Venture Capital

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Investments in Israeli Startups Up 9% in 2017

17.01.18|Lilach Baumer
Israel-linked tech companies raised $5.24 billion in 2017. A comparative report for the U.S., Europe, and Asia showed funding increases of 17%, 40%, and 117%, respectively
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Salesforce Delivers Fresh Funding to Delivery Software Startup Bringg

16.01.18|Meir Orbach
Tel Aviv-based Bringg develops and markets software that enables companies to manage third-party delivery suppliers in an “Uber”-like manner
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People Data Company Pipl Raises $19 Million

16.01.18|Meir Orbach
Founded in 2004, Pipl developed a people search engine, used for background checks
את'ריום מטבעות וירטואליים קריפטו בלוקצ'יין

Where I'm Investing in Blockchain

09.01.18|Shelly Hod Moyal
Uncertainties regarding regulation may discourage investors from backing blockchain companies. iAngels co-CEO shares blockchain investment insights
מימין בועז דינטי סיון שמרי דהן ו ארז שחר קרן קומרה

Israeli Late-Stage Venture Firm Raises $150 Million for a Second Fund

09.01.18|Amarelle Wenkert and Orr Hirschauge
Tel Aviv-based Qumra Capital raised a first $100 million fund in 2014. Late stage investments in Israeli startups jumped from $300 million in 2013 to over $1.5 billion in subsequent years
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There Are Too Many Cybersecurity Companies, Says Venture Capitalist Yuval Shachar

08.01.18|Tofi Stoler
The co-founder of Google CEO Eric Schmidt’s VC firm says companies should think much bigger
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2018 Forecasts: Bitcoin Will Crash, Venture Capital Will Flow, Innovation Will Spread

02.01.18|Amit Karp
Israeli venture capitalist Amit Karp shares his outlook for the year ahead
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In a Bid to Raise Funds, Israeli Venture Capital Firm Airs TV Campaign

02.01.18|Hagar Ravet
In a new ad broadcasted on prime time television in Israel, a barista, a cab driver and a fitness trainer can’t wait to make an investment in a local venture capital firm
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Pontifax Raises a $240 Million Fifth Fund

01.01.18|Meir Orbach
Life sciences-focused venture capital firm Pontifax is expected to invest most of the new fund in the pharmaceutical industry
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Building a Company With an Expiration Date

29.12.17|Eden Shochat
We can resolve many of the tensions in the startup world by letting companies grow until an ICO and then dissolving them
חנוך ברקת Allan Chanoch Barkat

Impact Investing is Going Mainstream

28.12.17|Allan (Chanoch) Barkat
How the motivation of generating social or environmental impacts is diversifying traditional investment strategies
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The Ten Tech Trends that Shaped 2017

22.12.17|Eze Vidra
As we head into 2018, Eze Vidra, the founder of Google’s Campus London, lists the trends that shaped the tech industry over the past year. From the rise of crypto to sexual misconduct, 2017 is one for the books
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Business Analytics Company Anodot Raises $23 Million

19.12.17|Amarelle Wenkert
Israel-based Anodot uses AI technology to track the performance of retail, internet and mobile clients such as Microsoft, Waze, and Lyft
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How to Disrupt Regulated Industries

19.12.17|Bradley Tusk and Michael Eisenberg
Lessons from two of the people who helped insurance startup Lemonade cut through the red tape in New York and Florida and quickly debut its market traction
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Former Blumberg Capital Director Raises New Fund

12.12.17|Meir Orbach
Israeli-born venture capitalist Alon Lifshitz is raising a new $120 million fund, to be called Hanaco Venture Capital
בניין ה בורסה משכן חדש רחוב אחוזת בית תל אביב

New Israeli Venture Funds Advance in Race for Government Tender

11.12.17|Hagar Ravet
In July, the Israeli Ministry of Finance announced a tender for up to four government-backed technology growth funds
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Alumni Outreach Software Startup Graduway raises $12.7 million

06.12.17|Meir Orbach
UCLA, Oxford, and Johns Hopkins are among the universities that use Graduway’s tool to keep in touch with alumni
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Viola Group Launches New Fintech Fund with $100 Million in Commitments

06.12.17|Hagar Ravet
The Israel-based technology investment group already has several vehicles dedicated to investments in early-stage companies, growth capital and a venture debt arm
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CTech’s Daily Israeli Tech News Roundup

05.12.17|CTech
Iranian hacker group “Charming Kitten” set up a news outlet as a phishing attempt, it’s been an active day in the Israeli VC scene, and Wix and Karlie Kloss are skipping the Super Bowl