AOL acquires 5min media, a web video startup based in Israel for an estimated $50-$65 million. 5min has become a leading video distribution platform with 100 million monthly views.
AOL acquires 5min media, a web video startup based in Israel for an estimated $50-$65 million. 5min has become a leading video distribution platform with 100 million monthly views.
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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After a week packed with meetings, presentations, pitches and networking opportunities, the Israel Web Tour concluded on Friday after a great party at Slide. I believe that sharing is caring, so I thought I’d share with you my notes from the public showcase. First, let’s take a deeper look into the companies that participated in the …
Happy belated 2008! After a week of vacation in sunny Miami, it’s good to be back on the saddle. Most of us are still caught up with a large inbox to clear after the break, having 35 firefox browsers open doesn’t exactly help. Israeli high tech M&A, Clean tech, life sciences and consumer internet are …
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One of my favorite blogs in Hebrew, thecoils, has posted a comprehensive overview of the venture capital and M&A activity of Israeli companies and funds in 2007, as well as some predictions for 2008. For those who can’t read Hebrew, I translated and summarized the main points from the post and added a few bits …
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