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…
Techcrunch reports that PLY Media, an Israeli startup based in Palo Alto and Israel, has raised a first round of $6 million, led by Greylock Partners and Elron Electronic Industries, an Israeli holding company with a portfolio of over 20…
Genesis Partners, an Israel-based fund focusing on seed stage investments, was the sole investor in a $3 million funding round of Innovid Media, developer of an innovative interactive video advertising platform. Following the investment, Genesis partner Jonny Saacks will join Innovid’s board. Jeff Pulver,…
Back in November, I posted a call for Israeli companies to apply to the Israel Web Tour, a week long trip to Silicon Valley organized by the California Israel Chamber of Commerce led by Shuly Galili. 90 companies have applied,…
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.…
