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Seizing the Moment: Why Experts Believe Now is the Golden Opportunity for Investing in Israel

VC Cafe

Since I’ve started writing about Israeli startups in 2004, there has never been any event like October 7 and the war that followed. Now, 150 days after October 7th, the Israeli startup ecosystem is once again in a tough spot. Sophisticated investors and tech leaders are bullish on Israel But don’t take it from me.

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The State of Consumer Tech in Israel in 2023

VC Cafe

While Israeli startups successes are well known in the B2B space (cybersecurity, enterprise tech, devops…), B2C startups are unsung heroes… The landscape of B2C tech in Israel is blossoming, despite several challenges. Meanwhile in the US, B2C startups raised $100 billion in 2022, 40% of the total funding.

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“Focus is everything” - Melio's Matan Bar

Cracking the Code

You raised four rounds within 18 months, waiting until your third round before coming out of stealth mode. The round we did with Accel was in late February/early March 2020 – probably the worst time in the last 50 years to raise! Overall, we grew more than 20 times in 2020 and tripled our volumes over a very short period of time.

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