Entrepreneurship 101: The CEO and VC as Chief Psychologists
Mark Suster, a 2x entrepreneur turned VC, offers a good recount of what it takes to be a CEO in "My Life as a CEO (and VC): Chief Psychologist". What do CEOs do?
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Dow Jones VentureSource Press Release: Q3 Investments Slow Down, Europe Slowest, China up 32%
Venture capitalists from around the world invested $7.8 billion in 995 deals for companies based in the U.S., Europe, Canada, Israel, Mainland China and India, according to industry tracker Dow Jones VentureSource. This is a slight decrease from $7.9 billion put into 1,025 deals during the same period last year
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.
LiveU Raises $11 Million from Pitango in its Third Round
LiveU has announced a third round of $11 million, led by Pitango and joined by existing investors, Carmel Ventures and Canaan Partners. This brings LiveU's total investment to date to over $23 million.As a result of this round Isaac Hillel, managing partner at Pitango, will join LiveU's board.
Israel’s Stergen Raises $1.8 Million From VIZRT to Make 2D TV into 3D TV
This is a cool little deal that flew under the radar - Stergen, an Israeli startup developing technology to convert 2D TV broadcasting into 3D images, announced a $1.86 million round led by VIZRT, a Norwegian corporation.
Serial Entrepreneurs in VC Portfolios
People start companies for many different reasons: to make money, take control of their own careers, change the world and so on. Statistically, 90% of them will fail. Are serial entrepreneurs more likely to succeed?
Kinect the Dots: PrimeSense Raises $50 Million from Lazard Group
PrimeSense, the Israeli technology company behind Microsoft Kinect's magic, has raised a $50 million round from French investment bank Lazard Group, based on a valuation of 300 million USD, reports TheMarker
Bitesize Tuesday: Fifty one, Provigent and Time to Know
# 80 schools in New York are testing Time to Know's computer-based curriculum in the class room as part of a $7.2 million project - http://goo.gl/TAFp
# Fabless semiconductor company Provigent is named the most promising startup in Israel by Globes and E&Y - The company had $25 million revenue in 2009 and expects $40 million in sales this year
Priavte Startups May Get Liquidity With the Launch of SecondMarket in Israel
SecondMarket, the marketplace for alternative investments such as company options and private company stock trading, announced yesterday that it has launched operations in Israel. This could mean big bucks for Israeli entrepreneurs, as they will be able to sell stock and options to interested investors before exiting the company. SecondMarket's effort in Israel will be led by Ranan Lachman (VP), who was previously at Oppenheimer & Co, one of the largest underwriters for Israeli startups, where he was involved in fundraising and IPOing numerous Israeli private companies.
Series Seed Documents for Early Stage Startups – V2
Back in March, Andreessen Horowitz and Fenwick & West, LLP published a series of documents that would help structure early stage investments in startups. The documents have since been used in many deals already according to the site, SeriesSeed.