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This Week in VC Episode 6 with @Jason Calacanis: Best One Yet

Both Sides of the Table

Swipely is a social network orientated around users credit card transaction data. Sellers can lower transaction fees by aggregating purchases into fewer transactions, while also providing buyers with an attractive alternative payment method. Founded in 2006 by Aaron Finn.

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Innovate Israel Conference Brings 28 Israeli startups to London

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Brandsforce is a plug & play social media marketing platform that generates conversations, engagements and measurable actions on social networks. Unlike other companies, we are a true digital record label, not aggregators. Brandsforce - Company Website. How do we do this? inneractive - Company Website.

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Never Mind the Valley: Here's Paris

ReadWriteStart

When I came to Paris in 2006, I had a well-developed idea for a startup and nothing else. They're going strong , and constantly adapting their platform to users' changing needs for information and social media aggregation. Plyce : Feature-rich location-based social network. Covered previously on RWW.) (E).

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Invest in Israel Newsletter October 2010 Edition

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. “Given the strong strategic fit between the two companies, joining forces will allow us to further accelerate the industry’s transition to IP-based networks,&# Kobi Ben-Zvi, founder and chief executive officer of Wintegra, said. QUALCOMM BUYS MOBILE WEB COMPANY ISKOOT. Wireless communications chip developer Qualcomm Inc.

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9 Big Businesses That Began In College

YoungUpstarts

The story of Harvard sophomore Mark Zuckerberg, or at least Hollywood’s version of it, should be familiar to anyone who’s seen The Social Network or spends more than five minutes each week surfing the Internet. And we’re sure Zuckerberg, who still looks and dresses like a college sophomore, is only just getting started.

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The Big VC Thaw – Why The Market is Moving Again (part 2 of 3)

Both Sides of the Table

When the NVCA or PriceWaterhouse surveys come out at the end of year I’m not saying they will necessarily will show aggregate $$$ or deal numbers up. note: there is one rare exception – in 2006 Sevin Rosen declared that Venture Capital was broken and actually returned money to their LPs ! Seems an obvious fit.

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Special: The 56 Israeli Companies Exhibiting in Mobile World Congress 2011

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IPgallery’s deployed converged communication solutions include core network centric solutions and Value Added Services for residential and business subscribers. IPgallery’s products and solutions are deployed worldwide, including in Tier-1 service providers’ networks. Logia Group. Mce Systems. MailVision.

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