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Where is Facebook going for new games? Israel

Five of the developers of Facebook‘s ten largest social games in the EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) come from srael, and the company is now in Israel looking for more. Roy Goldenberg of

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Tel Aviv awarded #2 most innovative city in the world

Tel Aviv awarded #2 most innovative city in the world Tel Aviv has been ranked the world’s second “most innovative city” as part of the Wall Street Journal magazine

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CleanTech Map of the world launched – highlights Israeli technologies

Israel NewTech is launching an exciting new tool to showcase Israeli companies’ projects in the cleantech arena throughout the world – the CleanTech Map. This Facebook application allows visitors to view

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The most promising Israeli startups for 2013

The most promising Israeli startups for 2013 This year Tel Aviv was named the 2nd best high-tech center in the world . Orli Yakuel, writing for TNW, gives us the rundown on the coolest

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Tel Aviv heads list of world’s top startup ecosystems

The Startup Genome released the first half of its report on the world’s top startup ecosystems – the so-called Startup Ecosystem Index. Tel Aviv headed the list, second only to Silicon Valley,

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FEMA looks to WAZE to coordinate gas delivery after Sandy

With gas shortages rampant following Hurricane Sandy, FEMA and the White House turned to Israeli crowd-sourced navigation app Waze to gather data on where to send gasoline fueling trucks. The

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Global Cleantech 100 Index: Israel “the stand-out country”

The prestigious research firm Cleantech Group has just published its fourth annual Global Cleantech 100 list, which lists the upcoming private companies to watch in the global cleantech arena. Israel, which

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Cleantech and Startup investor Pitango Closes $150M for new venture capital fund

Pitango announced the first closing of its VI Fund, out of a planned overall venture capital fund of $250 million. Pitango Venture Capital has announced the $150 million first closing of its Pitango VI,

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Entrepreneur? International Business Week in Tel Aviv is for you

International Business Week (IBW#3) is a one-week-program that brings entrepreneurs from around the world to Israel in order to expose them to Israel’s unique eco-system of innovation and entrepreneurship. For one week on

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Inside Upwest Labs, The Startup Accelerator That Brings Israel To Silicon Valley

Original article by TechCrunch There is certainly no shortage of startup incubators and accelerators these days, but Silicon Valley’s Upwest Labs is doing something especially unique. Upwest, which got off the

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