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Boxee Set Up Box On Its Way
Avner Ronen, Boxee's CEO, announced that the company is planning to unveil its new harware product, the Boxee set up box slated for release in 2010.
An Amateur’s Take on The Broken VC Model
I'm not expert, but the VC model seems to be broken. How can small start ups sustain the large exit expectations? An amateur tries to solve the problem.
Israeli VCs Make Less and Smaller First Investments in 2009
The IVC research center has released the Summary of Israeli High-Tech Company Capital Raising for Q1 2009. $265 million were raised by start ups in the first quarter of 2009 from both local and foreign funds.
Nickels and Dimes in Israeli Venture Capital
The Israeli venture capital industry has experienced a $250 million decline in the past few months. Israeli venture capital funds have struggled to raise the target capital and the impact is likely to be felt on emerging technology companies in Israel.
Securing Funding from International VCs
There is no magic formula to secure funding from any VC, let alone one that is not in…
Milestone: VC Cafe Celebrates Three Years
It’s been three years since the VC Cafe debuted as http://goisrael.blogspot.com. And what a ride it has been.…
Can the VC model work with virtually no exits?
The global economic crisis has brought IPO exits to a 30 year low and M&A activity is slower…
An Industry on “Life Support”: Notes from the BVCA Tech Spin Out 2008 in London
This morning I was invited to stop by Tech Spin Out 2008, a conference organized by the British…
Crying Wolf: Or what Broke the VC Investment Model?
Doom and gloom reports return to all the major tech blogs – this time the crisis hits the…
10 Reasons To Join The VC Cafe Network
The dictionary definition of a Network is “an association of individuals having a common interest, formed to provide…