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Emaze Raises $800K For The Presentation Sweet Spot Between PowerPoint And Prezi
Microsoft PowerPoint facilitates presentation design with zero constraints. And startups like Prezi provide well-designed templates and other features to help you communicate what matters. Now an Isra
Nielsen Launches $25M Chief Scientist Backed Early Stage Investment Fund In Israel
<a target="_blank" href="http://www.nielsen.com">Nielsen</a> is today announcing the launch of '<a target="_blank" href="http://nielseninnovate.com">Nielsen Innovate</a>', a $25M Israeli fund dedicat
Mobli Adds Auto-Edit Feature, Location Filters, Social Sharing And Speed In New Version Of Media-Sharing App
Mobli is launching a new version of its photo- and video-sharing app, pushing into the next generation of this competitive space with a revamped news feed of based on the people and channels the user
Cuckoo for Instagram Likes? Then Download Firegram, Like, Now. UPDATE: Instagram Has Shut Down Its API Access
Grab on to your filters Insta-kooks, because you're going to go all double-tap for Firegram.
Designed to help users promote their Instagram snaps. It delivers as advertised. How the heck it works
1M User Strong, PlanetSoho Makes it Easy for Small Businesses to ‘Get Paid’ On-the-Go
<a target="_blank" href="http://www.planetsoho.com">PlanetSoho.com</a>, formerly 'SohoOS,' is today announcing a new iPhone app called '<a target="_blank" href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id58475
With $15M In Funding, EXAI Makes It A Snap To Convert Facebook Pages To Full-Blown Websites
For companies that choose to go 'Facebook first' <a target="_blank" href="https://apps.facebook.com/exaiwebsitecreator/">a new product by EXAI</a> makes it a snap to go 'website second' by auto-magica
If You’re A Restaurant Owner, PerfectMenu is Probably Perfect for Your Online Menu Needs
Writing about billion-dollar valuations and companies flush with cash is certainly fun, entertaining, and hopefully enlightening, but it's always fun to come across a teeny-tiny startup solving a smal
Mobli May Be The Promised Land’s Most Promising Startup
In the past months I keep hearing the same two themes about <a target="_blank" href="http://www.mobli.com">Mobli</a>. The first, that the company has been head-hunting product and technologists rather
Search4BBM: The Killer App BlackBerry Would Be Crazy To Bake Into BB10
I have a confession to make... I've never-ever used a BlackBerry. I've been an iPhone owner since Gen 1, and frankly, can't even figure out how to operate an Android device (I tried). BlackBerry was n
INTV is Showcasing the Israeli Startups Innovation (Web) TV
Having built a reputation over the past three decades as the 'Startup Nation,' in recent years Israel has also begun to establish a name for itself as a TV format exporting powerhouse.
The most not
With Nearly 1M Users, SohoOS is On Its Way to Crossing Its Chasm
It was nearly a year ago that <a target="_blank" href="http://www.sohoos.com">SohoOS</a> announced a <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2012/01/10/sohoos-8m/">second round of financing</a> to the tune of
And the 2012 Start TWS Competition Startups Are…
It's that time of the year for one of the Israeli startup community's staple events, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.startws.com">TWS</a>. This year the event's founder, and <a target="_blank" hre
WisePet is Kickstarting Connected Toys — Who’s In?
Occasionally I get to meet entrepreneurs with really wild and far reaching visions. Occasionally I even think they're not all that nuts either. This happened a few months ago when I was introduced to
TechCrunch Disrupt Hearts Argentinian, Brazilian & Israeli Startups – Pavilions FTW!
Our hair-brained idea to pilot a Brazilian Pavilion at the upcoming TechCrunch Disrupt has taken a life of its own!
We expected 10 startups to show interest. Boy did we underestimate... There are n
Tmura: The Non-Profit that Uses Israeli Startup Exits to Do Good
<a target="_blank" href="http://www.tmura.org">Tmura</a>, an Israeli non-profit, is closing on its 10-year anniversary. In a decade's worth of work it has contributed a whopping $6.3M+ to educational
Tudo Bem? Disrupt SF to Feature Both Israeli AND Brazilian Pavilions, Vamos?!
It was at TechCrunch Disrupt San Francisco in 2011 where a fine tradition began, namely, the Israeli Pavilion.
No less than 20 early-stage Israeli startups flew-in from Israel to demo and network
on{X}: The Coolest Thing to Happen to Android. Courtesy of… Microsoft Israel?
Look at your Android phone! Now back at this post!
Imagine you could program your Android to text your wife when you left work. Now imagine your Android reminding you in the morning to grab your um
Qmerce Brings Brand-Customizable Social Games to Facebook
With $450K behind it in funding, Israeli-based <a href="http://www.qmerce.com">Qmerce</a> is helping business large and small add social games to their communities, particularly on Facebook.
The pr
Brazil’s Startup Industry: Impressions, Insights & Lessons from Israel (Part II)
<em>This post is co-written with <a href="http://www.crunchbase.com/person/daniel-cunha">Daniel Cunha</a>, my partner at <a href="http://www.initial.vc">Initial Capital</a>.</em>
In <a href="http
Viewbix Raises $2M To Bring Interactive Videos To SMBs
Israeli-based <a href="http://www.viewbix.com">Viewbix</a> is announcing a Round A of $2M led by Canaan Partners, with participation by Longfellow Venture Partners.
Viewbix makes it really easy an