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!

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VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

T he VC funding news from Israel are piling up on my inbox. Two year-old TaKaDu , a SaaS product for water utility companies to monitor water infrastructure, has raised an undisclosed second round of funding led by Emerald Technology ventures and joined by existing investors Giza Venture Capital and Gemini Israel Funds [ Zdnet ].

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VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

The VC funding news from Israel are piling up on my inbox. Two year-old TaKaDu , a SaaS product for water utility companies to monitor water infrastructure, has raised an undisclosed second round of funding led by Emerald Technology ventures and joined by existing investors Giza Venture Capital and Gemini Israel Funds [ Zdnet ].

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VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

T he VC funding news from Israel are piling up on my inbox. Two year-old TaKaDu , a SaaS product for water utility companies to monitor water infrastructure, has raised an undisclosed second round of funding led by Emerald Technology ventures and joined by existing investors Giza Venture Capital and Gemini Israel Funds [ Zdnet ].

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VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

T he VC funding news from Israel are piling up on my inbox. Two year-old TaKaDu , a SaaS product for water utility companies to monitor water infrastructure, has raised an undisclosed second round of funding led by Emerald Technology ventures and joined by existing investors Giza Venture Capital and Gemini Israel Funds [ Zdnet ].

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VC Cafe

MARCH 14, 2025

Well done Guy Flechter and team Sola Security on coming out of stealth with $30M in seed funding to offer cybersecurity protection to small and medium businesses! Kudos Alon Cohen and team QuamCore on coming out of stealth with a $9 million seed round to enable the implementation of a million-qubit computer in a 50 cm cube!

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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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VC Cafe

JULY 6, 2010

T he second quarter of 2010 has come and gone and despite the depleting VC and incubator capital in Israel, the quarter has brought approximately 40 deals with over $400 million invested. The company was founded in 2008 and is based in Herzlia Pituach, Israel. Infinity Israel-China Fund. ACW GREY Israel -.

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VC Cafe

JULY 6, 2010

T he second quarter of 2010 has come and gone and despite the depleting VC and incubator capital in Israel, the quarter has brought approximately 40 deals with over $400 million invested. The company was founded in 2008 and is based in Herzlia Pituach, Israel. Infinity Israel-China Fund. ACW GREY Israel -.

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VC Cafe

MARCH 22, 2021

The common case in israel is founding teams flying solo without a marketer until it’s imminently necessary. Many founders concentrate on perfecting their product, adding revolutionary features, and staying in stealth mode to avoid the competition. What best practices have you seen in Israel when it comes to community building?

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VC Cafe

JULY 9, 2010

The company is headquartered in London, UK, with satellite offices in the US and Israel. Legolas Media – Currently in stealth mode, The Legolas Media team is focused on innovating digital display media. Cellcom , the leading mobile provider in Israel, enters the financial services market with new “mobile wallet&# product.

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VC Cafe

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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VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

They have been in stealth mode for 2 years now working mainly with network infrastructures and content providers. They are going to remain in semi-stealth mode and are testing their products in the US, Asia, and Europe. Qwilt has offices in Hod Hasharon, Israel and Redwood City, California.

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VC Cafe

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. Nevertheless, there are two foundational models represented in Israel with AI21 Labs on the LLM side. AI & Data Ops is a key area for growth.

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VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 28, 2010

AnyDo, currently in stealth mode, is developing technology to translate the user’s natural language voice input to the mobile device into actions, using voice recognition and semantic analysis algorithms. I sraeli startup Any.Do

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VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

The company plans to have only 2 offices for now – Palo Alto and Tel Aviv, so many AI engineers are polishing their CVs in Israel. NEW FUNDING ROUNDS Congratulations Ofir Ehrlich and team EON (still in stealth) for raising $80M at a rumoured $800M valuation 9 months from inception! Can’t wait to learn more. on your $18.5M

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VC Cafe

AUGUST 3, 2011

Still in stealth mode, 6scan offers a SaaS security protection suite for websites through its main products: 6scan Patrol and 6scan Bodyguard. Nitzan Miron, CEO, served at the National Center for Information Protection in Israel. Today, 6scan (pronounced sixscan) announced it has raised an undisclosed A round led by YL Ventures.

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VC Cafe

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. Congratulations Barrel Kfir on joining Dell Technologies Capital as partner, focusing on early stage enterprise tech in Europe and Israel!

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VC Cafe

OCTOBER 2, 2023

The rise in the number of funding rounds for AI startups in Q2 and Q3 is a testament to this trend, with Israel being no exception. A recent study by Capital Economics suggests that the US will lead the AI revolution, with the Asian Tigers, UK, Israel, and parts of the Nordics also well-placed to benefit.

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Austin Startup

APRIL 22, 2010

He’s active in a tech incubator program in Israel, and a former Sr. He’s been advising ATI companies for a while, and was the CEO of SoloMio. It looks like he just resigned as the Chairman of Jinni (presumably to focus on his new company). VP of Technology at Vignette. A proven technology entrepreneur and executive.

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VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Way to go Ronit Belson and team Sawmills on coming out of stealth with a $10M seed round to transform telemetry data management with AI! Kudos Ido Ben-Natan and team Blockaid on your $50M series B to combat rising blockchain threats! Great news Yoav Einav and team Guidde on your $15M series A to scale your AI powered instructional videos!

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VC Cafe

APRIL 9, 2010

V enture capital funding of Israel companies opened strongly in Q1 2010, with 55 deals completed since January 1oth 2o1o, according to Capital IQ. An undisclosed round in stealth startup ToyToyToy, which offers an online service that links websites for actual toys. Israel Petroleum Company, Ltd. Cheetah Medical (Israel) Ltd.

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JANUARY 17, 2023

A shameless plug for Remagine Ventures In the generative AI landscape for Israel I published on Jan 13 2023, I listed 50 startups across various categories. There’s no silver bullet, and ultimately startups in this space will have to justify their worth based on unit economics.

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VC Cafe

MARCH 4, 2024

In the last 3 months of 2024, Israel’s GDP shrank by 20% in annualised term s and Israel’s credit rating was downgraded by Moodys. Sophisticated investors and tech leaders are bullish on Israel But don’t take it from me. What is important for them now in the context of Israel is a permanent ceasefire.

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Cracking the Code

MARCH 28, 2022

You raised four rounds within 18 months, waiting until your third round before coming out of stealth mode. He’s one of the best-known CTOs in Israel and is considered a guru in AI and machine learning. Like a lot of Israeli companies, your product and R&D teams are in Israel while you target the US market.

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Austin Startup

OCTOBER 21, 2018

Some of these photos I’ve shared publicly, as I did on my one-year and two-year summary posts since we came out of stealth and went live on July 11, 2016. And I believe there is an entrepreneur in all of us here in America, as I wrote about in my Lucky7 post about Steve Jobs, America, and Israel.

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Seeing Both Sides

JANUARY 12, 2016

Israel has been a particularly exciting source of entrepreneurial talent in the areas that we focus (e.g., We had an exciting 2015 - we made eight new investments out of the new fund and have a ninth that is closing this month (see our fun Year in Review ): Jibo, NS1, Omni Storage, Raden, Redox, SmackHigh and two stealth companies.

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VC Cafe

AUGUST 3, 2024

Israel must #BRINGTHEMHOME. Good stuff Maya Cohen and team Monto for coming out of stealth with a $9M seed round for your e-invoicing platform to bring order to B2B payments! Two arch te *ists were sent to “rest in pieces” and the subsequent imminent threats of retaliation.

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VC Cafe

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. on coming out of stealth with $9.5M Mazal tov David Talinovsky and team Bluespine on coming out of stealth with a $7.2M

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 30, 2011

He was less bullish on Israel and India, which raised a few eyebrows in the audience. To name a few, I’ve seen Outbrain, Similar Group, Donanza, HitPad (still in stealth), Superna, Speedup, JamRT(creators of Tubehero), Mythings,Fiddme and more. Jim Breyer was very bullish on China saying that Accel invested $1.5

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VC Cafe

DECEMBER 13, 2024

I was having lunch with a senior investor in London, who asked me: how long until business in Israel returns to normal? billion, according to a new report by PWC Israel. Mazel tov Israel Krush and team Hyro on the $15M series B extension to tackle healthcares AI needs! It’s time to build. The answer is: it already has.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 17, 2025

The US is moving to impose tough new restrictions on the export of advanced computer chips and other AI technology to dozens of countries, including Israel. QUOTE OF THE WEEK Israel is an incredible source of innovation and continues to be a successful tech hub through a very challenging time. APPOINTMENTS You’ve read my mind.

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Seeing Both Sides

JUNE 3, 2009

Helen is starting another robotics company (currently in stealth mode) and serves as chair of the national Robotic Technology Consortium. He recently founded another company, Entra (currently in stealth mode), with fellow MIT Professor Michael Cima. 5) Yet Ming Chiang. Yet isn't resting on his innovation laurels. 6) Eric Lander.

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VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

The tech sector is vital for the Israeli economy and exports, and while the 2024 figures were more positive than expected, it’s still hard for international investors to travel to Israel and get deals done. That’s why initiatives like Startup Nation Central , the Israel Export Institute ???? ????? Well done Ouriel Ohayon ??

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VC Cafe

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Earlier this week, Calcalist, Israel’s leading business newspaper launched their 2025 VC Survey with my thoughts on 2024 for Israeli startups and the tech industry at large, as well as and predictions for 2025. And where does this place Israel and its entrepreneurs? You can read the original piece here.

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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. Way to go Tal Chalozin and team 257 on coming out of stealth with a $9.2 Israels cyber sector defies turmoil, raising $3.79 investment into $1.3

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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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