After a few sluggish quarters, the gaming industry is showing signs of life again on the investment front. In Q1 2024, VCs invested $594 million across 124 gaming deals, a 94% increase from last quarter. M&A was nearly flat, with 40 transactions completed. Let’s take a look at the recent uptick and what it could …
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The Dark Side of the Techno-Utopian Dream
Marques Brownlee (MKBHD) is a creator, professional reviewer and bonafide influencer with millions of followers across social media channels (18.5M subscribers on Youtube, 6.2M on X, 4.8M on Instagram etc). His reviews are honest, sometimes negative, and indeed, influential. Marques got a lot of grief last week for publishing a negative review of the Humane …
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Strategies for Generative AI Startups to Captivate Audiences and Stand Out in a Crowded Landscape
It’s no secret that Israeli startups shoot above their weight. But now, a new report published by Dealroom (created in partnership with Tel Aviv Tech) shows that Tel Aviv is the world’s #1 most productive tech ecosystem in the world. A few staggering facts: Tel Aviv has a promising funnel of startups, breakouts and scaleups. …
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The battleground for consumer attention and engagement is fiercer than ever. Platforms traditionally known for streaming videos or facilitating professional networking are expanding their horizons into the gaming sector. This move underscores a strategic pivot towards creating more interactive and immersive experiences, aimed at capturing and retaining user attention in an increasingly fragmented digital landscape. …
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The last few years have been a bit of a rollercoaster for tech entrepreneurs and investors. The highs were high, the lows were low, and the future seemed uncertain. Luckily, Vintage Investment Partners, an Israel-based fund of funds and growth investor, shared a series of graphs posted by Asaf Horesh (links at the bottom of …
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Calling Israeli startup founders in Interactive Entertainment, AI & Gaming! With the rapid advancement of generative AI, we’re seeing content creation, distribution and monetisation being disrupted faster than ever before. Whether it’s text, images, audio, video or even music, new tools are democratising creativity, enabling new opportunities for startups. Are you building in this space? …
Since I’ve started writing about Israeli startups in 2004, there has never been any event like October 7 and the war that followed. Now, 150 days after October 7th, the Israeli startup ecosystem is once again in a tough spot. In February 2024, Israeli startups raised $293 million in 16 deals, a 60% decline from …
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