The coolness factor
For more strips go to: Dilbert.com
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.
The coolness factor
For more strips go to: Dilbert.com
Boost Virality of Website Content – Introducing "Wildfire"
Israeli startup Gigya, developer of social-sharing tools, was recently nomintaed as one of the hottest startups by KillerStartups.com. (In case you were curious, other names on the list included YoName, CambrianHouse, Xing and Ganges). Gigya’s latest product, Wildfire, is useful…
Reuters buys Israeli start-up ClearForest
ClearForest has developed text analysis solutions for business intelligence applications.Globes and Haaretz reported that Reuters Group has acquired Israeli text analysis technology developer ClearForest Ltd. for about $25 million. The companies announced the deal today, before trading began on Nasdaq.ClearForest…
Bubble Burst – web 2.0 for sale
In the past two years we’ve seen over 1154 web 2.0 start-ups, based on the logo count of GoWeb20. Unfortunately, not all start-ups make it which created a new type of commodity: web 2.0 sites for sale. As reported by…
Keep an eye on NeoCleus
Neocleus, a security start up in stealth mode was reported to raise $5M in a round led by Battery Ventures and Gemini Israel Funds. This round follows a seed investment of $700,000 made by the two funds a year ago.…
Israeli Telco Database Startup Xeround Raises $7M
Xeround Systems, an Israeli based Telco Database start up has recently raised 7M in a second round of financing from Benchmark Capital and Giza Venture Capital. To date, Xeround raised a total of $14M. According to their website, “Xeround’s unique…
William Blair – 35 Israeli start ups to follow
“Israel has become an important market for investors, particularly in the technology sector.” William Blair & Co., a strategic partner of Poalim Capital Markets – Investment Bank Ltd., has initiated a quarterly survey of Israel. Richard Kiphart, the head of…
A lot has been written about 5Min
Israeli start-up 5Min describes itself as a place to find short video solutions for any practical question and a forum for people wanting to share their knowledge. 5Min’s goal is to create a community Life VideoPedia, by providing user generated…
Start Up Journal Blog Watch
Greetings! After almost two months of absence due to a coast-to-coast move, I’m happy to be back to VC Cafe, and there’s much ground to cover. First, some exciting news. Sarah Needleman from the Wall Street Journal interviewed me a…
Online Animation Startup AniBoom Gets $4.5 Million Funding
Israeli startup AniBoom has raised $4.5 million for its emerging online animation community, reports NewTeeVee. The round was led by Israeli VC firm Evergreen ($610 million under management). AniBoom is an online video aggregator for animated films, with online tools…