VC Cafe

APRIL 29, 2020

Proptech is one of the few exceptions to this, with most companies falling within the moderate impact category, due to the current freeze on the property market. Source: NVCA , “Startup Ecosystem Faces Capital Crunch over Coming Months” USA – SBA Loans and PPP. Help is not exactly on the way.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 29, 2024

I believe there are a lot of problems need solving, my outlook is longer term and I invest in new companies (most of the startups that Remagine Ventures II will invest in don’t yet exist). Spoiler alert: I believe that 2024-2025 will be an amazing time to invest in early stage startups. In many ways, Edward is right.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

But in sheer numbers, they are infinitely more representative of “entrepreneurship&# than entrepreneurs in other categories—and their enterprises create local jobs. After poring through stacks of reports, white papers and position papers, I’ve come to a couple of conclusions. 1) They sure killed a ton of trees. Who’s an entrepreneur?

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 16, 2016

Computer Vison Startup Nanit If you follow me on Snapchat ( msuster ) you might already know that I’ve been looking at and investing in a number of companies in the computer vision space. Today I am so excited to announce our latest investment in the category —  Nanit  — which is a smart baby monitor.

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VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

Investors will ask management what their “AI strategy” is before investing and will be wary of companies that don’t have one (Fred Wilson, USV). Venture Capital investments in AI, Europe 2016 (Source: Dealroom ). Noteworthy Machine Intelligence startups in Israel ?? Some examples: AI will be the new mobile. What tasks are next?

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VC Cafe

MAY 28, 2020

Given it eliminates distance, travel time and costs, “this technology will likely stick around long after COVID-19 fears pass,” according to the Forbes article. And for its major holiday May Day celebration, the city of Helsinki formed a partnership with VR company Zoan to launch a concert within a 3D version of the Finnish capital.

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VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

So much has happened in the generative AI space globally, and in Israel since we published the previous version of the Israeli generative AI landscape, back almost exactly five months ago. We’ve seen new foundational models, open source LLMs and all sorts of new companies building the co-pilots for every category. billion, a 2.5x

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VC Cafe

DECEMBER 27, 2022

Earlier this month I spoke at the 2022 Israel Gaming Summit by Calcalist, Playtika and Google. The conference took place during a challenging time for gaming startups: in the same week Playtika, the largest gaming employer in Israel, announced it was laying off 615 people globally, of which 180 are in Israel.

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VC Cafe

OCTOBER 24, 2022

A look at the overall exits for both enterprise (B2B) and consumer (B2C) companies from 1995-2022 shows that both categories can produce power law returns, but they vary substantially: The top five enterprise companies with the largest exits account for $188B in value creation, or 12% of the $1,609B generated in the enterprise category since 1995.

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VC Cafe

OCTOBER 2, 2020

billion in exits in 2019 alone, Israel punches above its weight. What’s less discussed, is that Israel also, has one of the highest number of unicorns, aka privately owned startups worth more than $1 billion, globally. As of now, Israel has 42 Unicorns, or (technically 40, now that Lemonade and JFrog went public).

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 2, 2023

billion according to the 2022 Israel high tech ecosystem report by Viola Ventures. As growth investments (and valuations) go down, unicorns might struggle to survive, according to Globes. As growth investments (and valuations) go down, unicorns might struggle to survive, according to Globes. Happy New Year! Source: Vintage ).

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online.wsj.com

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

Another three or four return the original investment, and one or two produce substantial returns. If failure is defined as failing to see the projected return on investment—say, a specific revenue growth rate or date to break even on cash flow—then more than 95% of start-ups fail, based on Mr. Ghoshs research. Deutschland.

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VC Cafe

OCTOBER 29, 2013

mobile health is taking off in Israel. Guest post by Levi Shapiro* The Affordable Care Act (“Obamacare”) represents the most systemic, transformative change in over 40 years to America’s largest economic sector: healthcare. This is a once-in-a-generation opportunity for mobile and digital startups to disrupt an inefficient industry.

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VC Cafe

OCTOBER 7, 2010

A s 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’S WEF RANKING IMPROVES TO 24TH PLACE, BOOSTED BY INNOVATION.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 3, 2012

Most tech CEOs tend to understand the power of Twitter, and as such, this is the most popular category. gazelle_CEO : Gazelle CEO Israel Ganot discusses gadget trade-in, smarter consumption, and reCommerce. Check out our list of more than 100 CEOs on Twitter, and be sure to let us know if there are any that we missed!

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 28, 2020

According to a report by Quantum Tech Partners, approximately $1 billion was invested in the eSports category in 2019, M&A transactions in esports reached $475 million in 2019, across 33 deals. Lets start with some numbers: Newzoo estimates the gaming market revenue will reach $189.6 billion in 2020, up from 148.8 billion in 2019.

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Genuine VC

JANUARY 29, 2008

I am happy to share that we at Venrock have made an investment in a startup which directly addresses this problem. From an investment perspective, Second Rotation stands at the intersection of many trends. With any new venture investment, the caliber of the team is paramount, and Second Rotation is no exception.

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Genuine VC

JANUARY 29, 2008

I am happy to share that we at Venrock have made an investment in a startup which directly addresses this problem. From an investment perspective, Second Rotation stands at the intersection of many trends. With any new venture investment, the caliber of the team is paramount, and Second Rotation is no exception.

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Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 13, 2020

This year, in addition to unveiling the Euroscape, our list of top 100 Cloud companies started in Europe and Israel; and our Champions League, the high-growth unicorns from the region; we’ll also unveil the Accel Euroscape Public Index, the index of the European and Israeli-born public cloud companies, and its performance.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 20, 2014

Across all investment stages, median pre-money valuations last year rose dramatically. The BUBBLE came to Israel too, with a record $4.2 The fastest growing exit category in Israel last year was digital media, so the performance of the sector will help determine whether or not the party continues. Bubble 2.0 $4.2

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Seeing Both Sides

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

Israel has been branded the “startup nation.” Frequently cited as one of the world’s most vibrant innovation hubs, Israel boasts more startups per capita than any other country in the world. This post was co-authored with Omri Stern and originally appeared in Harvard Business Review. That’s the good news. But is all of that changing?

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Cracking the Code

JULY 12, 2019

Nominations are now open for the 2019 Accel Euroscape, the annual list of the top 100 cloud companies originating from Europe & Israel. billion+ invested from 2016 to 2018). You can apply HERE – applications will be open until 6 th September 2019. As researched by Tech.eu by Salesforce for $800 million), Demisto (acq.

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Cracking the Code

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

Recent SaaS trends and the Accel Euroscape of the 100 most promising companies in Europe and Israel This article was co-authored with my colleague Pia d'Iribarne and published initially on Tech.eu. Europe and India are growing particularly quickly, and investment more than doubled from 2015, while the US is up 20%. in the US, $2.6B

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BeyondVC

APRIL 3, 2006

I just got back from a week in Israel having spent some time in Jerusalem for an Answers board meeting and then making my way to the Ohalo Resort on the Sea of Galilee for Kinnernet 2006. At Kinnernet, I had the privilege to spend time with some great people from Israel, Europe, and the US. Do I want to do it?

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 10, 2024

As Thomas Tunguz points out in his 2024 predictions , AI is no longer a standalone category but rather a component of every product. Much like mobile technology became a de facto part of every startup, AI is no longer a category but the core or a component of every product.

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Cracking the Code

JUNE 14, 2019

They have built a company that is changing how the world works together, and which facilitate millions of transactions between buyers and sellers across over 200 categories. We first invested in Fiverr and its team of 40 in May 2012. When Fiverr began in 2010, e-commerce platforms existed to sell products.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 12, 2010

Spark Capital is relatively new to VC (founded in 2005) yet has become one of the hottest new VCs having invested in Twitter, Tumblr, AdMeld, Boxee, KickApps and many more companies. ops team in NY, dev team in Philly and having dev teams in Israel). Our guest was Mo Koyfman of Spark Capital. Content, of course, is the same!].

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Austin Startup

OCTOBER 6, 2018

First Round Capital invested in us when Bazaarvoice was under 10 people; they came in alongside Austin Ventures? First Round Capital invested in us when Bazaarvoice was under 10 people; they came in alongside Austin Ventures?—?where In totality, these posts are at least as long as most business books. in our Series A.

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Mike Michalowicz

JANUARY 24, 2018

Crowdfunding requires that you invest the same PR & marketing efforts that you’d need to actually sell a product. Every day it seems like there are a dozen new trends that I “need” to jump on to give my business a competitive edge. The truth is most new trends, aren’t really trends yet. The Rule Of Thumb.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 11, 2009

My goal is to bring in informative speakers who stretch our collectively thinking on topics that will influence our investment strategies and use it as a way for us to share our experiences in ways that I hope benefit the Southern California technology ecosystem. He also consults companies in Asia. He also consults companies in Asia.

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VC Cafe

OCTOBER 20, 2010

Today you can invest in fine wines through offshore funds based on the principle is that fine wines come in limited supply and increase in price in short bursts based on scoring or trends, rather than linearly over time. There are plenty of wine funds out there and like any other investment, it would be wise to do a thorough due diligence.

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Cracking the Code

JUNE 24, 2021

Fun fact: it seems that I end up investing in a cloud HR company every seven years. I was in Israel’s intelligence unit, surrounded by computer gurus, algorithmic experts, and mathematicians. The first one in 2007 was Cornerstone OnDemand, the second one was Peopledoc in 2014 and the third one is Gloat in 2021.

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VC Cafe

JULY 7, 2010

A s 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. ISRAEL RANKED 17TH MOST COMPETITIVE ECONOMY BY IMD. Israel was also rated first in several of the report’s sub-categories.

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VC Cafe

DECEMBER 7, 2010

It’s hard to establish that a decrease in funding in the aggregate level is an indicator for future trends in the market, as the graphs below clearly show the strong cyclicality of VC investments, at least in some of the tech segments. Overall, 343 US companies raised $1.8 The number of companies funded has also declined by 6%.

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Mike Michalowicz

JANUARY 10, 2013

Crowdfunding requires that you invest the same PR & marketing efforts that you’d need to actually sell a product. Every day it seems like there are a dozen new trends that I “need” to jump on to give my business a competitive edge. The truth is most new trends, aren’t really trends yet. The Rule Of Thumb.

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VC Cafe

DECEMBER 28, 2010

A s 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. MONOCLE MAGAZINE NAMES HAIFA INVESTMENT HOTSPOT. For previous editions, click here.

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David Teten

JANUARY 13, 2015

Fundraising is always difficult for all founders; the median PE/VC fund sources and reviews 87 companies before investing in 1. Fundraising is always difficult for all founders; the median PE/VC fund sources and reviews 87 companies before investing in 1. And the “Uber of Greece” is in Greece – not exactly the next big market.

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