in Israel is deep.

Generative AI 78

Generative AI Artificial Inteligence ChatGPT 78

VC Cafe

JULY 7, 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. ISRAEL RANKED 17TH MOST COMPETITIVE ECONOMY BY IMD. Israel was also rated first in several of the report’s sub-categories.

North America 68

North America Brazil Argentina 68

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. Partner with students to execute research on topics of mutual interest.

Artificial Inteligence 60

Artificial Inteligence Angel Groups Private Equity New York 60

VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 28, 2010

The new focus has been proving itself as the company reported 10 million views a month, across 800 partner sites with their library of 200,000 videos. 5min is based in Israel and led by founder and CEO Ran Harnevo. The company raised $13 million to date.

Video 97

Video Acquisition Media 97

VC Cafe

MAY 30, 2011

Zeev Holtzman, founding partner of Giza Venture Capital and founding member of the Israel Venture Association (IVA), cautioned that “ Israel’s venture capital and startup industry is heading for collapse. Nowadays, the focus has shifted to more “capital-efficient&# businesses in Internet, media and mobile apps.

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Venture Capital Early Stage Europe 94