I ran across Yoav Andrew Leitersdorf in the Red Herring Global conference in Seattle. Yoav is Israeli, and a managing partner of YL Ventures, a boutique European venture capital fund focused on early stage high tech companies. The fund will announce it’s first investment this morning and the news will be publicly available later today. …
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The 50 most promising private Israeli startups in 2016, according to Calcalist. The startups were nominated and evaluated by some of the top VC funds in Israel.
AcceloWeb, an Israeli startup formerly known as Fasterweb, has been acquired by Limelight Networks (Nasdaq:LLNW) for undisclosed terms. Acceloweb develops technology that helps increase the load time of websites, a need that has been growing as applications migrate to the cloud. Following the deal Acceloweb will become Limelight’s development center in Israel.
Here’s a list of noteworthy links for the week starting on February 9th 2009. Some old, some new, but all GOOD. 1. How important is search for users? According to TNS, 81% of Internet users use search to find information. 2. Yahoo Finance lists 15 companies that might not survive 2009. 3. Do you know …
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Updated Business tools for Startups Every startup faces multiple choices and decisions when it comes to technology. Whether you’re wondering what site search you should use or what is the best email marketing tool, knowledge is power. A group of Seedcamp entrepreneurs started a startup tools wiki for that purpose, and we thought it would …
After a week packed with meetings, presentations, pitches and networking opportunities, the Israel Web Tour concluded on Friday after a great party at Slide. I believe that sharing is caring, so I thought I’d share with you my notes from the public showcase. First, let’s take a deeper look into the companies that participated in the …
After kicking off the Israel Web Tour at Ask.com on Monday, I’m now at the web tour’s public showcase, being held at the Microsoft SVC Campus in Mountain View, CA. In attendance: approximately 300 people ranging from entrepreneurs, VCs, press and people connected to the Israeli startup industry. After openning notes from Shuly Galili, Chairman …
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Back in November, I posted a call for Israeli companies to apply to the Israel Web Tour, a week long trip to Silicon Valley organized by the California Israel Chamber of Commerce led by Shuly Galili. 90 companies have applied, and after careful deliberation, the tour’s steering committee has selected the 15 companies that will …
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Last week I caught up with Yoav Leitersdorf at the Red Herring Conference in Seattle and asked him about his fund and its unique exit strategy. We also talked about Yoav’s connection to Israel and the companies he’s currently looking for all across Europe. Yoav is an Israeli technologist and serial entrepreneur who founded, grew …
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