Innovid, a New York-Headquartered company which maintains an R&D Center in Tel Aviv, has developed a “clickable canvas” technology which enables advertisers to add interactive capabilities to new and existing video content
WiseStamp , a Firefox plugin developed in Israel, won the 'best social media gadget' award in Mashable's third Open Web Awards.
2009 was Tel Aviv's centennial year and the city's mayor and municipality marked the occasion with this lovely clip "Tel Aviv 100".
Very exciting news to Israel's SaaS SEM start up Kenshoo. The company has announced an undisclosed amount of additional funding from current investors Sequoia. The proceeds will support the launch of the new "Kenshoo Local", a campaign management solution for organizations managing large volumes of Local or SMB/SME campaigns,
kaChing, the investment talent marketplace which featured in our Global From Day One column in October, has secured a $7.5 million Series A investment led by DAG Ventures.
Jinni, the taste engine for movies and TV shows which featured in our Global From Day One column several weeks ago, has secured a $1.6 million Series A round of financing from DFJ Tamir Fishman Ventures.
News just broke that veteran Israeli start up Gizmoz, creator of 3D head avatars has merged with Utah-based Daz 3D, an avatar creation service offering virtual 3D bodies. Existing investors Benchmark Capital, Highway 12 Ventures, and Columbia Capital, put in an additional $5.3 million into the new merged company.
Zoybar, which launched in early 2009, is an open modular hardware platform that supports a model of decentralized innovation for stringed instruments. Enthusiasts can purchase stringed instrument kits
Clarizen, an Israeli-based start up developing SaaS project management software for businesses, has attracted an $8 million round of investment. The round was led by DAG Ventures and joined by previous investors Benchmark Capital (Michael Eisenberg) and Carmel Ventures
From the end of December, Israel will be offering Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) licenses. MVNOs are mobile operators which pay for access to the network infrastructure owned by major operators. Consequently, companies are able to enter the cellular market without making upfront investments in capital-intensive infrastructure.
Imagine that your investors told you that you're fired from the CEO role of the company you have founded with blood, sweat and tears. They do however give you a week to win your job back. What would you do differently?
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