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Israeli startups in the mobile space are once again showing impressive attendance levels, with 56 Israeli companies exhibiting in the Israeli Pavilion at the 2011 Mobile World Congress [MWC]. For the third consecutive year, VC Cafe puts the spotlight on the Israeli startups presenting at the event.
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Israeli startups have raised $11.1 Billion dollars in the period of 2001-2010, says Globes in an article published today. The amount was calculated by the Israel MoneyTree Report for 2001-2010, conducted quarterly by PricewaterhouseCooper Israel. The report doesn't specify how much money was generated from the exits in these investments.
Two Israeli startups are nominated as Finalists in the 2011 Techcrunch Crunchies award. Soluto is nominated for best international startup and Boxee box for best new device. See the latest with these two companies and cast your vote!
General Motors' venture capital arm has invested $5 million in Powermat, manufacturer of wireless charging mats for cell phones and other electronic devices. GM plans to include the mats in vehicles as soon as 2012.
All the above points of view emphasize how important it is for Israeli startups to establish their presence in foreign markets. But, with the rise in the importance of Asian markets, particularly the mammoth market of China, the question becomes: what ticket do startups need to buy first - New York or Shanghai?
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Eight Israeli startups and one Palestinian startup decided to change that by creating their own "TLV TechTour" (dubbed TTT), where they will be hopping from campus to campus in the US to present their companies, discuss innovation and entrepreneurship and trends in technology in front of a real audience of students and faculty members (in the language of the announcement, if some investors drop by it "would be ok too")
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.
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