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.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 24, 2021

Disclaimer: we have three portfolio companies in the consumer mobile space, still in stealth). Social commerce is a thing – Over 76M people in the US will make a purchase via a social network at least once this year (38.4% of US social network users) according to Falcon.io’s 2021 digital marketing trends.

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mashable.com

JUNE 11, 2013

16 Common Mistakes Young Startups Make. Are you working on a startup? In fact, recent research shows that 75% of startups fail (based on a study of 2,000 startups that received VC funding from 2004 to 2010). Some startups are destined for failure. Whats This? By Lauren Drell 2013-06-10 14:46:07 UTC.

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mashable.com

MAY 5, 2011

That company, which now has a client list of more than 200 companies and additional offices in the Philippines and New York, takes on the startup projects that Kayweb Angels selects. In exchange for $150,000 to $300,000 of work, each startup has given Kayweb 14% to 40% equity. Have an account?

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cdixon.org

SEPTEMBER 17, 2011

Why you shouldn’t keep your startup idea secret. I have a personal diligence rule that when speaking to people at large companies, the facts that they tell you are very useful but their opinions about startup ideas no more valuable than any other smart person’s opinions). Peter Coles. Jon Russell. Jonah Peretti. Lauren Leto.

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mashable.com

MAY 5, 2011

In April, “stealth” social media startup Kohort announced its upcoming launch. In the startup world, this itself perhaps isn’t uncommon, but what made Kohort’s story unique is the fact that those thousands of users had no idea what Kohort was when they signed up. Here are four tricks startups have used to make it happen.

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Eric Friedman

JUNE 26, 2017

Just like a startup, Expa continues to iterate on making our program better for the creation and scaling of companies. NextGig : Actionable information about companies in your professional network. A stealth neural training company. (PS — if Competitive to one of our stealth studio companies. 1/3 probably a great company.

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View from Seed

DECEMBER 6, 2018

And seed VCs, especially as new firms were being established, were eager to encourage their portfolio startups to plant that flag in the ground publicly. It seemed like every other TechCrunch post was announcing a startups’s new seed financing round. It’s time to wake up and declare your seed stage startup to the world.

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VC Cafe

DECEMBER 1, 2015

Graphcore (in stealth, see this video at 28:58) calls them Intelligent Processor Units. This is an underserved application area in terms of number of startups. has partnered with the National Health Service in the UK to deliver personalised health assistance via an app. But these processors were designed for graphics.

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thenextweb.com

OCTOBER 17, 2011

How to get beta signups for your startup in 9 steps. The important thing to remember is: Finding great beta testers is key to your startup’s success. Follow these steps below to get beta testers for your startup, all while building your brand. #1 3 Don’t go too stealth. Latin America. Middle East. Stumbleupon.

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mashable.com

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Mashable Mashable reached out to angels, seed stage investors and VC firm partners and asked them to share their wisdom with the rest of us. Here’s an overview: Mitch Kapor: Kapor is founding partner of Kapor Capital , a firm that invests in seed and early stage startups. and Path Intelligence.

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The Next Web

JUNE 7, 2013

Today is the day that eight hopeful startups got to pitch their ideas to investors at startup accelerator Springboard’s Internet of Things (IoT) demo day in Cambridge, England. But with mentoring and show and tell behind them, today is the day they get to pitch their ideas to investors, so, here are details of seven of the startups.

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VC Cafe

OCTOBER 15, 2010

Currently in R&D mode and working with select partners. CrowdSpot -credit verification through your social graph, started by Yaron Samid – founder of TechAviv and former co-founder and CMO of Pando Networks. Self reported: Stealth-mode peronal finance security startup powered by the collective vigilance and wisdom of crowds.

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VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Fred Wilson warns that it is starting to feel like a bubble again, with VCs writing $5 and $10 million dollar checks with very little due diligence, sometimes showing up to a first meeting with a term sheet… Israeli startup headlines for Nov 15, 2010. Funding news. venturebeat ]. venturebeat ].

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VC Cafe

OCTOBER 15, 2010

Currently in R&D mode and working with select partners. CrowdSpot -credit verification through your social graph, started by Yaron Samid, founder of TechAviv and former co-founder and CMO of Pando Networks, and Raphael Ouzan. Also: &# Personal finance security startup powered by crowd-sourced consumer vigilance.&#.

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BeyondVC

JANUARY 5, 2022

We are truly to our founders, limited partners, co-investors, and friends for another year of growth and learning. Ab Gupta , Operating Partner and former VP Strategy & Ops at Kustomer. 1/ We started @boldstartvc in 2010 w/ $1m. We added 3 team members: Ellen Chisa , Founder-in-Residence and former co-founder of Dark.

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David Teten

JULY 25, 2017

We have built relationships with a set of service providers specializing in startups, and have pre-negotiated discounted rates with them. We think coaching is a key lever for doing this, with our own team or through outside partners. Startup companies inherently have no brand; we leverage our brand and networks to promote theirs.

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VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Fred Wilson warns that it is starting to feel like a bubble again, with VCs writing $5 and $10 million dollar checks with very little due diligence, sometimes showing up to a first meeting with a term sheet… Israeli startup headlines for Nov 15, 2010. Funding news. venturebeat ]. venturebeat ].

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VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Fred Wilson warns that it is starting to feel like a bubble again, with VCs writing $5 and $10 million dollar checks with very little due diligence, sometimes showing up to a first meeting with a term sheet… Israeli startup headlines for Nov 15, 2010. Funding news. venturebeat ]. venturebeat ].

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VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Fred Wilson warns that it is starting to feel like a bubble again, with VCs writing $5 and $10 million dollar checks with very little due diligence, sometimes showing up to a first meeting with a term sheet… Israeli startup headlines for Nov 15, 2010. Funding news. venturebeat ]. venturebeat ].

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 1, 2018

This is of course assuming you are prepared to go out of ‘stealth mode’ – don’t laugh. Many startup companies stay undercover for years afraid of sharing their idea as someone might steal it. In general, people like to help and to give their opinion (more about networking below). Develop Partnerships.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2010

We want to give our brightest new startups the connections and interactions they need to help streamline success. AwesomeBox : AwesomeBox is currently in stealth mode so I’ll respect that. They have developed a cloud-based platform for merchants to publish to multiple distribution networks, including social, mobile and email.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 2, 2022

We have won vacations with the other companies we partner with. Our membership network of thousands of small business owners and entrepreneurs across hundreds of local chapters nationwide feel like they belong to an entire community now. Thanks to Teo Vanyo, Stealth Agents ! #20- We have launched a Facebook Page successfully.

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David Teten

SEPTEMBER 6, 2015

And they should be; the feeding frenzy in the innovation economy is in some cases because startups are eating the lunch of more established companies. Mari is now building a new venture in human-machine interaction within the Samsung accelerator, currently in stealth mode. Mari Holds a B.A.

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Reid Hoffman

AUGUST 17, 2021

Few startups set out to compete with the biggest leaders in their respective industry. But that doesn’t mean it doesn’t happen, or that success for the challenger startups isn’t possible. Additionally, as Greylock general partner Reid Hoffman points out, competition from the big companies isn’t necessarily a bad thing. “If

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Reid Hoffman

AUGUST 17, 2021

Few startups set out to compete with the biggest leaders in their respective industry. But that doesn’t mean it doesn’t happen, or that success for the challenger startups isn’t possible. Additionally, as Greylock general partner Reid Hoffman points out, competition from the big companies isn’t necessarily a bad thing. “If

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BeyondVC

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

We kicked it off Sunday night with a boldstart founders and execs dinner where we talked about what’s next in cybersecurity with some of our portfolio companies like security scorecard , bigid , snyk , stealth co and many friends from the industry representing strategic partners and IT buyers. Which leads me to my next point.

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Haystack

JANUARY 14, 2019

When I moved back to the Bay Area in early 2011, the technology and startup sector didn’t feel as big or expansive as it does today. In that time, Twitter was just getting its sea legs, the Quora private beta was one of the hottest tickets in town, and TechCrunch was the de facto powerhouse in tech/startup media attention.

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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.

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www.reincubate.com

FEBRUARY 1, 2010

Share this: chief technical officer chief technology officer cto interim cto job description start-up startup cto web cto Weve been swapping some thoughts with Daniel Kehoe , a consulting CTO acquaintance of ours from across the pond. Ensure staff, partners, customers, and board understand the business technological vision.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 4, 2018

The Forrest Four-Cast: March 4, 2018 At the 2018 SXSW Accelerator Pitch Event on March 10 and 11, 50 startups from around the world will attempt to impress a panel of judges with their skills, creativity and innovation. Who is your team looking to network with at SXSW 2018? Also, what is the startup scene like in Shanghai?

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VC Cafe

JULY 9, 2010

Below are the headlines for the week of July 8 2010: Startups of the week. SupersonicAds – a dominant leader in virtual currency monetization for online games, virtual worlds and social networks. Legolas Media – Currently in stealth mode, The Legolas Media team is focused on innovating digital display media.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 31, 2015

BMNT , a new Silicon Valley company, is combining the Lean Methods it learned in combat with the technology expertise and speed of startups. The offset strategy was smart weapons, smart sensors, and stealth using silicon chips, electronics and computers that only the U.S. The OODA Loop was the Lean Startup philosophy before lean.

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Agile VC

JUNE 25, 2012

AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. The company has been in stealth mode for the last couple months but I wanted to take this opportunity to talk about NextView’s investment in the company and our enthusiasm to be working with co-founders Dan Foody and Alex Cote. My partner @ LeeHower looks back: [link] 5 days ago Search.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Amy Keller’s startup PurePlus transforms produce that would be wasted into healthful candy The Forrest Four-Cast: February 24, 2020 If food waste were a country, it would be the third-largest emitter of greenhouse gases behind China and the U.S. PurePlus is disrupting candy with stealth nutrition. Female entrepreneurs must have grit.

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Scalable Startup

FEBRUARY 1, 2013

The Future of Startups 2013-2017, beginning of a series. Marc Andreesen gave a great interview about a year agi about “The Future of the Enterprise” and where the next startups will be playing – Hadoop, Big Data, BYOD, etc. Some of these next big startups are in L.A., Security, Cloud, NoSQL databases, etc.

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This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

A professional social networking site has hired a content focused executive away from a traditional media company's digital arm. Similarly, when I'm reading a piece of content, I may want to spread it across my professional network--and especially when I'm publishing one. Don't know if you noticed, but LinkedIn has an editor now.

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