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Weekly FIRGUN Newsletter – September 13 2024
It’s #Firgun time. The word “Firgun” (Hebrew: ??????/ pronounced ‘feer-goon’) is an informal modern Hebrew term and concept in…
Disrupt Winner Shaker Raises $15 Million Series A
It seems like yesterday that Israeli startup Shaker won Techcrunch disrupt, and today the company is announcing a $15 million round led by Menlo Ventures. Other investors include Innovation Endeavors (Dror Berman), Troy Carter and Rami Beracha from Pitango as well as CrunchFund who was already an investor in Shaker.
Israeli Startups Look to New York, and increasingly Shanghai
All the above points of view emphasize how important it is for Israeli startups to establish their presence in foreign markets. But, with the rise in the importance of Asian markets, particularly the mammoth market of China, the question becomes: what ticket do startups need to buy first - New York or Shanghai?
LiveU Raises $11 Million from Pitango in its Third Round
LiveU has announced a third round of $11 million, led by Pitango and joined by existing investors, Carmel Ventures and Canaan Partners. This brings LiveU's total investment to date to over $23 million.As a result of this round Isaac Hillel, managing partner at Pitango, will join LiveU's board.
Bitesize Tuesday: Fifty one, Provigent and Time to Know
# 80 schools in New York are testing Time to Know's computer-based curriculum in the class room as part of a $7.2 million project - http://goo.gl/TAFp
# Fabless semiconductor company Provigent is named the most promising startup in Israel by Globes and E&Y - The company had $25 million revenue in 2009 and expects $40 million in sales this year
VMWare Snatches B-Hive, Opens R&D Center in Israel
VMware (NYSE: VMW), the leading developer of virtualization solutions, has announced the acquisition of Israeli start-up B-hive Networks…
The Golden Age? Israeli Startups Experience Funding Streak (Part I)
Since I started following the Israeli market in 2005, it’s not often that I’ve seen so many Israeli…
Genesis Partners Set Out to Raise $150 Million – Will they make it?
Globes reports that Genesis partners is getting ready to raise a fourth fund of $150 million in addition…
If It Ain’t Broken, Don’t Fix It: FixYa Raises $6M
Another Israel/California based startup makes the headlines: Fixya, a site dedicated to help customers troubleshoot electronic devices, has…
Brazilian Optics Giant Buys Israel’s Civcom for $40M
Not only Microsoft is buying up Israeli start-ups. Brazilian optical network solutions giant Padtec has paid $30-40 million…