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?

San Francisco 116

San Francisco Silicon Valley Seattle Venture Capital 116

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 80

Technical Review Matching Venture Capital 80

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 80

Technical Review Matching Venture Capital 80

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 80

Technical Review Matching Venture Capital 80

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 80

Technical Review Venture Capital Matching 80

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

JANUARY 20, 2014

Across all investment stages, median pre-money valuations last year rose dramatically. Seed-stage deals now require $5.1 The BUBBLE came to Israel too, with a record $4.2 million; Series A rounds reached $9.4 million; Series C rounds soared 23% to $62.6 million; Series D and later rounds are now a lofty $105.2

Venture Capital 155

Venture Capital Pre-Money Valuation IPO 155

VC Cafe

JULY 20, 2011

IVC Online and KMPG have released their summary of venture capital raising for Q2 2011, in Israel. Mid stage companies accounted for the highest rate of investments in Q2 2011, attracting 44% of all capital invested and later stage followed, with 27%.

Later Stage 92

Later Stage Seed Stage Venture Capital 92

VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 6, 2011

Jeff Clavier, Seed stage investor in 90+ consumer internet startups, said: We all have a different approach to non Silicon Valley opportunities. And what do the investors think? In answer to the question Do Silicon Valley Angels invest in startups overseas?

Silicon Valley 104

Silicon Valley Startup Seed Stage Delaware 104

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

FEBRUARY 15, 2010

38% of first investments (29 firms) were made in Seed stage companies, compared to 28% in 2008. Below are two interesting charts from IVC Online’s survey of active venture capital funds in Israel, based on first investments. The dollar amount in each investment dropped by about 50% compared to the year before.

Venture Capital 80

Venture Capital Seed Stage Partner 80

VC Cafe

JULY 29, 2012

To qualify for entry startups must be from the tech sector only, at seed stage, and aged between 23 to 30. Bizcamp Tel Aviv is looking to host 10 different entrepreneurs, from 10 different countries, for a 10 day program from October 14 to 24th. Sign up before August 22nd 2012. Share/Bookmark.

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Seed Stage Startup Hosting 101

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

VC Cafe

JULY 5, 2010

A s venture funds struggle to raise money in Israel, seed capital, one of the earliest and riskiest stages of investment, is becoming harder and harder to secure. Essentially, investors are receiving equal shares of 10 Israeli seed stage start-ups for relatively small capital.

Technical Review 106

Technical Review Software Review Seed Stage 106

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. From a geographic standpoint, the UK and Israel lead the pack with 20 companies each, followed by France with 18 and Germany with 8.

Europe 83

Europe Cloud API 83

Hunter Walker

NOVEMBER 17, 2014

Despite the seemingly not so humble tagline (“VC Done Right”), I found him to be a ‘grow the pie’ guy who excitedly looks for opportunities to help entrepreneurs and collaborate at the seed stage. In that spirit, asked him to share some background and perspectives. I was smitten. No turning back.

Detroit 91

Detroit Michigan Brazil Seed Stage 91

VC Cafe

JUNE 11, 2010

Our games studio has created the first RPG advergame in Israel for Bamba. To date, Calpers has invested $63 million in six Israeli funds including Carmel, Pitango, JVP, Gemini, Israel Seed and Ipax Israel. Tags: Calpers Fribiz Jivy Group Matomy Virtual Goods capital raising carmel eType iPhone 4 technion seed.

South Africa 90

South Africa Product Incubator 90

VC Cafe

JANUARY 15, 2013

Groucho Marx could have been talking about the Israeli hi-tech sector when he said “I made a killing on Wall Street a few years ago…I shot my broker”. In 2012, as Israeli exits topped $5.5 billion, [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]].

Seed Stage 162

Seed Stage IPO Venture Capital 162

www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

Seed Stage Valuation Guide. Invest in Israel : The investment promotion center of Israel’s Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor, Foreign Trade Administration (see industry reports and M&A summaries for the year). California Israel Chamber of Commerce. Citigroup Israel. Deloitte Israel.

Software Review 53

Software Review Technical Review Startup 53

pandodaily.com

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

Lastly, seed-stage entrepreneurs who have pushed for the maximum valuation possible haven’t done themselves any favors. Brag, Israel! Beating the MetaCafe Curse: Israel finally wins a consumer Web victory over the Valley. VCs have never liked them, arguing they misalign investors with entrepreneurs. By Sarah Lacy.

Technical Review 93

Technical Review Silicon Valley Incubator Syria 93