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Bitesize Friday: VC Rounds, M&A and Weekend Reading

Twitter, Facebook, Microsoft-Yahoo and maybe a tiny bit of Google/Open Social here and there. Are you getting a bit tired reading about the same companies over and over again. Me neither, but hey, it’s good to mix up your diet…

Wrapping the Israeli internet scene in 2007

One of my favorite blogs in Hebrew, thecoils, has posted a comprehensive overview of the venture capital and M&A activity of Israeli companies and funds in 2007, as well as some predictions for 2008. For those who can’t read Hebrew,…

Israeli companies take 2nd and 3rd places in startup competition

Le Web, a tech conference in Paris organized by Loic Le Meur of Seesmic, attracted some of Europe’s most promising startups. Each year, LeWeb hosts a startup competition that consists of short presentations in front of a panel of judges.…

Taking on BIG Challenges – G.ho.st Aims High

We’re in conference season here in San Francisco and the Web 2.0 Summit that ended last week was one of the big ones. Thursday concluded with a Launch Pad in which six companies presented their startup to a VC panel.…