Funding News: KaChing Secures $7.5 million Series A
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.
Funding News: Jinni Secures $1.6 million Series A
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.
Avatar Creator Gizmoz Merges with Daz 3D
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 brings decentralized R&D to the stringed instruments industry
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’s SaaS Project Management Raises Third Round
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
CloudShare Raises $10 Million, Goes out of Stealth
CloudShare, an Israeli start up previously known as IT Structures, has reported a series B of $10 million led by its existing investors Sequoia Capital and Gemini Israel Funds as well as new investor Charles River Ventures. This ‘Up Round’…
Will MVNOs change the competitive dynamics of Israel’s mobile industry?
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.
Advice for Start up CEOS: Learn Your A-B-C (Always Be Closing)
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?
Global From Day One: Amobee helps operators adapt to a changing mobile landscape
Amobee, a Redwood City-headquartered startup with offices in London and Herzliya, could play a major role in helping mobile operators avoid the fate of ISPs by helping them to leverage their existing control over content and communications.
PageOnce: 1M US Users, $6.5 Million in the Bank
Pageonce, an Israeli start up developing mobile and web virtual assistant applications, announced that it has raised $6.5 million in Series A.