Guy Kawaski posted an insightful post comparing Redfin’s financial valuation numbers to reality during two years of operation, courtesy of CEO Glenn Kelman. I was surprised to see how accurately the model predicted some of the costs associated to operations,…
If you build it, they will come. Israeli based Dapper, a widget creation site has announced the launch of AppMaker – a tool that converts any Dapper feed (Dapp), into a fully independent Facebook app. If you are not familiar…
Israeli based Yoomba has developed what could be the next level of VOIP communication. Yoomba says it has made calling a friend as simple as sending an email, with no special registration or phone numbers to recall. One click on…
It’s been 7 years since business peaked liked this. VCs pumped money in web 2.0 companies in the first half of 2007 – $464.2M in 101 deals worldwide. According to a recent study published by VentureOne and Ernst & Young.…
It’s been a while since I last posted, but it feels good to be back. Things on the “Left Coast” have been busy during this Indian summer: good healthy work load, business travel, vacation and a few motivating books (the…
Many entrepreneurs follow the VC Blogs for various reasons. Some want to get insights into the mind of a potential backer, others are interested in following trends or discovering new companies. BootStrapper put together a list of the top 100…
Talia Aben from Gemini funds caught my attention reading her blog -“Israeli VC on Sand hill Road“. In a recent post she listed five rules for entrepreneurs trying to reach VCs. I recommend reading the full post, but here’s the…
43 former and present executives from Amdocs have raised several million dollars and formed AfterDox, an angel group targeting early stage enterprise software and telecom companies. The group explicitly expressed that they will not invest in medical devices or hardware…
Israel based ConteXtream, developer of grid technologies for media server networks, has raised $9.6M from Gemini, Norwest Venture Partners, Sofinnova Ventures and Benhamou Global Ventures. The proceeds will be allocated to strengthen the company’s development team in Israel and finance…
Resource Shelf posted PWC‘s latest report on High Tech Investment in Israel. According to the MoneyTree report, compiled by Kesselman & Kesselman (PricewaterhouseCoopers) , venture-backed hi-tech companies raised approximately $319 during Q2 of 2007, merely 6% higher than the comparable…
