VC Cafe

JULY 5, 2010

The group diversity was beneficial because it enabled participants to share their first hand experiences of working at companies operating in different domains and at different phases of development. 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 Venture Capital Matching 79

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 113

Russia China United Kingdom 113

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

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

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

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. Despite hosting a rich startup ecosystem, Israel is simply too small a country for entrepreneurs seeking to build big companies.

Cofounder 20

Cofounder Technical Review United States 20

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.

North America 68

North America Brazil Argentina 68

online.wsj.com

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

Mr. Dreymann moved his family from Israel in 2004 after co-founding Goodmail in Mountain View, Calif., Israel Minister: No Change to Egypt Deal Israels foreign minister said Israel would not agree to re-evaluate its peace deal with Egypt. Finance, Banking, Loans, etc. Replay the event. the previous year.

Venture Capital 107

Venture Capital Software Review Rhode Island North Dakota 107

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 12, 2010

Mo was graduated from Wharton, worked in investment banking, spent 6 years at IAC (including in an operational role for Connected Ventures which includes College Humor, Busted T’s and Vimeo) before joining Spark Capital in 2008. ops team in NY, dev team in Philly and having dev teams in Israel). Content, of course, is the same!].

Venture Capital 217

Venture Capital Los Angeles Oakland Asia 217

Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 18, 2019

The top 100 SaaS companies in Europe and Israel The European Software-as-a-Service world changed forever when Daniel Dines, the founder of UiPath, made the cover of Forbes as ‘Boss of the Bots’ last month. From a financing standpoint, 29 companies from the list have raised more than $100 million, and the list has raised a total of $9.6

Europe 48

Europe IPO API 48

VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 28, 2010

C eleno Communications, developer of Wi-Fi chips for high-definition multimedia and entertainment home networking applications, has raised $12 million in a financing round. Liberty Global, the world’s second largest cable TV operator, participated in the round. Ehud Weinstein; president Ariel Maislos; and Ofir Shalvi.

Flash 94

Flash Venture Capital Acquisition 94

VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 6, 2011

Massimo Sgrelli, Entrepreneur, angel investor, computer programmer, agrees with Eyal’s suggestion: The best way to attract Silicon Valley investors to your non-US startup is to split your operations keeping R&D in your own country, while moving business and marketing heads in the Valley (and potentially the founders too).

Silicon Valley 104

Silicon Valley Startup Seed Stage Delaware 104

The Next Web

MAY 7, 2013

TM: I was born in Israel, spent most of my adult life in the US. The company is based in Cyprus with development centers in Belarus, Israel and China. Funding is still “friends and family” We never did an institutional round of financing. I think we will let the users decide if they want these operating systems.

Mobile 125

Mobile Iran Belarus Cyprus 125

VC Cafe

MARCH 20, 2011

million in its third financing round led by Pitango Venture Capital. Chicago-based InterCall buys Unisfair , Israel’s virtual conference tool, for $35 million. Perhaps this is how we’ll start solving co-existence in Israel? The latest company news posted on its website are from November 2010 - full article.

Venture Capital 87

Venture Capital Startup Denmark 87

VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Europe, Canada, Israel, Mainland China and India, according to industry tracker Dow Jones VentureSource. For a detailed venture financing report on Europe, visit [link]. Israel : Investment and Deal Activity Declines. venture financing is available at [link]. NEW YORK (Nov. This is a slight decrease from $7.9

China 74

China Europe North America India 74

VC Cafe

OCTOBER 19, 2011

BillGuard has raised $10 Million in their Series B round of financing. Billguard claims to have saved its users over $500,000 in its first 6 months of operation. The eye catching part of this round is BillGuard’s CEO Yaron Samid ‘s claim that he had to turn down dozens of VCs who wanted a part of the deal.

Video 92

Video Partner Finance Audience 92

VC Cafe

APRIL 22, 2020

Lihi has over 15 years of experience in entrepreneurship, finance, and investment banking. At Syte, Gal built and trained the global sales team of enterprise AEs, Sales Engineers, Directors, SDRs, BDRs, Channels and Operations. If successful, it can also provide your people a new challenge and an opportunity for growth.

Sales 114

Sales Cofounder Channel Revenue 114

Cracking the Code

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

I needed someone who was all in with me in Israel and wanted them to be the opposite of what I had with Mike at Blaze – I wanted someone who’d drive the technology while I could evolve as a CEO and build out the go-to-market strategy. I visited Israel and, after a bunch of meals together, they decided to join.

Community 62

Community Cofounder Security Open Source 62

Hearpreneur

APRIL 14, 2018

Coupled with my love of finance, I merged the two words, Jellyfish + Finance, and created Jellifin. Both our families have strong ties to Israel and we thought it would be nice to incorporate a Hebrew word into the company name. Thirty minutes went by, and I saw a picture of a jellyfish flashed across the TV.

Naming 96

Naming LLC Entrepreneur Jordan 96

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 21, 2015

and reorganized into operating divisions (by product, territory, brand, etc.), This strategy-to-structure shift from functional organizations to operating divisions was led by DuPont and popularized by General Motors and quickly followed by Standard Oil and Sears. each with its own profit and loss responsibility.

Silicon Valley 120

Silicon Valley Venture Capital United States Technical Review 120

Cracking the Code

MARCH 28, 2022

Let’s talk about your financing strategy. You can change lives through the combination of technology and finance. Large enterprises like Walmart have great tools to manage their finances, but a small wine shop owner doesn’t and including them in the financial system gives them some of the power of bigger companies.

B2B 62

B2B Cofounder Small Business 62

VC Cafe

DECEMBER 15, 2011

VC Cafe: Like any enterprise business run out of Israel, the challenge is distribution. I can name Tescom and Tesnet in Israel. BTW, most of the leading Israeli websites were tested for performance by our tool during BlazeMeter’s garage operation. How are you planning to sell Blazemeter? Alon: Well. the usual.

Cloud 106

Cloud North America EC2 106

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 26, 2021

In class 1, we learned that national power is the combination of a country’s diplomacy (soft power and alliances), information/intelligence, its military, economic strength, finance, intelligence, and law enforcement. Iran’s long-running conflict with Israel is a perennial potential flashpoint for a broader conflict in the region.

Technical Review 297

Technical Review North Korea Iran Russia 297

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 ).

Cofounder 179

Cofounder Venture Capital Equity 179

www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

easy business finance software. YCombinator Series AA Equity Financing Documents. Y Combinator : They provide a series of AA equity financing documents that are written with simpler words so start-up companies will have an easier starting point. Startup Threads. Videos/presentations. SlideShare. Haiku Deck. GoAnimate *.

Software Review 53

Software Review Technical Review Startup 53

www.quora.com

JANUARY 16, 2011

I have come to believe during my time as an operator, entrepreneur and investor that the balance of these skills is so important to the long-term health of a business that if balance is not achieved early then the impact later can be profound - sometimes terminal. The former focussed on biz. and the latter on tech. Ever make it to LA?

Technical Review 51

Technical Review Startup CTO Hire Cofounder 51

abovethecrowd.com

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

So backing up on how healthcare is financed, let’s say you got a plan with basically no deductible, so you’ve got first dollar coverage. Ezra Klein : Let me ask you about why the high deductible plan is necessary for that particular kind of innovation. Let’s just say something, a stylized Medicare plan. Every single thing.”

Singapore 43

Singapore Government Silicon Valley Software Review 43