Israel Turns 60, The Silicon Wadi Flourishes (See Poster)

Welcome to VC Cafe. If you’re new around here, you may want to subscribe to our feed and get daily updates for FREE. It’s not every day that Israel celebrates sixty years of independence, and despite of global and local economic and political shocks, Israel’s economy is stronger than ever. Here are some of the […]

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Quick! Tickets Relased For MashBash Tel Aviv

Before I go any further - grab your free ticket to Mashbash Tel Aviv’s open bar free party on June 11th while they are still available:
Click here for the ticket sale. 500 tickets disappeared after less then ten hours. 100 more will be released in the next weeks.
Now that we got that out of the […]

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Israel Cleantech Ventures Exceeds Funding Expectations, Raises $75M

Today (May 5th), Israel Cleantech Ventures (ICV) announced today that it reached a final close of $75 million for its first fund, significantly exceeding expectations from its original target of $60M. ICV will invest in Israeli companies (or Israel-realted) in renewable energy, water purification, energy efficiency and clean technology.
ICV is the first Israeli cleantech-focused investment […]

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MediaBoost is Seeking A Capital Boost

I was really happy to find out that MediaBoost raised $1 Million from Teuza fund last week as part of a larger round that the company is looking to raise. The fund, a Fairchild Technology venture, had already invested $500K in MediaBoost last year, and judging by the prospects for the company, Teuza’s investment is […]

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Embed Casual Games on Your Website With AllFun.com

Online games are a huge traffic driver, but the current revenue models are limited. FUN Development Games is an Israeli company that is trying to put a spin on online gaming, by offering site owners the ability to embed a gaming platform on their sites.
To boost platform installs, Fun Dev created Allfun.com,AllFun is a new […]

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Bitesize Sunday: Weekend Reading on VC, Startups and Beyond

I’m testing the new version of Mozilla Firefox 3 beta 5 (you’ll be amazed how much difference there is with beta 1). Even though the speed is dramatically better, it is no excuse for having so many browser windows open. Therefore, just before I close all, below are a few of the links that have […]

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AllRise.com Presents Cyber Arbitration

Jury, have you reached your verdict? Techcrunch’ s Michael Arrington says he has. Yesterday he reviewed Allrise.com, an Israeli site in private alpha that offers a community arbitration platform. What’s the verdict? He loved it. Users of AllRise can present their cases to a ‘community courthouse’, by creating online complaints against anyone (boss, wife, municipality) […]

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High Tech Networking Events in Israel

When I put together the Israeli Startup Roundtable in Tel Aviv last month, I realized that there’s a real need for networking in Israel. It’s a small country, so supposedly everyone knows everyone, but what is missing is a formal opportunity to connect, exchange ideas and discuss business opportunities with like-minded techies.
Tech Community
Kinnernet is a […]

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Labs, Incubators and Angel Funds Search For Early Stage Startups

It’s good to be a startup in Israel right now. Venture capital investments hit a seven year record, and everyone seems to be looking for early stage startups. Angels have found their place in the food chain, and it all seems to make sense.
1) The early stage investors are interested in ideas, and willing to […]

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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 […]

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