The Israeli exit list for 2008 continues to grow. Microsoft announced today the acquisition of YaData (literally means “you knew” in Hebrew), a provider of advanced tools for the discovery of unique customer segments. Exact deal terms were undisclosed, but…
Professor Avraham Hochberg from the Hebrew University is the Chief Scientist of Biocancell, a two-year-old Israeli biotech startup specializing in the development of patient-oriented, targeted therapy for the treatment of a wide range of cancers. Biocancell was created with former…
Given Imaging’s new PillCam COLON was not approved for commercial distribution by the FDA on February 18, even though it’s been approved for commercial use in Israel and Europe. The Israeli company develops, produces and markets innovative, patient-friendly products that…
MGIC Plc, a new Israeli investment company, aims to find the “new google” by investing $100-300 thousand in Web 2.0 startups that are 6 – 9 months away from generating revenue. The founders include the founder of JDATE, Alon Carmel,…
SCPVitalife Fund is a new Israel venture capital capital that has just raised a whole lot of money to invest in Israel’s promising biomed startups. Jeff Dykan, Managing Director of the fund said they “planned to raise $150 million but…
Outbrain announced the closing of a $5M A-round investment today, led by Gemini Israel Funds and Lightspeed Venture Partners. Outbrain’s seed investor GlenRock Israel, also participated in the round. Outbrain is a content recommendation and rating platform for blogs, news…
Tonight was the Oscar night, but Hollywood stars are not the only ones getting the attention. No less than eight rounds were raised by Israeli companies in the last couple of weeks, totaling over $72 million. What are the reasons…
TheMarker, Israel’s prominent business magazine and Haaretz, one of Israel’s largest newspapers, featured VC Cafe in a spread on “The Blogs That Every Israeli Startup Should Know“. Guy Grimland, editor of TheMarker IT, interviewed me a couple weeks ago and…
I’m going to resume writing on all the VC and Israeli startup news soon, but first I wanted to share a piece of personal news with you. This past week while on vacation in Hawaii, I asked my long-time girlfriend…
I’m vacationing in a tropical paradise this weekend, but I’ll be back next week, with more Israeli startup news, exclusive interviews and VC deals…
