Category Superfish

Bitesize Monday: Indian Summer in Israeli VC funding (Takadu, Celeno, Superfish, Headway, Real Match)

The VC funding news from Israel are piling up on my inbox. Is it because there are more worthy companies for investment all of a sudden, or are VCs driven by the need to deploy some of their capital before the end of the calendar year?

IsraelWebTour 2009: Ten IL Chosen Start Ups Pack For The Valley

The California Israel Chamber of Commerce (CICC) is launching  the third annual IsraelWebTour from April 20-23, 2009 in the Silicon Valley. The focus this year is on growth companies, who have the potential to significantly expand their presence in the…

IVC: Investment dollars in Seed Israeli start ups down 28%

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…

Link-IT raises $5.3 Million from DFJ for Object Detection

Israeli start up Link-IT has raised $5.3 million in a round led by Draper Fisher Jurvetson and its Israeli counterpart- DFJ Tamir Fishman. According to a source in the Israeli media, the investment was made based on a valuation of…