The 7 Traits of Super Founders
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
Category Israeli startups
2021 was a record breaking year for Israeli startups. What now?
Israeli startups broke new records in 2021. But will the boom continue into 2022 or is winter coming?
What is “Firgun” and why should you embrace it
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.
The impact of Covid-19 on Global Venture and the Case for Israel
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…
Israeli startup landscape maps (updated July 2020)
A collection of recent Israeli startup landscapes in health, artificial intelligence, deeptech, wellness tech, retail tech and maritime tech.
Impact Investing: a time for problems to become opportunities
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 that received global recognition this week
13 Israeli startups were internationally recognised on prestigious lists this week.
Thank you Israel for welcoming our British startup (Guest post)
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.
Invest in Israel Newsletter October 2011 Edition
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…
FT Covers Israel The Startup Nation – Sep 1 2011
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.