Israel-based Vollee Ltd, the world’s first 3G Mobile Gaming Solution, said it will bring San Francisco-based virtual world platform Second Life to 3G handsets via its streaming mobile games service. According to Vollee, its Second Life mobile service will work…
In the latest report compiled by Dow Jones VentureSource, numbers show a strengthening trend in clean technology investments worldwide. A record sum of over $3 billion was poured into 221 clean clean technology deals globally in 2007, representing a 43%…
Today I received the latest newsletter provided by the investment promotion center of Israel’s Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor. Below is the full newsletter, for your reference. ISRAELI ECONOMY GREW BY 6.4% IN Q4 2007 Despite global slowdown, Israel’s…
The economy slump in the US is creeping out on the venture capital investments in Israel. Kesselman & Kesselman PricewaterhouseCoopers Israel has released its latest MoneyTree report, analyzing Israeli venture capital investments in Q4 of 2007. 53 venture capital firms…
Walden Israel, one of Israel’s oldest venture capital funds, is closing its doors after failing to raise sufficient capital for its follow-on fund. Walden is following several Israeli Venture Capital Funds who failed to raised follow-on commitments and subsequently decided…
Granite Hacarmel Investments Ltd., a publicly-traded holding company that owns leading Israeli companies in the energy, infrastructure, chemicals and synergetic industries (Sonol, Supergas), will invest $6 million in a new Indian consortium that will invest in renewable energy projects in…
Targetech Innovation Center, which changed its name from Target Technology Center (perhaps to avoid confusion with the known US retailer Target), is a “new privatized dynamic high-technology center located in Israel.” Managed by experienced CEO Azriel Kadim, Targetech is a…
Israel’s Catalyst Investment, along with Carmel Ventures and Pitango Venture Capital have invested $4.25M in Boston-based Proficiency, a “leading developer of solutions that enable manufacturers and their suppliers to extract and share product knowledge from diverse engineering and manufacturing environments.”…
The Israeli exit list for 2008 continues to grow. Microsoft announced today the acquisition of YaData (literally means “you knew” in Hebrew), a provider of advanced tools for the discovery of unique customer segments. Exact deal terms were undisclosed, but…
Professor Avraham Hochberg from the Hebrew University is the Chief Scientist of Biocancell, a two-year-old Israeli biotech startup specializing in the development of patient-oriented, targeted therapy for the treatment of a wide range of cancers. Biocancell was created with former…
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