VC Cafe

JANUARY 20, 2014

The BUBBLE came to Israel too, with a record $4.2 While there were IPOs (notably Wix in November), most of the acquisitions were made by global technology companies with R&D Centers (and their corporate M&A teams) in Israel, including Apple, Google, EMC, AOL, Cisco, IBM and now Facebook. Seed-stage deals now require $5.1

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VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 9, 2011

A key reason behind the shortfall between potential and reality is that there is a diverse array of technology platforms for serving video ads. Apap.tv , an Israeli startup headquartered in San Mateo, and Digiday , partnered on a report that summarizes the Internet’s Digital Video advertising market.

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VC Cafe

MAY 3, 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. MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY CENTER TO OPEN IN ISRAEL.

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VC Cafe

JULY 4, 2011

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. FITCH AFFIRMS ISRAEL AT “A” (OUTLOOK STABLE). DG FASTCHANNEL TO BUY ISRAEL’S MEDIAMIND.

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online.wsj.com

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

Media & Marketing. Advertising. Media Agencies. An entrepreneur with a hot technology and venture-capital funding becomes a billionaire in his 20s. Mr. Dreymann moved his family from Israel in 2004 after co-founding Goodmail in Mountain View, Calif., Advertise Locally on WSJ.com. Management. Small Business.

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VC Cafe

APRIL 7, 2011

Ybrant Media , an large Indian Media portfolio of companies, has acquired Israeli startup PicApp for an undisclosed amount. This is Ybrant Media’s second acquisition in Israel. The company has previously bought Advertising startup Oridian in 2007 ( see coverage on VC Cafe ). million in September of 2008.

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VC Cafe

JULY 11, 2011

The Israel Innovation Road Trip , is an effort to raise both funding and awareness. event, following 14 similar ones in Israel, Turkey and Europe. Israel Innovation Road Trip company list. You hear about them when they raise money, and then the news comes far and apart. This is the firm’s first U.S.

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VC Cafe

AUGUST 18, 2011

The International Broadcast Convention (IBC) 2011 is the leading global tradeshow for broadcasting media and entertainment industry, covering the latest developments in broadcasting, mobile TV, IPTV, digital signage and forward looking R&D. The device is compact and lightweight and attaches easily to any handheld camera.

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VC Cafe

JUNE 7, 2010

A ccording to Calcalist ,Pudding Media, an Israeli mobile advertising startup, faces imminent shut down. Pudding Media let go 25 employees this morning and announced it will cease its operations in Israel. Pudding Media was founded in 2006 by brothers Ariel and Ruben Maislos. So what went wrong?

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VC Cafe

JULY 9, 2010

The company is headquartered in London, UK, with satellite offices in the US and Israel. Legolas Media – Currently in stealth mode, The Legolas Media team is focused on innovating digital display media. Supersonicads was founded in 2008 by Gil Shoham (CEO) and Arik Czerniak (COO) and Nissim (Romi) Romano (CTO).

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 22, 2017

We work with non-profits, for-profits, US Government, and international organizations, to identify the underlying goals, the users needs and abilities, and put together an appropriate technology solution to meet the requirements. We are technology agnostic with our focus on what will accomplish the client’s mission.

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VC Cafe

AUGUST 30, 2011

Hot from the Techcrunch oven: Innovid , a video advertising startup, has raised $9.5 develops an interactive pre-roll advertising product, called iRoll, that allows advertisers to turn any existing pre-roll video ad into an interactive one. s top video publishers including partnerships with NBC, MTV, Fox, and Tremor Media.

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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.

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VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 3, 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 STATISTICS BUREAU FORECASTS 4% GROWTH IN 2010. For previous editions, click here.

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ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 4, 2011

Also, Irit Dabby from Tel-Aviv, Israel, discussed GoodyTag , a neat concept about tagging photos of products differently than you would tag or 'like' a regular link or photo on social media. I like the concept, and there is already a prototype and a pilot case with an advertiser. Boots photo by Northampton Museum. Discuss.

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VC Cafe

MARCH 9, 2010

O nline advertising verification service DoubleVerify announced second round funding of $10 million. Advertising verification has created a fundamental shift in the online industry that for first time allows marketers to accurately verify their campaigns for brand safety, delivery accuracy and regulatory compliance.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 30, 2011

Last week I had the pleasure to attend the DLD 2011 (Digital Life Design) conference in Munich, which was co-hosted by Dr Yossi Vardi and Burda Media, a large German media company (for those who don’t know). He was less bullish on Israel and India, which raised a few eyebrows in the audience. What was so special about it?

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VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

The company plans to have only 2 offices for now – Palo Alto and Tel Aviv, so many AI engineers are polishing their CVs in Israel. Mazel tov Amit Monheit and team Odeeo on your $5M funding round to expand your global audio advertising for games to the US market! billion compared to $6.7 billion in Q1-Q2-Q3/2023.

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VC Cafe

JULY 5, 2010

It is the B2B advertiser’s Mecca, but it is an undeserved market when it comes to user experience and consolidation of services. Media centers were a hot topic, and I used the XBOX media center to develop the product. VC Cafe: What technologies did you choose to build BizMe2? C onferences are big business.

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VC Cafe

APRIL 20, 2022

The media mostly chooses to cover the negative implications of these AI technologies: be it fake news or personalised targeting (like in the case of Cambridge Analytica during the Us elections). But put the ethics aside, assuming you leverage these new technologies for business purposes, what use cases do they unlock?

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Seeing Both Sides

MAY 11, 2012

At the start of my career as an enterprise software product manager, I was trained to think about the impact of disruptive, horizontal technologies and innovation on vertical industries. Most recently, we announced a new investment in a big data company out of Israel called tracx.

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VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 14, 2010

In an interview to Calcalist , Eyal Reshef, chairman of IMA said the rise in the number of Israeli start ups is largely thanks to a 70% sponsorship provided to the Israeli exhibitors by IMA, the Israel Export and International Cooperation Institute, the Israeli Foreign Trade administration and Matimop, the Israel Industry Center for R&D.

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VC Cafe

JUNE 22, 2010

T he Commercial Office at the Embassy of Israel in London and the Israel Export Institute have organized a New Media delegation , taking place on the first week of July. VC Café is privileged to support the event as the main media partner. Recently bought from AOL by Russian company (Digital Sky Technologies) for $187.5

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VC Cafe

AUGUST 15, 2011

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. Investment Bank Morgan Stanley raised its growth forecast for Israel to 4.8% ValueClick Inc.

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Hearpreneur

JUNE 14, 2015

One of the main reasons why my partners and I started TopFire Media is to fill a void within the franchise arena. Thanks to Matthew Jonas, TopFire Media. Technology has helped close the information and resource gap for many vulnerable people, and I wanted to be a part of this revolution. They’re serving their advertisers.

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 29, 2013

2013 has been quite a year for the startup community and social and technology-related businesses in particular. Clearly, social media (and all the content creation that comes with it) is a hot place to be. If anyone was asking a few years ago what “social media” was, now they’re building whole departments around it.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 16, 2011

The Mobile World Congress , possibly the largest International technology conference and definitely the most important mobile conference of the year is taking place in Barcelona this February 14-17. Simply fill in this form provided by the Israeli Foreign Trade Administration, Matimop and the Israel Export Institute. Amos Spacecom.

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VC Cafe

APRIL 15, 2024

The internet had a massive impact on the media industry, as the reporting of news became a commodity few are willing to pay for. Source: Ben Thompson The missed opportunity of Media The realization that most people do not want to pay for the “core” product called news came late. And make some money along the way.

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www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

Every startup faces multiple choices and decisions when it comes to technology. Media Temple. Social Media Tracking/Marketing. Ad Serving Technology. analytics for social media and online. social media and email marketing. Hundreds of startups featured since 2005, will yours be next? Email Integration.

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 9, 2019

Companies invest heavily in their technology at the expense of their employees. Last year I started my second year at the Rice University MBA program and decided to turn my passion into something that can truly impact the older generation who feel like they are lost in the technology shuffle, so I decided to start Tellinga.

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techcrunch.com

JUNE 20, 2012

Anthony Ha is a writer at TechCrunch, where he covers media, advertising, and startups. BRIGHT MEDIA CORPORATION. Company: Bright Media Corporation. Flame Malware ‘Created By US And Israel To Fight Iran’ Reports Claim. Bright Unveils A Data-Driven Approach To The Job Search, Raises $6M. Anthony Ha.

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pandodaily.com

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

She has been covering technology news for over 15 years, most recently as a senior editor for TechCrunch. SOPA author to chair House Science, Space, and, Technology Committee. Among other things, the committee is responsible for “the application of new technologies to expand our economy and create jobs for American workers.”

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