Rumoured: Israel’s PLY Media Raised $6 Mil in Series A

Welcome to VC Cafe. If you’re new around here, you may want to subscribe to our feed and get daily updates for FREE. Techcrunch reports that PLY Media, an Israeli startup based in Palo Alto and Israel, has raised a first round of $6 million, led by Greylock Partners and Elron Electronic Industries, an Israeli [...]

Just In: Innovid Media Raises $3M For In-Video Product Placement

Genesis Partners, an Israel-based fund focusing on seed stage investments, was the sole investor in a $3 million funding round of Innovid Media, developer of an innovative interactive video advertising platform. Following the investment, Genesis partner Jonny Saacks will join Innovid’s board. Jeff Pulver, known as the VOIP expert and organizer of the VON conference, was a seed investor in [...]

The chosen people: 15 startups to represent Israel in Silicon Valley

Back in November, I posted a call for Israeli companies to apply to the Israel Web Tour, a week long trip to Silicon Valley organized by the California Israel Chamber of Commerce led by Shuly Galili. 90 companies have applied, and after careful deliberation, the tour’s steering committee has selected the 15 companies that will [...]

Israeli companies take 2nd and 3rd places in startup competition

Le Web, a tech conference in Paris organized by Loic Le Meur of Seesmic, attracted some of Europe’s most promising startups. Each year, LeWeb hosts a startup competition that consists of short presentations in front of a panel of judges. From 130 applicants, 33 contestants were selected to participate in this year’s Le Web 3 [...]