VC Cafe

MARCH 4, 2024

” Michael Eisenberg, Managing Partner, Aleph ( source ) Israeli tech by the numbers According to the 2023 annual report by Startup Nation Central , there are 7272 tech companies in Israel and 353 active investors. Kooply , a game development engine in stealth, was of the 20 winners of the 2024 Game Changers list by Lightspeed Ventures.

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www.frozennorth.org

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

Stealth Mode Startup. Ideas dont have a lot of value by themselves, they tend not to be unique, and by staying secret a startup gives up the chance to get valuable feedback from prospective customers and partners. Let me add another reason to that list: it isnt always that hard to figure out what a stealth-mode startup is really doing.

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news.ycombinator.com

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

Hacker News new | comments | ask | jobs | submit login Startups in stealth mode need one piece of advice. I work for a stealth startup. The idea is just a very small part of the reason why we are in stealth. If we are not in stealth mode, it will just draw unwanted attention. niyazpk 215 days ago | link. Shocking, I know.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 5, 2017

Business success is all about two-way communication, between you and your customers, investors, partners, and internally between team members. Instead, find a partner with domain experience. Investors avoid startups that are in stealth mode, long development cycles, and an inflexible business model.

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Lightspeed Venture Partners

JULY 28, 2020

The post Dexterity exits stealth with 56.2M raised for its collaborative warehouse robots appeared first on Lightspeed Venture Partners.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

I’m super excited to announce that GRP Partners led the investment in Ethan Anderson’s new company MyTime (link has LA-based merchants but will give you a good feel for the product). It’s nice to finally not be in stealth mode! Let me not bury the lede. When he left I called him immediately. So there you have it.

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BeyondVC

JANUARY 3, 2019

We had another solid year filled with learning, growth, laughter, and new projects and partners. Thanks to all of the amazing founders, advisors, co-investors, corporate partners, and others that helped make 2018 an amazing year. First check leads in 5 founding teams, all in stealth. We are truly grateful for your support.

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Feld Thoughts

APRIL 7, 2010

We’ve been having a running joke within Foundry Group for several years about “stealth mode.” My partner Seth alludes to it in his blog post a few years back titled To stealth or not to stealth. Niel wrote a brilliant post on this titled The Stealth Mode: Trada’s Position on Staying Stealth. You should also.

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VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

million in a second round led by previous backer Genesis Partners and joined by T-Venture , the venture capital company of Deutsche Telekom. uTest , the crow sourced QA service on the cloud, raised $13 million in a C Round led by Scale Venture Partners. SimpliVT , a new venture in stealth has raised $9.2 Innovid raised $4.1

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Steve Blank

MAY 30, 2016

the teams spent the last two weeks learning what activities, resources and partners they would need to actually deliver their solution. And in these last two weeks of class, they learn what activities, resources and partners they’ll need to deliver their solution and derive what it costs to build the company to deliver it.

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Lightspeed Venture Partners

DECEMBER 16, 2020

The post API startup Noname Security launches out of stealth in a hot area of security with $25 million in funding and its CEO explains why resisting layoffs despite the pandemic was crucial appeared first on Lightspeed Venture Partners.

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Austin Startup

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Alongside top-tier co-investors like Bessemer Venture Partners, Capital Factory, Live Oak, Mark VC, Valar Ventures, S3, and so many others, we aspire to help these companies achieve their trailblazing potential. We also have several stealth startups that sit at the intersection of AI and healthcare.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 27, 2015

Startups which insist on operating in stealth mode in fear of competitor response miss the more important customer response. Partners and distribution channels will take you seriously. In many business arenas, brand-name partners and distribution are a prerequisite to scaling the business.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

The truth is, we operated in stealth mode for three years to make sure that our product could stand up against the solutions created by the likes of Pinterest and other monolithic companies. Partner with Big Brands. So, we stayed quiet and we tested and retested before we opened our mouths.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 13, 2021

If you are a technologist, and business just isn’t your thing, then find a partner you trust who can complement your technical skills with a passion for business. Aspiring entrepreneurs who are determined to operate in stealth mode, for fear of giving away their secrets, will find they lose more than they could gain by sharing.

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VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

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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Cracking the Code

MARCH 29, 2022

With the elite initial team they’ve assembled, they’ve managed to build their first product in record time and secure large six-figure deals while still in stealth mode. Thank you Yotam and Tamar for choosing to partner with us! _ * See Accel 2020 Euroscape ** See Statista.

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VC Adventure

APRIL 8, 2010

Recently Dan Frommer over at the Silicon Alley Insider wrote about the reemergence of “stealth mode ”. Niel Robertson, the CEO of Trada, wrote one of the best articles that I think I’ve read on the subject of stealth on the Trada blog that further describes our thought process around operating the business stealthfully for a number of months.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 30, 2015

Find a partner and core team early to supplement your expertise. Startups that operate in stealth mode until their solution is perfect usually acquire customers and investors very slowly. Efforts that take years, or have many starts and stops, will not generate investor confidence.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 24, 2021

Disclaimer: we have three portfolio companies in the consumer mobile space, still in stealth). Shopateinment – Shopping will become a top priority for social media companies – from TikTok to Facebook and Snap – video will be a big driver for product discovery, as Andreessen Horowitz partner Connie Chan points out.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

The truth is, we operated in stealth mode for three years to make sure that our product could stand up against the solutions created by the likes of Pinterest and other monolithic companies. Partner with Big Brands. So, we stayed quiet and we tested and retested before we opened our mouths.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 22, 2022

Quantum Cryptography/Quantum Key Distribution can distribute keys between authorized partners connected by a quantum channel and a classical authenticated channel. It can use fewer emissions to get the same detection result, for better detection accuracy at the same power levels – even detecting stealth aircraft. Quantum Timing.

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Eric Friedman

JUNE 26, 2017

A stealth neural training company. (PS — if Competitive to one of our stealth studio companies. Using some back of the napkin math, I came up with what I believe are what a top tier VC firm/Partner could see in a year which is about 86 great companies. Sleeperbot : Messaging for sports fans. Competitive to another investment.

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Austin Startup

OCTOBER 10, 2014

StackEngine, the platform that gives organizations the power to simply and massively deploy, manage, and scale resilient Docker applications, today formally exited stealth mode and announced $1M in seed funding from Silverton Partners and LiveOak Venture Partners.

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The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

The truth is, we operated in stealth mode for three years to make sure that our product could stand up against the solutions created by the likes of Pinterest and other monolithic companies. Partner with Big Brands. So, we stayed quiet and we tested and retested before we opened our mouths.

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View from Seed

DECEMBER 6, 2018

Inbound partners. But in my experience, it rarely fails that press coverage attracts the attention of a potential customer or possible new partner. And one of the best first steps to attracting downstream partners at venture firms is to put yourself on the map. There are legitimate reasons for a startup to be in stealth mode.

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VC Cafe

OCTOBER 15, 2010

Currently in R&D mode and working with select partners. Self reported: Stealth-mode peronal finance security startup powered by the collective vigilance and wisdom of crowds. Its founding team includes pre-eminent experts in the domains of computational linguistics and web-scale data mining.

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VC Cafe

OCTOBER 15, 2010

Currently in R&D mode and working with select partners. Self reported: Stealth-mode peronal finance security startup powered by the collective vigilance and wisdom of crowds. Its founding team includes pre-eminent experts in the domains of computational linguistics and web-scale data mining.

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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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Lightspeed Venture Partners

JANUARY 13, 2014

As investors in the company since the early days, we here at Lightspeed have been honored to be a partner of Nest. Congratulations to Tony Fadell, Matt Rogers and the world class team at Nest! Today Nest announced that it has agreed to be acquired by Google. Nest is a very special company with a truly exceptional team… a VC’s dream.

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cdixon.org

SEPTEMBER 17, 2011

Great tips, fully inline with “Four Steps to the Epiphany” Also reminds me of Dharmesh’s “Stealth Mode, Schmealth Mode” — [link]. Another benefit of talking freely, is that you may also find potential partners or future employees–other key components beyond investment money. link] Stan James.

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VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

The company’s previous backers, including Cisco, Greylock Partners, Miven Venture Partners, and Pitango Venture Capital, also participated in the round [ Techcrunch ]. Superfish’s first prototype, Window Shopper , launched in April, after several years of being in stealth. venturebeat ]. Take more risks — sooner…&#.

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The Next Web

JUNE 7, 2013

The eighth is currently operating in stealth mode (yes, even on demo day) but we’re digging to find out more about them. Cains said he’s also in talks with partners to adapt the technology for a variety of televised sport. TaxiCast by London-based BrightMove Media wants to revolutionize advertising on taxis.

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David Teten

JULY 25, 2017

We think coaching is a key lever for doing this, with our own team or through outside partners. If you know someone offering these services today, and/or are interested in partnering with us to deliver them, please contact me. . For example, we provide direct coaching on how to pitch investors. I’ve listed a few ideas below.

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BeyondVC

JANUARY 6, 2018

2017 was another year of growing, learning, investing and partnering with amazing founders. We were first check leads in 8 founding teams including Wallaroo Labs , MState (fka hyperfab ), blockdaemon , and 5 in stealth. Our partners include IBM and one unannounced Fortune 50. 2017 Recap.

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View from Seed

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Last week, one of our most recent portfolio companies, Ten Little , came out of stealth and announced its public launch. . We feel fortunate to have the opportunity to partner with Fatma and Julie in this journey, and we can’t wait to see what’s to come. . The post Our Investment in Ten Little appeared first on NextView Ventures.

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Version One Ventures

JULY 1, 2020

Cape Privacy emerged from stealth and announced a $5 million seed round , which we co-led with Boldstart Ventures. Lolli closed an oversubscribed $3 million Seed II round and continues to add partners weekly. . You can read more about our thoughts here. Product Launches, Accolades and Other News.

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