VC Cafe

JUNE 18, 2012

Innovate Israel 2012 aims to connect Israeli web, mobile & digital entrepreneurs & businesses with their UK & European counterparts. The UK is Israel’s second largest export market following the US, but Israeli startups often ‘forget Europe’ when it comes to Internationalizing their product.

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Securities and Exchange Commission Technical Review Software Review 133

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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United Kingdom Austria Global 96

The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

— Sajan Pillai is the CEO and Managing Partner of Season Two Ventures, an early-stage venture fund based in Southern California. He led the company’s global business operations through its centers in the US, the UK, Spain, India, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Mexico, Australia, Poland, and Israel.

Artificial Inteligence 141

Artificial Inteligence Technical Review Global Technology 141

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.

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OTC Brazil Paraguay 68

VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

million in a second round led by previous backer Genesis Partners and joined by T-Venture , the venture capital company of Deutsche Telekom. uTest , the crow sourced QA service on the cloud, raised $13 million in a C Round led by Scale Venture Partners. Innovid raised $4.1 Led by Tal Halozin and Zvika Netter, Innovid raised $7.1

Software Review 138

Software Review Venture Capital Technical Review SEM 138

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). The first came from the CEO of iScraper telling me that they would not be able to complete the deal – their investor, Apax Partners, had decided not to proceed despite verbal assurances that they would. But we did $2.1

Germany 298

Germany Entrepreneur Merger Los Angeles 298

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 2, 2010

years as a software developer I decided I wanted a change. My mom organized a trip to take me to France & Israel. And Israel felt like home to me – somewhere familiar. “Mark, I’m an Associate Partner. The only person who could carry you on his budget is the lead partner, Cory Van Wolvelaere.&#.

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Europe France San Francisco Chicago 352

Steve Blank

APRIL 11, 2013

Israel, Singapore and now China are the three countries that have successfully put that theory into practice. The Torch program created Innovation Clusters by creating national Science and Technology Industrial Parks (STIPs), Software Parks, and Productivity Promotion Centers.

Programming 278

Programming Technical Review SBIR China 278

Lightspeed Venture Partners

APRIL 19, 2016

Over the past few years, there has been an incredible revolution in the way that software applications are built and run. Needless to say, it’s a fun time to be a software developer. Arif Janmohamed is a Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners. But, as with every revolution, new problems emerge.

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Architecture Cofounder Cloud Distribution 60

The Next Web

FEBRUARY 23, 2014

Startups range from award-winning data software Druva to telecommunication hardware Swipe. Tel Aviv, Israel?. With its young demographic, acclaimed university, flourishing nightlife and convenient connection to the financial centre of Mumbai, Pune is attracting a pool of startups and fresh IT talent.

North Carolina 168

North Carolina Technical Review Cyprus Raleigh 168

View from Seed

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

Five international MBA programs also boast Unicorn founders, namely INSEAD (France / Singapore / UAE), IIM Calcutta (India), Vienna University (Austria), Tel Aviv University (Israel), and University of Otago (New Zealand) (Please note that I only included MBA programs, and excluded Masters in Science degrees). UCLA Anderson).

Programming 120

Programming St. Louis Cofounder India 120

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. Ironsource – Software Discovery, Distribution and Delivery Platform (Raised $123M). Image credit: Kosher OC Magazine.

Software Review 60

Software Review Analytics eCommerce 60

Steve Blank

APRIL 11, 2013

Israel, Singapore and now China are the three countries that have successfully put that theory into practice. The Torch program created Innovation Clusters by creating national Science and Technology Industrial Parks (STIPs), Software Parks, and Productivity Promotion Centers.

Programming 170

Programming Technical Review SBIR China 170

VC Cafe

JULY 5, 2010

The workshop participants, of which there were about 30, brought diverse experience and expertise to the table – from young entrepreneurs with just a few years of experience in the consumer web, to seasoned executives with decades of experience in semiconductors, telecommunications and enterprise software. By: Geoffrey Mugliston.

Software Review 116

Software Review Technical Review Community Due Diligence 116

VC Cafe

JANUARY 15, 2024

Battery Ventures Open Cloud 2023 report included this comparison chart of private software unicorns (1000+) vs. Software IPOs in the past 10 years (176) which shows the juncture many companies are in. Spotlight on Israeli unicorns in 2024 Israel is home to 131 unicorns, over 10% of the global total.

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IPO Valuation Private Equity 88

VC Cafe

MARCH 11, 2010

In addition, Battery’s partners showed their commitment by putting more money into the fund themselves than in its past funds, among other moves, he said. Geography : The Company invests throughout the world, with most investments are made in North America, Europe, Israel and India.

North America 76

North America Silicon Valley Private Equity 76

VC Cafe

OCTOBER 12, 2010

Earlier this week YL Ventures announced a 7-figure USD investment in Israel-based Seculert , a new non-intrusive Security-as-a-Service that comprehensively detects cyber threats affecting corporate networks. And last September, Hewlett Packard acquired security-software maker ArcSight Inc. The exact sum was not disclosed.

Cloud 74

Cloud Intellectual Property Software Review 74

YoungUpstarts

JULY 3, 2012

gazelle_CEO : Gazelle CEO Israel Ganot discusses gadget trade-in, smarter consumption, and reCommerce. DuncanWierman : Duncan Wierman, software CEO, shares his insight into creative online marketing. eugenelee : Socialtext CEO Eugene Lee tweets about getting business value out of social software.

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Cofounder Technical Review Social Media PR 216

VC Cafe

JULY 2, 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. PARADIGM IS SOLD TO APAX AND JMI FOR $1 BILLION.

Latvia 109

Latvia Lithuania Russia 109

David Teten

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

By contrast, as a venture capitalist, I can report that almost all of our portfolio companies are desperate to hire talented software engineers, and eager to hire in a range of other roles. Organizations like Worldwide Investor Network and the US-Israel Business Council are helpful in this area.

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Government Technical Review New York Offshore 146

VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 12, 2013

A new report by IVC Research center, ranks the most active VC funds in Israel according to their first money investments. In total, 90 VC funds in Israel made first investments in Israeli startups, but only 19 [.]. [[ This is a content summary only. Carmel Ventures topped the list with 11 new investments followed by Horizons Ventures.

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Startup Venture Capital Partner 136

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. Sequoia Israel. Life sciences was third with 12 deals or 16 percent.

Venture Capital 97

Venture Capital Incubator Seed Stage 97

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. The Union Square Ventures partners started whispering in his ear that “it’s all about social now”. The secret to the software sales process.

Semantic 302

Semantic Acquisition Valuation Angel Investor 302

online.wsj.com

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

Computer Software. Mr. Dreymann moved his family from Israel in 2004 after co-founding Goodmail in Mountain View, Calif., The company raised $45 million in venture capital from firms including DCM, Emergence Capital Partners and Bessemer Venture Partners, and built partnerships with AOL Inc., Software. -

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Venture Capital Software Review Rhode Island North Dakota 107

VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 15, 2010

T erra Venture Partners, a $25 million fund made the most first investments in 2009 (6 deals) followed by Carmel, Giza, JVP, Magma, Pitango, Sequoia and TriVentures (another small fund with $25 million under management), who all made 5 first time investments. Follow this link to access the original pdf report.

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Venture Capital Seed Stage Partner 79

VC Cafe

OCTOBER 1, 2010

Poking around in the usual spots, here’s what I was able to dig: From YouNoodle : ZON is developing software in communications. develops network management software. The company was founded in 2008 and is based in Poleg, Israel. They plan to launch ZON 1.0 in the autumn of 2009. We also know that HOLA! Do you know Hola!?

Networking 68

Networking Venture Capital Software 68

Austin Startup

OCTOBER 6, 2018

where I am now a Venture Partner?—?in First Round has been an incredible partner in our journey from startup to public company. Debra and I recently went to Israel for the first time and we found it to be very similar?—?because investors, employees, clients, and partners. in our Series A. I believe the U.S.

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Founder Cofounder Software Review San Francisco 51

Steve Blank

DECEMBER 1, 2015

IBM’s research center in Zurich, GM’s research center in Israel, Toyota in the U.S Silicon Valley, Herzliya in Israel, Zhongguancun for software and Shenzen for hardware in China are examples of technology clusters, but so was Detroit for cars, Hollywood for movies, Milan for fashion.). are examples.

Silicon Valley 120

Silicon Valley Intellectual Property Incubator 120

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. There are now eight software companies north of a $100 billion market cap, representing $2.7 In 2020, Europe and Israel minted seven new unicorns, taking the total number to 25.

Europe 71

Europe Cloud Silicon Valley 71

David Teten

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

Described by The New York Times as “the most important organization affecting America’s relationship with Israel,” AIPAC (The American Israel Public Affairs Committee) advocates for U.S. cooperation with Israel on a wide range of issues. cooperation with Israel on a wide range of issues.

Technology 114

Technology New York Jordan 114

The Next Web

JUNE 19, 2012

Both my parents and my sister are software engineers … I actually have female co-founders in my companies – an amazing developer & manager Agata (also included in that Top 100 list) and Socha, an architect-turned-designer. My partners are making all that possible, it’s pure teamwork.

San Francisco 136

San Francisco Cofounder Founder Poland 136

VC Cafe

OCTOBER 21, 2010

A lot has been said about the ‘equity gap’ in Israel – the fact that Israeli funds have been struggling to raise additional funding and international funds don’t all have local presence in Israel.

Silicon Valley 114

Silicon Valley Incubator Italy 114

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. Full presentation available here. Today, the landscape is very different. billion collectively.

Europe 48

Europe IPO API 48

ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

Israel Startup Network (ISN), led by Arlene Marom, one of our affiliate partners, organized the event with us. First up, David Nordell from Kfar Ya'avetz, Israel, pitched New Global Markets , a solution for making it easier for banks to offer their customers global banking facilities. New Global Markets.

Entrepreneur 124

Entrepreneur India Intellectual Property 124

VC Cafe

JULY 9, 2010

The company is headquartered in London, UK, with satellite offices in the US and Israel. Cellcom , the leading mobile provider in Israel, enters the financial services market with new “mobile wallet&# product. Supersonicads was founded in 2008 by Gil Shoham (CEO) and Arik Czerniak (COO) and Nissim (Romi) Romano (CTO).

Media 109

Media Stealth Venture Capital 109

VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 6, 2010

I found a hidden gem in Israel. The startup is AfterDownload , an eight month old advertising network based in Israel. The company is focused on re-thinking software advertising, in particular download software and plugins. AfterDownload is essentially like an AdSense solution for software related products.

Networking 111

Networking PPC Advertising 111

VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 6, 2010

I found a hidden gem in Israel. The startup is AfterDownload , an eight month old advertising network based in Israel. The company is focused on re-thinking software advertising, in particular download software and plugins. AfterDownload is essentially like an AdSense solution for software related products.

Networking 111

Networking PPC Advertising 111