Remove B2C Remove Cofounder Remove Israel
article thumbnail

Don’t Sleep on Consumer Tech: AI is Changing Everything

VC Cafe

Mention that you do “Consumer tech” as a startup founder and you’d be limiting your funding options to one third of the venture capital funds (in Israel that figure is probably closer to 10%). But change seems to be brewing in the B2C space, powered by the fast advancements in AI and generative AI.

article thumbnail

The Booming Voice AI Landscape: A VC Perspective

VC Cafe

Sierra AI , founded by Bret Taylor (former co-CEO of Salesforce, CTO of Facebook and current chairman of OpenAI) is currently raising hundreds of millions of dollars at $4 billion valuation, just a year or so from launch after unlocking AI voice agents for companies. billion to re-hire the founders of Character.ai Google paid $2.6

Vertical 170
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

10 Rosh Hashanah Resolutions for Startup Founders

VC Cafe

The past year was a wild ride for startups and founders, giving a whole new meaning to the ”rollercoaster” aspect of being an entrepreneur. 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.

Founder 187
article thumbnail

Founder and CEO Revolutionize the Breastfeeding World Through her Company

Hearpreneur

Noreen Sablotsky is the founder and CEO of Imalac , a revolutionary company in the breastfeeding world. eld of marketing and sales for Ciba- Geigy Pharmaceuticals before co-founding Noven Pharmaceuticals in 1986. In the startup accelerator in Israel, I saw people of all ages participating in this vibrant community.

Founder 91
article thumbnail

The 2021 Israeli Unicorn Map

VC Cafe

The global rise in venture capital didn’t skip Israel, which has been breaking new records the amount of venture capital raised by companies in 2021. Generally speaking this breakdown applies to Israel as well, with a number of huge outcomes in fintech (Melio, Rapyd, eToro, Papaya Global, etc) and of course Cybersecurity.

Israel 168
article thumbnail

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

online.wsj.com

Consider Daniel Dreymann, a founder of Goodmail Systems Inc., 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.

article thumbnail

Blood, sweat, and tears: How we got from 0 to 500K downloads on a budget

The Next Web

Gili Golander is a co-founder and CMO at Bazaart. Your mission is to grow, and for B2C companies it means more users. Being from Israel – population of 8M – means no sizeable market on the home front. My co-founders told me their dream is to get covered on this large tech blog. Think global, start early.

Brazil 158