Bitesize Cyber Monday: Anobit, Oberon, Sightic-Vista, MyThings, Celeno and Startup Tools
Bitesize Cyber Monday: Anobit, Oberon, Sightic-Vista, MyThings, Celeno and Startup Tools
IVC PE Survey: Private Equity Deals Booming in Israel
Israeli Private Equity is experiencing some serious growth, according to the IVC-GKH Quarterly Private Equity (PE) Survey conducted by IVC Research Center. Private Equity is relatively less developed than VC in Israel but with deep pockets. There are 27 active private equity funds operate in Israel, with total managed capital standing at $6 billion in 2010.
Stealthy Startup Any.do Raises $1 Million Seed Round for Voice Mobile Commands
Israeli startup Any.Do has announced this morning a $1 million round led by Genesis Partners, Blumberg Capital and Innovation Endeavors, Eric Schmidt's investment fund, as well as private investors including Joe Londsdale (founder of Palantir).
Mitsui Ventures Invests $3 Million in MoMinis
Israeli startup Mominis has announced a second investment round of $3 million, led by Mitsui Ventures, BRM and existing private investors headed by Baruch Lebanon.
Startup Tools: Free Software open Source Directory
JISC Advance is a service, which provides advice, guidance and training to the UK's Further and Higher Education community on creating digital media resources and leveraging them for teaching created an open source directory.
Israelis Are Addicted to the Internet [chart]
Israelis spend more time on the Internet more than almost every other country, according to the latest eMarketer report on UK Internet Users and Usage.
Bitesize Monday: Indian Summer in Israeli VC funding (Takadu, Celeno, Superfish, Headway, Real Match)
The VC funding news from Israel are piling up on my inbox. Is it because there are more worthy companies for investment all of a sudden, or are VCs driven by the need to deploy some of their capital before the end of the calendar year?
FutureBrand 2010: Israel Up 11 Spots in Ranking As a Country Brand
Since 2005, the FutureBrand Country Brand Index, produced in partnership with BBC World News, has measured the strength of a country brand. Israel moved in the right direction in 2010, climbing 11 spots to #30. Israel was also crowned as one of the 'Rising Starts of 2010' along with Chile, Argentina and Iceland.
Entrepreneurship Week and Europe’s Best Startups 2010
This week (Nov 15-21, 2010) is the Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW), and over 10 million participants in more than 100 countries will be taking part of some 40,000 events around entrepreneurship. Since a good aggregated list of European startups is not easy to come by, VC Cafe thought it would be helpful to publish all the nominees in one document.
The VC Cafe Book Shelf – Recommended Startup Reading
I love books. Can't get enough of them (even though I'm running out of space already). Thanks to Shelfari I was able to start putting together the VC Cafe virtual book shelf, but ideally, you could contribute to it with your recommended reads on the topics of startup and venture capital.