Almog Zoosman-Lehman’s job as Head of Community and Partnerships at Amiti Ventures is all about connecting people. “My role at Amiti is to make sure our values are expressed, in addition to making sure the founders know about us, of course. Also, through community management, I have the power to seek out more women founders.” …
“There are a lot of stressed workers and pre-seed investors who need money today. There are also buyers on the other side, who are interested in their stocks, but 50% of the deals signed between them fail,” Moran Chamsi, co-founder and general partner of Amplefields Investments, which buys shares in high-tech companies privately, told Calcalist. …
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Sharon Savariego, Vice President of Product Innovation at Gong, was one of the first Israeli female entrepreneurs to move to the valley and start her business. “I was 26 when I moved and the Israeli community was mostly couples with young children, so I was very lonely. There were many challenges such as basic personal …
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“Companies don’t fire their best employees first. These people will have the hardest time finding a job given this and they will be ‘in the market’ the longest until growth returns,” said Avi Eyal, founder and managing partner of Entree Capital. “The work-from-home culture will come back to being a lot more in the office …
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“As potentially unforgiving as it may seem, every organization beyond a certain size has inefficient layers – removing them not only increases the lead, but makes the business more efficient, and often the remaining employees recognize the waste that leaves them behind. was surrounding before,” explained TLV Partners Managing Partner Shahar Tzafrir, when asked how …
Dr. Kira Radinsky, CEO and co-founder of Diagnostic Robotics, can talk about many instances where an investor decided not to invest in her startup because she was female or asked questions he would never ask. a man like “how can you be a CEO if you have kids?” However, she remains optimistic about the role …
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BeeHero, which has developed a precision pollination platform, announced Thursday that it has completed a $42 million Series B funding round. Lead investor Convent Capital was joined by General Mills, Cibus Capital (formerly ADM Capital), Rabobank, MS&AD, Firstime, J-Ventures, Plug&Play, iAngels, Gaingels, UpWest, etc. To date, BeeHero has raised $64 million. This new round of …
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It’s no secret that startups are going to take a beating in the coming months, and VCs are scrambling to help their portfolio companies weather the storm. When he asked Hetz Ventures how different companies should prepare for the coming year, his managing partner Judah Taub offered some suggestions. “Here is some of what we …
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“The pandemic has created an abnormal situation in the industry and led to acceleration in many businesses and fields and the value of enterprises has reached unreasonable heights. There was overheating which suddenly stopped and led to rethink. But, I like a good crisis because the best companies are built then and it’s a good …
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As part of Calcalist and KPMG’s “The Next Big Thing” project, leading investors in the Israeli market have ranked the country’s most innovative cybersecurity companies with the greatest business potential. Founders: Alon Jackson and Idan Gour Funding: $15 million from Bessemer Venture Partners, F2 Capital, Venrock and angel investors The company provides comprehensive integration lifecycle …
