Aaron Applbaum’s VC Mizmaa is Open for Business
Located in Hong Kong, with Chinese investors, MizMaa Ventures entered the startup ecosystem only three years ago, in 2017, but by 2020 it already invested in 21 startups and soon to be 22. According More...
Mobli founder Moshe Hogeg launches new $102 million VC fund
Chinese Internet giants, Tencent and Renren, are leading the investment in Moshe Hogeg’s second investment fund. Chinese Internet giants Tencent Holding Group and Renren are leading investment in More...
2014’s 10 Biggest VC Deals Were Worth Nearly $50 Billion
In 2014, venture capital funding in the United States hit its highest mark since 2001. Even though deal growth was a modest 8 percent higher than in 2013, investment skyrocketed 62 percent. $47.3 billion More...
Report: 2014 VC Fund Raising in Israel at $914 Million, Highest in 6 Years
In 2014, 12 Israeli venture capital funds brought in $914 million, the most raised by Israeli venture capital funds in six years. The year’s fund raising was up 68% from the $544 million raised by 11 VC More...
British/Israeli VC rebrands as 83North, Announces new $200 Million Fund
Venture Capital firm 83North (formerly Greylock IL) has raised a new $200 million fund to continue to invest in all stages of consumer and enterprise technology companies led by European and Israeli entrepreneurs. More...
New Israeli VC Funds Raise $825 Million in 6 Months
2015 is shaping up to be a great year for investments in Israeli start-ups. This can be seen from the fact that in the past few months leading Israeli venture capital firms have closed new financing. These funds More...
Special report: At Stanford, venture capital reaches into the dorm
– At the end of their first year at Stanford University, a half dozen students snagged an apartment-style dormitory on the third floor of Griffin House, overlooking the campus golf course. A little More...
Meet OurCrowd Head of Investor Community Zack Miller
Read also: OurCrowd Jerusalem Global Summit Opens With $10 Thousand Minimum Investments Meet OurCrowd Head of Investments Elan Zivotofsky Zack Miller, 40, is a partner and the head of Investor Community More...
MIT Enterprise in Israel and US DOD Announce $100K Terrorism Technology Challenge
The MIT Enterprise Forum in Israel together with the U.S. Department of Defense has announced the 2015 Combating Terrorism Technology Challenge, with a first prize of $100, 000. The Israeli Minister of Defense More...
Bitcoin Hardware Maker Spondoolies Raises $5 Million for New Generations of Circuits
Israeli firm SponDoolies-Tech, which develops Bitcoin mining devices, has raised $5 million in a Series B round of funding. The company said that it will use the money to fund the development of new generations More...