Invest in Israel, the investment promotion center of Israel’s Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor, Foreign Trade Administration has published a list of Israeli M&A deals in the recent years. I cleaned it up a little bit and presented below…
2008 is almost upon us and the deal flow doesn’t seem to slow down for the holidays. I can hardly keep up with the headlines, so here’s a short recap of the latest business news in the Israeli start up…
The National Venture Capital Association conducted a survey asking 170 of its members about their predictions for 2008. The questions were: 1) How much will vcs invest in 2008? Median answer: 71% of the respondents said between 20 and 29…
My friend sent me the Flickr stream from the Red Herring Conference in Seattle. Good times. Here are select pictures from the event: Pensive talk with a VC following a panel on VC investments in Europe. The panel discussed opportunities…
“Israelis’ time arrives – tech making trek from the dessert to the valley” – that is the title of Adrienne Sanders’ excellent article published in San Francisco Business Times this morning. Adrienne lined up a comprehensive outlook on the Israeli…
The Israeli M&A market is on fire. Just last week HP announced the purchase of Israel-based Nur Microprinters for $117.5 million and today it’s the turn of NetManage (Nasdaq:NETM), a company with deep Israeli roots. The 27-year-old company founded by…
Le Web, a tech conference in Paris organized by Loic Le Meur of Seesmic, attracted some of Europe’s most promising startups. Each year, LeWeb hosts a startup competition that consists of short presentations in front of a panel of judges.…
How often do you watch TV, read a magazine, talk to friends or see a billboard and think, “I should check that out” or “I should e-mail that to a friend”? Ever tried to remember a long URL for a…
As we approach the end of 2007, it's time to look back at the year that was and... start making forecasts for 2008.
Gamers listen up: 3DV Systems, a pioneer Israeli tech startup and world leader in 3D video imaging, has developed a revlutionary technology that could revolutionize the $30 billion gaming industry. It’s latest development is called ZCam™ – a low cost…
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