I’m going to resume writing on all the VC and Israeli startup news soon, but first I wanted to share a piece of personal news with you. This past week while on vacation in Hawaii, I asked my long-time girlfriend to be my wife. I’m happy to report she said “Ken!” (yes in Hebrew). To …
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I’m vacationing in a tropical paradise this weekend, but I’ll be back next week, with more Israeli startup news, exclusive interviews and VC deals…
Last week’s top story was with no doubt Microsoft’s bid to acquire Yahoo. The plot was full of twists and drama, saved only to”Jurassic Park” style M&A deals like this one. Israel didn’t stand still last week, so I’ve gathered the most interesting startup and venture capital headlines of the week in my bitesize format. …
How many times have you sat down with your overpriced Starbucks soy latte and the internet couldn’t connect? Apparently too many times, because Starbucks decided to do something about it. In an official press release, Starbucks got rid of T-Mobile and announced plans to deliver AT&T Wi-FiSM service at more than 7,000 company-operated Starbucks locations …
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Nuconomy, an Israeli web analytics startup and one of the most promising companies of the Israel Web Tour, has announced its A round of investment led by WPP Digital, the digital investment arm of WPP Group. The round was raised by Mark Read (Strategy Director) and Jeff Krantz (EVP Strategy and Corp Development) who also joined Nuconomy’s …
After a week packed with meetings, presentations, pitches and networking opportunities, the Israel Web Tour concluded on Friday after a great party at Slide. I believe that sharing is caring, so I thought I’d share with you my notes from the public showcase. First, let’s take a deeper look into the companies that participated in the …
And the saga continues: After a week of speculations, we thought we’ve heard everything. It started with Microsoft’s bid. Then rumors said that a PE firm will come to the rescue. Google couldn’t just be a bystander and added oil to the fire by offering Yahoo a sweet advertising deal and a larger piece of …
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Vator TV, Bambi Francisco’s video startup, is a marketplace for ideas and capital. Founded in 2007, Vator showcases hundreds of video “elevator pitches”, uploaded by people looking to pitch their ideas, businesses, skillsets or needs, such as capital, partner or staffing requirements. I had the chance to pitch VC Cafe on Vator, and the results …
There was little known about Dov Moran’s start up Modu when I covered it’s appearance at CES 2008 last month. At the time, speculations alluded to a mobile technology that allows users to transform electronics into mobile phones, or visa versa give mobile phone flexible capabilities of other consumer electronic devices. They weren’t that far off.Today, Modu …
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After kicking off the Israel Web Tour at Ask.com on Monday, I’m now at the web tour’s public showcase, being held at the Microsoft SVC Campus in Mountain View, CA. In attendance: approximately 300 people ranging from entrepreneurs, VCs, press and people connected to the Israeli startup industry. After openning notes from Shuly Galili, Chairman …
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