VC Cafe

OCTOBER 9, 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. ISRAEL TO TRADE FREELY WITH MERCOSUR; ARGENTINA – ISRAEL SIGN FTA.

Argentina 90

Argentina Paraguay Uruguay 90

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.

United Kingdom 96

United Kingdom Austria Global 96

VC Cafe

APRIL 7, 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. Israel’s index of leading economic indicators rose a preliminary 0.4%

Java 79

Java Database Argentina 79

VC Cafe

APRIL 8, 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. Foreign direct investment in Israel reached $3.8 See the March 2010 edition after the jump.

OTC 68

OTC Brazil Paraguay 68

Steve Blank

APRIL 11, 2013

Examples are Hollywood for movies, Milan for fashion, New York for finance and today, Silicon Valley for technology entrepreneurship. Israel, Singapore and now China are the three countries that have successfully put that theory into practice. The early clusters occurred by happenstance of geography or history. Venture Guiding Fund.

Programming 278

Programming Technical Review SBIR China 278

YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

A total of 22 Countries : from the countries present in the report, the one that is surprising is Israel. Although Israel has been appearing in various studies on innovation, it had a small part here, with only one representative, EverCompliant , which focuses on cyber risk and fraud detection.

Artificial Inteligence 127

Artificial Inteligence Disintermediation San Francisco 127

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

Scalable startups tend to group together in innovation clusters (Silicon Valley, Shanghai, New York, Boston, Israel, etc.) Any government that starts public financing entrepreneurship better have a plan to get out of it by building a private VC industry.

Government 335

Government Silicon Valley Startup Venture Capital 335

VC Cafe

JANUARY 24, 2012

Reports on the drop of local VC financing in Israel don’t tell the whole story. Let’s take a look at how VC money was deployed in Israel 2011. The latest IVC report reveals that in 2011, 546 Israeli high-tech companies raised $2.14 billion in VC funding, representing a 70% increase compared to the $1.26

Technical Review 111

Technical Review IPO Seed Stage 111

Steve Blank

APRIL 11, 2013

Examples are Hollywood for movies, Milan for fashion, New York for finance and today, Silicon Valley for technology entrepreneurship. Israel, Singapore and now China are the three countries that have successfully put that theory into practice. The early clusters occurred by happenstance of geography or history. Venture Guiding Fund.

Programming 170

Programming Technical Review SBIR China 170

VC Cafe

JULY 5, 2010

Each case study raised a different set of management challenges that the participants were asked to consider, including dilemmas relating to business model shifts and financing decisions. Tags: Battery Ventures Celtel International Danny Warshay E-Ink Israel ProfitLogic Pursway R&R VC Cafe POCD. By: Geoffrey Mugliston.

Software Review 116

Software Review Technical Review Community Due Diligence 116

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 18, 2009

We were strong in the UK and they were strong in Germany and Israel (where they had a development office). We got their commitment and our existing investors bridged us until the new financing round could close. iScraper Israel shut down and another UK competitor took on their UK assets). million to see what would happen.

Germany 298

Germany Entrepreneur Merger Los Angeles 298

ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

At today's roundtable, we had entrepreneurs presenting from Brazil, Israel and India. As I keep reiterating, 99% of the businesses that go out for financing get rejected. Next, Nir Savitzki from Israel, presented JobVoyage , a social CRM service for job seekers. Estate Lister. Overall, I saw several promising businesses.

Brazil 115

Brazil India Entrepreneur 115

VC Cafe

MAY 12, 2016

Yesterday was Israel’s 68th Independence Day, and to mark the occasion, Calcalist , a leading business publication in Israel, ranked the 50 most promising private Israeli startups. Gett – Taxi hailing and deliveries in Israel, Russia and UK (Raised $102M). Image credit: Kosher OC Magazine.

Software Review 60

Software Review Analytics eCommerce 60

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 13, 2011

In most cases, no patent means no financing, no new products, no new jobs, and no new industries for tomorrow. Germany, Ireland, Israel, and most other non-Asian nations also provide major tax incentives, and huge R&D tax credits. As of January 2011, there are a staggering 1.2

Technical Review 230

Technical Review Taiwan Silicon Valley Ireland 230

VC Cafe

OCTOBER 29, 2020

As a whole, it looks like Israel is headed for another record breaking year. Q3 2020 venture funding in Israel broke new records ( source ). Seed investments in Israel ( source ). Anecdotally, we see a lot of activity in seed and pre-seed financing at Remagine Ventures, with sizeable deals closing very quickly.

Venture Capital 148

Venture Capital Angel Investor Later Stage 148

VC Cafe

JUNE 9, 2010

While the intention was to fully privatize the venture capital industry, the drought of funds in Israel spurred the need a ‘bail out’ of the high-tech sector, in the form of by public sector programs to resuscitate investments in high-tech companies and retain innovative start ups in the country.

Technical Review 88

Technical Review Government Technology 88

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

This power is wielded through a combination of a country’s diplomacy, information, its military capabilities, economic strength, finance, intelligence, and law enforcement. Other countries, e.g. Turkey and Israel, have proliferated systems that have been used to win a war. Class 2 focused on China, the U.S.’s

Artificial Inteligence 353

Artificial Inteligence Russia Technology China 353

VC Cafe

JANUARY 24, 2012

Reports on the drop of local VC financing in Israel don’t tell the whole story. Let’s take a look at how VC money was deployed in Israel 2011. The latest IVC report reveals that in 2011, 546 Israeli high-tech companies raised $2.14 billion in VC funding, representing a 70% increase compared to the $1.26

Technical Review 60

Technical Review IPO Seed Stage 60

The Next Web

FEBRUARY 23, 2014

Tel Aviv, Israel?. From BillGuard ’s crowdsourced personal finance security to Wix ’s web publishing tool and Cardboard Technologies ’ biodegradable bicycle, the startup landscape has a reputation of being the most inventive in the world. It has the highest density of startups in the world and 61 companies in NASDAQ.

North Carolina 168

North Carolina Technical Review Cyprus Raleigh 168

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. howardlindzon : Howard Lindzon, CEO and co-founder of Stocktwits.com tweets about trends in social finance.

Cofounder 216

Cofounder Technical Review Social Media PR 216

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 4, 2011

Tan says that the Ministry of Finance can seem overly bureaucratic as it has the duty to be responsible for taxpayers’ money, but which may not be congruent with the needs of startups. He points to Israel as an example of a country with a limited population that does have a thriving startup scene.

Singapore 242

Singapore Non-Compete Government 242

Haystack

JULY 20, 2018

Will the next company to raise $100M in financing just poach from decent seed-stage companies and pay triple the amount to lock up talent? Will folks be able to buy a house and raise their families here? Will the Bay Area’s cost structure compress the precious runway these newco’s have? These questions have been rattling around my brain.

San Francisco 116

San Francisco Silicon Valley Seattle Venture Capital 116

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. After AltaVista, Mike spent a year doing business development for USA Networks ( now IAC – Interactive Corp ).

Semantic 302

Semantic Acquisition Valuation Angel Investor 302

VC Cafe

JANUARY 2, 2023

On a global level, venture financing of private companies dropped 33% year over year, from a record $733B in 2021 to $490B in 2022. billion according to the 2022 Israel high tech ecosystem report by Viola Ventures. In terms of sectors, in 2022 cycber, fintech and devops remained the most active investment sectors in Israel.

Valuation 158

Valuation Down Round Venture Capital 158

Lightspeed Venture Partners

APRIL 19, 2016

Tal and his co-founders — some of the smartest technologists in Israel — asked themselves “ if we could build it from the ground up it, how would we build a better event management tool for the cloud era?” Some of the best companies are born out of frustration. This is exactly how Takipi was born. It took over 2.5

Architecture 60

Architecture Cofounder Cloud Distribution 60

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.

San Francisco 90

San Francisco New Jersey Private Equity 90

VC Cafe

MAY 18, 2023

SRC puts this framework to practice in Social Finance, a social impact investment firm he founded to manage his philanthropic activities. But Sam Zell’s impact investing in Israel’s Zell Entrepreneurship program for outstanding students, changed my life and and the lives of its many alumni.

Private Equity 134

Private Equity NPV Kenya 134

VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Dan Primack, Axios Earlier this week I joined Dr. Juanita Gonzalez-Uribe at the London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) to give a talk to her Entrepreneurial Finance class. Wix, for example, announced earlier this week that it started offering AI to write all the text for your website.

Generative AI 103

Generative AI ChatGPT API Venture Capital 103

David Teten

DECEMBER 2, 2019

For pre-seed and seed companies based in the US and Israel with a focus on AI for social impact”. Other traditional options for non-dilutive financing include grants, loans, SBIR, STTR, vouchers, tax credits, etc: Wonder’s Overview of Non-Dilutive Funding. Non-Dilutive Financing: Everything You Need to Know.

Technical Review 60

Technical Review SBIR Dilution Silicon Valley 60

VC Cafe

MARCH 29, 2011

With six first investment deals Evergreen Venture Partners was the most active VC fund in Israel in 2010, according to the latest IVC Research Center report. The second place was shared by Battery Ventures Israel and Pontifax, with five investments each. Evergreen started in 1987 by Jacob Burak, as one of the first VC funds in Israel.

Venture Capital 97

Venture Capital Incubator Seed Stage 97

VC Cafe

JULY 4, 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. FITCH AFFIRMS ISRAEL AT “A” (OUTLOOK STABLE). DG FASTCHANNEL TO BUY ISRAEL’S MEDIAMIND.

Balance Sheet 90

Balance Sheet Acquisition Africa 90

VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 1, 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. ISRAEL 2010 GDP GROWTH WELL ABOVE OECD AVERAGE. Israel’s GDP rose 4.5% for the year.

Architecture 92

Architecture Dividend Minneapolis 92

YoungUpstarts

MARCH 25, 2019

Nevertheless, the East provides countless opportunities covering a wide range of sectors, such as information and communication technology, energy, and finance. It is interesting to note the role that the nation has played in the development of other economies, notably that of Israel.

Russia 104

Russia China United Kingdom 104

VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 12, 2010

Israel went up one spot from last year in the latest report, ranking 29 among the 183 countries included in the study. The data summary page for Israel shows that on one hand, Israel has improved by one point in some categories like dealing with construction permits , trading across borders and closing a business.

Kazakhstan 102

Kazakhstan Suriname Syria 102

VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 28, 2010

Private Equity is relatively less developed than VC in Israel but with deep pockets. There are 27 active private equity funds operate in Israel, with total managed capital standing at $6 billion in 2010. Private Equity Deals Value by Quarter ($M): PE deals in Israel increased by 90% compared to the previous quarter.

Private Equity 100

Private Equity Equity Mezzanine 100

VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

T he VC funding news from Israel are piling up on my inbox. Two year-old TaKaDu , a SaaS product for water utility companies to monitor water infrastructure, has raised an undisclosed second round of funding led by Emerald Technology ventures and joined by existing investors Giza Venture Capital and Gemini Israel Funds [ Zdnet ].

Technical Review 79

Technical Review Matching Venture Capital 79

VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

The VC funding news from Israel are piling up on my inbox. Two year-old TaKaDu , a SaaS product for water utility companies to monitor water infrastructure, has raised an undisclosed second round of funding led by Emerald Technology ventures and joined by existing investors Giza Venture Capital and Gemini Israel Funds [ Zdnet ].

Technical Review 79

Technical Review Matching Venture Capital 79