VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

The startup Tracx , which provides a SaaS solution for tracking and managing marketing campaign on social networks, has received an undisclosed investment from Israeli angel Zohar Gilon. million in a second round led by previous backer Genesis Partners and joined by T-Venture , the venture capital company of Deutsche Telekom.

Software Review 138

Software Review Venture Capital Technical Review SEM 138

Lightspeed Venture Partners

APRIL 19, 2016

Tal and his team were charged with mobilizing the Autodesk application, which was no easy task. Tal and his co-founders — some of the smartest technologists in Israel — asked themselves “ if we could build it from the ground up it, how would we build a better event management tool for the cloud era?” It took over 2.5

Architecture 60

Architecture Cofounder Cloud Distribution 60

VC Cafe

DECEMBER 27, 2022

Earlier this month I spoke at the 2022 Israel Gaming Summit by Calcalist, Playtika and Google. The conference took place during a challenging time for gaming startups: in the same week Playtika, the largest gaming employer in Israel, announced it was laying off 615 people globally, of which 180 are in Israel. billion market cap.

Generative AI 173

Generative AI Cloud Acquisition 173

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. and Israel. GIV Mobile targets community-minded individuals who are looking for ways to “give back” by offering to donate 8 percent of a user’s monthly bill to a charity of their choice. Where: Geographics.

Marketing 136

Marketing Software Review San Diego Curation 136

VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

I n its first investment in Israel, Russian search engine Yandex is rumoured to invest $3.4 million in Israel’s Face.com , a startup developing face recognition technology. This is Face.com’s second round, after previously raising about $1 million from Rhodium and local angels Yaniv Golan (AOL, ex Yedda) and Yariv Gilat.

Finder 94

Finder CTO Hire Widget 94

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 1, 2011

After AltaVista, Mike spent a year doing business development for USA Networks ( now IAC – Interactive Corp ). 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.

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Semantic Acquisition Valuation Angel Investor 302

David Teten

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

I hope you’ll join us on November 15 th at 5:30pm for the final Worldwide Investor Network event of the year. Site Black Box (Israel) – Enhancing security. Buddha (Israel) Make new connections based on location and personal interests on your mobile device. Rahul Gandhi , Associate at High Peaks Venture Partners.

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Networking Switzerland Chad 133

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

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

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. As a part of the round Rina Shainski, General Partner of Carmel Ventures joined company’s board. Infinity Israel-China Fund.

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. As a part of the round Rina Shainski, General Partner of Carmel Ventures joined company’s board. Infinity Israel-China Fund.

Private Equity 98

Private Equity Venture Capital Equity 98

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

VC Cafe

JULY 9, 2010

SupersonicAds – a dominant leader in virtual currency monetization for online games, virtual worlds and social networks. The company is headquartered in London, UK, with satellite offices in the US and Israel. 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

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. ops team in NY, dev team in Philly and having dev teams in Israel). Current round: $31.0mm in Series C by Insight Venture Partners (Jeff Lieberman). Social network app developer and ad network.

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Venture Capital Los Angeles Oakland Asia 217

VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

According to comScore Media Metrix, out of the countries monitored by comScore Canada, Israel and the US are the top three consumers of Internet per capita and time spent online. Israelis are one of the world’s leaders in terms of time spent in social networks, only second to Russia. Mobile is a whole new dimension.

Internet 135

Internet Canada Russia 135

VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

According to comScore Media Metrix, out of the countries monitored by comScore Canada, Israel and the US are the top three consumers of Internet per capita and time spent online. Israelis are one of the world’s leaders in terms of time spent in social networks, only second to Russia. Mobile is a whole new dimension.

Internet 135

Internet Canada Russia 135

VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

According to comScore Media Metrix, out of the countries monitored by comScore Canada, Israel and the US are the top three consumers of Internet per capita and time spent online. Israelis are one of the world’s leaders in terms of time spent in social networks, only second to Russia. Mobile is a whole new dimension.

Internet 135

Internet Canada Russia 135

VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

According to comScore Media Metrix, out of the countries monitored by comScore Canada, Israel and the US are the top three consumers of Internet per capita and time spent online. Mobile is a whole new dimension. Many companies in the UK and elsewhere have already launched sophisticated mobile offerings. hours in the UK.

Internet 138

Internet Canada Advertising 138

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

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

VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

Takadu’s business model consists of charging a monthly fee from its clients, which already include the Thames Water company and other utility companies in Israel and Asia Pacific. Other winners on the list include check-in site FourSquare (see excellent WSJ article ), mobile directory GetJar and the rest below. TaKadu Scribd.

Technology 94

Technology Venture Capital SMS 94

VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 28, 2010

C eleno Communications, developer of Wi-Fi chips for high-definition multimedia and entertainment home networking applications, has raised $12 million in a financing round. Previous Celeno investors Pitango Venture Capital , Greylock Partners , Miven Venture Partners, and Cisco Systems Inc. also participated in the round.

Flash 94

Flash Venture Capital Acquisition 94

VC Cafe

OCTOBER 17, 2011

While many founders coming out of Israel have the entrepreneurial DNA, the physical distance from their customers, potential partners and backers as well as a cultural gap on how to do business in the US, often inhibits their startup’s growth in the early stages. Gil and Shuly are currently conducting interviews in Israel.

Silicon Valley 99

Silicon Valley Incubator Early Stage 99

VC Cafe

OCTOBER 26, 2010

Fabless semiconductor company Provigent is named the most promising startup in Israel by Globes and E&Y – The company had $25 million revenue in 2009 and expects $40 million in sales this year, and has been profitable for 18 months. It has 120 employees. – Learn more about its recent products: [link].

Venture Capital 74

Venture Capital Semantic New York 74

VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

Founders Alon Maor from Cisco and Dan Sahar from Crescendo Networks, plan to reduce the overall load of online for landline networks, mobile carriers, content providers, and consumers. They have been in stealth mode for 2 years now working mainly with network infrastructures and content providers.

Video 92

Video Stealth California 92

VC Cafe

DECEMBER 8, 2010

The proceeds of this round will be used to scale operations, continue building its platform for real-time location data and move its headquarters from Israel to Palo Alto, California, according to the CEO’s post on the company blog, By The Waze. In 2010, Waze has been experiencing significant growth, most recently reaching 2.2

California 87

California Strategic Investors Video 87

VC Cafe

OCTOBER 20, 2010

million investment round led by Carmel ventures and joined by Cisco, Smac partners and StageOne ventures. million, led by Carmel Ventures together with Cisco(R), smac partners and StageOne Ventures. With the exponential growth of video traffic, operators are being forced to invest in network upgrades to meet customer demand.

Caching 79

Caching Venture Capital Private Equity 79

VC Cafe

OCTOBER 18, 2010

VSP partnered with Live Person and has been operating since 2006 as AEI Technology. POSE has created a Point Of Sale system (POS) for small businesses, which can be operated from PCs, tablets and connected mobile devices. Touchoo publishing house for quality touch-screen book-apps for toddlers and preschoolers. Founded in 2008 by Ms.

San Francisco 131

San Francisco Silicon Valley Startup 131

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. LucidLogix raised an $8 million round from Genesis Partners, Giza Venture Capital, and Rho Capital Partners for futher R&D and faster penetration of LucidLogix’s gaming graphics chip.

Venture Capital 68

Venture Capital LLC LP 68

VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 9, 2011

Apap.tv , an Israeli startup headquartered in San Mateo, and Digiday , partnered on a report that summarizes the Internet’s Digital Video advertising market. Mobile video is a lucrative place to be for online advertisers, but it’s not perceived as a very different channel to online video.

Advertising 99

Advertising Video Early Stage 99

VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 3, 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 STATISTICS BUREAU FORECASTS 4% GROWTH IN 2010. For previous editions, click here.

Bandwidth 79

Bandwidth Framework Forecast 79

VC Cafe

MAY 17, 2011

For the third consecutive year, Israeli financial newspaper Calcalist put together a list of the top 50 startups in Israel (in Hebrew). The table doesn’t display on mobile and old browsers – see the text list below. VC Cafe took note, and now we bring you the full list of top 50 Israeli startups in English. Broadlight.

Startup 136

Startup Valuation Mobile 136

VC Cafe

JULY 5, 2010

A s venture funds struggle to raise money in Israel, seed capital, one of the earliest and riskiest stages of investment, is becoming harder and harder to secure. To learn more, VC Cafe interviewed Brian Rosenzweig, one of the managing partners in the new fund and the former marketing director at 21Ventures.

Technical Review 106

Technical Review Software Review Seed Stage 106

VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

M otorola completed the previously announced acquisition of Israel’s BitBand , provider of cross platform video content delivery network (CDN) solutions, specializing in video on demand for IPTV. NTT Docomo wants TuneWiki to power Karaoke on Japan’s Mobiles. The terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Japan 68

Japan Green Acquisition 68

VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 14, 2010

A bout 50,000 visitors from 200 countries are expected to attend the 2010 GSMA Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this week, starting tomorrow February 15th. 4G/ LTE (Long Term Evolution) -the fourth generation of networks, enabling faster downloading in 4G phones (100 megabit per second compared to today’s 21 megabit/sec in 3G phones).

Mobile 109

Mobile IP SMS Networking 109

VC Cafe

JANUARY 30, 2011

Sean Parker described himself as a platform builder (Napster, Facbeook, Causes) and commented on how he was portrayed in the ‘Social Network’ movie. He was less bullish on Israel and India, which raised a few eyebrows in the audience. young entrepreneurs now develop for mobile first , not the desktop.

Europe 92

Europe Cofounder Stealth 92

Brandanew

APRIL 22, 2016

Based in Israel, Outbrain has been around since 2006 solely focuses on solving the content discovery problem for publishers. They function very similar to an Ad Network but with the main purpose of helping publishers and content owners get their posts in front of audiences on well-known websites. Outbrain. . . Content.ad. StackAdapt.

Advertising 100

Advertising Distribution Marketing New York City 100