Cleantech and Startup investor Pitango Closes $150M for new venture capital fund
September 4, 2012, category: Cleantech
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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Is Jerusalem the next Silicon Valley? CNN Clip
August 14, 2012, category: Communications, General, Technology
Is Jerusalem the next Silicon Valley? CNN Clip CNN’s Elise Labott spoke with entrepreneur and investor Erel Margalit, head of Jerusalem Venture Partners (JVP), a leading Israeli venture capital firm with over $900 million
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Minister of Finance met Cisco Systems Chairman and CEO to discuss further investments in Israel.
June 24, 2012, category: Communications, Technology
Minister of Finance Dr. Yuval Steinitz met this morning in his Jerusalem office with John Chambers, Chairman and CEO of Cisco Systems Inc. The two had a lengthy discussion
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Israel’s economy wins praise from OECD secretary general
June 7, 2012, category: General
Angel Gurria, secretary-general of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), praised Israel’s economy at a joint press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and Finance Minister Steinitz, as
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Agricultural Innovation takes center stage – the latest from Agritech 2012
May 17, 2012, category: Israel NewTech, Water
“Agricultural technology is experiencing phenomenal momentum today, similar to what the water industry experienced a few years back,” says Oded Distel, head of Israel NewTech. We spoke with Distel about new trends
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Minister of Finance Meets with Senior Executives from BlackRock
May 14, 2012, category: General
Minister of Finance Dr. Yuval Steinitz met today with senior executives from BlackRock, the world’s biggest investment company, which manages approximately USD 3,500 billion. The meeting was also attended by
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Agritech Investment opportunities await at Agrivest Summit
April 19, 2012, category: Cleantech, Technology, Water
Israel is recognized as a leading innovator in agriculture technologies – this is one of the reasons that Agritech Israel is considered a leading event in the field. Israeli start-up companies are
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Channel 4 clip review’s Israel’s hi-tech industry
March 26, 2012, category: Cleantech, General, Technology
What makes Israel the world’s “Silicon Valley”? Channel 4′s Benjamin Cohen reports from Israel, meets with hi-tech entrepreneurs, visits Google’s Israel office, and looks at how Israel’s hi-tech industry is progressing. The clip talks about
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Cisco buys Israeli-founded NDS for $5 Billion
March 25, 2012, category: Communications
According to Globes, NDS will be bought by communications giant Cisco. NDS provides secure delivery solutions and other advanced inter-active systems for digital and pay-TV. Headquartered in Staines near London,
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