There is no magic formula to secure funding from any VC, let alone one that is not in your home country. It’s almost like finding a relationship – if you’re lucky, you will find the partner of your dreams, but…
In 2007, when vertical search was hotter than Twitter, people search was the cherry to pick. Indeed, many tried. Spock Spokeo, Wink, Peekyou, Pipl.com and in some ways, Israel’s own Delver, to name a few. Now the people search vertical is heating…
The London Business School Entrepreneurship Club is organising a networking event mid-March for current MBA and Executive MBA students to meet entrepreneurs. The aim of this event is networking and knowledge-sharing between people who are thinking of starting their own…
As the volume of user generated content grows, discovering quality content is becoming harder and harder. Just think about how much crap you read in blogs for the one link you feel is note worthy, or these days, Twitter worthy.…
Barack Ben Ezer, a former Microsoft employee, has delivered what seems to be the top Israeli iPhone app. After seven years in the cellular section of Microsoft, Barack and his good friend Tommy Sheinfeld have started MyApParty, and developed a unique…
Happy Monday everyone. Below is a short list of links that caught my attention on the week ending on February 22 2009: 1. Hulu no longer plays on Boxee- It turns out that CBS decided that it wants to keep…
The World Mobile Congress 2009 wrapped up in Barcelona this week. Despite the relatively low expectations given the world economic recession, GSMA 2009 set the tone for an exciting year in mobile developments. Israeli start ups: Despite a terrible location in…
You may have noticed that VC Cafe has been down temporarily in the last few days. After long discussions with my hosting company and many attempts to reveal the source of the problem, it turned out that VC Cafe was…
Calcalist reports that Pitango is trying to stop the acquisition of 3DV systems by Microsoft, which is currently being ‘cooked’ by Kleiner Perkins. Pitango claims that the bid put forth by Microsoft (approximately $35 million) is too low and that Kleiner…
Haaretz was the first source to report that Microsoft is about to put the first Israeli exit in 2009 on the map. According to the report, Microsoft is in talks to acquire 3DV Systems for $35 million. The Israeli start…
