Big Funding Does Not Equal Guaranteed Success
Why Startups Should Stay Focused, Even With Millions in the Bank
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.
Israel’s AI Paradox: Global Powerhouse at a Crossroads
In a nondescript building in Tel Aviv, engineers are helping design Nvidia’s next-generation Blackwell chips—the same technology that will power tomorrow’s AI revolution. Nearby, Amazon’s Annapurna Labs, an Israeli startup acquired 10 years ago is now dubbed ‘Amazon’s secret sauce…
Building a Startup in the Age of AI: What’s Changed, What Hasn’t
There are companies we don’t even know, haven’t been started yet, their names aren’t known, might be extraordinarily big winners in the AI thing. AI is a much bigger landscape, opportunity landscape, than all the previous technologies we have known…
Weekly Firgun Newsletter – May 16 2025
The original version of this newsletter was published on Linkedin. For first time readers: the word “Firgun” (pronounced ‘feer-goon’) is an informal modern Hebrew term and concept in Israeli culture (originally Yiddish), which describes genuine, unselfish delight or pride in the…
Marketing While in Stealth Mode
Many early-stage startups operate in stealth mode—whether to buy time, perfect the product, or avoid tipping off competitors. But the rules of stealth have evolved. Today’s investors expect traction earlier, and complete silence is a competitive disadvantage. A conversation with…
Are AI Wrappers Investable? The Case For and Against
While we’re seeing record investment levels pour into AI companies, investing in AI is not exactly easy. There are many considerations for choosing to invest in a particular company, from ethical to the attractiveness of the market, the team’s technical…
The State of Gaming in Q2 2025
At GDC (the Games Developer Conference) this March in San Francisco, there was a bit of an elephant in the room. All the usual cocktail parties, dinners and events were taking place as normal, but a lot of the discussions…
Requests for Startups 2025 – Part 3
I’m a fan of ‘requests for startups’ lists as they give a Zeitgeist for what investors are looking for (and think it’s a good opportunity’ in a period in time. This year, I’ve already published two of these lists –…
Weekly Firgun Newsletter – May 9 2025
The original version of this newsletter was published on Linkedin. If you’re new here, the word “Firgun” (pronounced ‘feer-goon’) is an informal modern Hebrew term and concept in Israeli culture (originally Yiddish), which describes genuine, unselfish delight or pride in the…
The “AI-First” Company: CEOs Signal a Paradigm Shift
Mark Zuckerberg predicts that AI will write most of Meta’s code in 12 to 18 moths. Microsoft’s CEO Satya Nadella said that AI is already writing 20%-30% of Microsoft’s code… but it’s not just coding that is getting automated. According…