I’m a fan of ‘requests for startups’ lists as they give a Zeitgeist for what investors are looking for (and think it’s a good opportunity’ in a period in time. This year, I’ve already published two of these lists –…
Michael Seibel first joined YC as a founder (twice: w07, w12) — once with the live streaming service Justin.TV (which morphed into Twitch) and later on Socialcam, another streaming app. Michael later served as a group partner, managing director, and…
“Products that are loved and used by customers don’t start with what you want to build; they start with what your customers need.” – Des Traynor, co-founder of Intercom AI startups attracted a record 46.4% of the total $209 billion…
Corporate accelerators are a recent phenomenon, both in Israel and globally. Microsoft selected Israel last year to launch its very first accelerator program. The company takes no equity, with the emphasis on business and technical mentoring.
I connected with Ofir to learn more about Capple Factory and Just Us. As app startups are growing in numbers and in popularity (taking Israeli startup Shaker who was crowned the winner of TechCrunch Disrupt yesterday), I was especially interested in the early stage challenges of launching an app and driving adoption
Since their inauguration in February 2011, little has been shared on the VentureGeeks program or its participants - until now. Yesterday, VentureGeeks unveiled its first five investments in their Investor Day event, following the Y Combinator model.
Startup incubators have grown in double digits in the last couple of years. Following the success of Ycombinator and TechStars, in recent years we have seen literally hundreds of regional incubators set up in the rest of the US and Europe, across campuses and within vertical industries, such as mobile or finance.
GeekMedia, the company behind the Israeli blog NewsGeek (Hebrew) has launched VentureGeeks, a new incubator program in Israel, which will provide seed funding and mentorship to Israeli startups. The Tel-Aviv based incubator is meant to serve as an accelerator program for startups, following the model of US based Y Combinator. Startups which are admitted to the program will receive up to $20,000 in pre-seed funding, office space, administrative services and advice from a group of mentors. The cost for startups is 10% of their equity.
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