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.
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…
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…
Here’s a list of noteworthy links for the week starting on February 9th 2009. Some old, some new, but all GOOD. 1. How important is search for users? According to TNS, 81% of Internet users use search to find information.…
The global economic crisis has brought IPO exits to a 30 year low and M&A activity is slower than previous year. How do VCs cope with the new reality? The National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) in the US has released…
IVC Research Center has released the findings of their quarterly survey, summarizing Israeli capital raising in Q4 2008. Israeli companies raised $394 million in the last quarter, a decline of 22% compared to the equivalent period in 2007. That said,…
The dictionary definition of a Network is “an association of individuals having a common interest, formed to provide mutual assistance, helpful information, or the like” ; Indeed, the VC Cafe Network (VCN) fits right in. Have you joined yet? Started…
In the last post I discussed the background of what seems to be the fuel behind the golden age of Israeli startups. Israeli venture capital funds have $2 billion in hand, and projections say an additional $800 million will be…
Since I started following the Israeli market in 2005, it’s not often that I’ve seen so many Israeli startups raise money in such a short period of time. Capital raising is seen across the board in Telecommunications, Cleantech, Internet, Consumer…
Globes reports that Genesis partners is getting ready to raise a fourth fund of $150 million in addition to its $518 million under management. I wonder how the timing will affect their level of success. There’s a saying in Heberew:…
