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Invest in Israel Newsletter October 2010 Edition

As every month, VC Cafe is re-posting the “Invest in Israel” Newsletter, published by the investment promotion center of Israel’s Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor, which offers many helpful tools for prospecting investors. See the October 2010 edition after the jump. For previous editions, click here.

Bitesize Monday: Israeli startups, market condition

Markets plummeted this week, evaporating millions of dollars in value for well established public companies. But what does it mean for startups? Here’s what the VCs have to say: Ron Conway, Sequoia (Rip Good times ppt), Benchmark and Israel’s Danny Cohen (Gemini),  Walden and Michael Eisenberg. Joongel, the TC50 Demopit presenter (previously covered on VC …

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Silicon Valley Tightens Connection With Israel

Many international guests gathered in Israel last week for three parallel occasions. The first was a business delegation of key industry executives from the Valley led by the Jewish Federation, including my mayor, San Francisco’s Gavin Newsom. In a video interview to Israel21c, Gaving expressed that the real Israel is very different than what is …

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Invest in Israel: The February Newsletter

Today I received the latest newsletter provided by the investment promotion center of Israel’s Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor. Below is the full newsletter,  for your reference. ISRAELI ECONOMY GREW BY 6.4% IN Q4 2007 Despite global slowdown, Israel’s economic growth accelerated to an annualized 6.4 percent in the fourth quarter, the fastest pace …

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Bitesize Monday: 8 Israeli Internet startup headlines for the week of 02.11.08 | VC Cafe

Last week’s top story was with no doubt Microsoft’s bid to acquire Yahoo. The plot was full of twists and drama, saved only to”Jurassic Park” style M&A deals like this one. Israel didn’t stand still last week, so I’ve gathered the most interesting startup and venture capital headlines of the week in my bitesize format. …

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Yahoo plans to say no to Microsoft but yes to… AOL?

And the saga continues: After a week of speculations, we thought we’ve heard everything. It started with Microsoft’s bid. Then rumors said that a PE firm will come to the rescue. Google couldn’t just be a bystander and added oil to the fire by offering Yahoo a sweet advertising deal and a larger piece of …

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Rumors Confirmed: Yahoo! completes acquisition of Israel’s FoxyTunes, Spins “Yahoo Unlimited” to Rhapsody America

Amid turbulence of acquisition by Microsoft, News Corp, Private Equity funds and now a ‘help’ offer from  Google, Yahoo! is not resting on its laurels. Following almost a month of rumors, PaidContent confirms that Yahoo! has bought Israel-based FoxyTunes, for an undisclosed amount. This is part of a larger move that Yahoo is making around …

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Breaking: MSFT makes unsolicited bid to buy YHOO for $44.6 Billion in cash and stock

Microsoft offers an acquisition of Yahoo! for $31 a share, totaling in an equity value of $44.6 Billion . Microsoft’s proposal represents a 62% premium to Yahoo’s current trading price, but will Yahoo take it? Yahoo has been struggling recently – the stock declined 38% and plans were made to lay off 1000 employees. From …

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Bitesize newsbrief: Israeli startup headlines for the week of 01.29.08 | VC Cafe

Volatility in the markets soared this past week as we approach the end of the first month of 2008, and as we’ll approach the likely reality that the US has already entered a recession. The San Francisco Business Journal asked me to provide a comment for the article “Israel rolls out high-tech stars“. The question …

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Yahoo! opens R&D center in Israel, inks deal with Walla!

Following Microsoft and Google, Yahoo! (Nasdaq:YHOO) is officially coming to Israel – with a bang. The search engine’s penetration plan has two fronts: opening an R&D center in Haifa and entering the content business through an agreement with Walla! (TASE:WALA), the second largest Israeli portal: offering news & entertainment content, email services and search, making …

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