In the book Super Founders, Ali Temaseb painstakingly analysed the treats that made 200 unicorns started between 2005-2018 and the 7 key treats of their founders
Israeli startups broke new records in 2021. But will the boom continue into 2022 or is winter coming?
With so much negativity around us, I want to share a tiny act of kindness that will bring you and your community joy. It’s called “Firgun”, and it’s the opposite of schadenfreude.
A new report on global venture capital investment volume shows that H1 2020 investments in startups reached $129 billion (this includes all stages as well as CVC activity). It’s a 6.5% decline from H1 2019 ($138 billion), but the impact on VC funding is less than originally projected. It appears that VCs got comfortable doing …
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A collection of recent Israeli startup landscapes in health, artificial intelligence, deeptech, wellness tech, retail tech and maritime tech.
As big businesses begin to measure their impact, they begin to show it is fundamental to their future business models. Based on Pitchbook data, $2 billion have been invested in impact tech startups in 2019 alone — a 10X increase in the past 5 years — and the industry has been growing by 50% accordingly (as opposed to 20% growth of the traditional VC industry
13 Israeli startups were internationally recognised on prestigious lists this week.
Guest post by Daniel Abrahams, founder of CurrencyTransfer. I’ve always been intrigued by the success of the ‘Startup Nation.’ In this post, I want to share my story. That of a British startup which naively arrived for three months in Tel Aviv and hasn’t looked back since.
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. For the Invest in Israel archive, click here. COMMUNICATIONS GIANT ARRIS GROUP BUYS ISRAEL’S BIGBAND NETWORKS FOR $158 MLN “We are delighted to welcome the BigBand …
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A big spread on Israeli startups and Venture Capital by Tobias Buck was published in the FT this morning , showcases what made Israel the startup nation, and what are the challenges ahead.
