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18 years of VC Cafe

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During these nearly two decades, I’ve had the extraordinary privilege of being a front-row witness to Israel’s incredible startup scene. While it is going through a challenging period now, Israel continues to stand as a powerhouse of innovation and technology, ranking 6th in global innovation according to Global Finance.

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Report: Israel Private Capital Breakdown 2020

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Pitchbook Data released a new report on the state of Private Capital in Israel 2020 , covering private equity and venture capital. I’ll focus on VC only here as it’s the core focus of this blog. In 2010, VC funds in Israel had over $10 billion of assets under management, by 2017, that number had grown to over $36 billion.

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Invest in Israel Newsletter September 2011 Edition

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As every month, VC Cafe is re-posting the “Invest in Israel” Newsletter, published by the investment promotion center of Israel’s Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor , which offers many helpful tools for prospecting investors. ISRAEL TO TRADE FREELY WITH MERCOSUR; ARGENTINA – ISRAEL SIGN FTA.

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Innovate Israel Conference Brings 28 Israeli startups to London

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Innovate Israel 2012 aims to connect Israeli web, mobile & digital entrepreneurs & businesses with their UK & European counterparts. The UK is Israel’s second largest export market following the US, but Israeli startups often ‘forget Europe’ when it comes to Internationalizing their product.

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Keeping it Real: The Struggle for Objectivity in Tech Reviews

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“All that any honest review actually does is just accelerate whatever was already going on” It’s hard to do the right thing for everyone Allow me to take you back to Dec 2004, when I started this very blog, VC Cafe. I used to cover every single round of funding of Israeli startups.

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Friday take 5: what I read this week

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One of the things I missed about the time I started blogging is the naiveness and casualness of it. The updated retail tech Israel 2022 report by Deloitte with very interesting nuggets on the sector. Writing a post was more like writing a tweet. With time, perhaps due my own inhibitions, doing a post was more like writing a memo.

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Take Five – how shut are the venture markets right now?

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While these prices are still high compared to what we see in Israel, Investors have putting a stronger focus on revenue growth (and in particular startups that can reach substantial revenue targets) especially before series A. As a result, founders are accepting increased dilution of the stakes they hold in their own companies.

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