VMWare Snatches B-Hive, Opens R&D Center in Israel

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VMware (NYSE: VMW), the leading developer of virtualization solutions, has announced the acquisition of Israeli start-up [...]

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Bitesize Friday: Israeli Starup and High Tech Links for 5/23/08

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Memorial day weekend is upon us, and most of you will probably stay away from the computer (or at least try to) for a few days. While you’re waiting for your flight or getting ready to leave [...]

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12 Israeli Startups To Compete At The IVA Finals

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On May 19-20, Globes, DEMO and Red Herring will be holding a startup competition at the Israel Venture Association (IVA) conference. Each startup will have six minutes to present and the winner will receive automatic entry as a [...]

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Gaming Chips: PrimeSense Closes $20M in Round B

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Canaan Partners led the $20.4 million funding round of Israeli startup Prime Sense Inc.  Gemini Israel Funds and Genesis Partners, prior investors in PrimeSense, also participated in this second round. I first wrote about PrimeSense on VC Cafe when [...]

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There can only be a single #1 recommendation platform for blogs: Outbrain Closes $5M A-Round

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Outbrain announced the closing of a $5M A-round investment today, led by Gemini Israel Funds and Lightspeed Venture Partners. Outbrain’s seed investor GlenRock Israel, also participated in the round.
Outbrain is a content [...]

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Wrapping the Israeli internet scene in 2007

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One of my favorite blogs in Hebrew, thecoils, has posted a comprehensive overview of the venture capital and M&A activity of Israeli companies and funds in 2007, as well as some predictions for 2008. For those who can’t read Hebrew, [...]

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Read It On VC Cafe First: Six Israeli Startup News That You Probably Missed This Week

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It’s earnings season and it’s hard to keep up with all that’s been going on with Israeli companies this week. Want to catch up with the latest news? Below is a [...]

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Daylight Savings: XJet first round, Octavian second round, Petrobras Shopping, Jordan Valley Semiconductors and Q3 Summary

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Catching up with some of the recent deals in the industry. Below is a short recap of what’s been getting money these days:
1. Octavian Inc, a leading provider of Separately Managed [...]

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Quigo Brings Home the Bacon, 5min for $5M, TransChip Makes an Exit, Refresh 07

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The man who reads nothing at all is better educated than the man who reads nothing but newspapers.

Thomas Jefferson (1743 - 1826)

1. AOL buys Quigo for $340M. Yaron Galai and Oded Itzhak [...]

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Ask the VC: Q&A with Gemini Israel Funds

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Sagi Rubin is an associate at Gemini Israel Funds. I came across Sagi’s blog, “The Grass is Greener on Our Side”, and asked him to answer a few questions for VC Cafe. I hope you find the Israeli VC [...]

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