Reuters buys Israeli start-up ClearForest

Welcome to VC Cafe. If you’re new around here, you may want to subscribe to our feed and get daily updates for FREE. ClearForest has developed text analysis solutions for business intelligence applications.Globes and Haaretz reported that Reuters Group has acquired Israeli text analysis technology developer ClearForest Ltd. for about $25 million. The companies […]

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Bubble Burst - web 2.0 for sale

In the past two years we’ve seen over 1154 web 2.0 start-ups, based on the logo count of GoWeb20. Unfortunately, not all start-ups make it which created a new type of commodity: web 2.0 sites for sale.
As reported by Techcrunch earlier this month, Web 2.0 for sale is a marketplace for Web 2.0 sites, creating […]

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Keep an eye on NeoCleus

Neocleus, a security start up in stealth mode was reported to raise $5M in a round led by Battery Ventures and Gemini Israel Funds. This round follows a seed investment of $700,000 made by the two funds a year ago.
Neocleus develops online access security management technology that helps users safeguard their online access. They […]

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Israeli Telco Database Startup Xeround Raises $7M

Xeround Systems, an Israeli based Telco Database start up has recently raised 7M in a second round of financing from Benchmark Capital and Giza Venture Capital. To date, Xeround raised a total of $14M.
According to their website, “Xeround’s unique approach to real-time data management delivers cost performance that far exceeds proprietary, traditional off-the-shelf and in-memory […]

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William Blair - 35 Israeli start ups to follow

“Israel has become an important market for investors, particularly in the technology sector.”
William Blair & Co., a strategic partner of Poalim Capital Markets - Investment Bank Ltd., has initiated a quarterly survey of Israel. Richard Kiphart, the head of the Corporate Finance Department has recently returned from a quick trip to Israel, in […]

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A lot has been written about 5Min

Israeli start-up 5Min describes itself as a place to find short video solutions for any practical question and a forum for people wanting to share their knowledge.
5Min’s goal is to create a community Life VideoPedia, by providing user generated instructional videos that serve as visual tutorials on a wide range of topics. Current […]

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Start Up Journal Blog Watch

Greetings! After almost two months of absence due to a coast-to-coast move, I’m happy to be back to VC Cafe, and there’s much ground to cover.
First, some exciting news. Sarah Needleman from the Wall Street Journal interviewed me a couple of weeks ago, and the article went live last Friday (4/20) on Startup Journal, the […]

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