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Games of Luck vs Games of Skill and What it Means for the Tech Industry
There’s been a lot of talk recently about small startups being over funded. Sean Parker, founder of Napster,…
Teva Launched Corporate Venture Arm to Invest in Biomed [Guest Post]
Last month, Teva Pharmaceuticals, has announced the launch of a corporate venture capital fund. The new fund will be headed by Dr. Aaron Schwarz, a Teva veteran, and will seek investment in biotech companies. In doing so, Teva joins a list of leading pharmaceuticals that increasingly shift their attention externally as a way to stimulate their product pipeline.
Organization Sponsors Interns to Work at Israeli Tech Companies [guest post]
The TAMID Fellowship is a selective program that funds TAMID’s most promising student leaders for an eight-week internship and business immersion experience in Israel. For Israeli companies, the TAMID Fellowship is a boon. TAMID compensates the interns directly, and companies are not required to provide a wage.
Eyeview Raises $1 Million Round from Innovation Endeavors
In 2008, we covered the story of EyeView on VC Cafe. Three friends won the Harvard Business School business plan competition, carried on with the venture to raise money from respectable VCs in Israel and land clients like Yahoo and eBay. But since then, very little was heard about the company until now. Beet.tv reported that Innovation Endeavors, the VC fund led by Google's chairman Eric Schmidt, has invested an additional $1 million in Eyeview, bringing the total investment in the company to $6 million to date from Gemini and Lightspeed ventures.
Turn Static Web Content To Dynamic Video With Wibbitz
Wibbitz provides web developers with a plug-in which automatically transforms static web content into an interactive video. The company was one of the five winners at Seedcamp Tel Aviv 2011, an early-stage micro seed investment and mentoring programme. Startup Intelligence caught up with co-founders Zohar Dayan (CEO) and Yotam Cohen (VP Business Development) to find out more.
Event Invitation: The London Business School 2011 Private Equity Conference
London Business School is proud to present the London Business School 2011 Private Equity Conference. The event is themed “Turning the Corner – Delivering Value over the Next Decade”.This year's summit looks to the shift that several major industry players are making from creating value through leverage, to value from operational excellence and core growth at a time when limited partners are diversifying commitments across investment platforms, older vintages are finally being realized, and new investment themes are beginning to be uncovered.
Working with Other Cultures: How to Do Business in India [guest post]
Doing business in India is about breaking the code. Ben Gilad gives practical advice on what to expect when dealing with Indian companies, how to behave and what are the key tips for negotiating with Indian businesses in the 21st century.
Israel Ranked 29th in Easiness of Doing Business According to the World Bank
The World Bank published the Doing Business 2011 report earlier this week, measuring how easy and pricey it is to complete the various bureaucratic procedures and red tape involved in setting up, running and shutting down a firm. Israel went up one spot from last year in the latest report, ranking 29 among the 183 countries included in the study.
Ultra Light LED Bulbs: Oree Raises $4 Million from SVB and Kreos
The Israeli startup Oree, developer of innovative LED lighting technologies, has announced that it has secured a $4…