Online games are a huge traffic driver, but the current revenue models are limited. FUN Development Games is an Israeli company that is trying to put a spin on online gaming, by offering site owners the ability to embed a…
I’m testing the new version of Mozilla Firefox 3 beta 5 (you’ll be amazed how much difference there is with beta 1). Even though the speed is dramatically better, it is no excuse for having so many browser windows open.…
Jury, have you reached your verdict? Techcrunch’ s Michael Arrington says he has. Yesterday he reviewed Allrise.com, an Israeli site in private alpha that offers a community arbitration platform. What’s the verdict? He loved it. Users of AllRise can present…
When I put together the Israeli Startup Roundtable in Tel Aviv last month, I realized that there’s a real need for networking in Israel. It’s a small country, so supposedly everyone knows everyone, but what is missing is a formal…
Last month VC Cafe held a successful Startup Roundtable in Israel. Now, it’s time for a pilot run for the US Chapter. Tomorrow morning we’ll be having a casual Startup Roundtable in the financial district in San Francisco. If you…
Start-Up Factory, an Israeli angel ‘fund’ formed by dozens of Israeli industry and technology leaders, has made a $1 Million investment in Jinni, a stealth movie recommendation engine led by Yossi Glick. Jinni solves an interesting problem. PPV, VOD and…
AdMob, the largest mobile phone advertising platform (and a proud sponsor of VC Cafe) has just launched AdMob Mobile Analytics, offering an easy way for advertisers to track their mobile impressions. The service is given for free and it’s currently…
It’s good to be a startup in Israel right now. Venture capital investments hit a seven year record, and everyone seems to be looking for early stage startups. Angels have found their place in the food chain, and it all…
Arik Czerniak and Ofer Adler, the two founders of Metacafe that are no longer involved in the day to day operations of the “Israeli Youtube”, have cashed out their shares. Each one of them made $2.5 million as reported by…
Pitango, Israel’s largest VC injected $12 million into Worklight, the enterprise 2.0 Israeli startup. Pitango was joined by previous investors Genesis Partners, Index Ventures and Shlomo Kramer, a world renowned security expert and Imperva CEO. Worklight develops and markets a…
