Event: Israel and the Global Economic Crisis
On Sunday November 15th, Said Business School at Oxford University is hosting a one day conference focusing on the impact of the Global economic crisis on Israel.
Category venture capital
Global from Day One: kaChing has the potential to disrupt the managed funds industry
Palo Alto-based kaChing, the investing talent marketplace, is poised to become a key agent for disruption of the managed funds industry through its service which democratizes access to investing talent.
IVC Report: VC Investments in Israeli Companies Decline 50% in Q3
08 Israeli high tech companies raised a total of $303 million in Q3, according to the latest report conducted by the IVC Research Center.
Amdocs Venture Announces Investments in Amobee and Trivenet
Amdocs announced two investments in Israeli start ups in an event held yesterday in Sillicon Valley. The Israeli giant unveiled its Open Innovation program by disclosing its investments in Amobee Media Systems, which develops mobile advertising server solutions for telecommunications providers, as…
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.
Deloitte Survey Shows VCs are Cutting Back On Start Ups
The annual Venture Capital global survey by Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu (DTT) and the NVCA shows that when it comes to investing in start ups, venture capitalists are cutting back. The survey gathered the opinion of 725 partners in venture capital…
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 your home country. It’s almost like finding a relationship – if you’re lucky, you will find the partner of your dreams, but…
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…