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8 factors to consider when fundraising during a downturn

TechCrunch

I have experienced two major financial disruptions in my career: the bubble burst in 2000 and the financial crisis of 2008. In the past decade, we lived through an unprecedented run of optimism and climbing valuations, and the gut check we’re seeing now has been long in coming.

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Israel’s startup ecosystem powers ahead, amid a year of change

TechCrunch

Jerusalem’s economy and therefore startup scene suffered after the second Intifada (the Palestinian uprising that began in late September 2000 and ended around 2005). There are three main hubs for the Israeli tech scene (in order of size): Tel Aviv, Herzliya and Jerusalem. billion (£7 billion), came from Jerusalem.