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Korean accelerator SparkLabs showcases social and e-commerce startups at its second Demo Day

The Next Web

The companies are largely based around social and e-commerce initiatives, with Eugene Kim, the principal at Sparklabs, saying that they “reflect major trends in Asia in terms of what you’ll see in the coming years, such as growth in the e-commerce space, new targeted social networks and completely new innovations.”.

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Microsoft’s Bing Fund will give online startups cash, advice, and discounts

venturebeat.com

Social media. Social networking. Social games. The Bing Fund will invest $50,000-$100,000 in early-stage startups, through standard convertible notes (loans that convert to equity at Microsoft’s option). From $1.5B to half a trillion dollars: PayPal celebrates a 10th anniversary. Editor’s picks.

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This Week in VC with Mo Koyfman of Spark Capital

Both Sides of the Table

BookRenter – plus a discussion about Chegg … what is going on in the university book market? We talked about the analogies between what NetFlix achieved in movies and whether this is relevant to the book market. Social network app developer and ad network. Online text book rental service. Competitor: Slide.

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Invest in Israel Newsletter – June 2012 Edition

VC Cafe

The two companies have collaborated for a long time, with Facebook using Face.com’s technology to help users tag the faces of friends in pictures they upload on the social network with Face.com’s Photo Tagger service. a developer of real-time location systems for the healthcare and industrial market.

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Invest in Israel Newsletter October 2010 Edition

VC Cafe

In 2006, PMC-Sierra acquired Herzliya-based Passave, a developer of system-on-chip semiconductor solutions for the Fiber To The Home (FTTH) access market, for $300 million. “The femtocell market has turned the corner in 2010 with more than 1 million femtocells global shipments expected by conservative estimates this year.

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Startup Resources

www.vccafe.com

Whether you’re wondering what site search you should use or what is the best email marketing tool, knowledge is power. Inbound Marketing vs Interruption marketing. Social networking. Social/Sharing. Email marketing. Market Research. Promotions/Marketing. Part 1- Intro. Live Mocha.