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How the pre-seed round made a comeback in 2024

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Data by Carta (mostly US companies) reveals that although on average startups saw a 50% reduction in funding in 2023 (the impact in Israel was closer to 65%) pre-seed funding rounds rose by 51%! Therefore, software startups (it depends of course) need less money than ever before to build an MVP and get to first customers.

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Israeli startup Landscape Maps (Updated April 2021)

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Israel has already produced three Insurance Tech Unicorns including Lemonade, Hippo Insurance and Next Insurance. The map, created by InsurTech Israel and The Digital Insurer shines a spotlight on the sector in Israel. Source: The Digital Insurer in collaboration with the InsurTech Israel ( Download ). Energy Tech.

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DataRails Hires David Rosenberg as New VP of Customer Success

The Startup Magazine

DataRails , the financial analysis and reporting software startup, has announced the hiring of David Rosenberg as the company’s new VP of customer success. million for the software startup to date, with the latest round, a two-part Series A, completing in June 2021. DataRails has already raised $53.5

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30 Machine Intelligence Startups to Watch in Israel

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Security will shift from defensive to predictive AI-powered security (Norwest Venture Partners). Since AI and ML startups cut across verticals (analytics, fintech, health, adtech, security, etc), it’s easier to group them under the “machine intelligence” umbrella, coined by Shivon Zillis , a partner at Bloomberg Beta.

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Meet the 32 Israeli Centaurs that reached $100M in ARR

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Scaling to $100 Million from Bessemer Venture Partners. I’m excited for the talent that will spin out of those companies to create the next generation of B2C stars coming out of Israel. Here’s the benchmarks Bessemer uses to measure this growth. Meet the Israeli Centaurs. Israeli startups raised a record of $26.6

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

The Startup Magazine

Industries like cybersecurity and technology are struggling to maintain the levels of innovation needed to continue unprecedented growth due to constraints on sourcing local talent. — Sajan Pillai is the CEO and Managing Partner of Season Two Ventures, an early-stage venture fund based in Southern California.

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Innovate Israel Conference Brings 28 Israeli startups to London

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Innovate Israel 2012 aims to connect Israeli web, mobile & digital entrepreneurs & businesses with their UK & European counterparts. The UK is Israel’s second largest export market following the US, but Israeli startups often ‘forget Europe’ when it comes to Internationalizing their product.