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OCTOBER 16, 2024

It’s particularly interesting to think about voice AI in terms of the tech stack needed to build the voice engines, but note that the application layer (for both B2B and B2C apps) sits on top of the tech stack doesn’t require to build the full infrastructure. At Remagine Ventures, we invest in pre-seed startups in Israel and UK.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

I’m excited for the talent that will spin out of those companies to create the next generation of B2C stars coming out of Israel. Sorry for the humbrag, but I’m proud to see Minute Media , our Remagine Ventures portfolio company (and our only later stage investment) on this prestigious list.

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MARCH 28, 2011

Ron Gura, co-founder and CEO of The Gifts Project, believes his B2B platform solves this problem. For example, Dr Yossi Vardi , Israel’s most famous angel investor, provided the original seed funding in 2009. In January of this year it closed a $1million+ funding round led by Gemini Israel Funds which also included Index Ventures.

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OCTOBER 31, 2022

And finally Israel, the market I cover primarily with Remagine Ventures , was also down 36%, resembling the 2020 levels. The figure is below the heights of 2021 and early 2022 but above historical averages—representing a durable, positive trend in the industry. As IVC reports: In Q1–Q3/2022, Israeli high-tech companies raised $12.3

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

A combination of competition for top talent and an effort to bring employees back to the office drove startups in Israel to throw extravagant parties and all-inclusive retreats abroad. What should we keep and what should we change? Embrace a frugal mindset: cashflow is king. Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning.”

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NOVEMBER 24, 2018

Her responsibilities included: strategic counseling, business modeling and deal negotiation for the various for medical startups in the portfolio and is a limited partner at NGT3 Medical Accelerator in Israel. In the startup accelerator in Israel, I saw people of all ages participating in this vibrant community. Tell us your story.

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The Next Web

JULY 8, 2013

My startup is a B2B platform, we feel that we are the best in the world in creating social reviews and pushing the user-generated content to social media, emails and search engines to drive more sales and leads to the website. Currently we are based in Israel and we are making steps in establishing our US based HQ.

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VC Cafe

MARCH 31, 2021

As the startup ecosystem in Israel scales, so must the teams leading the growing number of Israeli unicorns. Is there a marketing crunch in Israel? VC Cafe: The common case in Israel is founding teams flying solo without a marketer until it’s imminently necessary. The post Is there a marketing crunch in Israel?

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Brandanew

APRIL 22, 2016

Based in Israel, Outbrain has been around since 2006 solely focuses on solving the content discovery problem for publishers. LinkedIn Ads are the first place a B2B Content Marketer should go when trying to use paid distribution methods for content. 8 Platforms to Supercharge your Content Marketing with Paid Advertising. Outbrain. .

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VC Cafe

AUGUST 3, 2023

While Israeli startups successes are well known in the B2B space (cybersecurity, enterprise tech, devops…), B2C startups are unsung heroes… The landscape of B2C tech in Israel is blossoming, despite several challenges. The post The State of Consumer Tech in Israel in 2023 appeared first on VC Cafe.

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JANUARY 20, 2014

AdAge’s annual survey of top B2B marketers found that 80% have boosted their digital marketing budgets, the highest proportion ever. AdAge’s sample found 75% of B2B marketers are poised to increase their content marketing budget. 2014 will be a BIG year for Digital Marketing.

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VC Cafe

DECEMBER 5, 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. For the Invest in Israel archive, click here. ISRAEL’S EVATURE WINS TRAVEL INNOVATION AWARD .

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VC Cafe

MARCH 22, 2021

The common case in israel is founding teams flying solo without a marketer until it’s imminently necessary. Although this has been known for years for B2C companies, it is interesting to see B2B companies realizing the importance of marketing early on, as well. . Some of the largest communities on Facebook were created in Israel (i.e

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VC Cafe

OCTOBER 24, 2022

A look at the overall exits for both enterprise (B2B) and consumer (B2C) companies from 1995-2022 shows that both categories can produce power law returns, but they vary substantially: The top five enterprise companies with the largest exits account for $188B in value creation, or 12% of the $1,609B generated in the enterprise category since 1995.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 12, 2014

This week marked the annual b2b marketing frenzy known as the Consumer Electronics Show (URL) in Las Vegas. Carl Fremont, Chief Digital Officer at MEC and a keynote at the upcoming Marketing & Ad:Tech Israel (www.adtechsummit.com) conference, explains. They took home far more than a bad hangover and free pens.

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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. ForNova provides a B2B turnkey solution to enable building aggregation solutions for classifieds eCommerce, travel and many other specific content verticals.

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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).

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Guy Nirpaz

MARCH 3, 2011

On this week’s meetup of Lean Startup Israel , Oren Raboy had a great presentation on MVP for a product in the B2B space. I’ve enclosed it here, enjoy… Building B2B Minimum Viable Products (MVP). Oren shared our experience at Totango , while others shared their experiences.

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Duct Tape Marketing

OCTOBER 26, 2022

So all their engineering is now based in Israel At that time they discontinued all the good SMB solutions. But if you're doing b2b, you're probably not on a phone doing it. And Human click ended up getting bought by live person and taking and becoming the technical backend for everything the live person has done.

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VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 5, 2011

Events have already been held this year in Bangalore, Austin, Barcelona and New York, and the next event on the list is taking place in Tel Aviv, Israel on September 21st. So who are the “Smartest&# startups in Israel? The next event on the list is taking place in Tel Aviv, Israel on September 21st.

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VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

Qwilt is an “infrastructure” company, B2B. Qwilt has offices in Hod Hasharon, Israel and Redwood City, California. It helps them contain the cost of growing online video traffic while keeping their options open for future business models leveraging the video delivery layer.”. They plan to go for the mobile carriers as well.

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VC Cafe

JULY 29, 2024

It’s impressive to see what the self described ‘little red dot’ accomplished in its 65 years of independence and I couldn’t avoid comparing and contrasting to Israel. Way to go Ofer Yourvexel and team Pepperi – Unified B2B Commerce Platform on the acquisition by Advantive for an undisclosed sum!

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VC Cafe

JUNE 7, 2010

Israel has long been power house of online gambling software, with companies like 888 and Playtech dominating the casino, poker, slots and even online scratch cards. As gambling is illegal in the US and Israel, the company is based in Cyprus and operated as P4SMedia. Play4Skill is based in Haifa, Israel and has 12 employees.

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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. Tags: BeeTV BizMe2 Boaz Yehuda Boxee Israel Softier Yair Margolin. C onferences are big business. If BizMe2 gets the execution right, this could be big. Watch the space!

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Cracking the Code

MARCH 28, 2022

The first time I met Matan, Melio's co-founder and CEO, he told me that his mission was simple: he wanted to “help small business stay in business” by making B2B payments fast, simple and flexible. And then you realised that there was a gap for B2B. Tell me a bit more about the things you did to understand how small businesses work.

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VC Cafe

AUGUST 18, 2011

A special shout out to the Israel Export and International Cooperation Institute as well as the Foreign Trade Administration of the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor. IBC is taking place in September 8-13 in Amsterdam.

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Cracking the Code

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

Accel Euroscape: The 100 most promising Software-as-a- Service 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 top three regions for SaaS companies are the UK, France and Israel, with around 20 logos each in our top 100.

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VC Cafe

AUGUST 3, 2024

Israel must #BRINGTHEMHOME. Good stuff Maya Cohen and team Monto for coming out of stealth with a $9M seed round for your e-invoicing platform to bring order to B2B payments! Two arch te *ists were sent to “rest in pieces” and the subsequent imminent threats of retaliation.

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MARCH 11, 2013

Startups for startups – the top B2B tools used by Startups – Includes the list of top 50 startup vendors in 2012 by Vendorstack , a reviews and Q&A platform on enterprise vendors for startups and mid-market companies. California Israel Chamber of Commerce. Citigroup Israel. Deloitte Israel. BuzzMertrics.

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online.wsj.com

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

Mr. Dreymann moved his family from Israel in 2004 after co-founding Goodmail in Mountain View, Calif., Israel Minister: No Change to Egypt Deal Israels foreign minister said Israel would not agree to re-evaluate its peace deal with Egypt. Business Services (B2B). Replay the event. a service for minimizing spam.

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JANUARY 16, 2011

Simply fill in this form provided by the Israeli Foreign Trade Administration, Matimop and the Israel Export Institute. Established location-based services to enable the CSP offer B2B and B2C services based on mobile positioning, tracking & locating, turn-by-turn navigation and mobile local search. Wireless Links.

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MARCH 27, 2022

In case you’re not yet familiar with us, we’re a seed/pre-seed venture capital firm investing in Gaming, Consumer and Metaverse/web3 tech with a spotlight on Israel (in fund I). Metaverse – it has both B2B and B2C applications. Are you a founder building in the Metaverse and Web3 space in Israel?

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JANUARY 7, 2025

In December 2004, 19 years ago, I started VC Cafe with the simple goal of sharing insights, resources, and perspectives on venture capital and startups (with a spotlight on Israel). What began as a side project has grown into a passion that has accompanied the evolution of the tech ecosystem over nearly two decades.

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