VC Cafe

APRIL 26, 2023

The US and China are in the lead, but Israel has certainly earned itself a place as one of the leading centers of excellence in the global AI ecosystem with companies like AI21 Labs, which is developing a large language model Jurassic, which can be considered as an alternative to GPT. The talent pool for AI startups in Israel is deep.

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VC Cafe

OCTOBER 7, 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 WEF RANKING IMPROVES TO 24TH PLACE, BOOSTED BY INNOVATION.

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VC Cafe

JUNE 10, 2022

While these prices are still high compared to what we see in Israel, Investors have putting a stronger focus on revenue growth (and in particular startups that can reach substantial revenue targets) especially before series A. The first version of its smart glasses (code name Orion) will be distributed to Developers (according to TheVerge ).

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Cracking the Code

MARCH 28, 2022

Back in 2016, Europe and Israel had only four public companies worth less than $9B combined and local cloud companies had raised just $900M throughout 2015. Today, Europe and Israel have generated 23 public companies worth $231B and private cloud financing reached c. Annualised, this would be 2.7x larger than last year!

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VC Cafe

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Ethical Challenges and Market Considerations The rapid growth of voice AI presents notable challenges: Competition from AI Giants: Startups face competition from large, well-funded companies like OpenAI, Google, and Microsoft, which are developing sophisticated voice and translation models and have vast-amounts of data and distribution advantages.

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VC Cafe

MAY 12, 2016

Yesterday was Israel’s 68th Independence Day, and to mark the occasion, Calcalist , a leading business publication in Israel, ranked the 50 most promising private Israeli startups. Ironsource – Software Discovery, Distribution and Delivery Platform (Raised $123M). Image credit: Kosher OC Magazine. 150M each).

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Brandanew

APRIL 22, 2016

The content is ready and now post-publishing you’re on to emailing your list, reaching out to influencers, and distributing on your social channels. Sometimes, paid advertising tools and platforms can be a great supplement to these more traditional means of distribution. Outbrain. . . Content.ad. LinkedIn Ads.

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VC Cafe

OCTOBER 31, 2022

And finally Israel, the market I cover primarily with Remagine Ventures , was also down 36%, resembling the 2020 levels. TVPI = total value to paid in capital (paper gains) DPI = distributed to paid-in capital (real cash gains, paid out). As IVC reports: In Q1–Q3/2022, Israeli high-tech companies raised $12.3 billion in 538 deals.

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Most notably, the ground-breaking development and rapid global distribution of mRNA vaccines highlighted the speed and scale of technological advances to outsmart humanity’s most dire threats. His leadership saw UST Global grow significantly, seeing the company grow from 20 employees to more than 25,000 employees today.

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VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

So much has happened in the generative AI space globally, and in Israel since we published the previous version of the Israeli generative AI landscape, back almost exactly five months ago. * This post was written by Kevin Baxpehler, Amit Revivo and Eze Vidra, and originally published in Calcaslist on September 21st, 2023. billion, a 2.5x

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Lightspeed Venture Partners

APRIL 19, 2016

And as applications have trended towards a more distributed, data-centric, and segmented architecture, keeping them up and running reliably has become more of a challenge. Needless to say, it’s a fun time to be a software developer. But, as with every revolution, new problems emerge. Some of the best companies are born out of frustration.

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VC Cafe

DECEMBER 27, 2022

Earlier this month I spoke at the 2022 Israel Gaming Summit by Calcalist, Playtika and Google. The conference took place during a challenging time for gaming startups: in the same week Playtika, the largest gaming employer in Israel, announced it was laying off 615 people globally, of which 180 are in Israel.

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VC Cafe

OCTOBER 6, 2021

When you boil it down, the innovations around the creator economy consist of new ways to create, distribute and monetise content as well as direct to consumer models for fan engagement, monetisation and commerce. We focus on the intersection of tech, entertainment, gaming and commerce with a spotlight on Israel and the UK.

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VC Cafe

MARCH 18, 2014

Despite the momentum with India, Israel-China (including Hong Kong) trade is on-track to hit $10 billion this year, representing 13% of total Israeli exports (Bank of Israel). Apple has a very limited market presence in India, due to high price and limited distribution. 250 million Internet users. 25-30 million 3G customers.

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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

AUGUST 17, 2023

As a participant of Onward Israel , I had the incredible opportunity to intern in Tel Aviv and gain valuable experience over my two month stay. After spending just two months in the industry, I recognize the importance of venture capital for spurring innovation, especially in Israel.

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VC Cafe

OCTOBER 16, 2022

Those are the clients who need the distribution more. Business Insider. While I create a lot of content, I’ve never used a ghostwriter.

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Feld Thoughts

DECEMBER 16, 2015

Scale Horizontally (or “scale out”): Add more nodes to a system, such as adding a new computer to a distributed software application. My entire world functions as a large and wide distributed network. Barclays (New York, South Africa and Israel). Techstars Mobility (Detroit). Techstars Berlin (Berlin).

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The Next Web

FEBRUARY 23, 2014

Today, with the decentralising nature of the Internet, distributed cloud technology and a growing sentiment toward entrepreneurship, the global startup ecosystem has never been so dispersed. Tel Aviv, Israel?. But have you heard of what’s going on in Cyprus, Sweden or North Carolina?

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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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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 2, 2010

My mom organized a trip to take me to France & Israel. And Israel felt like home to me – somewhere familiar. years where I developed skills building distributed systems over networks. I felt I had missed out on something. From the moment we arrived at our hotel in Paris I was hooked.

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VC Cafe

MARCH 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. Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics also reported a higher-than-expected annual growth rate of 4.5

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 2, 2023

billion according to the 2022 Israel high tech ecosystem report by Viola Ventures. In terms of sectors, in 2022 cycber, fintech and devops remained the most active investment sectors in Israel. Sector funding distribution according to Greenfield Partners. Israeli venture funding dropped 40% compared to 2021, from $28.7

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David Teten

MARCH 5, 2021

Of the 19 Western Europe/Israel-based founders, all were white. of 3,981 VC funds below $2b in size returned at least 2X Distributions to Paid-In Capital (2X) or more. Of the 30 Asia-based founders, all were natives of the country in which they built their businesses: 23 Chinese, three Japanese, two Korean and two Indian.

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VC Cafe

MARCH 20, 2011

Wibbitz’s original distribution strategy was to focus on “long tail” publishers; not the relatively few blogs getting tens of millions of hits but potentially, as Zohar puts it, “every blogger in the world”. Going forward, the company will also be targeting larger web publishers and is currently in talks with some Israel-based major players.

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VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

Ofir Beigel and Karin Levi, the co-founders of Capple Factory are both graduates of Israel’s Zell Entrepreneurship program , which is quickly gaining the reputation of Israel’s Y Combinator. The company is currently bootstrapped and the app is launching next week.

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Seeing Both Sides

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

Israel has been branded the “startup nation.” Frequently cited as one of the world’s most vibrant innovation hubs, Israel boasts more startups per capita than any other country in the world. Despite hosting a rich startup ecosystem, Israel is simply too small a country for entrepreneurs seeking to build big companies.

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VC Cafe

MARCH 4, 2021

I first met Mark in Israel in 2003, when he offered me a job at GLG straight out of college. Mark Gerson is a serial entrepreneur, investor and philanthropist (see his short bio below). It was one of the most rewarding work and personal experiences in my career, and also where I met my wife. Please join us!

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VC Cafe

JUNE 14, 2010

The acquisition is a concerted effort for 888 to enter the huge casual game on mobile devices market by applying some its monetization and distribution abilities. 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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VC Cafe

JUNE 7, 2010

Wibiya , the customizable web toolbar for publishers added a monetization widget through affiliate links provided by Kehalim , a contextual affiliate platform based in Israel. I nteresting addition from the Wibiya team came through my inbox today.

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Pascal's View

APRIL 22, 2013

Because in Israel the reality of demographics is catching up with those who previously believed that wishful thinking makes for sound public policy. It’s hard to distill into a sound bite what’s going on in Israel and the West Bank. It’s different this time.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 28, 2011

It’s in this environment that Tel Aviv, Israel-based video technology company Giraffic is hoping to thrive in. Already, there are over 2 billion daily views in YouTube alone, while online movie service Netflix accounts for over 30-percent of total Internet bandwidth in the United States during peak hours.

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 2, 2013

Yair Geva is a partner at Herzog Fox & Neeman , one of the leading Israeli law firms that has helped facilitate some of the major exits and deals in Israel within the past few years. One of the evident signs of increased bilateral relationship between China and Israel is the lack of seats on flights to China.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 21, 2015

and concentrated on a single part of the supply chain – importing, distribution, wholesale, retail. Our hyperconnected world is amplifying the effects of these companies and enabling them to have global impact, as seen with companies from Israel, India, China, and Brazil. These specialist companies were still small local businesses.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 12, 2014

Carl Fremont, Chief Digital Officer at MEC and a keynote at the upcoming Marketing & Ad:Tech Israel (www.adtechsummit.com) conference, explains. Earned media value, where users share and distribute branded messages, experiences and promotions are made more powerful with personalization. Create Communities that Share.

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VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

Takadu’s business model consists of charging a monthly fee from its clients, which already include the Thames Water company and other utility companies in Israel and Asia Pacific. It is also reducing energy consumption since water production and distribution require a lot of energy, so preventing water loss also prevents this waste.

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VC Cafe

AUGUST 25, 2011

Wanova is considered a ‘turnkey’ cloud solution, providing Distributed Desktop Virtualization solutions. is based in San Jose, CA and has offices in Netanya, Israel. Together with Israeli startup Gizmox (renamed Visual Web GUi), Wanova is considered a ‘hot’ cloud company coming out of Israel.

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