Cotendo Raises $12 Million To Improve Speed and Content Delivery on the Net
Tenaya Capital led a $12 million C round in Israeli start up Cotendo, joined by current investors Sequoia Capital and Benchmark Capital.
Wibiya enables publishers to integrate third-party application through its customizable toolbar
Tel Aviv-based Wibiya, which offers a free customizable tool bar to web publishers, is intent on bringing together all value-adding services to help publishers improve the user experience on offer.
LabPixies Bought By Google in Its First Israeli Acquisition
oogle announced the acquisition of LabPixies, developer of widgets and games for social and mobile applications including Facebook, iGoogle, iPhone, Android and more. LabPixies drives over a billion monthly page views and makes some of the most popular gadgets on iGoogle and the Android platform.
Invitation (and special discount) to The 2010 London Business School Entrepreneurship Conference
The LBS Entrepreneurship Conference will be held on May 7, 2010, hosting an impressive line-up of speakers such as Dragon Den and serial-entrepreneur James Caan and Lord Davies, the current Minister for Trade, Investment, and Small Business.
Bitesize Friday – Israeli Funding Recap
Venture capital funding of Israel companies opened strongly in Q1 2010, with 55 deals completed since January 1oth 2o1o, according to Capital IQ.
Invest in Israel Newsletter March 2010 Edition
As every month, VC Cafe is re-posting the “Invest in Israel” Newsletter, published by the investment promotion center of Israel’s Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor, which offers many helpful tools for prospecting investors.
Israeli startup Qlipso Buys Almost-Bankrupt Veoh for its 14 Million Unique Users
Qlipso, an Israeli startup funded by JVP (see previous VC Cafe post), has announced the acquisition of the assets of Veoh, a user generated video site, on the virge of its declaration of bankruptcy
Magento Keeps Going from Strength to Strength
According to this SEC filing, Varien has raised $22.5 million in an equity deal to an undisclosed investor. According to TechCrunch, it may very well be Paypal, who has been collaborating with Magento on product development since 2008.
Entrepreneur State of Mind: “The New Dork”
The team at Grasshopper.com, a virtual phone system for entrepreneurs (a-la Skype and Gizmodo), created this fun viral video titled "THE NEW DORK - Entrepreneur State of Mind". It's a spoof of Jay-Z and Alicia Keys, worth a watch.