Nothing is harder than diamond, right? Wrong!

New nano material is far tougher than diamonds.Published by: Jerusalem Post (link was updatedto original full article) Scientists from Bar-Ilan University and the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology say that using nanotechnology, they have discovered a material 40 times harder. Professors…

No second chance

Brooks-Keret VP Nimrod Elmish on avoiding pitfalls in dealing with venture capital funds.Source: Globes “Almost every entrepreneur I meet tells me, ‘Just arrange a meeting for me with investors, just open the door, and I’ll charm them. My product will…

Israel, Europe Compete for VC

VCs love doing business in Israel, but most of their money goes to Europe.Source: Red Herring October 17, 2005 Issue When venture capitalist Kaj Erik Relander traveled to Tel Aviv three years ago to conduct due diligence on a potential…

Let Your PC Do the Investing

Story location As a stock-futures trader, George Pruitt used to spend the day hovering over his computer screen.Now, he just stays within earshot. When his computer identifies an attractive time to buy or sell, it emits a horn blast. It…

Israeli venture capital rises

IVC: Israeli high-tech capital raising – stable over 2005 first nine months, despite a 13% drop in Q3 figures 10% of capital invested is directed to Seed companies In Q3 2005, 90 Israeli high-tech companies raised $336 million from venture…

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What’s the connection between IT, VC and shopping?

Hi, thanks for dropping by. My name is Eze Vidra and I work for a primary, independent research firm servicing the institutional investment community.I graduated from IDC, Israel in 2004 majoring in Business Administration and minors in IT management and…