According to IVC Research, 28% of the venture capital investments were made in seed stage companies in 2008, compared to 43% in 2007. More than 30% of the vc funds in Israel made no investments in seed companies in 2008. Greylock Israel was 2008’s most active fund ranking with nine First investments followed by Vertex with …
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Twitter is becoming the new content recommendation engine. More and more, I discover posts, tools and people through recommendations from users I’m connected with, including top tier VCs, serial entrepreneurs as well as Lance Armstrong, Shaq, the Dalai Lama and more. Without further ado, let’s get started with the links for Feb 16 2009: 1) TwittURLs …
The Mobile World Congress 2009 will take place in Barcelona next week (Feb 16-19), under the big cloud of uncertainty that the current economic downturn presents to the mobile industry. Reports are saying that the event organizers expect a 15% decline in the number of visitors, compared to the 54,000 who visited in 2008. Many …
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Big day for Israeli start ups today as two companies announce funding from unexpected sources. No VC money? no problem! Modu Mobile, Dov Moran’s mobile company aiming to create the world’s smallest cell phone, gets an oxygen injection today with the announcement of a $7 Million dollar round from chip manufacturer Qualcomm. The strategic agreement …
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On May 19-20, Globes, DEMO and Red Herring will be holding a startup competition at the Israel Venture Association (IVA) conference. Each startup will have six minutes to present and the winner will receive automatic entry as a finalist at Demo Germany, a profile on Red Herring Magazine and the Israeli media. This is the …
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There was little known about Dov Moran’s start up Modu when I covered it’s appearance at CES 2008 last month. At the time, speculations alluded to a mobile technology that allows users to transform electronics into mobile phones, or visa versa give mobile phone flexible capabilities of other consumer electronic devices. They weren’t that far off.Today, Modu …
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Over 20,000 new gadgets and technologies will be unveiled at CES in Las Vegas starting tomorrow, and over 2,700 companies will present over the course of the following four days. The International CES conference is produced by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) and has been a prominent platform for companies producing “all things consumer electronics” …
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