YoungUpstarts

JULY 3, 2012

gazelle_CEO : Gazelle CEO Israel Ganot discusses gadget trade-in, smarter consumption, and reCommerce. hamlesh : As CEO of Peritus Group, Hamlesh Motah talks about tech, finance, motorbikes, and pulling up troubled businesses. jamescaan : James Caan is a serial entrepreneur and CEO of the Hamilton Bradshaw private equity firm.

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Cofounder Technical Review Social Media PR 239

VC Cafe

MAY 18, 2023

as a management consultant and in 1977, he co-founded Apax Partners, a private equity firm. Apax Partners became one of the most successful private equity firms in the world, and Cohen became a billionaire. After graduating from University, he joined McKinsey & Co. Sam Zell sadly passed away yesterday at the age of 81.

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Private Equity NPV Kenya 134

VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 28, 2010

I sraeli Private Equity is experiencing some serious growth, according to the IVC- GKH Quarterly Private Equity (PE) Survey conducted by IVC Research Center. Private Equity is relatively less developed than VC in Israel but with deep pockets. 4)turnaround/ distressed equity- no deals reported for this quarter. (5)

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VC Cafe

MAY 4, 2011

IVC Research Center has released the Quarterly Survey of Israeli Private Equity Deals for Q1 2011. Eleven private equity deals in Q1 2011, amounted at $216 million, a 68% decrease from the $668 million in Q1 last year, and a 74% decline from the previous quarter ($826 million). Figure 1: Private Equity Deal Value by Quarter ($M).

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Private Equity Equity Mezzanine 99

VC Cafe

JUNE 4, 2012

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. For the Invest in Israel archive, click here. Great for them, good for Israel.

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San Francisco New Jersey Private Equity 90

The Next Web

MARCH 2, 2014

This was reported as being untrue by British Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (BVCA) about a year ago. External constraints or the lacks of resources (finance, skills, business idea) are relative minor reasons. Many entrepreneurs claim that there’s just not enough money, and that investors in Europe fear failure.

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Europe South Korea San Francisco Portugal 163

The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

SparkLabs belongs to the Global Accelerator Network , which includes Techstars , Australia’s PushStart and Microsoft’s Azure accelerator in Israel. TrakInvest (Finance/social network). The company is launching a social investment platform for equities.

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South Korea Asia Azure Silicon Valley 166

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 12, 2010

ops team in NY, dev team in Philly and having dev teams in Israel). Mo & I both have double majors with one being finance / econ. Recent competitive financings closed by Gilt Groupe ($35mm in 05/2010), OKL (undisclosed value in 12/2009) and Ideeli ($20mm in 12/2009). We also discussed having distributed teams (e.g.

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Venture Capital Los Angeles Oakland Asia 217

VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 3, 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 STATISTICS BUREAU FORECASTS 4% GROWTH IN 2010. For previous editions, click here.

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Bandwidth Framework Forecast 79

VC Cafe

APRIL 9, 2010

V enture capital funding of Israel companies opened strongly in Q1 2010, with 55 deals completed since January 1oth 2o1o, according to Capital IQ. Israel Petroleum Company, Ltd. Cheetah Medical (Israel) Ltd. Israel Electric Corporation Limited;Maayan Technology Ventures Ltd. SICAR;Israel Cleantech Ventures.

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Venture Capital LLC LP 68

SoCal CTO

JANUARY 5, 2011

Both Sides of the Table , July 22, 2010 An updated Digital Trends presentation - Jeff Hilimire , June 2, 2010 I do what I hate - Jessica Mah , January 7, 2010 Startup Equity Allocation - charliecrystle.com , January 11, 2010 When good investment decisions end up backing more women CEOs: Conversation with Cameron Lester at Azure Capital.

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Silicon Valley Startup Term Sheet Venture Capital 378

mporat.tumblr.com

MARCH 8, 2012

Venturing from Israel. How Much Seed Financing Should You Raise? How Much Seed Financing Should You Raise? In Israel, it is often in specific units of the military. Then, lure them with what you’ve got - equity, interest, flexibility and fun. An Attempt to Blog by Micha Porat. About Micha.    .

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Cofounder Founder Retention 41

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! However, Israel and the United Arab Emirates recently announced that they will normalise diplomatic ties and forge a broad new relationship. If I’m missing any, please contact me.

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UAE United Arab Emirates Technology 60

Startup Company Lawyer

MAY 1, 2009

CompStudy publishes an annual report of equity and cash compensation that provides compensation data on top management positions and Boards of Directors at private companies in technology and life sciences. For example, below are the 2008 results for average equity granted at time of hire in IT companies: CEO 5.40%.

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Stock Options CTO Hire Equity 31

VC Cafe

JULY 20, 2010

D eloitte Touche in Israel produces a Venture Capital and Private Equity survey every other quarter in an attempt to identify trends within the venture capital arena, give a summary of VC expectations of the Israeli VC community for the next six to twelve months. Clear cut: VC activity in Israel will become difficult.

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Mezzanine Venture Capital IPO 92

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). Boards vs. DAOs, Equity vs. Tokens. A play to earn crypto gaming studio needs little equity money to build a community off the ground.

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Cofounder Venture Capital Equity 179

www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

easy business finance software. YCombinator Series AA Equity Financing Documents. Founder Equity Issues. Venture Hacks equity section. Legal, Equity, etc. Startup Threads. Videos/presentations. SlideShare. Haiku Deck. GoAnimate *. Customer service. Get Satisfaction. Event platforms. Eventbrite. Women Focus.

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Software Review Technical Review Startup 53

www.quora.com

JANUARY 16, 2011

Mark Suster • Nov 17, 2010 Haven't been to LA for a while - and actually in Israel (fascinating) for 12 mnths - we will intersect I guess in NY, SF or London one of these days. You don't necessarily need a team of specialists in each field (product, management, marketing and finance). Ever make it to LA?

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Technical Review Startup CTO Hire Cofounder 51

VC Cafe

JUNE 19, 2020

Impact Investing has been around for a long time, most prominently since the 1960’s as companies and governments began engaging with the concept through private equity and debt investing in developing economies. Impact tech investors include Bridges Fund Managements, DBL, Accion, Elevar equity and Patamar, among others.

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Venture Capital Global South Africa 174