@Ediggs Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-05-25

New on VC Cafe: @Ediggs Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-05-18 http://bit.ly/16nHAf #
Is this the most viewed screencast ever? http://www.wolframalpha.com/screencast/introducingwolframalpha.html #
Fox TV uses Israeli start up Aniboom’s (Uri Shinar) to crowdsource cartoons through contest http://bit.ly/vOPYs #
Reading on New york times: Israeli Companies Seek Global Profile http://bit.ly/XeH7D #
Israeli start up Footbo closed a $1 million funding round [...]

@Ediggs Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-05-18

New on VC Cafe: @Ediggs Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-05-11 http://bit.ly/X1HPL #
New on VC Cafe: Invest in Israel Newsletter: April 2009 http://bit.ly/6Ngzw #
The future browser would be closer to ‘minority report’ than what you think! http://www.adaptivepath.com/aurora/ #
Mckinsey quarterly: Is there life after leverage for private equity? http://bit.ly/Bikl6 #
http://www.mysupermarket.co.uk/ is an example of an Israeli web [...]

Recommended Links from the VC Cafe Network

 
The VC Cafe Network has surpassed 4,000 members last week! Thought it would be a good opportunity to share with you link-worthy posts from members of the VC Cafe community:
Venture Capital overview from MIT OpenCourse
For those who want to learn more about the basics of venture capital, this presentation from MIT’s OpenCourse reviews the three phrases [...]

Boxee’s API Wants Your Apps, Coders

Boxee TV is possibly one of the coolest Israeli start ups out there right now. Based on open source software, Boxee is trying to beef up its offering by harnessing the power of the development community through free app building. The Boxee API is already accepting a variety of apps, but the company felt compelled to [...]

MoMinis Raises A Round for Casual Game Development Platform

Israel based Mo’Minis has reportedly secured a $1.5 million in Series A funding from BRM Capital. The company develops a platform that serves to create and distribute casual games for mobile handsets, supporting a wide range of devices. The platform supports non-skilled game developers and advanced coders alike, offering both distribution to a network of [...]

uTest Puts a Face on its Crowdsourced QA Community

uTest relaunched its website to put a face on its crowdsourced community of software QA testers. The new design enables to search for testers on a map interface adding active discussion and knowledge sharing boards.

Invest in Israel Newsletter: April 2009

 

As every month, VC Cafe is re-posting the “Invest in Israel” Newsletter, published by the investment promotion center of Israel’s Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor, which offers many helpful tools for prospecting investors.
NETANYAHU UNVEILS ECONOMIC RESCUE PLAN
Plans to curb unemployment and lessen impact of credit crunch
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz suggested a new [...]

@Ediggs Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-05-11

New on VC Cafe: @Ediggs Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-05-04 http://bit.ly/jv5wE #
New on VC Cafe: Kenshoo Moves to The Valley, Taps US Market http://bit.ly/1asva7 #
Israelis recover ancient legal text http://bit.ly/nSrM1 #
VisionCare to raise $20m http://bit.ly/dzkqU #
RT @google Annual letter to Google shareholders – this year, it’s Sergey’s turn: http://bit.ly/15XbFn #
Will Kosmix become a people search [...]

Kenshoo Moves to The Valley, Taps US Market

If you’re Madonna or Britney Spears, your decision to move to a new city may be a news scoop. In the start up world, if you’re funded by Sequoia you get the same celebrity effect. Sarah Lacy’s latest Techcrunch post reports on the move of Israeli start up Kenshoo, from Tel Aviv to San Francisco. 
According [...]

@Ediggs Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-05-04

New on VC Cafe: @Ediggs Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-04-27 http://bit.ly/6eELj #
New on VC Cafe: WEF Report: The Global Economic Impact of Private Equity 2009 http://bit.ly/ZJU9v #
New on VC Cafe: Israeli VCs Make Less and Smaller First Investments in 2009 http://bit.ly/17y8s2 #
New on VC Cafe: Is Giza Ventures Connected to New York Pension Fraud? http://bit.ly/85ssS [...]

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