Venture Capital

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SoftBank May Be Smothering Young Startups With Money

31.01.18|Amit Karp
Needing to deploy its huge $100 billion capital, SoftBank’s Vision Fund may be doing young companies more harm than good
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JVP to Offer $1 Million Investment to the Winner of a Startup Contest at Calcalist's NY Conference

30.01.18|Omer Kabir
Calcalist's Mind the Tech conference will be held in New York on March 12-14 in partnership with Israel's Bank Leumi
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CTech’s Daily Israeli Tech News Roundup

29.01.18|CTech
On the heels of the increase in the number of incoming Chinese tourists, Alipay is coming to Israel. Seeking to overturn ruling forcing it to reinstate popular Israeli page, Facebook appeals to Israel’s Supreme Court
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E-Lending Startup Ezbob Raises 15 Million GBP

25.01.18|Golan Hazani
The London-headquartered company offers small businesses online loans, automatically processed and approved on its website
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Primary Data Burned Through Nearly $100 Million, Pivoting from Software, to Hardware, to Software

24.01.18|Orr Hirschauge and Hagar Ravet
After aiming to develop the one data storage system “to rule them all,” the company recently suspended operations after four years in the running
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State of Mind Ventures Raises Second Fund, Aims for $100 Million

22.01.18|Meir Orbach
The new fund will invest in early stage startups in the domains of artificial intelligence, semiconductors, cybersecurity and cloud infrastructure
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CTech's Weekly Israeli Tech News Roundup

19.01.18|CTech
Cisco is looking to sell video-software unit NDS at a steep discount. Head of Microsoft’s startup outreach programs to step down
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For Cybersecurity Startups, Warning Signs Loom

18.01.18|Raphael Kahan
Global cyber mergers and acquisitions fell 30% year to year, from $11.1 billion to $7.8 billion, according to report
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IoT Cybersecurity Startup Vdoo Raises $13 Million

17.01.18|Tofi Stoler
Vdoo’s technology allows IoT makers to add security features to devices post-deployment
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CTech’s Daily Israeli Tech News Roundup

17.01.18|CTech
Head of Microsoft’s startup outreach programs to step down. Fewer Israeli startups raised more more money in 2017
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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
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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
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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