VC Cafe

DECEMBER 27, 2022

Earlier this month I spoke at the 2022 Israel Gaming Summit by Calcalist, Playtika and Google. The conference took place during a challenging time for gaming startups: in the same week Playtika, the largest gaming employer in Israel, announced it was laying off 615 people globally, of which 180 are in Israel.

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VC Cafe

OCTOBER 2, 2020

The Israeli tech ecosystem has made its mark globally since its early days somewhere in the 1990s. billion in exits in 2019 alone, Israel punches above its weight. What’s less discussed, is that Israel also, has one of the highest number of unicorns, aka privately owned startups worth more than $1 billion, globally.

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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.

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VC Cafe

DECEMBER 28, 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. MONOCLE MAGAZINE NAMES HAIFA INVESTMENT HOTSPOT. For previous editions, click here.

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VC Cafe

MAY 28, 2020

Given it eliminates distance, travel time and costs, “this technology will likely stick around long after COVID-19 fears pass,” according to the Forbes article. And for its major holiday May Day celebration, the city of Helsinki formed a partnership with VR company Zoan to launch a concert within a 3D version of the Finnish capital.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 2, 2023

That’s of course part of a global trend. On a global level, venture financing of private companies dropped 33% year over year, from a record $733B in 2021 to $490B in 2022. On a global level, venture financing of private companies dropped 33% year over year, from a record $733B in 2021 to $490B in 2022. Source: Vintage ).

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VC Cafe

OCTOBER 29, 2013

mobile health is taking off in Israel. Guest post by Levi Shapiro* The Affordable Care Act (“Obamacare”) represents the most systemic, transformative change in over 40 years to America’s largest economic sector: healthcare. This is a once-in-a-generation opportunity for mobile and digital startups to disrupt an inefficient industry.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 28, 2020

According to a report by Quantum Tech Partners, approximately $1 billion was invested in the eSports category in 2019, M&A transactions in esports reached $475 million in 2019, across 33 deals. Global games market is projected to grow in revenue and usage. billion in 2020, up from 148.8 billion in 2019. billion).

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www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

Startup Resources (Updated Mar 2013). Venture Capital Cafe > Startup Resources (Updated Mar 2013). VC & Startup Resources. VC Cafe highlights everything you need to know from hosting your code in hackathons to open source legal docs. Seed Startups. VC Cafe covers early stage Israeli and European tech & mobile startups. Get Satisfaction.

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Cracking the Code

JUNE 24, 2021

After rapid international expansion across several continents, as the founding team brought Silicon Valley’s global ambition into Europe, and the extension of its offering to buses and multimodal transportation, BlaBlaCar is preparing for the travel rebound expected as the world reopens. It was entirely by accident to be honest!

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online.wsj.com

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

Another three or four return the original investment, and one or two produce substantial returns. If failure is defined as failing to see the projected return on investment—say, a specific revenue growth rate or date to break even on cash flow—then more than 95% of start-ups fail, based on Mr. Ghoshs research. Deutschland.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 17, 2023

billion on 78 generative AI deals —almost as much as was invested in all of the previous 5 years combined, according to PitchBook data. trillion to the global economy, with $6.6 The global generative AI market was valued at USD 8.12 The global generative AI market was valued at USD 8.12 In 2022, VCs poured $1.37

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Brandanew

APRIL 22, 2016

Garett will take a deep dive into the platforms you can use to propel your content efforts through smart investments. Based in Israel, Outbrain has been around since 2006 solely focuses on solving the content discovery problem for publishers. Start with those notes already! Over to Garett… You’ve hit publish. Revcontent.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 3, 2012

Most tech CEOs tend to understand the power of Twitter, and as such, this is the most popular category. gazelle_CEO : Gazelle CEO Israel Ganot discusses gadget trade-in, smarter consumption, and reCommerce. Check out our list of more than 100 CEOs on Twitter, and be sure to let us know if there are any that we missed!

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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. This post was co-authored with Omri Stern and originally appeared in Harvard Business Review. That’s the good news. But is all of that changing?

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Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 13, 2020

UiPath broke that milestone this summer, in just nine months, establishing Europe as a major global center for software innovation. Before jumping into the list, let’s have a quick look at what’s been a very special year in many ways for the cloud ecosystem globally and in Europe. Big milestones for the old continent!

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 20, 2014

Across all investment stages, median pre-money valuations last year rose dramatically. The BUBBLE came to Israel too, with a record $4.2 The fastest growing exit category in Israel last year was digital media, so the performance of the sector will help determine whether or not the party continues. Bubble 2.0 $4.2

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Cracking the Code

JULY 12, 2019

Nominations are now open for the 2019 Accel Euroscape, the annual list of the top 100 cloud companies originating from Europe & Israel. Fast forward three years – Europe has proven that it can produce amazing global software companies. billion+ invested from 2016 to 2018). billion+ invested from 2016 to 2018).

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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. At Kinnernet, I had the privilege to spend time with some great people from Israel, Europe, and the US. Do I want to do it?

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Cracking the Code

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

Recent SaaS trends and the Accel Euroscape of the 100 most promising companies in Europe and Israel This article was co-authored with my colleague Pia d'Iribarne and published initially on Tech.eu. Europe and India are growing particularly quickly, and investment more than doubled from 2015, while the US is up 20%. in the US, $2.6B

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Cracking the Code

JUNE 14, 2019

They have built a company that is changing how the world works together, and which facilitate millions of transactions between buyers and sellers across over 200 categories. We first invested in Fiverr and its team of 40 in May 2012. When Fiverr began in 2010, e-commerce platforms existed to sell products.

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Cracking the Code

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

Accel Euroscape: The 100 most promising Software-as-a- Service companies in Europe and Israel -This article was co-authored with my colleague Pia d'Iribarne and published initially on Tech.eu. Rising tide When I was in Silicon Valley, I spent most of my time investing in SaaS companies.

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pandodaily.com

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

Add to this regular angels becoming “super angels” — a much-mocked phrase for when someone goes from investing their own money to investing institutional funds. Essentially they became micro-VCs, still investing at the seed level but with much greater resources behind them. On November 28, 2012.

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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.

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Cracking the Code

JUNE 24, 2021

Fun fact: it seems that I end up investing in a cloud HR company every seven years. Gloat has pioneered the Talent Marketplace to solve that, and it’s now becoming a strategic tool for global enterprises. I was in Israel’s intelligence unit, surrounded by computer gurus, algorithmic experts, and mathematicians.

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VC Cafe

MARCH 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. The company is headquartered in Herzliya, Israel. Oracle Corp., DVTel, Inc.,

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 16, 2011

Below are the trends to watch this year, with exciting new Israeli entrants in each of these categories: Android – the fastest growing mobile OS (Check out Pic2World and MailVision). Simply fill in this form provided by the Israeli Foreign Trade Administration, Matimop and the Israel Export Institute. BoomeRing Communication.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 11, 2009

My goal is to bring in informative speakers who stretch our collectively thinking on topics that will influence our investment strategies and use it as a way for us to share our experiences in ways that I hope benefit the Southern California technology ecosystem. He also consults companies in Asia. He also consults companies in Asia.

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