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Special: Top 50 Israeli Startups for 2011

For the third consecutive year, Israeli financial newspaper Calcalist put together a list of the top 50 startups in Israel (in Hebrew). VC Cafe took note to bring you the full list of top 50 Israeli startups in English: PowerMat, Broadlight, Conduit, PrimeSense, Objet, Kenshoo, Imperva, Anobit, DoubleVerify, Wix, SuperDerivatives, AeroScout, Siano, Waze, TaKaDu, ExLibris, SolarEdge, Adsmarket, (Matomy), dbMotion, RADWIN, cVidya, Boxee, N—trig, Cotendo, Varonis, Kontera, Outbrain, RedBend, Mobixell, Celeno, AMIMON, Pontis, Gigya, Clarizen, Mobileye, Celtro, Altair, Amobee, WhiteSmoke, Cyber—Ark, OpTier, Wanova, ConteXtream, eXelate, Peer39, Netformx, Tradonomi (eToro), Surf, Zend, Soluto

Eze Vidra
May 17, 2011

Carmel Ventures, venture capital, Zend

Viola Private Equity Pumps $7 Million into Zend

Viola Private Equity, an Israeli PE fund with $164 million under management for technology buyouts, has announced a $7 million investment in Zend, the leading provider of open-source and commercial solutions based on PHP web applications.

Eze Vidra
January 10, 2011
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Angie's List, Bubble 2.0, Chegg, Scale Venture Partners, uTest, venture capital, Venture Capital Cafe, Venture Capital Funds

Going Down? Q3 VC Investments in US Tech Drop 14%

The latest VentureDeal quarterly report is out (see pdf) and it suggests that VC activity in tech has slowed down in the third quarter. Overall, 343 US companies raised $1.8 billion in venture capital funding in Q3 2010, representing a 14% decline in total funding amount compared to the previous quarter. The number of companies funded has also declined by 6%.

Eze Vidra
December 8, 2010

Israel, Israeli High Tech, Kesselman and Kesselman, MoneyTree, venture capital, Venture Capital Cafe

Highlights from the Q3 2010 Israel MoneyTree Report: Investments Still Growing Amid Foggy Conditions

The Q3 2010 MoneyTree report for Israel was published yesterday with somewhat encouraging results: VC investments in Israel continue to grow and some $253 million were invested in VC-backed tech companies in the third quarter, representing a 23% increase compared to the previous quarter and a 42% compared to the same period last year which only saw $178 million invested.

Eze Vidra
November 3, 2010
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ivc, ivc online, venture capital

Israeli Venture Capital Raising Flat in Q3, Seed Investments Decline

The amount raised was similar to $343 million raised by 104 companies in the previous quarter, and 13 percent above $303 million raised by 108 companies in the third quarter of 2009.

Eze Vidra
October 13, 2010

AcceloWeb, Altair Semiconductors, ArticleBase, Boxee, Conduit, face.com, gigya, Quora, VC Cafe, venture capital, Venture Capital Cafe, WorldMate

VC Cafe Quora Poll: What are the top startups in Israel 2010?

Vote on the top Israeli startups 2010 as suggested by members of the Israeli startup industry on Quora. Simply select your three top choices and leave your email to get notified of the results.

Eze Vidra
October 12, 2010
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Perfecto Mobile, VC Investments, venture capital, vertex, Vertex Venture Capital, Vodafone

Perfecto Mobile Gets Perfect Backer in Vodafone Ventures for App Testing in the Cloud

Vodafone's venture capital arm made a strategic minority investment in Israeli startup Perfecto Mobile joining previous backers Carmel Ventures and Vertex Venture Capital who invested $7 million ten months ago. The sum of the round was undisclosed, but sources in the Israeli media estimate it at $4-5 million.

Eze Vidra
June 22, 2010
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EIS, Invest in Israel, Israel, NESTA, venture capital, Venture Capital Funds

Israeli Government Reveals High Tech “Bail Out” Plan to Boost the Technology Sector

The proposal will enable investors in startups to receive tax write-offs on investments for high-tech companies who spend at least 70% of their salaries in Israel. The new law is part of broader reforms to boost the high-tech sector, led by Dr. Yuval Steinitz, Israel's minister of finance and his ministry's director general, Haim Shani

Eze Vidra
June 9, 2010
1 Comment

Israel, ivc, ivc online, VC Investments, venture capital, Venture Capital Funds

12% Drop in VC Investments in Israel for Q1 2010

Israeli high tech firms have reached the lowest financial point in five years, says IVC Research in its latest press release. According to the Q1 2010 report, Israeli companies managed to raise $234 million from both Israeli and foreign venture…

Eze Vidra
April 30, 2010
4 Comments

Battery Ventures, Israel, venture capital

Battery Ventures Announces New $750 Million Fund

Amidst a 72% decline in funds raised by Israeli venture capital funds in 2009, Battery Ventures announced the completion of its new fund, BV-9, totaling $750 million. This is one of the largest funds raised in the first quarter of 2010 as VC funds struggle to raise money due to poor performance and low liquidity.

Eze Vidra
March 11, 2010

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