Can Israeli startups really make it big in the US from Tel Aviv? Opinions go both ways, but most Israeli entrepreneurs who made the move will tell you, pack your bags once you have a prototype. R&D in Israel, Biz Dev in US Many Israeli companies reach the same conclusion. You have got to have representation …
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Why launch your tech innovation at DEMO Germany? After 18 successful years in the US, DEMO was launched in Europe in 2007 … And 9 out of the 20 selected Demonstrators were from Israel! Put simply, if you’re in Europe or the Middle East, there is no better place to launch new technology or a …
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Start-Up Factory, an Israeli angel ‘fund’ formed by dozens of Israeli industry and technology leaders, has made a $1 Million investment in Jinni, a stealth movie recommendation engine led by Yossi Glick. Jinni solves an interesting problem. PPV, VOD and online video platforms lack a recommendation service. Think about it – every time you buy …
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When it comes to video advertising, new contenders are popping out like mushrooms after the rain. The typical problem of these companies is getting enough traction from both high paying advertisers and quality content publishers, in order to make the match between the ad and the content. Imcandy, a new Israel-based startup, presents a new …
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Lisa Bennett, Director of Public Relations & Marketing of Israel’s Kaltura.com, the first open source platform for video creation, management and collaboration, sent me the following announcement: Wikia and Kaltura Partner to Add Collaborative Video Capabilities to Wikia Communities Wikia deploys Kaltura’s open source MediaWiki Collaborative Video Extension, allowing users to collaborate in video …
Genesis Partners, an Israel-based fund focusing on seed stage investments, was the sole investor in a $3 million funding round of Innovid Media, developer of an innovative interactive video advertising platform. Following the investment, Genesis partner Jonny Saacks will join Innovid’s board. Jeff Pulver, known as the VOIP expert and organizer of the VON conference, was a seed investor in …
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The online video player of tomorrow looks nothing like YouTube. Startups are seeking to create a new kind of experience for video viewers, incorporating advanced features that go beyond the centralized play button, both increasing the number of videos consumed and the overall time spent on the site. Israel-based TVinci is one of the pioneers …
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In an exclusive interview with VC Cafe, Levy Cohen, CEO and Founder of Israel/US based Collarity, provides insights into the company’s value proposition, future plans and lessons learned along the way. Founded in 2005, Collarity has developed a comprehensive content monetization platform for web publishers. What does it mean? Collarity is basically a web service …
Hate watching those not-so-short ads before getting to your video of interest? Adap.tv recently launched its video advertising platform, matching advertisers to video content elegantly. How does it work?Adap.tv scans the video content displays contextual ads at the bottom of the video player while the video is being played. Their systems analyze the video’s text …
Tired of staring at a motionless movie player while waiting to watch videos online? Israeli startup SpeedBit, creator of the popular Download Accelerator, has found a way to innovate and leverage the exponential growth of videos online. Delivering high quality videos to fast to the end-user has become a real challenge even for the big …
