David Teten

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Back in July, I wrote an essay in Geektime on “ The Anti-Israel BDS Movement Will Fail “ Little did I know how quickly that would prove true! Many Israeli companies build technologies which could be very valuable to the broader Middle East region, particularly in water tech, agriculture technology, and cybersecurity.

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VC Cafe

DECEMBER 6, 2023

The pace of technological advancement has been frantic. From Open Source LLMs, to new APIs, both startups and tech giants continue to push the envelope on what is possible to automate and improve using generative AI technologies. The avatars are edited and rendered in realtime. While products like Anthropic’s Claude.ai

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 3, 2012

@jack : Twitter founder Jack Dorsey is on Twitter as well, sharing updates from his work as the CEO of Square. dens : Co-founder and CEO of Foursquare Dennis Crowley gets personal on his Twitter account, sharing his interests in soccer and hidden urban art. MichaelDell : Follow Michael Dell, Chairman and CEO of Dell.

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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

MAY 21, 2021

This is a guest post by Kevin Baxpehler , co-founder and Managing Partner at Remagine Ventures. At the time of this writing Israel and Hamas just signed a ceasefire. I wanted to take a few moments to reflect on what was going on in Israel. But, this is also not exactly new to Israel.

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The Next Web

JANUARY 26, 2014

Ohad Frankfurt is the cofounder and CEO of Swayy , a personalized content curation and management platform. About a year and a half ago, we got accepted to the Elevator accelerator program in Tel Aviv, Israel. For us, being specifically based in Israel, these were our four main advantages. Coworking space.

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David Teten

DECEMBER 2, 2019

You’ve decided to launch a technology-enabled startup with a positive social impact! Now the bad news: some venture capitallists have a bias against startups with an explicit positive social impact, on the grounds that they have a smaller addressable market, and that the founders are not sufficiently focused on creating shareholder wealth.

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The Next Web

OCTOBER 25, 2013

Aside from needing to be conveniently located for your employees to get to (and potential clients to visit for meetings), Ori Goshen, co-founder and vice president of research and development at Tawkon , says staying close to good bars and restaurant options also give employees a sense of life outside the work space.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 16, 2016

One of the most obvious to me was Nanit, that was brought to our firm by my colleague Jordan Hudson who met them team, fell in love with their founders & technology, and encouraged us to invest. His co-founder and COO, Andy Berman , made the smart move from being a young VC to becoming an entrepreneur.

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David Teten

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

Organizations like Worldwide Investor Network and the US-Israel Business Council are helpful in this area. I’m looking for someone who wants to lead this. - Organizing events for local mid- to large-company CIOs / CEOs to meet technology startups , in order to help startups get traction and keep their momentum going.

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VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

ChatGPT sources of traffic ( SimilarWeb ) The excitement by both investors and entrepreneurs to embrace these technologies, has brought generative AI further into the mainstream. In Israel alone I mapped some 61 generative AI startups and that probably fails to capture companies in which generative AI isn’t their main product.

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Seeing Both Sides

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

This post was co-authored with Omri Stern and originally appeared in Harvard Business Review. 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. The founders have started companies before.

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VC Cafe

AUGUST 15, 2011

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. Investment Bank Morgan Stanley raised its growth forecast for Israel to 4.8% ValueClick Inc.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 1, 2011

Mike is a no BS guy, has all the attributes I look for in a founder and says things like, openly shares knowledge and opines without a filter including this one, “whoever invented uncapped convertible debt should be spanked!&# They were supplying Overture, but simultaneously building technology to compete with everyone in that space.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 7, 2021

I also wanted to create a publication that covered Israeli startups, in English, and put a spotlight on the wonderfully diverse tech ecosystem in Israel at a time when most of the news about Israel were negative and related to the conflict. One of the early VC Cafe posts, image taken from Wayback Machine.

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www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

Every startup faces multiple choices and decisions when it comes to technology. ” Hackernews list of “Tools of the Trade” for startups - includes over 150 SaaS tools used by startups, and over 150 comments with interesting insights from founders. Ad Serving Technology. Founder Equity Issues. VC Experts.

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VC Cafe

MARCH 28, 2011

We rarely hear of such a large round amongst Internet startups in Israel, which is why Wix’s founding round is particularly interesting. Wix , the Israel-based flash website platform, has announced a D round of $40 million. Wix, the Israel-based flash website platform, has announced a D round of $40 million.

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VC Cafe

APRIL 15, 2024

Source: GlobalData Ethical and Responsible Use of AI in Media If traditional publishers want to own “trust” they will also have to be very transparent about their use of Ai technology. Talk to us at Remagine Ventures if you are a founder thinking of disrupting these industries and also if you are an executive at a traditional media company!

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VC Cafe

MAY 30, 2011

Gil Rozenberg – co-founder and CEO of Ineze.com , an early-stage technology startup based in Israel, shares his lessons learned on starting a tech startup for first time entrepreneurs. The more, the merrier Surround yourself with as many co-founders as you can.

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VC Cafe

MARCH 11, 2010

Its main shareholder is Sycamore Technologies Ventures, which owns 33.9 percent) and co-founder Osfer Zadikario (6.2 Use of funds: The company says it will use the cash for general corporate purposes, as well as possibly to “acquire or invest in companies and technologies”—although it says it has no immediate plans to do so.

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VC Cafe

OCTOBER 26, 2010

S econdMarket , the marketplace for alternative investments such as company options and private company stock trading, announced yesterday that it has launched operations in Israel (the Israeli site is live already here ). Given Israel’s active private company sector, the move makes perfect sense.

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online.wsj.com

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

An entrepreneur with a hot technology and venture-capital funding becomes a billionaire in his 20s. Consider Daniel Dreymann, a founder of Goodmail Systems Inc., Mr. Dreymann moved his family from Israel in 2004 after co-founding Goodmail in Mountain View, Calif., Breaking Up (With a Co-Founder) Is Hard to Do.

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Duct Tape Marketing

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Ben is the Chief Executive Olarker (CEO) and co-founder of Olark Live Chat. In this episode, CEO and co-founder of Olark, Ben Congleton, talks about the building of Olark and how they’ve differentiated themself in such a competitive industry. He's the chief executive o Larker and co-founder of O LA Live Chat.

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VC Cafe

MARCH 27, 2022

In case you’re not yet familiar with us, we’re a seed/pre-seed venture capital firm investing in Gaming, Consumer and Metaverse/web3 tech with a spotlight on Israel (in fund I). For founders reading this, hope its help you better understand how investors think and address it in your pitch. link] — jack??

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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. Kinnernet is a techie geek camp organized and run by Yossi Vardi (cofounder of ICQ).

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VC Cafe

MARCH 29, 2021

Not being able to get together in person, particularly internationally, is a pure negative.” — Reed Hastings , co-chief executive of Netflix Inc., I’ve already started seeing ‘return to the office’ parties in Israel, the world leader in vaccinations per capita at the time of writing this post. on working from home. “I

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David Teten

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

Tim Schumann, Founder & CEO, Buddy Ventures , highlights that typically less investment capital is required to get into foreign startups at the same stage of development as a comparable US startup. . Founders’ determination. If you want to start selling abroad, an international founder is an advantage.

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David Teten

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

I’ve shown below a case study of the geographic diversification of the largest late-stage technology venture capital / growth equity investors. These funds use a combination of cold-calling, travel, firm networks, paid expert networks, and technology to identify investment opportunities outside of their neighborhood.

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VC Cafe

MAY 22, 2011

The LinkedIn IPO this week may have opened the gates for an Israeli market thirsty for exits, but in the meanwhile, VC funding in Israel continues with business as usual. The company’s technology aims to reduce mobile data costs by compressing data consumption and to help users understand how to use their devices.

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The Next Web

OCTOBER 23, 2013

The fund will invest across Asia, Europe, Israel and the US, going beyond the accelerator program’s primary focus on Korea and the US — although it does accept startups from other parts of the world. The founding team totals six, and is spread across the US, Israel, Europe and Korea. The caliber of its founding team is impressive.

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VC Cafe

JUNE 8, 2011

miLAB is a research and prototyping lab that explores the future of media, technology, and human-computer interaction. Co-Director Dr. Oren Zuckerman , holds Masters and Ph.D degrees from the MIT Media Lab and Dr. Guy Hoffman , co-Director of miLAB, holds a Ph.D. Guy Hoffman , co-Director of miLAB, holds a Ph.D.

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Feld Thoughts

NOVEMBER 10, 2013

First, he was the co-founder of Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ: AKAM – currently valued at $8 billion.) His parents made aliyah to Israel when he was a young teenager. His parents made aliyah to Israel when he was a young teenager. He was built like a tank and was a member of Israel’s Sayeret Matkal.

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Haystack

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

” Another co-founder of a multibillion-dollar fund told me what it was like when, 10 years ago, most of their LPs abandoned them, and how they built the firm back up brick by brick. Harry interviews Barry Eggers , one of the four co-founders of Lightspeed.

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Austin Startup

JANUARY 8, 2018

That included my computer teacher back in middle school, my wife, my mom (all of Lucky7 is a tribute to her ), my CEO coach, my co-founders, some of my investors and advisors, and many others?—?it It does an amazing job of covering how technology is evolving and also changing society. and I cast a very wide net in doing so.

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Cracking the Code

MARCH 28, 2022

The first time I met Matan, Melio's co-founder and CEO, he told me that his mission was simple: he wanted to “help small business stay in business” by making B2B payments fast, simple and flexible. You can change lives through the combination of technology and finance. What advice would you give on choosing co-founders?

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David Teten

MARCH 3, 2016

I’m honored to chair DC Finance’s upcoming family office conference on investment in innovative technologies, April 5th, 2016, in midtown Manhattan. Meron , CEO and Chairman, HyGIeaCare Inc, and Founder, Given Imaging Ltd, Mr. Sean O’Sullivan , Founder and Managing Partner, SOSV and Mr. Todd Makurath , CEO, Bullit.

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VC Cafe

JULY 15, 2011

The fund is backed by David Moche, a Florida based real estate investor, and one of the co-founders of About.com. The technology behind the project is based on studying the behavior of individual learning and by understanding the student’s interests, whether it be film or sport. Nogeno – an about.me for artists.

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