VC Cafe

JUNE 18, 2012

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.

Securities and Exchange Commission 133

Securities and Exchange Commission Technical Review Software Review 133

VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

In Israel, the market I actively invest in, the number stands on 2,000. Utilise technology: With advancements in technology, there are now numerous tools and resources available to job seekers. And it’s only February. Layoffs are unfortunately likely to continue as funding for later stage companies continues to contract.

Technical Review 160

Technical Review Artificial Inteligence ChatGPT Search 160

The Startup Magazine

JULY 12, 2017

And, if current technological trends and advances are anything to go by, there’s still a lot of potential for online gaming yet! The report also predicts that by that time, 30% of all internet surfing worldwide will be carried out without any screen, instead being powered by voice-activation software, such as Apple’s Siri or Google Assistant.

Technical Review 60

Technical Review Technology Brazil Software Review 60

VC Cafe

OCTOBER 18, 2011

Moshe Lichtman, the man once in charge of all of Microsoft’s technology development in Israel, says that the time has come to build a billion dollar Israeli company. Moshe joined Microsoft in 1991 as a product manager after a career as a software developer. By Ben Bakhshi. In this post I break down an article by TheMarker.co.il

New Zealand 100

New Zealand Venture Capital Startup 100

VC Cafe

OCTOBER 9, 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 TO TRADE FREELY WITH MERCOSUR; ARGENTINA – ISRAEL SIGN FTA.

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Argentina Paraguay Brazil 90

VC Cafe

JUNE 1, 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 economy grew 4.7% In April, the Bank of Israel raised its 2011 growth forecast to 4.5%

Switzerland 79

Switzerland Japan Technical Review 79

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 4, 2015

Leadspace was founded in 2010 and maintains offices in both San Francisco and just outside Tel Aviv in Hod HaSharon, Israel. The San Francisco Bay Area is home to one of the world’s leading B2B technology markets. Israel offers a pool of developers unlike anywhere else in the world thanks to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).

B2B 100

B2B San Francisco Semantic 100

Steve Blank

APRIL 11, 2013

The previous post described how China built its science and technology infrastructure. This post is about the how the Chinese government engineered technology clusters. Torch has four major parts: Innovation Clusters , Technology Business Incubators (TBIs), Seed Funding (Innofund) and Venture Guiding Fund. Innovation Clusters.

Technical Review 278

Technical Review Programming SBIR China 278

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

APRIL 8, 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. Foreign direct investment in Israel reached $3.8 See the March 2010 edition after the jump.

OTC 68

OTC Brazil Paraguay 68

Steve Blank

APRIL 11, 2013

The previous post described how China built its science and technology infrastructure. This post is about the how the Chinese government engineered technology clusters. Torch has four major parts: Innovation Clusters , Technology Business Incubators (TBIs), Seed Funding (Innofund) and Venture Guiding Fund. Innovation Clusters.

Technical Review 170

Technical Review Programming SBIR China 170

The Next Web

FEBRUARY 23, 2014

Today, with the decentralising nature of the Internet, distributed cloud technology and a growing sentiment toward entrepreneurship, the global startup ecosystem has never been so dispersed. And this is just one of the many pioneering technologies surfacing out of this mid-sized Southern city of the Netherlands. Tel Aviv, Israel?.

North Carolina 168

North Carolina Technical Review Cyprus Raleigh 168

The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 15, 2018

Open to early stage and growth technology start-ups, applications are welcome from companies at concept through to revenue-generating stage, as long as the product or service is applicable to the legal industry. Advisors currently are from the UK, US, Canada, Asia Pacific and Israel. I don’t live in the UK – can I apply?

Technical Review 82

Technical Review Startup Early Stage 82

VC Cafe

JANUARY 24, 2012

Reports on the drop of local VC financing in Israel don’t tell the whole story. Let’s take a look at how VC money was deployed in Israel 2011. Companies have shifted from producing pure technology to producing consumer products. The latest IVC report reveals that in 2011, 546 Israeli high-tech companies raised $2.14

Technical Review 111

Technical Review IPO Seed Stage 111

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 2, 2010

years as a software developer I decided I wanted a change. The first goal was rooted in childhood – I grew up playing with technology and it has always been my passion. My mom organized a trip to take me to France & Israel. And Israel felt like home to me – somewhere familiar. It turned into this blog.

Europe 352

Europe France San Francisco Chicago 352

YoungUpstarts

JULY 3, 2012

gazelle_CEO : Gazelle CEO Israel Ganot discusses gadget trade-in, smarter consumption, and reCommerce. artpapas : CEO and founder of Bullhorn, @artpapas is an authority on recruiting technology. DuncanWierman : Duncan Wierman, software CEO, shares his insight into creative online marketing. Business Advising & Resources.

Cofounder 216

Cofounder Technical Review Social Media PR 216

VC Cafe

JULY 5, 2010

The workshop participants, of which there were about 30, brought diverse experience and expertise to the table – from young entrepreneurs with just a few years of experience in the consumer web, to seasoned executives with decades of experience in semiconductors, telecommunications and enterprise software. By: Geoffrey Mugliston.

Software Review 116

Software Review Technical Review Community Due Diligence 116

VC Cafe

JANUARY 24, 2012

Reports on the drop of local VC financing in Israel don’t tell the whole story. Let’s take a look at how VC money was deployed in Israel 2011. Companies have shifted from producing pure technology to producing consumer products. The latest IVC report reveals that in 2011, 546 Israeli high-tech companies raised $2.14

Technical Review 60

Technical Review IPO Seed Stage 60

VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Today Wix , the publicly traded website builder from Israel with a market cap of $13.2 The fund will invest in seed and series A rounds in software startups that accelerate the digital landscape. Billion, announced today it will be launching Wix Capital , an internal venture arm to invest in global startups.

Balance Sheet 150

Balance Sheet Asia PR 150

David Teten

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

By contrast, as a venture capitalist, I can report that almost all of our portfolio companies are desperate to hire talented software engineers, and eager to hire in a range of other roles. Organizations like Worldwide Investor Network and the US-Israel Business Council are helpful in this area. I wrote a blog post on this.

Government 146

Government Technical Review New York Offshore 146

VC Cafe

OCTOBER 12, 2010

Earlier this week YL Ventures announced a 7-figure USD investment in Israel-based Seculert , a new non-intrusive Security-as-a-Service that comprehensively detects cyber threats affecting corporate networks. And last September, Hewlett Packard acquired security-software maker ArcSight Inc. The exact sum was not disclosed.

Cloud 74

Cloud Intellectual Property Software Review 74

VC Cafe

MARCH 11, 2010

Geography : The Company invests throughout the world, with most investments are made in North America, Europe, Israel and India. Tags: Battery Ventures Israel venture capital. Maturity : Battery invests in companies at all stages – from seed to later stage private equity buyouts.

North America 76

North America Silicon Valley Private Equity 76

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. Overture became intrigued by Quigo’s AdSonar technology and wanted help targeting ads for their content business. The secret to the software sales process.

Semantic 302

Semantic Acquisition Valuation Angel Investor 302

VC Cafe

JULY 2, 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. to JVP and Carmel, the highest performing funds. .

Latvia 109

Latvia Lithuania Russia 109

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 22, 2023

It has played almost no role in the emergence of current non-US bred startups, including Alibaba in China, Waze from Israel, Paytm in India, and many more. Design the full stack, not just a new software element. Even here, Elon Musk faced this issue with Tesla, needing a support ecosystem as well as new technology.

Global 345

Global Silicon Valley Marketing Indonesia 345

VC Cafe

OCTOBER 20, 2011

For the 12th consecutive year, the Deloitte Brightman Almagor Zohar Technology Fast 50 Program annually recognizes and honors the 50 private and publicly held fastest growing technology companies in Israel, based on percentage revenue growth over a five-year period. EZchip Technologies. ForeScout Technologies.

Intellectual Property 106

Intellectual Property Jordan Software 106

David Teten

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

Over the past year I have become active on the Steering Committee of AIPAC ’s new Technology Division in New York. Described by The New York Times as “the most important organization affecting America’s relationship with Israel,” AIPAC (The American Israel Public Affairs Committee) advocates for U.S.

Technology 114

Technology New York Jordan 114

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 28, 2011

It’s in this environment that Tel Aviv, Israel-based video technology company Giraffic is hoping to thrive in. Giraffic ‘s technology is targeted at media companies, content distributors, video sharing sites, software game developers, social networks, and device manufacturers which require enhanced video content delivery.

Video 154

Video Technology Bandwidth 154

SiliconHills

APRIL 19, 2013

ZeroVM is creating the world’s first cloud hypervisor, which is a piece of software that creates and runs virtual machines. The team from Israel has created an open source platform for cloud computing that is fast and efficient. The post ZeroVM Creates Software for Cloud Computing appeared first on SiliconHills.

Cloud 87

Cloud Software Open Source 87

VC Cafe

JUNE 4, 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. Great for them, good for Israel.

San Francisco 90

San Francisco New Jersey Private Equity 90

VC Cafe

APRIL 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. CISCO BUYS NDS FOR $5B. CISCO BUYS NDS FOR $5B.

Spain 92

Spain Ireland Government 92

VC Cafe

DECEMBER 5, 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. For the Invest in Israel archive, click here. ISRAELI MODELITY WINS TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION AWARD.

Nebraska 99

Nebraska Silicon Valley Miami 99

VC Cafe

JULY 4, 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. FITCH AFFIRMS ISRAEL AT “A” (OUTLOOK STABLE). DG FASTCHANNEL TO BUY ISRAEL’S MEDIAMIND.

Balance Sheet 90

Balance Sheet Acquisition Africa 90

VC Cafe

DECEMBER 13, 2011

If completed, the deal will potentially make Anobit and its 200 employees in Herzliya the first Apple R&D center in Israel. Founded in 2006, Anobit’s management team include several of Israel’s top high-tech entrepreneurs: chairman and CEO Prof. Ehud Weinstein; president Ariel Maislos; and Ofir Shalvi.

Flash 102

Flash SEC Acquisition 102

VC Cafe

MARCH 29, 2011

With six first investment deals Evergreen Venture Partners was the most active VC fund in Israel in 2010, according to the latest IVC Research Center report. The second place was shared by Battery Ventures Israel and Pontifax, with five investments each. Evergreen started in 1987 by Jacob Burak, as one of the first VC funds in Israel.

Venture Capital 97

Venture Capital Incubator Seed Stage 97

VC Cafe

MARCH 29, 2021

Enterprise software – what are the new needs of companies who support remote work? how do companies adjust to remote hiring/cybersecurity/collaboration software etc? I’ve already started seeing ‘return to the office’ parties in Israel, the world leader in vaccinations per capita at the time of writing this post.

Offshore 190

Offshore Global Cofounder 190

VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 1, 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 2010 GDP GROWTH WELL ABOVE OECD AVERAGE. Israel’s GDP rose 4.5% for the year.

Architecture 92

Architecture Dividend Minneapolis 92