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Invest in Israel Newsletter December 2010 Edition

VC Cafe

See the October 2010 edition after the jump. NETWORK EQUIPMENT MAKER JUNIPER BUYS ISRAELI VIRTUALIZATION SECURITY FIRM ALTOR FOR $95 MLN. Juniper Networks Inc acquired Altor Networks, a company specializing in security for virtualization technology. billion in 2010. For previous editions, click here.

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Skills Development in Africa: How Wide is the Skills Gap?

Transformify

Nairobi, the capital of Nigeria, is often pointed out as the birth place of the so-called Silicon Savanah which gave the rise to the Africa’s tech scene between 2007 and 2010. Commenced in July 2017, The Youth Enterprise Development Fund provides start-up loans to help young entrepreneurs fund their businesses at a very early stage.

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Burnout « Steve Blank

Steve Blank

I tried to clear my head and remember what else I had said, like anything that would be really, really, really bad to say outside of a secure facility. Looking at the green and yellows of the farms, I realized that my life lacked the same colors. As I realized what I had said, a much longer panic set in.

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Forerunner Ventures Touts Diversity as the Best Way to Make Investment Decisions

SiliconHills

By Laura Lorek Publisher with Silicon Hills News In 2010, Kirsten Green founded Forerunner Ventures, an early stage venture capital firm, based in San Francisco. She had spent her early career as a retail analyst with Banc of America Securities and others and she spent a lot of time studying retailers.

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Female Founders! Pitch for a Fast Track into Capital Factory with a $100,000 Investment

Austin Startup

We’ve helped winners connect with customers, mentors, and secure millions of dollars in capital from partners like Google Black Founders Fund, Revolution’s Rise of the Rest Fund, Backstage Capital, and many other VC investors. According to Pitchbook, Capital Factory has been the most active, early-stage investor in Texas since 2010.

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Houston Startups can Pitch for a $50,000 Venture Investment

Austin Startup

If you win, you will receive a $50,000 investment from Capital Factory in the form of a convertible security ( see the application for more details ). We’ve helped winners connect with customers, mentors, and secure millions of dollars in capital from Google, Revolution’s Rise of the Rest Fund, Backstage Capital, and many other VC investors.

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Venture Capital in the Rockies Winter 2010 Unveils Promising Growth Companies Ahead of Conference

VC Adventure

This year’s conference will highlight twenty promising early-growth companies; all based in the Rocky Mountain region and a majority of which are focused on clean technology, a burgeoning industry in the area. Green Garage is a new kind of garage that makes car s gentler on the planet and easier on the wallet. .