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Breaking: AOL Buying Israeli Video Site 5min Media
AOL acquires 5min media, a web video startup based in Israel for an estimated $50-$65 million. 5min has become a leading video distribution platform with 100 million monthly views.
5min Wins Top Spot in TechAviv’s Peer Awards
TechAviv, the members-only meetup group for Israeli start ups, has concluded its starup competition the "TechAviv Peer Awards". The top spot was awarded to Israel's 5min.com,the leading online platform for how-to, instructional and knowledge videos, which was crowned as the most promising Israeli web start up in 2009. Colnect was a close runner up.
How To Raise Money: Israel’s 5Min Raised $7.5 Million
Israel-based "How to" video site 5min.com has announced a second round of financing of $7.5 million. The round was led by Globespan Capital Partners, a new investor in the company. Spark Capital, 5min's previous investor, joined the round.
Rumoured: Israel’s PLY Media Raised $6 Mil in Series A
Techcrunch reports that PLY Media, an Israeli startup based in Palo Alto and Israel, has raised a first…
IMCandy: A Sweet Way to Monetize Your Video Content
When it comes to video advertising, new contenders are popping out like mushrooms after the rain. The typical…
Wrapping up the Israel Web Tour
After a week packed with meetings, presentations, pitches and networking opportunities, the Israel Web Tour concluded on Friday…
Yahoo plans to say no to Microsoft but yes to… AOL?
And the saga continues: After a week of speculations, we thought we’ve heard everything. It started with Microsoft’s…
The chosen people: 15 startups to represent Israel in Silicon Valley
Back in November, I posted a call for Israeli companies to apply to the Israel Web Tour, a…
First 2008 bitesize: Israeli tech and investment news 01/04/2008 | VC Cafe
Happy belated 2008! After a week of vacation in sunny Miami, it’s good to be back on the…
Wrapping the Israeli internet scene in 2007
One of my favorite blogs in Hebrew, thecoils, has posted a comprehensive overview of the venture capital and…