Microsoft Wises Up With The Acquisition Of Israel’s YaData

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The Israeli exit list for 2008 continues to grow. Microsoft announced today the acquisition [...]

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

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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 [...]

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

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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 [...]

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Signs of a tide: two Israeli venture funds raise capital

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It’s not very often that two Israeli venture funds complete closing for additional funds, but after all it shouldn’t surprise anyone. Israel has been ranked among the four most preferred global target markets for US venture capital [...]

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