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After a record year for Israeli startups, 16 investors tell us what’s next

TechCrunch

Same as VC funds are deeply acquainted with Silicon Valley, tech investors cannot ignore this hub of innovation that has produced global market leading companies and serial entrepreneurs. The cliche VC answer: strong team, big market. Tech investors must make sure that Israel is part of their portfolio.

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The Double Standard of Female CEOs Moving Fast and Breaking Things

This is going to be BIG.

In late 2018, the company raised $75 million Series C from Sequoia, arguably the top VC firm in the world. After being largely ignored by Valley investors (the biggest checks in her seed, Series A, and Series B came from men on the East Coast), she finally found support from the VC elite. VC David Sacks tweeted “??