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Deutsche Telekom’s Hubraum opens programme in Tel Aviv
Deutsche Telekom startup support venture Hubraum is teaming up with peers in Tel Aviv to bring early-stage Israeli tech startups to Europe. The new initiative, announced today, is a three-month acceleration programme in Tel
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Is coworking too much coffee and gossip? Welcome to the Israeli space for the misanthropic entrepreneur
In which Adam Fletcher explores a most unusual coworking space in Tel Aviv – and why Israelis aren’t as enamoured as Berliners with everyone’s favourite startup trend… Berlin boasts dozens of coworking spaces, most opening their
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“It’s not rudeness, it’s chutzpah” – an insider’s take on Israel’s startup success
With the DLD Tel Aviv Conference kicking off tomorrow, part of a full week of festivities in one of the world’s most sizzling tech hubs, we invited Israeli venture capitalist and tech journalist Gil Kerbs
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“Hamburg is half the size but doubly as productive as Berlin” – IFA Next Big Thing panel featuring Amen, Tape.tv, Earlybird, Dov Moran
Germany meets Israel was the theme for the IFA Next Big Thing discussion, showcasing the pros and cons of two of the most hyped startup cities in the world. The topics of the day
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Tel Aviv and Berlin startups unite – at a rooftop party, naturally
Last night saw the cream of the Berlin startup crowd mix with representatives of the Tel Aviv scene last night in a format well-loved and utilised by both cities – a rooftop party. The
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Waze – the crowdsourced traffic guide navigating its way to global success
We speak to co-founder Uri Levine on the remarkable trajectory of Israeli startup Waze On the traffic-clogged streets of Tel Aviv, every cab ride I experienced was either thrillingly close-to-illegal or brain-meltingly tiresome. Any
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From Stockholm to Tel Aviv – we tour “the Mediterranean Klarna” HQ in Israel
Klarna, the Swedish eCommerce payment platform that counts Mike Moritz and Klaus Hommels as board members is one of the burgeoning European companies that is turning its attention to Israel. Thanks to a recent
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“There’s only so many times you can fake an orgasm” – 10 nuggets of startup wisdom from Yossi Vardi
VentureVillage met with Yossi Vardi while in Israel – the grandfather of the Israeli tech scene and guest speaker at Campus Party on Thursday. Vardi has invested in over 80 high-tech companies and his
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Startupbootcamp sets its sights on Israel’s startup scene
Startupbootcamp, the burgeoning European startup accelerator is setting its sights to the Israeli startup scene. The programme, which takes budding startups and offers them a three-month intensive mentorship and funding programme has already established
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“Israel has innovation in its DNA.” Izhar Shay explains why Canaan Partners has shunned Europe… for now
I’ve just arrived at the sprawling Technion campus – the 1.2 sq km site of the Israel Institute of Technology, occupying the pine-covered north-eastern slopes of Mount Carmel in Haifa. As well as being
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