The World Mobile Congress 2009 wrapped up in Barcelona this week. Despite the relatively low expectations given the world economic recession, GSMA 2009 set the tone for an exciting year in mobile developments. Israeli start ups: Despite a terrible location in…
You may have noticed that VC Cafe has been down temporarily in the last few days. After long discussions with my hosting company and many attempts to reveal the source of the problem, it turned out that VC Cafe was…
Calcalist reports that Pitango is trying to stop the acquisition of 3DV systems by Microsoft, which is currently being ‘cooked’ by Kleiner Perkins. Pitango claims that the bid put forth by Microsoft (approximately $35 million) is too low and that Kleiner…
Haaretz was the first source to report that Microsoft is about to put the first Israeli exit in 2009 on the map. According to the report, Microsoft is in talks to acquire 3DV Systems for $35 million. The Israeli start…
According to IVC Research, 28% of the venture capital investments were made in seed stage companies in 2008, compared to 43% in 2007. More than 30% of the vc funds in Israel made no investments in seed companies in 2008. Greylock…
Twitter is becoming the new content recommendation engine. More and more, I discover posts, tools and people through recommendations from users I’m connected with, including top tier VCs, serial entrepreneurs as well as Lance Armstrong, Shaq, the Dalai Lama and more. …
These past couple of weeks have brought me one bad customer experience after another. In the midst of a global recession you would think businesses would make customer happiness a priority. Client retention should be of paramount importance as they…
The Mobile World Congress 2009 will take place in Barcelona next week (Feb 16-19), under the big cloud of uncertainty that the current economic downturn presents to the mobile industry. Reports are saying that the event organizers expect a 15%…
Outbrain has just announced a $12M Series-B investment led by Carmel Ventures. Outbrain’s previous investors – Gemini Israel Funds, Lightspeed Venture Partners and GlenRock Israel – all participated in the round. In addition, Zohar Gilon and Rhodium have also joined…
1) Siano Mobile Sillicon, an Israeli start up developing silicon receivers for the emerging mobile digital TV (MDTV) market, has created technology that will enable iPhones to receive digital TV. It’s a major announcement for the tiny company, who will be…
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