ibm

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Bubble 2.0

B is for BUBBLE: Venture Capital in 2013

The BUBBLE came to Israel too, with a record $4.2 billion in exits, averaging $83 million. While there were IPOs (notably Wix in November), most of the acquisitions were made by global technology companies with R&D Centers (and their corporate M&A teams) in Israel, including Apple, Google, EMC, AOL, Cisco, IBM and now Facebook.

byLevi Shapiro

January 21, 2014

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3 minute read

Older, Richer, More Customers: Accelerators Go Corporate

Corporate accelerators are a recent phenomenon, both in Israel and globally. Microsoft selected Israel last year to launch its very first accelerator program. The company takes no equity, with the emphasis on business and technical mentoring.

byLevi Shapiro

November 23, 2013

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6 minute read

Invest in Israel Newsletter – August 2013 Edition

As every month, VC Cafe is re-posting the “Invest in Israel” Newsletter, published by the investment promotion center of Israel’s Ministry…

byEze Vidra

September 3, 2013

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5 minute read

30 Israeli Startups Compete to Win IBM SmartCamp [List]

IBM Global Entrepreneur, the computer giant's entrepreneurship outreach arm is looking for the smartest early stage startups around the globe that will help solve tomorrow's problems. The next event on the list is taking place in Tel Aviv, Israel on September 21st. While registrations are now 30 companies have passed the initial screening process and were selected to present in front of a panel of judges this month.

byEze Vidra

September 5, 2011

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2 minute read

IBM to Buy Database Security Co Guardium for $225 Million

IBM is about to acquire Guardium for $225 Million, according to Haaretz. Guardium provides software solutions for database activity monitoring, security, and auditing. This is the largest high-tech Israeli exit in 2009 and a great achievement for Guardium's investors, who will be getting 10x returns on their bets.

byEze Vidra

November 28, 2009

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