Venture Capital

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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
ועידת לונדון איזי וידרה antidote

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
אנודות Anodot עירא כהן דוד דריי שי לנג

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
מנהטן ניו יורק ארה"ב אמפייר סטייט בילדינג

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
אלון ליפשיץ בלומברג קפיטל

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
סטודנטים אוניברסיטה לימודים

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
קרן ויולה פינטק דני צידון תומר מיכאלי

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
ClearSky קליר סקיי חדש

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
שחר צפריר שותף קרן מאגמה

Partner Joins Israeli Venture Firm TLV Partners

05.12.17|Meir Orbach
Shahar Tzafrir left Israeli venture firm Magma in August after four years as general partner
קרן NFX גיגי לוי פיט פלינט ג'יימס קורייר

Venture Capital Investment Model is Broken, Says NFX Co-founder

30.11.17|Meir Orbach
The founders of the San Francisco-headquartered venture capital firm want to change the way capital investments work
רון חן אינובטיב

In Israel, Police Arrest a Man Hawking “Risk-Free” Startups

28.11.17|Tomer Ganon
In videos and Facebook posts, Ron Chen promoted startups that have secured ostensible patents and clinical trial approvals. His investors lost millions.
משרדי wework וושינגטון ארה"ב

Top WeWork Executives Meet with Israeli Investors

25.11.17|Oren Freund
WeWork looking to Israel’s capital market for new funding, and for partnership on new real estate projects, say representatives of Israeli institutional investors
מייסדי בילדאפ אורן כהן ויעל שרמן

Construction Site App Developer Raises $7 Million

21.11.17|Asaf Shalev
Palo Alto, California-based Buildup Technologies is trying to make construction sites more efficient by introducing digital tools for communication and workflow management
יוני שוחט ו עופר שקד מייסדי סקיידפנס

Industrial Cybersecurity Startup Scadafence Raises $10 Million

21.11.17|Asaf Shalev
JVP, NexStar Partners, and Japan-based Mitsui Fudosan and Global Brain Corporation participated in the current round
מיסביז Missbeez  מאיה גורה גיל בוכניק

On-Demand Beauty Services Startup Missbeez Raises $4 Million

19.11.17|Hagar Ravet
The funding round was led by OurCrowd with participation from Target Global , iAngels, 500Startups and private investor Gigi Levi
תל אביב צילום מלמעלה

Number of Early Stage Investments in Israeli-linked Startups Sees Dramatic Fall, Report Says

16.11.17|Lilach Baumer
By September, Pitchbook registered only 27 early-stage investment deals in Israel in 2017, compared to an overall number of 71 deals in 2016, and 124 deals inked in 2015
דייזי צאי מנהלת באידו

Baidu to Earmark Assets for a New Venture Fund

07.11.17|Meir Orbach
The Beijing-based web company plans to launch a second Baidu Ventures fund, said the company’s corporate venture arm chief, Daisy Cai
קרן ויולה שלמה דברת אבי זאבי רונן ניר דניאל כהן איציק אבידור צביקה אורון עמרי בן דוד

Carmel Ventures Raises New $200 Million Fund, Rebrands as Viola Ventures

01.11.17|Lilach Baumer
The Israel-based venture firm announced its fifth fund, to focus on early-stage investments