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NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Generative AI will really become magic when it moves from 'playful' to 'useful' – we will use multiple generative AI tools at work in the future, like we use grammarly and canned responses today… AI will become more vertical, and specific per role — Eze Vidra (@ediggs) November 5, 2022.

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MAY 14, 2024

The generative AI market is exploding globally, with venture capitalists pouring $12.8 While still in its early days, this transformative technology is seeing rapid adoption by consumers and businesses alike. Israel is positioning itself as one of the potential leading hubs for generative AI globally.

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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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FEBRUARY 16, 2023

I covered my personal journey to venture capital, what makes our partnership work at Remagine Ventures , and gave an intro to Generative AI, a current theme that connects to our investment thesis (we made 3 investments in the space). Some use general data sets, and others train their models on proprietary data. Jasper, Copy.ai

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MARCH 14, 2025

Cohere debuted Command-A , a generative AI model aimed at complex enterprise tasks that can run on minimal compute. billion and Sony is experimenting with AI-powered characters on Playstation. billion and Sony is experimenting with AI-powered characters on Playstation. Interesting news in gaming: Niantic, Inc.

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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 The global generative AI market was valued at USD 8.12 In 2022, VCs poured $1.37

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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. So far in 2023, generative AI startups raised $16 billion, according to Dealroom. billion, a 2.5x

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JULY 7, 2023

The state of Generative AI startups in Israel According to The Global AI Index by Tortoise Media, the first index to benchmark nations on their level of investment, innovation and implementation of artificial intelligence, Israel is the 7th most attractive AI hub globally. Are they too late?

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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. And not a particular sector, but AI startups, in particular generative AI attracted close to $50 billion in funding last year, globally. Generative AI is game changer.

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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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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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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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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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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. To add more heat, Microsoft launched generative AI search results for Bing. AI at Meta launched LLaMa 3.1,

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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. Way to go Inna Tokarev Sela and team illumex on your $13M series A for your AI data readiness platform!! That’s why I also chose the quote of the week.

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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 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. Interesting overview of vertical AI companies by IVP ( source ) Revenue per employee.

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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. Well done Marina S.

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AUGUST 3, 2024

Israel must #BRINGTHEMHOME. In the wider tech world, Generative AI startups raised $14.4B There’s been huge progress in AI in the past two weeks including new models from Meta , Google DeepMind , OpenAI searchGPT and voice models, Hugging Face SlolLM. in Q2 2024 alone, which is 16.5%

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APRIL 15, 2024

But in the coming age of generative AI, endless synthetic content and misinformation – there might be an opportunity for traditional media companies to regain their reputation as a 4th branch within a democracy. How can media companies transform generative AI from threat to opportunity ?

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JANUARY 7, 2025

In December 2004, 19 years ago, I started VC Cafe with the simple goal of sharing insights, resources, and perspectives on venture capital and startups (with a spotlight on Israel). Looking Back: A Year Defined by Generative AI 2024 will go down in history as the year generative AI truly went mainstream.

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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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JANUARY 31, 2025

Israel receives people who were kidnapped from their homes, including 80 year old Gadi Mozes, or 29 year old Arbel Yehud, who was kidnapped from her home and kept mostly alone in tunnels in return to hundreds of convicted te *ists who committed heinous crimes. It decouples visual encoding for multimodal understanding and generation.

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DECEMBER 20, 2024

From the founders who chose to start companies this year against the odds, to the new funds that managed to attract capital despite the news, and to all the participants in the Israeli tech ecosystem in Israel and abroad – keep on creating! Israel launches new programs to address AI talent shortage.

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MARCH 20, 2025

The acquisition of Wiz by Google for $32 billion in cash this week made waves across the whole tech ecosystem in Israel and beyond. It was Israel’s largest exit to date. Kudos Smadar David and team Vanti on the acquisition of your knowledge modeling technology by Tray.ai Israels cyber sector defies turmoil, raising $3.79

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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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