On Tuesday (29/4) we received the sad news that Nahum Sharfman was killed with his wife Nava in a plane crash in Greece. The single engine CIRUS 22 crashed due to bad weather conditions and allegedly a pilot error. Nahum,61,…
MBA students pay attention: peHub has begun the annual Internship Rodeo with more than 60 different firms participating. To access these opportunities, you must comply with these two conditions: Access code: You should be able to obtain an access code…
TechCrunch reports that Fring, the Israeli start up developing VOIP and chat applications, has raised a C round from its current investors, who have already poured $13 million to date. Backers include: North Bridge Venture Partners, Pitango Venture Capital, Veritas Venture…
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QualiSystems, an Israeli start up and a pioneer in the field of Test Automation has completed a round of $3.5 million led by private investors. According to the Israeli press, the company plans to raise an additional $3.5 million. Among its…
allegations that Israeli VC fund Giza Venture Capital paid a hefty finder's fee to Hank Morris, a political advisor and close friend of former New York State Comptroller Alan Hevesi.
The IVC research center has released the Summary of Israeli High-Tech Company Capital Raising for Q1 2009. $265 million were raised by start ups in the first quarter of 2009 from both local and foreign funds.
Harvard Business School Professor Josh Lerner and the World Economic Forum have recently released the 2009 report on “The Global Economic Impact of Private Equity”. For research purposes private equity is defined as investments by professionally managed partnerships that involve…
New on VC Cafe: @Ediggs Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-04-20 # The New Internet Start-Up Boom: Get Rich Slow: # Updated the post 7 Start-Up Competitions Help Entrepreneurs Get Off Ground Read more: # Check this video out…
Image via Wikipedia Private Equity investors plan increased exposure to emerging markets in face of global economic downturn Institutional investors believe emerging markets will continue to present attractive investment opportunities in the coming year and plan to maintain or expand…
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