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Eze Vidra
Eze Vidra is the founder of VC Cafe and the co-founder and managing partner of Remagine Ventures, a pre-seed fund investing in ambitious founders at the intersection of AI, technology, entertainment, gaming, and commerce with a spotlight on Israel.
He is a former General Partner at Google Ventures (GV) in Europe, former head of Google for Entrepreneurs in Europe, and founding head of Campus London, Google's first startup hub. Eze writes on Israeli tech, venture capital, artificial intelligence, and founder strategy.
He is also the founder of Techbikers, a nonprofit that brings together the startup ecosystem on cycling challenges in support of Room to Read.
Unusual Exit for Israel’s Delver
Now the company has announced its acquistion by... Sears Holdings. The price of the acquisition was not disclosed, but chances are that this is not a 'happy exit' for Delver's investors, mainly Carmel Ventures who invested $4 million in Delver. The company struggled to raise 6 million NIS in recent months.
@Ediggs Twitter Updates for 2009-03-08
posting on vccafe; Unusual buyers for Israel’s Delver…. # And vuuualla: # So far 160,000 viewers have paid 9 NIS and signed up for the channel that broadcasts nothing but the Big Brother in Israel # Unusual Exit…
@Ediggs Twitter Updates for 2009-03-07
Reading: When job seekers invade Facebook # #TGIF Going to grab a pint with my mates on Baker Street :-) # Quote of the day: “In London the weather forecast should say what percentage of the day will be…
@Ediggs Twitter Updates for 2009-03-07
Reading: When job seekers invade Facebook # #TGIF Going to grab a pint with my mates on Baker Street :-) # Quote of the day: “In London the weather forecast should say what percentage of the day will be…
@Ediggs Twitter Updates for 2009-03-06
an online community of both finance professionals and b-school students seeking employment. # Onset Technology Raises $3 Million from Cedar Fund # Onset Technology Raises $3 Million from Cedar Fund – # Reading: “Venture Capital Cafe” ()…
Onset Technology Raises $3 Million from Cedar Fund
Israeli veteran Onset Technology said it has raised $3 million in a funding round led by the Cedar Fund. The company was founded in 1997. Onset’s mission statement is quite ambitious: To be the world’s leading provider of software solutions that…
Vertex Sees more Value in ComAbility, Adds $4 Million
Back in November of 2007, VC Cafe reported on Comability’s first round of $6 million, to provide the backbone for Broadband Internet, cellular and WiFi providers in a cheaper and more flexible way than other players in the market. Today ComAbility has announced an…
Invest in Israel Newsletter: February 2009
As every month, VC Cafe is re-posting the “Invest in Israel” Newsletter, published by the investment promotion center of Israel’s Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor, which offers many helpful tools for prospecting investors. DESPITE GLOBAL RECESSION FDI TO ISRAEL NEAR RECORD HIGH IN…
10 Links I Caught on Twitter This Week
Google’s Schmidt: Twitter is poor man’s email ‘Digital Discoverability’ Among Top Trends for 2009 – Social media trends report. This is a PDF. Twitter thoughts motion chart: http://yvoschaap.com/twitte… 10 Fortune 500 companies that started with nothing …