Do you know Hooqs and MDJunction?

Innovation is coming out of Israel all the time, but we often only hear on the startups that “made it” in one way or another: those that got funded by Accel, those that signed deals with Linkedin or got acquired by IBM.
The truth is that most startups don’t make it. Which means, that they also [...]

iMedix wins Crunchies award in San Francisco

Kudos to iMedix for winning the Crunchies award for Best New Startup at Herbst theater San Francisco . iMedix has beaten some impressive contenders in the process: Hulu, Tumblr, Joost and Ribbit.
I fist wrote about iMedix in December, when they officially launched WebMd on steroids. iMeidx was founded by Amir Leitersdorf and Iri Amirav to [...]

Wrapping the Israeli internet scene in 2007

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, I translated and summarized the main points from the post and added a few bits [...]

Four Israeli finalists in the “Crunchies”

Lately, it seems like there’s a new startup competition or award announced every single day. Just recently I’ve covered Red Herring’s Top 100, Deloitte’s Fast 500, Le Web 3 start up competition and the list goes on. You’ve also probably heard of the Crunchies, same idea, but louder buzz. The Crunchies is a collaboration [...]

iMedix launches WebMD on Steroids

Have a cold? Nasty rash? You are not alone. According to a recent study by Pew Research, ten million Americans per day use the Internet to search for health-related information. However, the majority are dissatisfied with their search experience: A study by JupiterResearch revealed that only 16% of adults who searched online for health information [...]

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