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JANUARY 29, 2024

2023 was a rough year for Venture Capitalists and startups alike Plummeting deal volume (US down 40%, UK %50, Israel 60%) back to 2017 volumes. Global venture funding fell 42% year over years to $248.8 To put in context, the major crossover funds Tiger Global, Temasek, Coatue and Softbank participated in $148B of VC deals in 2021.

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JULY 7, 2023

I was interviewed by TheMarker (Hebrew only) on why Israeli startups haven’t been part of the mega funding rounds in AI. Amidst this bleak funding environment, AI has been a saviour, reports the WSJ. Companies categorized as AI in Crunchbase raised $25 billion in the first half of 2023, representing 18% of global funding.

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JANUARY 17, 2023

billion on 78 generative AI deals —almost as much as was invested in all of the previous 5 years combined, according to PitchBook data. According to a new industry report by Skyquest , AI will contribute $15.7 trillion to the global economy, with $6.6 The global generative AI market was valued at USD 8.12

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NOVEMBER 4, 2024

A new report by F2 Venture Capital, Google Cloud and Deloitte Israel shines a spotlight onto the buzzing emerging AI landscape in Israel so I couldn’t resist covering it. On a high level: The Israeli AI startup ecosystem is booming, with over 2,150 active AI companies, representing ~30% of the local tech sector.

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JANUARY 10, 2024

In November 2022 I published a post titled “ generative AI will go mainstream when it goes from playful to useful “, and I think you will agree that this transition is in full swing. 2023 was the year generative AI went mainstream The pace of advancement in generative AI has been astounding.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

This week was a bit crazy in Israel, with a series of mysterious blasts hitting H**bo**h in an operation that seems to be taken out of a movie script. Kudos Adi Perry and team with on securing a $10M seed round to turn cities into communities with generative AI! ROI from Generative AI is a rising concern.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2024

In Lebanon, Hi **ah continues to shoot rockets aimed at civilians in Israel and Iran has once more threatened a ‘devastating response’ before the US elections. Iran threatened it will deal Israel a ‘devastating blow’ even before the US elections. There are still 101 Israeli hostages held in G**a.

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OCTOBER 2, 2023

Generative AI is a beacon of hope In this grim scenario, Artificial Intelligence, and more specifically Generative AI, emerges as the global industry’s lifebuoy, attracting investments and elevating valuations of entities across the spectrum. The proposed judicial reforms caused some short-term uncertainty.

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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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AUGUST 17, 2024

A study by the Israel Innovation Authority shows that tech employees pay over a third of all income tax in Israel. Finally, Walmart’s CEO Doug McMillon just reported that the company is using generative AI to increase its productivity, updating 850 million product catalog entries 100 times faster than human-led methods.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2024

For healing to begin, we must #BRINGTHEMHOME A friend, successful entrepreneur who took a company public, asked me for help on a presentation he was giving about the economic resilience of Israel. APPOINTMENTS Congratulations Eran Westman on your appointment as Managing Partner at Planven to lead growth investments in Israel!

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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. The CrowdStrike global outage is estimated to have cost Fortune 500 companies $5.4bn. 293 days passed since October 7th.

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JUNE 28, 2024

Despite the war in Israel over the past 9 months, both the rate of capital raising and exits of Israeli cyber startups in the first half of 2024 were the highest since 2021. Global: From VC Cafe : consumer startups still got Mojo! That’s why I also chose the quote of the week. BRINGTHEMHOME. billion raised between Jan.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Meta is on track to become the most used open source AI by the end of the year. And so much more it’s genuinely hard to keep up… QUOTE OF THE WEEK Israel continues to draw investors seeking bold, determined solutions to global challenges. Phan ( source ) Generative AI video is getting scarily good Thanks for reading.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Every year, LinkedIn recognises the most in demand companies in each of the major startup hubs, but this year they failed to include Israel. After several comments, the editor said that they will add Israel and a couple of other countries next week. Daniel Roth now said that Israel will be added next week.

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AUGUST 30, 2024

More about Firgun and why it matters on VC Cafe : [link] Israel’s preemptive strike on H**bolla* may have prevented a wider regional war, according to analysts. This week was marked by the liberation of Kaid Farhan Elkadi, a Bedouin Arab hostage who was kidnapped by Hamas during the 7 October attack on Israel.

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JULY 20, 2024

The tech ecosystem is crucial for Israel’s economy. Foreign investors doubled down on Israel, participating in 93% of the rounds. Israel’s biggest exit and Google’s largest acquisition ever. billion in revenue for ‘Prime Day’ is rolling out ‘Rufus’ generative AI assistant to all U.S.

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DECEMBER 6, 2023

It’s just been the first anniversary since ChatGPT burst into the world and launched the term ‘generative AI’ into the mainstream. It’s been a big year for AI. billion invested in generative AI startups globally in the first half of 2023 according to Pitchbook.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2024

I hope his presidency brings stability to Israel, the quick return of the hostages and a new era of prosperity for America and its allies. The police took hours to settle the situation and Israel is sending two rescue flights to get them out. Well done Adiel Gopas on joining Third Point LLC to expand the Israel office!

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