Free international calls from your cell phone, no PC required

Jajah, an Israeli VOIP provider, is taking VOIP to the next level with a new product called Jajah Direct. As its official blog explains, the service offers international calls for the price of a local call with no need for…

2007 M&A activity in Israel and then some

Invest in Israel, the investment promotion center of Israel’s Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor, Foreign Trade Administration has published a list of Israeli M&A deals in the recent years. I cleaned it up a little bit and presented below…

Bitesize Tuesday: hot Israeli cleantech, startup, vc, biotech and M&A headlines @ VC Cafe

2008 is almost upon us and the deal flow doesn’t seem to slow down for the holidays. I can hardly keep up with the headlines, so here’s a short recap of the latest business news in the Israeli start up…

National VC association makes predictions for 2008

The National Venture Capital Association conducted a survey asking 170 of its members about their predictions for 2008. The questions were: 1) How much will vcs invest in 2008? Median answer: 71% of the respondents said between 20 and 29…

Red Herring Global Pictures

My friend sent me the Flickr stream from the Red Herring Conference in Seattle. Good times. Here are select pictures from the event: Pensive talk with a VC following a panel on VC investments in Europe. The panel discussed opportunities…

25 Israeli firms opened offices in the Valley in the last 18 months

“Israelis’ time arrives – tech making trek from the dessert to the valley” – that is the title of Adrienne Sanders’ excellent article published in San Francisco Business Times this morning. Adrienne lined up a comprehensive outlook on the Israeli…

Another Israeli exit: Netmanage sold to Rocket software for $69 million

The Israeli M&A market is on fire. Just last week HP announced the purchase of Israel-based Nur Microprinters for $117.5 million and today it’s the turn of NetManage (Nasdaq:NETM), a company with deep Israeli roots. The 27-year-old company founded by…

Israeli companies take 2nd and 3rd places in startup competition

Le Web, a tech conference in Paris organized by Loic Le Meur of Seesmic, attracted some of Europe’s most promising startups. Each year, LeWeb hosts a startup competition that consists of short presentations in front of a panel of judges.…

Breaking News: kwiry launches viral platform, connects offline world with online

How often do you watch TV, read a magazine, talk to friends or see a billboard and think, “I should check that out” or “I should e-mail that to a friend”? Ever tried to remember a long URL for a…