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Eze Vidra

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.
  • Joined: November 13, 2007
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Putting Israeli eSports startups on the map

The growth in cloud gaming presents a big opportunity for startups. Until now, the main benefactors of free-to-play Battle Royale games like Fortnite or Apex Legends were the studios (Epic Games, EA, etc.) or the platforms (like Twitch, YouTube, Caffeine, etc.) as well as the advertising platforms, who drove traffic to these games initially. With the growth in the gamer and viewer population, the dollars are pouring in from gamers (for skins, and in-game purchases), brands and media companies (who otherwise struggle to reach this demographic). Couple that growth with new tech developments (AI, computer vision, real time streaming with zero latency, streaming overlays, etc) and it's clear to see new opportunities emerging for for startups in 'game enablers' or 'game enhancers'.

Coding bootcamps and Social Impact

coding bootcamps in Israel

“Give a man a fish, and you’ll feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and he’ll buy a funny hat. Talk to a hungry man about fish, and you’re a consultant.” — Scott Adams Things we know…

How AR is Enhancing Retail

Zozo suit AR

In a recent A16Z podcast, Marc Andreessen said he believes that VR will be “like 1000 times bigger” than AR. He also recognised that this is a very contrarian view to consensus in the Valley, which puts VR as a niche and…

The European VC Tech Stack in 2019

European VC tech Stack

According to PitchBook data, there are about 15,700 venture and corporate venture funds globally, out of which 8,628 venture capital funds in the US alone (54%), and another 4,553 in Europe (29%), not counting accelerators in both cases. The growth…

Techbikers 2018 year in review

techbikers 2018

“TechBikers are a unifying force in the London tech start-up community and a testament to the power of purpose in bringing together a community to do good. In 2018, TechBikers helped to fund 9 libraries in Vietnam, 4 libraries in…

AI in Israel Grows Beyond Computer Vision

Computer vision

More than 1,200 AI startups (broadly defined) were created in Israel since 2010.  79% of which are still active, 6% have been acquired, and 15% have ceased to operate. With more than 667 of them raising at least one founding…

How Venture Capital Funds Leverage AI and Big Data

big data analytics

Venture Capitalists invest in tech, but how much tech do they actually USE in running their own business? From sourcing investment opportunities to choosing which ones will take off,  I took a look at the latest trends in AI and…

Foreign Investment in Israel tech reaches 77% of total

Multinational Corporate involvement in Israel is breaking new records, reaching 77% of total invested capital in 2018. Large part of that activity is driven by MNCs. There are 368 multinational corporations active today in Israel. They drive much of the M&A activity and leverage Israel's talent for R&D. While overall it's extremely positive, it can also create a talent crunch for fledgling startups.