Battery Ventures Announces New $750 Million Fund

Amidst a 72% decline in funds raised by Israeli venture capital funds in 2009, Battery Ventures announced the completion of its new fund, BV-9, totaling $750 million. This is one of the largest funds raised in the first quarter of 2010 as VC funds struggle to raise money due to poor performance and low liquidity.

Event: Israel and the Global Economic Crisis

On Sunday November 15th, Said Business School at Oxford University is hosting a one day conference focusing on the impact of the Global economic crisis on Israel.

Global from Day One: kaChing has the potential to disrupt the managed funds industry

Palo Alto-based kaChing, the investing talent marketplace, is poised to become a key agent for disruption of the managed funds industry through its service which democratizes access to investing talent.

IVC Report: VC Investments in Israeli Companies Decline 50% in Q3

08 Israeli high tech companies raised a total of $303 million in Q3, according to the latest report conducted by the IVC Research Center.

Amdocs Venture Announces Investments in Amobee and Trivenet

Amdocs announced two investments in Israeli start ups in an event held yesterday in Sillicon Valley. The Israeli giant unveiled its Open Innovation program by disclosing its investments in Amobee Media Systems, which develops mobile advertising server solutions for telecommunications providers, as well as Trivnet, a platform for mobile-based transaction management.  The terms of the deals were [...]

An Amateur’s Take on The Broken VC Model

I’m not expert, but the VC model seems to be broken. How can small start ups sustain the large exit expectations? An amateur tries to solve the problem.

Deloitte Survey Shows VCs are Cutting Back On Start Ups

The annual Venture Capital global survey by Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu (DTT) and the NVCA shows that when it comes to investing in start ups, venture capitalists are cutting back. The survey gathered the opinion of 725 partners in venture capital funds worldwide, including Israel. Despite declining valuations and virtually no exits in 2009, VCs are [...]

Israeli VCs Make Less and Smaller First Investments in 2009

The IVC research center has released the Summary of Israeli High-Tech Company Capital Raising for Q1 2009. $265 million were raised by start ups in the first quarter of 2009 from both local and foreign funds.

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.

Securing Funding from International VCs

There is no magic formula to secure funding from any VC, let alone one that is not in your home country. It’s almost like finding a relationship – if you’re lucky, you will find the partner of your dreams, but there’s going to be a lot of due diligence before you commit to anything serious.
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