$8.6 million in B Round for Desktop Virtualization Viewfinity

Desktop virtualization start-up Viewfinity Ltd. has raised $8.6 million in a second round led by current investors Giza Venture Capital and JK&B Capital as well as new investor Longworth Venture Capital. The round brings the company to a total of $15.3 million raised to date.

WinBuyer secures partnerships with leading comparison shopping engines, raises $6.9 Million

WinBuyer, a Tel Aviv-headquartered e-commerce technology solutions provider, is on a mission to change the way online retailers think about price comparisons.

Is Giza Ventures Connected to New York Pension Fraud?

allegations that Israeli VC fund Giza Venture Capital paid a hefty finder’s fee to Hank Morris, a political advisor and close friend of former New York State Comptroller Alan Hevesi.

Israeli VC Funds Raised $793 Million in 2008

The capital available for investment now reaches $1 Billion, of which $400 million is intended for first investments in high-tech companies and the remainder reserved for follow-on investments. Forecasts for 2009 are pretty grim – IVC estimates only $300 million to be raised this year

Triond Raises $1.5 from Giza Venture Capital

Giza Venture Capital has invested $1.5 million in Israel’s Triond, a web publishing service. Triond enables content creators to publish original content of any kind (images, posts, etc), for publication on partner sites on Triond’s network. The result for the content creator is wider readership and the ability to monetize their content. 
The business model is [...]

Nickels and Dimes in Israeli Venture Capital

The Israeli venture capital industry has experienced a $250 million decline in the past few months. Israeli venture capital funds have struggled to raise the target capital and the impact is likely to be felt on emerging technology companies in Israel.

Pitango, Giza and Cedar Lose in this deal: Marvell Buys Iamba for $10 Million

iamba, an Israeli startup that develops optical communication systems for VOIP and IPTV, was sold to Marvell for $10 million. iamba had received $25 million in four rounds of venture backing from Cedar, Giza and Pitango and it has recently laid off most of its employees in Israel. See coverage of iamba’s latest round in [...]

Microsoft Wises Up With The Acquisition Of Israel’s YaData

The Israeli exit list for 2008 continues to grow. Microsoft announced today the acquisition of YaData (literally means “you knew” in Hebrew), a provider of advanced tools for the discovery of unique customer segments. Exact deal terms were undisclosed, but the deal is estimated to be in the $20-$30 million range according to estimates [...]

Semantic web search lives: Semantinet got $1.7 Million from Giza and Vardi to prove it

SemantiNet, a semantic search technology startup based in Israel, raised a round of $1.7 million led by Giza Venture Capital. Israeli angel and internet guru Yossi Vardi is listed among Semantinet’s previous investors along with Sir Ronald Cohen (founder of Apax Partners), Robert Imershein, Moudi Ben-Shachand and Jeff Pulver. 
There’s not much known about Semantinet’s technology. A blog post reports that the company development is based [...]

Arnold Schwarzenegger: your Israeli seed investment just raised $8M

Israel based CellGuide, designer and manufacturer of integrated GPS chips for mobile devices, has completed a second round of $8 million as reported by The Marker (Hebrew).
The round was led by Giza Venture Capital who was joined by CellGuide’s previous investors, GlenRock Israel, Cap Ventures and Evolution Securities.
Here’s where it gets interesting: among CellGuide’s private [...]

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