If you enjoyed this article, Get VC Cafe delivered by email or subscribe using your Feed Reader and RSS. , 2010 View comments Comments. Filed Under Sequoia Israel , Snaptu , sequoia. Comments blog comments powered by Disqus. About VC Cafe     VC Café covers early stage startups, innovative technologies and venture capital news with a spotlight on Israel. Started in 2005 by Eze Vidra, VC Café has been featured on the Wall Street Journal and ranked as one of the top 100 VC blogs. 
Share:  If you enjoyed this article, Get VC Cafe delivered by email or subscribe using your Feed Reader and RSS. , 2010 View comments Comments. Filed Under <span class="company">Sequoia</span> Israel , Snaptu , sequoia. Comments blog comments powered by Disqus. About VC Cafe &nbsp &nbsp VC Café covers early stage startups, innovative technologies and venture capital news with a spotlight on Israel.<span class="sent"> Started in 2005 by <span class="analyst">Eze Vidra</span>, VC Café has been featured on the Wall Street Journal and ranked as one of the top 100 VC blogs.</span> Tweet this 

EyeBlaster's Second Shot at IPO: Will it Work This Time? T aking a company through an initial public offering (IPO) is not an easy task. It requires months of preparation from management and a tiring roadshow process, in order to convince potential investors on the viability of the company and its plans for growth. 
Share:  <span class="company">EyeBlaster</span>'s Second Shot at IPO: Will it Work This Time? T aking a company through an initial public offering (IPO) is not an easy task. It requires months of preparation from management and a tiring roadshow process, in order to convince potential investors on the viability of the company and its plans for growth. Tweet this 

ORACLE IS BUYING ISRAELI SOFTWARE MAKER CONVERGIN FOR $85 MLN. Oracle Corp., the world's largest maker of proprietary database software, is acquiring Israeli startup Convergin, which makes software that lets telcos deliver services across multiple networks and platforms. Convergin's J2EE based Service Broker Platform enables communications service providers (CSPs) to manage services for a wide range of networks and application platforms, including pre paid charging. 
Share:  <span class="company">ORACLE</span> IS BUYING ISRAELI SOFTWARE MAKER CONVERGIN FOR $85 MLN. Oracle Corp., the world's largest maker of proprietary database software, is acquiring Israeli startup Convergin, which makes software that lets telcos deliver services across multiple networks and platforms. Convergin's J2EE based Service Broker Platform enables communications service providers (CSPs) to manage services for a wide range of networks and application platforms, including pre paid charging. Tweet this 

Will Catch Media be the iTunes for the Android Phone? L ast year, Eric Schmidt has promised to buy a start up a month as Google re kindles its M&A activities Aardvark and reMail were the most recent buys and now, several sources report that  theIsraeli start up Catch Media may be next 
Share:  <span class="sent">Will <span class="company">Catch Media</span> be the iTunes for the Android Phone? L ast year, Eric Schmidt has promised to buy a start up a month as Google re kindles its M&A activities</span> Aardvark and reMail were the most recent buys and now, several sources report that  theIsraeli start up <span class="company">Catch Media</span> may be next Tweet this 

The top 100 web domains worldwide in (according to a report from Comscore) shows that most of the leading sites in terms of unique monthly users break down into the following categories: owned by behemoth companies (Google, Yahoo, Microsoft, eBay, Apple, AOL, etc) These are mostly search engines, portals and ecommerce platforms (googlecom, yahoocom, 
Share:  <span class="sent">The top 100 web domains worldwide in (according to a report from Comscore) shows that most of the leading sites in terms of unique monthly users break down into the following categories: owned by behemoth companies (<span class="company">Google</span>, Yahoo, Microsoft, eBay, Apple, AOL, etc)</span> These are mostly search engines, portals and ecommerce platforms (googlecom, yahoocom, Tweet this 

Most Active First Investment VC Funds in Israel in 2009 T erra Venture Partners, a $25 million fund made the most first investments in 2009 (6 deals) followed by Carmel, Giza, JVP, Magma, Pitango, Sequoia and TriVentures (another small fund with $25 million under management), who all made 5 first time investments. In 2009, Israeli VC funds made 77 first investments in technology companies, compared to 119 investments in 2008 The dollar amount in each investment dropped by about 50% compared to the year before 
Share:  <span class="sent">Most Active First Investment VC Funds in Israel in 2009 T erra Venture Partners, a $25 million fund made the most first investments in 2009 (6 deals) followed by Carmel, Giza, JVP, Magma, <span class="company">Pitango</span>, Sequoia and TriVentures (another small fund with $25 million under management), who all made 5 first time investments. </span> In 2009, Israeli VC funds made 77 first investments in technology companies, compared to 119 investments in 2008 The dollar amount in each investment dropped by about 50% compared to the year before Tweet this 

Oracle Buys Pitango Backed Convergin I n its 52 M&A deal since 2005 and its third acquisition announced in the past week, Oracle acquires Israel based Convergin , developer of a real time service brokering applications for the telecom industry. Convergin has raised around $10 million in VC funding from Pitango Venture Capital and Rich Investment in The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed 
Share:  <span class="sent">Oracle Buys <span class="company">Pitango</span> Backed Convergin I n its 52 M&A deal since 2005 and its third acquisition announced in the past week, Oracle acquires Israel based Convergin , developer of a real time service brokering applications for the telecom industry. </span> Convergin has raised around $10 million in VC funding from <span class="company">Pitango</span> Venture Capital and Rich Investment in The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed Tweet this 

TuneWiki Raises Undisclosed Round From Motorola Ventures M otorola Ventures, the corporate VC arm of Motorola, placed a strategic investment in Israel's TuneWiki Series B (announced 2010). TuneWiki's main investor Benchmark Israel also participated in the round, along with a  few new investors: Intellect Capital Ventures, HillsVen Capital and Novel TMT Tunewiki will use the proceeds to expand and enhance its product offerings for leading mobile platforms and the Internet 
Share:  <span class="sent">TuneWiki Raises Undisclosed Round From <span class="company">Motorola</span> Ventures M otorola Ventures, the corporate VC arm of <span class="company">Motorola</span>, placed a strategic investment in Israel's TuneWiki Series B (announced 2010). </span> TuneWiki's main investor Benchmark Israel also participated in the round, along with a  few new investors: Intellect Capital Ventures, HillsVen Capital and Novel TMT Tunewiki will use the proceeds to expand and enhance its product offerings for leading mobile platforms and the Internet Tweet this 

Battery Ventures Leads Pursway's Series A I srael based Pursway (formerly known as Datanetis) announced its series A of $6 million led by Battery Ventures office in Israel. Pursway uses patent pending sentiment analysis technology on social networks, enabling clients to identify the influencers and followers for each of their products product within their customer database They can then create campaigns that utilize this information in a measurable fashion that can be tied to success metrics 
Share:  <span class="sent"><span class="company">Battery Ventures</span> Leads Pursway's Series A I srael based Pursway (formerly known as Datanetis) announced its series A of $6 million led by <span class="company">Battery Ventures</span> office in Israel. </span> Pursway uses patent pending sentiment analysis technology on social networks, enabling clients to identify the influencers and followers for each of their products product within their customer database They can then create campaigns that utilize this information in a measurable fashion that can be tied to success metrics Tweet this 

IT MANAGEMENT GIANT CA BUYS REMOTE SERVER SOFTWARE COMPANY OBLICORE Oblicore is CA's tenth acquisition in Israel CA, the world's leading independent IT management Software Company, is acquiring start up Oblicore Inc for about $25 million Oblicore, which was founded in 2000, develops Service Level Management (SLM) software to improve access to business applications stored on remote servers at enterprises and telecommunications providers 
Share:  <span class="sent">IT MANAGEMENT GIANT CA BUYS REMOTE SERVER SOFTWARE COMPANY OBLICORE <span class="company">Oblicore</span> is CA's tenth acquisition in Israel CA, the world's leading independent IT management Software Company, is acquiring start up <span class="company">Oblicore</span> Inc for about $25 million</span> <span class="company">Oblicore</span>, which was founded in 2000, develops Service Level Management (SLM) software to improve access to business applications stored on remote servers at enterprises and telecommunications providers Tweet this