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Why I Doubled Down on YouTube Investments with MiTĂș

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As you may know we co-lead the first round of financing of Maker Studios, the largest overall producer for online video content, along with Greycroft Partners. This was a marked change from the previous leadership of YouTube. MiTĂș will use its $10 million to build out new production facilities in LA and Mexico.

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30 Entrepreneurs Describe The Big Hairy Audacious Goals (BHAGs) For Their Business

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Through my business, I want to add as much human element in the selection of a life partner as much as I can to be able to find successful matches. This is to improve commercial spend efficiency, lower customer acquisition costs, and boost net retention rates. 29- Become a household name. Photo Credit: Carrie Verrocchio.

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The Venture Capital Secret: 3 Out of 4 Start-Ups Fail

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NAME Comcast. NAME Verizon Communications. NAME Yahoo. NAME Shikhar Ghosh. NAME Toby Stuart. NAME Daniel Dreymann. NAME Charles Holloway. NAME David Cowan. In early 2011 an acquisition by a Fortune 500 company fell apart. Domain Name/Basic Site. COMPANY AOL COMPANY|AOL.

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Invest in Israel Newsletter – June 2012 Edition

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This month’s trend continues to be acquisitions of Israeli firms by large US corporates. Facebook’s acquisition of Face.com will enable the social network to embed face recognition software into its photo app. This is Facebook’s second acquisition in Israel, following the acquisition of Snaptu for $70m in March 2011.

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Invest in Israel Newsletter June 2010 Edition

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Comsys was founded in 1994 when it initially produced a PC modem and then gradually changed its focus to develop processors for 3G mobile devices, which it sold to its strategic partner, Texas Instruments Inc. 8 ISRAELI START-UPS NAMED RED HERRING 100 WINNERS. ISRAEL’S MA INDUSTRIES BUYS ALBAUGH FOR $1 BLN. percent in 2011.

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Bitesize Monday: eToro, Covertix, Iway, Tawkon, Grouper
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million from Mangrove Partners. Israeli startup acquisitions. A bit old but still very relevant – Questions asked about Groupon’s acquisition of Israel’s Grouper for an estimated $8 to $15 million. See previous coverage of eToro on VC Cafe. eToro raised about $20 million to date, including this round.