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Viola Private Equity Pumps $7 Million into Zend

Viola Private Equity, an Israeli PE fund with $164 million under management for technology buyouts, has announced a $7 million investment in Zend, the leading provider of open-source and commercial solutions based on PHP web applications.

Invest in Israel Newsletter December 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.

Reflections: How I Was Inspired by Ephraim Katzir

Ephraim Katzir was the 4th president of Israel. His paper, titled “My Contributions to Science and Society” tells Katzir’ story as an autobiography intricately enlaced in the story of the state of Israel. The paper not only inspired me, but also gave me context and a sense of proportion. While I recommend printing and reading the entire doc, below I’ve quoted some of the sections I found particularly inspiring.

Stealthy Startup Any.do Raises $1 Million Seed Round for Voice Mobile Commands

Israeli startup Any.Do has announced this morning a $1 million round led by Genesis Partners, Blumberg Capital and Innovation Endeavors, Eric Schmidt’s investment fund, as well as private investors including Joe Londsdale (founder of Palantir).

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.

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

Invest in Israel Newsletter September 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 March 2010 edition after the jump.

Amazing Future Products – Are you In? [videos]

Are your products addressing the future needs of the user or are you only focused on current trends? N-trig, TAT Mobile, Prime Sense and Time to Know are great examples of companies that are looking to change the future. Watch the videos.

Face.com Gets $4.3 Million from Russian Yandex and Rhodium

Face.com raises $3.4 million from Yandex for its face recognition technology. The space has become hot following the acquisition of Polar Rose by Apple for a rumoured $29 million.

SportVu and Virzt Powered CNN’s Hologram

CNN.com surprised a week ago with a record level of traffic during election day. 27 million unique users flocked to CNN on November 4th, driving 276 million page views (!), five times the regular traffic volume. One of the drivers, was CNN’s introduction of Deep Space Nine -like hologram interviews. Anderson Cooper would be sitting …

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