Bitesize Monday: BitBand, TuneWiki and GreenRoad

Motorola Buys BitBand, Greenroad Gets $10 million from Al Gore and Sir Richard Branson to make roads safer, NTT Docomo wants TuneWiki to power Karaoke on Japan’s Mobiles

Skybox Security Raises $2 Million

Israeli start up Skybox Security raised $2 million in round C, reports Calcalist. All of the company’s existing investors participated in the round

Avatar Creator Gizmoz Merges with Daz 3D

News just broke that veteran Israeli start up Gizmoz, creator of 3D head avatars has merged with Utah-based Daz 3D, an avatar creation service offering virtual 3D bodies. Existing investors Benchmark Capital, Highway 12 Ventures, and Columbia Capital, put in an additional $5.3 million into the new merged company.

Clarizen’s SaaS Project Management Raises Third Round

Clarizen, an Israeli-based start up developing SaaS project management software for businesses, has attracted an $8 million round of investment. The round was led by DAG Ventures and joined by previous investors Benchmark Capital (Michael Eisenberg) and Carmel Ventures

Bitesize Monday: 10 Links on Business Models, Boxee, Search and more

Here’s a list of noteworthy links for the week starting on February 9th 2009. Some old, some new, but all GOOD.
1. How important is search for users? According to TNS, 81% of Internet users use search to find information.
2. Yahoo Finance lists 15 companies that might not survive 2009.
3. Do you know what is Cyber [...]

The Impact of the Dollar Devaluation on Israeli Startups

This year alone, the Dollar dropped 20% against the Shekel, causing startups to run out of money quicker than what they expected. In the article “Start-ups stuck in winter doldrums“, Globes interviews Erez Shachar, a managing partner at Evergreen Venture Partners, and touches on the influence that the weakening of the dollar (hence the strengthening [...]

Richard Branson Invests in Israel: GreenRoad Technologies gets $14.5 million to help reduce car accidents and gas costs

Israel based GreenRoad Technologies, formerly known as (Diagnostics Drive), develops innovative driver safety technologies that prevent risky driving before an accident occurs. The company has just completed a $14.5M round led by Virgin Green Fund and Benchmark Capital with participation from Balderton Capital, Benchmark’s UK extension.
In the official announcement, Sir Richard Branson, [...]

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