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…
Israel-based startup Optimal Test has raised $16 million in a second round of financing led by Evergreen Venture Partners as well as former investors – Carmel Ventures and Pitango. The round brings to $30 million the total VC funds raised…
Let’s get right to it: 1. Sequoia invests in Israeli based Kenshoo, a SEM competitor to Google’s Double Click. Unlike Omniture and Atlas Solutions, Kenshoo enables both financial and quality management of SEM campaigns. [via The Marker (Hebrew) and via]…
Alt Search Engines, a blog by Charles Knight covering alternative-search, ranked the top 10 alternative search engines of 2007. Among the ten finalists, the 2nd and 4th places were taken by Israel-based search engines. Answers.com is an SEO engine covering…
Have a cold? Nasty rash? You are not alone. According to a recent study by Pew Research, ten million Americans per day use the Internet to search for health-related information. However, the majority are dissatisfied with their search experience: A…
Paul Kedrosky’s blog, Infectious Greed drew my attention to Time’s Top 10 worst and top biz deals of 2007. 10 Worst Business Deals of 2007 Top 10 Best Business Deals of 2007 1 The Public Invests in Blackstone Group…
Jonathan Medved is the founder of Israel Seed , a Jerusalem based VC , and also serves as the CEO of Vringo, an Israeli startup developing video ringtones. Jon, a California native, talked to the Washington Post about Israel’s unique…
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