VC Cafe

JUNE 1, 2011

In April, the Bank of Israel raised its 2011 growth forecast to 4.5% The International Institute of Management Development (IMD) in Lausanne, Switzerland, in its 2011 World Competitiveness Yearbook ranked Israel in the 17th place among the world’s 59 leading economies in terms of competitiveness. Limelight Networks Inc.

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JULY 7, 2010

The IMD, which is a leading business school located in Lausanne, Switzerland, examines the level of developed nations’ competitiveness based on some 330 different parameters. ECI supplies communications platforms for carrier and service provider networks. ISRAEL TAKES EUREKA CHAIR – WORLD’S LARGEST R&D INITIATIVE.

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Agile VC

MAY 26, 2011

Online social networking is a concept still being evangelized even in Silicon Valley… Friendster is in private beta (wasn’t until Oct 2003 they received Google acquisition offer which they turned down for Kleiner/Benchmark round). Thanks from switzerland, Nice story! Great to see you had such a good partner to start with.

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AUGUST 30, 2010

Novartis AG is a Switzerland-based holding that, through its subsidiaries, is engaged in the research, development, manufacture and marketing of healthcare products. The Israeli economy grew at its fastest pace in over two years in the second quarter boosted by an increase in consumer spending and exports, surpassing earlier forecasts.

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