According to IVC Research, 28% of the venture capital investments were made in seed stage companies in 2008, compared to 43% in 2007. More than 30% of the vc funds in Israel made no investments in seed companies in 2008. Greylock…
Twitter is becoming the new content recommendation engine. More and more, I discover posts, tools and people through recommendations from users I’m connected with, including top tier VCs, serial entrepreneurs as well as Lance Armstrong, Shaq, the Dalai Lama and more. …
These past couple of weeks have brought me one bad customer experience after another. In the midst of a global recession you would think businesses would make customer happiness a priority. Client retention should be of paramount importance as they…
The Mobile World Congress 2009 will take place in Barcelona next week (Feb 16-19), under the big cloud of uncertainty that the current economic downturn presents to the mobile industry. Reports are saying that the event organizers expect a 15%…
Outbrain has just announced a $12M Series-B investment led by Carmel Ventures. Outbrain’s previous investors – Gemini Israel Funds, Lightspeed Venture Partners and GlenRock Israel – all participated in the round. In addition, Zohar Gilon and Rhodium have also joined…
1) Siano Mobile Sillicon, an Israeli start up developing silicon receivers for the emerging mobile digital TV (MDTV) market, has created technology that will enable iPhones to receive digital TV. It’s a major announcement for the tiny company, who will be…
It’s been three years since the VC Cafe debuted as And what a ride it has been. We’ve covered hundreds of Israeli products as well as the ups, and recent downs, of the venture capital rollercoaster; ranging from the…
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.…
Israeli start up TVinci, developer of online and mobile video solution for media companies and cellular carriers, has announced a first round of $1.6 Millon led by Zohar Gilon’s and Ron Tamir’s Keidan Capital Group. TVinci specializes in creating VOD and…
London Business School Technology Club would like to invite you to the annual London Technology Summit which will take place on Friday, 20 February 2009 at RCOG campus, London, UK. This event brings together more than 200 executives, professionals, corporate guests and journalists. This…
