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Accel 2021 Euroscape: On the path to global dominance?

Cracking the Code

Back in 2016, Europe and Israel had only four public companies worth less than $9B combined and local cloud companies had raised just $900M throughout 2015. Today, Europe and Israel have generated 23 public companies worth $231B and private cloud financing reached c. of market capitalization. The Index added another $0.9T

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DataRails Hires David Rosenberg as New VP of Customer Success

The Startup Magazine

He has a wealth of experience in the data vertical, having served in previous roles at companies such as Intel, AllScripts, and Vision.bi. Others in that cohort included Zviki Shimon (CFO), Yair Areli (senior VP of global sales), Nir Mandel (VP of product management), and Aviv Canaani (VP of marketing).

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2023 Global Venture Reports were Gloomy, but there are reasons to be optimistic

VC Cafe

2023 was a rough year for Venture Capitalists and startups alike Plummeting deal volume (US down 40%, UK %50, Israel 60%) back to 2017 volumes. Global venture funding fell 42% year over years to $248.8 To put in context, the major crossover funds Tiger Global, Temasek, Coatue and Softbank participated in $148B of VC deals in 2021.

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The Israeli Generative AI startup Landscape (Sep 2023)

VC Cafe

So much has happened in the generative AI space globally, and in Israel since we published the previous version of the Israeli generative AI landscape, back almost exactly five months ago. For example, Munch , providing automated vertical video clips from long form content or KwaKwa , the latest product by Piggy, powering communities.

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Generative AI mega rounds and opportunities for Israeli startups

VC Cafe

To put things in context, global venture funding in Q2 2023 reached $65 billion, an 18% decline quarter over quarter, and a 49% drop compared to the second quarter of 2022, when startup investors spent $127 billion, according to Crunchbase. I can imagine there are opportunities here across industries/verticals.

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Israeli startup landscape maps (updated July 2020)

VC Cafe

According to recent analysis by Cardumen Ventures, there are 1,042 active AI companies in Israel as of June 2020, with over 150 new AI startups created in 2019. Israel’s growing deep tech landscape includes over 150 Semiconductors; Quantum Computing; Sensors; Space 2.0; Wellness is a category that mixes several verticals within.

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Israel Generative AI predictions for 2024

VC Cafe

Not so long ago, we were all posting AI profile pictures on social media, but very quickly we’re now seeing an emergence of generative AI tools and LLM applications to assist almost every role in the organisation, across industries and verticals. Overall, Israeli startups raised $7.3 But I’m generally optimistic.