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May 9, 2026 Weekly insights on Israeli tech, venture capital, and AI
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.

Weekly #FIRGUN Newsletter – October 3 2025

Weekly #FIRGUN Newsletter October 3 2025

This newsletter was originally published on Linkedin. Subscribe to get the next edition in your inbox. In case 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…

Delighting Users: The Forgotten Art of Being Memorable

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“How many meetings did you have this year? And how many do you remember?” That question came from my old manager at a team offsite a few years ago. For most people in the room, the answer to the first…

The $100 Trillion Bet: Why World Models, Not LLMs, Define the Next Frontier of AI Investment

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The conversation in Silicon Valley is shifting. While Large Language Models (LLMs) like ChatGPT have dominated the digital sphere, delivering incredible utility for white-collar tasks, the consensus among AI pioneers is that these models are approaching a ceiling. The true…

Israel is positioned as a major Deep Tech Hub in new report

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Israel is home to 1,400 VC-backed Deep Tech startups, including 5 AI unicorns and 6 in semiconductors. Israeli Deep Tech Report 2025 This impressive statistic opens the newly released Israeli Deep Tech Report 2025 published by the Israel Innovation Authority…

AI Startups attacking the $4 Trillion Services Sector

AI Startups attacking the $4 Trillion Services

“How did you go bankrupt?” Bill asked.“Two ways,” Mike said. “Gradually, then suddenly” – Ernest Hemingway’s 1926 novel, The Sun Also Rises When ChatGPT was introduced in November 2022, it was mostly treated as a gimmick. Fast forward 3 years and…

Weekly Firgun Newsletter – September 26 2025

firgun newsletter september 26 2025

The original version of #FIRGUN was published on LinkedIn. Subscribe to get the next edition in your inbox. In case you’re new here, the word “Firgun” (pronounced ‘feer-goon’) is an informal modern Hebrew term and concept in Israeli culture (originally Yiddish),…

Which Barriers Still Block Agentic AI Adoption?

barries for agentic ai adoption

Agentic AI represents the next frontier in automated intelligence. Unlike traditional RPA (robotic process automation) or traditional GenAI, designed to answer a single prompt, Agentic AI can perform complex, multi-step tasks and automate entire workflows, making decisions across different systems.…

The Crucial Question Startup Founders Must Ask When They Start Selling

sell me this pen - Title" The Crucial Question Startup Founders Must Ask When They Start Selling" theme - the wolf of wall street sell me this pen scene

Startup founders are passionate about their product. They can recite the feature list, technical specifications, and future roadmap backward and forward. Yet, when it comes to early-stage sales, founders often fall into a trap: mistaking product enthusiasm for selling expertise.…

The Real Reasons VCs Pass on Your Startup (And What They Won’t Tell You)

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You’ve just wrapped up a pitch meeting with a top-tier VC firm. You nailed the deck, the demo went flawlessly, and you left feeling a buzz of optimism. A week goes by, then two. Finally, an email lands in your…

Weekly Firgun Newsletter – September 19 2025

weekly Firgun newsletter september 19 rosh hashana

The original version of this newsletter was published on LinkedIn. Subscribe and join our 7,000 readers to get the next edition in your inbox. In case you’re new here, the word “Firgun” (pronounced ‘feer-goon’) is an informal modern Hebrew term and…