VC Cafe

JUNE 11, 2010

Our games studio has created the first RPG advergame in Israel for Bamba. To date, Calpers has invested $63 million in six Israeli funds including Carmel, Pitango, JVP, Gemini, Israel Seed and Ipax Israel. They offer option trading platforms, skill and casual games as well as their own development studio. via TheMarker ).

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 2, 2010

My mom organized a trip to take me to France & Israel. And Israel felt like home to me – somewhere familiar. I left an Octel (think email but with voice … yes, that’s what some businesses used before email!) I felt I had missed out on something.

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VC Cafe

MARCH 28, 2011

But then time passes, some members contribute and some don’t; then more time passes, over the course of which awkward reminders are emailed round prompting partial contributions, apology notes, and IOUs to slowly begin trickling in. An organizer can invite the gift-giving participants either through social networks or email invitations.

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VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Today Wix , the publicly traded website builder from Israel with a market cap of $13.2 million, and its portfolio companies include: Spike – an email workflow tool Oriente – a consumer fintech app for emerging Asia RestAR – 3D visualisation software for commerce Modalyst – a dropshipping platform.

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

At today's roundtable, we had entrepreneurs presenting from Brazil, Israel and India. Next, Nir Savitzki from Israel, presented JobVoyage , a social CRM service for job seekers. If you have additional questions, please email me, and I would be very happy to respond. Estate Lister. Overall, I saw several promising businesses.

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The Next Web

MARCH 3, 2014

Being from Israel – population of 8M – means no sizeable market on the home front. The ground was then set for sending her my pitch email, while promising her an exclusive. It quickly grew to 200+ emails and I was able to get coverage on multiple blogs for each one of our press releases. Think global, start early.

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Brazil Technical Review PR Development Team Review 158

online.wsj.com

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

Mr. Dreymann moved his family from Israel in 2004 after co-founding Goodmail in Mountain View, Calif., Most Emailed Feed. Israel Minister: No Change to Egypt Deal Israels foreign minister said Israel would not agree to re-evaluate its peace deal with Egypt. Most Emailed Feed. Replay the event. Comcast Corp.,

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The Next Web

FEBRUARY 2, 2014

The Israel Mobile Monetization Summit took place a few weeks ago and I went in with the intent of learning all I could about business models on mobile. Email is a good example here – think Inbox Zero. Because it takes a lot of effort for your user to download and start using an app, but very little effort to delete. Communication.

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crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 19, 2011

The image to the left is an ad created by Yehoshua TBWA, Israel for betili. 5 Reasons Startup CEOs Should Answer Support Emails - [link]. 5 Client Emailing Tips Worth Forwarding – Webdesigntuts+ [link]. From Monitor To Mobile: Optimizing Email Newsletters With CSS - [link]. Showcase of Italian Web Design Pt.1

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VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

Ofir Beigel and Karin Levi, the co-founders of Capple Factory are both graduates of Israel’s Zell Entrepreneurship program , which is quickly gaining the reputation of Israel’s Y Combinator. Basically most of our time is spent sending out emails and trying to network with relevant people who can spread the word.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 27, 2021

Anecdotally, when I first installed the app I struggled to find colleagues from Israel or the UK, but that’s now changing rapidly. If you’d like to join our next session (tonight 19:30 UK time) on Israeli “Chutzpah” go to [link] or sign up to get notified on future events by leaving your email here.

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Brandanew

APRIL 22, 2016

The content is ready and now post-publishing you’re on to emailing your list, reaching out to influencers, and distributing on your social channels. Based in Israel, Outbrain has been around since 2006 solely focuses on solving the content discovery problem for publishers. Start with those notes already! Outbrain. . .

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Up and Running

MARCH 5, 2018

Leverage email addresses. If you have your customers’ email addresses, services like TowerData can pull detailed demographic information for you. You can also use email, phone, or in-person customer surveys. and Israel. Use Census information. What time of day is busiest? Ask your customers.

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Marketing Software Review San Diego Curation 136

OnlyOnce

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

I’m on Tim’s email list, and with his permission, I’m reprinting something he wrote in his newsletter this month on the topic of CEO engagement in politics and current events. Startup CEOs feel pressure to speak up on news events: Black Lives Matter, Abortion, LBGTQ+ rights, the conflict in Israel/Palestine, Trump vs. Biden.

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Austin Startup

NOVEMBER 11, 2018

In the Lucky7 post on the similarity of the DNA of 1776, Steve Jobs, and Israel (see links below for further reading), the point is made that there is an entrepreneur in all of us?—?and I would place calls and write emails to prospects that were on the fence. and therefore a call to action for all of us to help those brave souls.

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The Next Web

JULY 8, 2013

My startup is a B2B platform, we feel that we are the best in the world in creating social reviews and pushing the user-generated content to social media, emails and search engines to drive more sales and leads to the website. Currently we are based in Israel and we are making steps in establishing our US based HQ.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

I felt excited to write because it’s a cathartic outlet for me and saves me from doing email. I had a bunch of topics teed up now that I’m back in LA after 2 weeks of constant travel. But no words would come out this weekend. After watching the terrorist activities in Beirut and Paris and blog post seemed trite.

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The Next Web

MARCH 2, 2014

However, in October of last year the European Confederation of Young Entrepreneurs reported that risk averseness is now so extreme in Europe that the discrepancy in investment between USA and EU investors is massive: The numbers for VCs were even more astounding: apart from Israel, investments by EU VCs were only 10 percent of their US counterparts.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 3, 2012

gazelle_CEO : Gazelle CEO Israel Ganot discusses gadget trade-in, smarter consumption, and reCommerce. bonforte : CEO of Xobni Jeff Bonforte discusses how people can email and communicate smarter. Michels : Oren Michels, CEO of Mashery, offers insight into API management, services, and more.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 1, 2011

The founders of Quigo ( an enterprise search company based in Israel that was competing directly with AdSense ) tracked Mike down while doing a CEO search. For example, if you were to send someone 10 emails per day and that person never responds, Hashable would know the connection isn’t as strong as the numbers may indicate.

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crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 10, 2012

Good advice from Becky McCrayabout managing your email inbox – [link]. It’s Not (Just) the Culture, Stupid: 4 Reasons Why Israel’s Economy Is So Strong – [link]. Saying “No” To Customers Can Save Your Company – [link]. 5 Things Entrepreneurs Can Learn From Olympic Athletes – [link]. – [link].

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 8, 2018

In fact, multiple studies have found that most consumers will block communication from businesses that sent them irrelevant marketing emails and notifications, killing that brand’s chance of ever making a sale. Pratik has spoken at NextBigWhat’s UnPluggd, IIT-Bombay, SMX Israel, and other major events across Asia.

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techcrunch.com

JUNE 20, 2012

We respect your anonymity feel free to directly email us. Flame Malware ‘Created By US And Israel To Fight Iran’ Reports Claim. Your tip here. So youve got the inside scoop on a story or topic that weve covered? tips@techcrunch.com. Contact TechCrunch. Thanks for the tip! Were following it up now. Upcoming Events.

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VC Cafe

MAY 30, 2011

Zeev Holtzman, founding partner of Giza Venture Capital and founding member of the Israel Venture Association (IVA), cautioned that “ Israel’s venture capital and startup industry is heading for collapse. What’s next for Israel’s VC industry? The Israeli VC decline by the numbers. billion in 2000 to ZERO in 2010.

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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). Are you a founder building in the Metaverse and Web3 space in Israel? Hype vs. Reality (Source: JP Morgan ).

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Austin Startup

DECEMBER 2, 2018

And, as I mentioned in The Entrepreneur’s Essentials #1 , I email all of our investors and advisors weekly with a pretty comprehensive update so that I can proactively (and reactively) get more of their help. This is also why Israel has prospered. The book Start-up Nation explains Israel’s entrepreneurial genes well.

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VC Cafe

JULY 13, 2011

This year, Sam’s career path took an unexpected turn: Israel. In the fall, Sam joined an organization called the TAMID Israel Investment Group. When it came to making summer plans, Sam eschewed jobs in Silicon Valley and instead chose to come to Israel as a TAMID Fellow. This year, the program doubled to ten.

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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. Onavo’s strength is in apps that have high data consumption and are used while roaming abroad such as email, maps, Facebook, Twitter, etc.

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VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

Takadu’s business model consists of charging a monthly fee from its clients, which already include the Thames Water company and other utility companies in Israel and Asia Pacific. Tags: Gemini Israel Fund Gemini Israel Funds giza venture capital MEND. Tendril SecondMarket. Topell Energy Spotify.

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VC Cafe

JUNE 29, 2011

Israel has the highest number of startups per capita, and the highest amount of VC investments per capita in the world ($142!). Whether you are working on startup in Israel or abroad, investing in startups as a VC or ab angel, or just a super talented student in the dorm – VC Cafe is interested! this is a non-paid position.

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

Israel Startup Network (ISN), led by Arlene Marom, one of our affiliate partners, organized the event with us. First up, David Nordell from Kfar Ya'avetz, Israel, pitched New Global Markets , a solution for making it easier for banks to offer their customers global banking facilities. New Global Markets.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 23, 2011

I have been getting emails and tweets all day from people upset that they cannot get into Startup Lessones Learned 2011 - either here in SF, where we're sold out, or in one of the more than 100 simulcast locations around the world, many of which are sold out, too.

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Feld Thoughts

JUNE 9, 2013

Is the NSA outsourcing its domestic spying to Israel? No One Is Talking About The Insane Law That Lets Authorities Read Any Email Over 180 Days Old. It’s our own fault… Deal with it. Tech Companies Concede to Surveillance Program. Nothing To Hide. Room 641A . What If China Hacks the NSA’s Massive Data Trove?

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VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 5, 2011

Events have already been held this year in Bangalore, Austin, Barcelona and New York, and the next event on the list is taking place in Tel Aviv, Israel on September 21st. So who are the “Smartest&# startups in Israel? The next event on the list is taking place in Tel Aviv, Israel on September 21st.

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 19, 2018

If not, you might be like me and have 7 different email addresses for business names that I don’t use. That mind-expanding career led me to work for global companies after I left the service – a multinational corporation headquartered in Munich, Germany and a startup headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel. Thanks to Jessica L.

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VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 14, 2010

In an interview to Calcalist , Eyal Reshef, chairman of IMA said the rise in the number of Israeli start ups is largely thanks to a 70% sponsorship provided to the Israeli exhibitors by IMA, the Israel Export and International Cooperation Institute, the Israeli Foreign Trade administration and Matimop, the Israel Industry Center for R&D.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 14, 2009

The moderator asked the question, “if an entrepreneur writes an email to a VC and doesn’t hear back what should they do?&# This VC responded, “Move on. If you fold at the first un-returned email what hope to you have as an entrepreneur? I emailed him back with my bona fides and made the case again.

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