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Israeli Startup Outbrain Raises $35 Million to Rule the Recommendations Space
In a world that suffers from content overload, personal recommendations are a bare necessity. Israeli startup Outbrain, one of the leading companies in the recommendations space, has completed a $35 million in Series D led by Index Ventures and joined by previous investors Carmel Ventures and Lightspeed Venture Partners. This brings Outbrain's funding to $64 million total since its inception in 2007.
Bitesize Tuesday: Fifty one, Provigent and Time to Know
# 80 schools in New York are testing Time to Know's computer-based curriculum in the class room as part of a $7.2 million project - http://goo.gl/TAFp
# Fabless semiconductor company Provigent is named the most promising startup in Israel by Globes and E&Y - The company had $25 million revenue in 2009 and expects $40 million in sales this year
Skybox Security Raises $2 Million
Israeli start up Skybox Security raised $2 million in round C, reports Calcalist. All of the company's existing investors participated in the round
Lightspeed Venture Partners Oversubscribes Its Eight Fund, Raised $800M
Despite the ominous predictions saying that VC funds will have difficulty raising more money this year, Lightspeed Venture…