StartupIsrael News:
Globes: Israeli VCs "ready for the slump" with over 2 Billion dollars
Submitted by ron on April 9, 2008 - 09:17Globes reports that the Israeli VCs are"ready for the slump", with over 2 Billion dollars ready for investments.
Kontera signed agreements with Microsoft and LinkedIn
Submitted by ron on April 9, 2008 - 09:13Kontera announced today that it signed an agreement with Microsoft and LinkedIn to use thier technology in their contextual advertisements. Kontera will display ads in LinkedIn from Microsoft's sites. Kontera's system is quite similiar to AdSense - it's all about contextual ads.
Under the Radar Conference
Submitted by gil on April 5, 2008 - 21:05Under the Radar is a conference in Silicon Valley that showcase 32 global tech startups that have launched within the year.
They are looking for companies that aren’t from the valley.
They've had excellent companies from Ireland, London, Barcelona, Israel, Canada and more.
Now they are “calling for companies” for the Under the Radar conference on June 3rd at the Microsoft campus in Mountain View, Ca.
Actus-Imago raised 1M$
Submitted by ron on March 27, 2008 - 10:34Actus-Imago raised 1M$ from private investors using Rimon Capital investment bank. Actus-Imago is into Internet digital media systems, focusing on search for video content.
WebCollage raises 10M$
Submitted by ron on March 27, 2008 - 10:29WebCollage (software solution for eCommerce) raised 10M$ from Greylock VC, and existing investors Gilde, Sierra and Ceedar.
Read more here (TheMarker, hebrew)
FixYa raises 6M$
Submitted by ron on March 19, 2008 - 08:51Fixya announced a $6 million B round from existing investors Mayfield and Pitango. Techcrunch reports that the site has been growing at a respectable clip. In the U.S., comScore measured 1.5 million unique visitors in February, up 107 percent from the year before (see chart below). Worldwide, comScore estimates 3.7 million unique visitors in January (the company claims 6 million uniques).
Eyeblaster files for 115M$ NASDAQ IPO
Submitted by ron on March 12, 2008 - 09:07Online advertising firm Eyeblaster has registered for a $115 million initial public offering on the NASDAQ.
Gigya raises 9.5M$ led by US fund MayField
Submitted by ron on March 11, 2008 - 11:55Gigya, who's into monetizing and advertisement in social media, raised 9.5M$ led by US VC MayField and other Israeli VCs.
Celebrating European (including Israeli) Startups
Submitted by gil on February 28, 2008 - 15:40Microsoft purchased YaDaTa
Submitted by ron on February 27, 2008 - 13:18TheMarker reports that Microsoft has purchased YadaTa, which developed contextual advertisement technology. The financial details were not enclosed.