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

TechCrunch

2020 was a record year for Israel’s security startup ecosystem. As in other countries in “COVID 2020”, VC tended to focus on existing portfolio companies. COVID brought unexpected upsides: Israeli startups, usually facing longs flight to Europe or the U.S. And in 2019, Bay Area investors put $1.4

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Why every VC should spend a month with an accelerator

TechCrunch

I’ve sat at both sides of the table as a founder and a VC, and I understand how difficult it is to get them on the same page. I’ve participated in a number of accelerators, including Disney and Techstars, and these programs gave me a noticeable advantage when I stepped into VC.

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The corporate venture comeback: What startups considering CVC need to know

TechCrunch

While few corporates used to offer startup investment (and the ones that did were primarily concerned with software, practically every corporate is involved in VC today and covers a range of niche sectors. That means there’s more corporate money and players for startups to explore.