VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

NEW FUNDS Congratulations Gil Dibner and team Angular Ventures on the debut of your $125M fund III to invest in Israel and Europe early stage B2B tech! – FinTechs make up nearly half of the top 15 highest-valued private tech companies in Israel, including Rapyd ($15 billion), Deel ($12 billion), and Tipalti ($8.3

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Israel Technical Review Open Source China 78

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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Israel Bandwidth Framework Forecast 79

SoCal CTO

JANUARY 5, 2011

Grade A Entrepreneurs , September 5, 2010 Why Krispy Kreme failed in Australia - Start Up Blog , November 3, 2010 Mellow Johnny’s: Retail Stores as Community Hubs - IDDICTIVE.COM , July 14, 2010 Is crowdfunding an option for my business? Berkonomics , November 29, 2010 Rice Alliance IT/Web 2.0

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Silicon Valley Startup Term Sheet Venture Capital 378

VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

On Monday, Kevin Baxpehler and I hosted the UK Israel Business investor delegation to Tel Aviv, and today I spent the morning with the 8200 EISP startup delegation to London where I was joined by Kirsten Connell (Cylon Lab, Managing Director) Simon Menashy (MMC Ventures, General Partner). Here they are in no particular order.

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Founder Israel Technical Review Early Stage 137

Feld Thoughts

AUGUST 2, 2015

From Chattanooga to Omaha to Las Vegas, many cities in the US – and around the world – are building startup communities. Behind every successful startup community is a group of young people with their entire life ahead of them. So how do growing communities retain them?

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Community Las Vegas Omaha Iowa 70

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 13, 2011

Germany, Ireland, Israel, and most other non-Asian nations also provide major tax incentives, and huge R&D tax credits. We now produce only 14% of the world’s supply of semiconductors, and even less of other things. We need to make a strong manufacturing base a national priority. Ease immigration rules to turn brain drain to a brain gain.

Technical Review 230

Technical Review Taiwan Silicon Valley Ireland 230

VC Cafe

JANUARY 12, 2022

Additionally, the rise of NFTs (non-fungible tokens), which reached $23 billion in sales in 2021 , acted as a gateway drug for faster adoption of crypto-gaming, virtual goods trading and strong community engagement online. It’s a combination of advancements in technology and changing consumer behaviour.

Technical Review 217

Technical Review Israel Non-Compete IP 217

David Teten

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

Like virtually the entire tech industry, I am particularly in favor of Startup Visa , which has the goal of stimulating our domestic startup community through acts to keep our foreign-born entrepreneurs in the United States. Organizations like Worldwide Investor Network and the US-Israel Business Council are helpful in this area.

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Government Technical Review New York Offshore 146

VC Cafe

JANUARY 22, 2021

The accelerator provides equity-free financial support through AWS Promotional Credit, technical training and support, access to a global community of EdTech experts, and more. AWS Builder Space (Israel) – A non-equity program for early stage startups who are looking to accelerate their speed to market.

Technical Review 174

Technical Review Startup Venture Capital Incubator 174

Steve Blank

JANUARY 4, 2011

They’ve been thinking hard and smart about the lessons to be learned not only from Silicon Valley, but with only 16 million people, they are also looking for lessons from other small innovation clusters such as Israel, Singapore and Finland. If you fail, you’ve failed your family, your community and your country.

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Silicon Valley Chile South America Venture Capital 335

VC Cafe

MARCH 16, 2025

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%). Until now, consumer tech was perceived as a risky binary investment. Speed is also critical.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review B2C Generative AI IPO 78

VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

This would not be as impressive during ‘normal times’ in Israel, but the fact that we’re seeing such level of activity in the middle of a war (with most airlines halting flights to Israel), this is not trivial. There’s much to celebrate in our “small” community. Keep on creating!

Israel 78

Israel Lebanon Technical Review ChatGPT 78

VC Cafe

DECEMBER 8, 2010

I ’ve recently came across a paper written by Ephraim Katchalski-Katzir , Israel’s 4th president and a successful scientist who founded Israel’s Chief Scientist Office (CSO). I would do what I could to help establish the State of Israel and contribute to its security and its social and economic development.

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Israel Government Technology Community 88

The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

The tech world has seen a shift away from Silicon Valley, with Israel now dominating the world’s startup economy. Yet, it’s not all rosy in Israel’s tech sector since multinational tech companies have realized that they could benefit from the emerging talent there as well. A Looming Talent Shortage. Wage Inflation.

Technical Review 105

Technical Review Global Israel Startup 105

VC Cafe

OCTOBER 18, 2024

More about Firgun and why it matters on VC Cafe : [link] Yahya Sinwar, a key figure behind the deadliest terror attack on Israel, is dead. LINKS FOR YOUR BROWSER Israel: Israeli tech review Q3 2024 – report by IVC Data and Insights ? There’ s a lot to celebrate in our “small” community! Keep on creating!

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Israel Technical Review ChatGPT Open Source 78

VC Cafe

OCTOBER 14, 2024

LINKS FOR YOUR BROWSER Israel: Why investors are still bullish on Israel even in war time? We have a lot to celebrate in our “small” community. EXITS Kudos Oren Becker and team Upstream Bio on your IPO, valuing the company at $830M! Upstream bio developed treatments for advanced respiratory conditions! Eze Vidra

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United Arab Emirates Israel Norway Software Review 78

The Next Web

OCTOBER 25, 2013

Tawkon offices are based inside TheTime , a leading investment firm in Israel (and one of our investors),” Goshen says. “It Inviting other companies or customers over is also important so others can understand who you are and where you stand in their community. “We

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San Francisco Design Product Startup 167

The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Most notably, it provided access to underserved communities and rural areas, and inner-city areas, all of which have long-standing issues with a lack of medical services contributing to health inequities. As it turned out, patients liked the new format as it helped with unforeseen instances of transportation, missed work, and childcare.

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Artificial Inteligence Technical Review Global Technology 167

Cracking the Code

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

I needed someone who was all in with me in Israel and wanted them to be the opposite of what I had with Mike at Blaze – I wanted someone who’d drive the technology while I could evolve as a CEO and build out the go-to-market strategy. I visited Israel and, after a bunch of meals together, they decided to join.

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Community Cofounder Security Open Source 62

VC Cafe

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Despite the war, Israels technology industry presented record figures for mergers and acquisitions according to a new report from Vintage Investment Partners. Mazel tov Or Israel and team bananaz on coming out of stealth with $5.3M Good news Justin Borus and team Ibex Investors on your new $40M secondaries fund dedicated to Israel!

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Israel Technical Review Early Stage Venture Capital 78

VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

I’m not sure if it has to do with me, but refreshingly, Israel didn’t come up at all apart from the occasional question of how’s my family. Mazel tov Israel (Srulik) Dvorsky and team TailorMed on securing a $40M to connect patients with financial aid solutions! Read my takeaways. Keep on creating!

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Israel ChatGPT Non-Compete Generative AI 78

VC Cafe

JULY 21, 2020

Google Campus – Google launched a number of Campuses, physical hubs for startups, offering a combination of workspace, community, startup support programs and events. Startup Cafe – each Campus offers a cafe for registered members (free) where founders get fast wifi and access to the Campus community and events.

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Technical Review Startup Early Stage Cloud 131

VC Cafe

AUGUST 11, 2024

In Israel, the week’s news was mostly focused on the expectation from an impending attack by Iran and its proxies. There’s a lot to celebrate in our “small” community. tech #Israel #venturecapital #innovation #startups #founders Answer – the lady with the blue background is real. Keep on creating!

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Israel Iran Technical Review Cofounder 78

VC Cafe

MAY 28, 2020

Its two Israeli Air Force veterans used to lead the R&D of the F-16 fighter jet simulator, and are now using VR tech to install life saving tools in hospitals in the US and Israel. A 360° Virtual Reality fly-through showing the extent of damage to the lungs (yellow) from COVID-19. And not just healthcare.

Technical Review 164

Technical Review Israel Cloud Forecast 164

Hearpreneur

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 community, I have played many leadership roles. Tell us your story. Why did you start your business?

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Founder Israel Miami Cofounder 91

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. VC Cafe: There’s a rise in community led startups.

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Israel Marketing Early Stage Seed Stage 179

BeyondVC

APRIL 3, 2006

I just got back from a week in Israel having spent some time in Jerusalem for an Answers board meeting and then making my way to the Ohalo Resort on the Sea of Galilee for Kinnernet 2006. At Kinnernet, I had the privilege to spend time with some great people from Israel, Europe, and the US.

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Technical Cofounder CTO Hire Fractional CTO Israel 60

BeyondVC

APRIL 3, 2006

I just got back from a week in Israel having spent some time in Jerusalem for an Answers board meeting and then making my way to the Ohalo Resort on the Sea of Galilee for Kinnernet 2006. At Kinnernet, I had the privilege to spend time with some great people from Israel, Europe, and the US.

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Technical Cofounder CTO Hire Fractional CTO Israel 60

The Next Web

JUNE 19, 2012

Future Simple was one those successful “side-projects” we started with Uzi Shmilovici, an amazing designer and entrepreneur from Israel and now the CEO of Future Simple. It was a huge success, we attracted all best names in the community and people loved it! Some of them worked, some of them failed. See this ).

San Francisco 136

San Francisco Cofounder Founder Poland 136

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 29, 2015

I told her that I believed it came down to one main driver – “acceptance of failure” and that I thought this was particularly institutionalized in one industry more than others – the startup community. In a way I think this is part of the magic of Israel. I’m not sure.

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South Korea Italy Recapitalization Germany 150

crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 19, 2011

The image to the left is an ad created by Yehoshua TBWA, Israel for betili. These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Here are some of the links that I’ve liked and shared this past week!

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Social Media Small Business Design Media 98

Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 17, 2024

While there is still an imbalance today between the US and Europe on AI, we expect eventually that this difference will flatten and that AI winners will come from anywhere, like we have seen for cloud companies: from Atlassian in Australia to UiPath in Romania, Celonis in Germany, Snyk in Israel, and Docusign and Crowdstrike in the US.

Software 62

Software Cloud Europe Israel 62

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. B2C Venture Capital Investments in Israel To the most part, Israeli VCs shy away from B2C startup investments.

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Israel B2C Generative AI Artificial Inteligence 148

VC Cafe

JUNE 14, 2010

Launched in 2008 by brother and sister Guy and Galia Ben Artzi, Mytopia offered a casual games community, where users can play against each other in real time. A month later, Calcalist broke the news that 888 let go 15% of its work force of over 1,000 worldwide, with approximately half in its development center in Herzliya, Israel.

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Stock Israel Acquisition Global 74

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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Mobile IP SMS Networking 109

The Startup Magazine

MARCH 22, 2024

In recent years, there has been growing recognition of volunteering’s impact on sustainable business practices and community advancement. This is particularly evident in initiatives like Volunteers for Israel, where individuals like Marco Bitran can contribute to positive change through volunteer efforts.

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Global Community Israel Differentiation 147

Up and Running

MARCH 5, 2018

and Israel. GIV Mobile targets community-minded individuals who are looking for ways to “give back” by offering to donate 8 percent of a user’s monthly bill to a charity of their choice. SIM Shalom targets Israeli-American immigrants by offering Hebrew-language support and cheap calls between the U.S.

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Marketing Software Review San Diego Curation 136