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Marvell Technology |
Founded in 1995, Marvell Technology Group Ltd. (NASDAQ: MRVL) has operations worldwide and approximately 5,000 employees. Marvell's U.S. operating subsidiary is based in Santa Clara, California and Marvell has international design centers located in the U.S., Europe, Israel, Singapore and China. A leading fabless semiconductor company, Marvell ships over one billion chips a year.
Marvell's expertise in microprocessor architecture and digital signal processing, drives multiple platforms including high volume storage solutions, mobile and wireless, networking, consumer and green products. World class engineering and mixed-signal design expertise helps Marvell deliver critical building blocks to its customers, giving them the competitive edge to succeed in today's dynamic market.
Breakthrough technology and innovative products, combined with dedication to customers and
the consistent delivery of high-quality products, are the foundation for Marvell’s growth and
leadership in today’s highly competitive semiconductor industry. |
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New Century Capital Partners |
New Century Capital Partners is a leading independent investment banking firm focused on digital media and technology.
New Century Capital Partners provides a broad range of investment banking services including mergers and acquisitions and corporate and financial restructuring services. We also provide fairness opinions and valuations.
New Century Capital Partners has a diverse client base which includes both public and private companies and executes transaction sizes ranging from below $100 million to over $1 billion. |
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Answers.com |
Answers Corporation (NASDAQ: ANSW) owns and operates Web properties dedicated to providing useful answers in thousands of categories - Answers.com and WikiAnswers.com.
The award-winning reference site Answers.com includes content on millions of topics from over 250 licensed sources from leading publishers, including Houghton Mifflin Company, Barron's and Encyclopedia Britannica. Answers.com is also available for mobile devices at http://mobile.answers.com.
WikiAnswers.com is a community-generated Social Knowledge Q&A platform, leveraging wiki-based technologies. Through the contributions of WikiAnswers.com's large and growing community, answers are constantly improved and updated over time. WikiAnswers.com was ranked by comScore as the fastest growing domain of the top 200, in the U.S., in terms of unique monthly visitors in 2008. |
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Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP |
| Sheppard Mullin is a full service AmLaw 100 firm with more than 560 attorneys in 11 offices located throughout California and in New York, Washington, D.C. and Shanghai. The firm's California offices are located in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Silicon Valley, Santa Barbara, Century City, Orange County, Del Mar Heights and San Diego. Founded in 1927 on the principle that the firm would succeed only if its attorneys delivered prompt, high quality and cost-effective legal services, Sheppard Mullin provides legal counsel to U.S. and international clients. Companies turn to Sheppard Mullin to handle a full range of corporate and technology matters, high stakes litigation and complex financial transactions. In the U.S., the firm's clients include more than half of the Fortune 100 companies. |
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Luxe Worldwide Hotels |
| Standing as the "insider secret" of savvy travelers, the Luxe collection of hotels provides both business travelers and vacationers with an experience that's memorable, affordable, gracious and gratifying. Luxe has hundreds of properties worldwide - each unique with a boutique ambience. At Luxe, diversity is treasured through the portfolio of properties. |
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Economic Mission of Israel |
| The role of the Economic Mission at the Consulate General of Israel is to advance Israel's economy through local resources and potential partnerships in the Southwest. We support this mission by promoting business relations, trade, investments and cooperation between the State of Israel and the Southwest states. American companies trying to do business in Israel, or Israeli companies trying to expand to the US Southwest region, use our expertise and connections to open doors in those markets. |
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Vintage Filings |
| Vintage Filings, a division of PR Newswire, is a full service financial filing and printing firm. With over 4,000 public company clients, Vintage has quickly become the fastest growing EDGAR firm nationwide. With the constant changing requirements in SEC filing regulations for public companies, Vintage Filings works in partnership with clients to file their documents in an accurate and expeditious fashion. The companies and firms Vintage Filings works with, now more than ever, appreciate Vintage Filings' unique service structure and cost saving solutions. Vintage Filings provides full service EDGAR filings and print services in a prompt manner enabling public companies and their attorneys to stay focused on their core business. |
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Sequoia Capital |
| Sequoia Capital in Israel caters to the founders and management who have selected us as their business partners. With offices in Herzelia and Menlo Park, Sequoia Capital has a mixture of local experience and global ties that let us work with great entrepreneurs to help build market leading companies. We have learned that the only way to help develop a fabulous company is one step at a time. This only happens if the company makes wonderful products or delivers a service that thrills large numbers of customers. If that occurs then founders, management, and employees of these companies prosper. It is only then that the investor deserves to be rewarded. It has to happen in that order. There are no shortcuts. |
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David Nahai Companies |
David Nahai Consulting Services advises and assists public and private entities involved in the environmental sector, with particular emphasis on renewable energy, energy efficiency, water conservation and wastewater treatment and recycling projects. David Nahai Associates is a law firm specializing in real estate, environmental, commercial, energy and water law.
The Clinton Climate Initiative is a division of the Clinton Foundation. The mission of the Clinton Climate Initiative is to bring about the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions on a global scale through specific project partnerships with governments around the world. |
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Canaan Partners |
| Canaan Partners invests in visionary entrepreneurs and provides them the networks, insights and operational guidance required to build high-performance technology and healthcare companies. For over 23 years, Canaan has taken an active and committed role in the companies in which it invests, and has helped its portfolio companies complete about 70 mergers and acquisitions and 53 IPO's.
With $3 billion under management and a worldwide footprint, the firm is committed to catalyzing the growth of innovative companies in the digital media, communications & mobility, enterprise and clean-tech industries. Among its successes are DoubleClick, Match.com, CommerceOne, Capstone Turbine, and VOIP equipment supplier Acme Packet. Canaan’s current portfolio includes market leaders and innovators such as The Active Network, Cortina Systems, Zoosk, Blurb, N-trig, Prime Sense, LiveU, and Tremor Media. Canaan has offices in California, Connecticut, India and Israel. |
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Bank Leumi |
| Bank Leumi was established in 1902 as a part of Dr. Benyamin Herzl’s Zionistic dream. The Bank was intended to be the financial arm of the Zionist Movement and is now the oldest and one of the leading banking corporations in Israel. From the beginning, Leumi integrated its business operations and a commitment to develop the Zionist project and the State of Israel. Leumi has a long tradition of donating to various institutions and organizations in the social, cultural, art, sport and health domains. The Leumi Group currently has more than 317 branches and representations across 21 countries worldwide including some of the world's leading financial centers. The Leumi Group deals with a diversity of domestic and international financial and non-monetary operations. |
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Qualcomm |
Qualcomm's technology connects you wherever you are in the world. Qualcomm manufactures wireless chipsets, license technology and provides communications services around the world. In a global economy, Qualcomm is the link to markets and opportunity.
Qualcomm Incorporated is a leader in developing and delivering innovative digital wireless communications products and services based on CDMA and other advanced technologies. Qualcomm serves the global wireless industry with breakthrough technologies that enable the convergence of mobile communications and consumer electronics, making next-generation wireless devices and services more personal, affordable and accessible to people everywhere. Qualcomm is included in the S&P 100 Index, the S&P 500 Index and is a 2009 FORTUNE 500 company. |
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Wells Fargo |
| Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) is a diversified financial services company with $428 billion in assets providing banking, insurance, investments, mortgage and consumer finance to more than 23 million customers through more than 10,000 Wells Fargo and Wachovia stores, 12,000 Wells Fargo and Wachovia ATMs, the internet and other distribution channels across North America and internationally. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. is the only bank in the United States to receive the highest possible credit rating, “AAA,” from Moody’s Investors Service.
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Glaser, Weil, Fink, Jacobs, Howard & Shapiro, LLP |
| Glaser, Weil, Fink, Jacobs, Howard & Shapiro, LLP is a full service law Firm of approximately 110 attorneys located in the Century City area of Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1988, the Firm has continued to grow and prosper. Its clientele includes a diverse mix of international, national and local corporations and private entrepreneurs. Although based in Los Angeles, the Firm represents clients throughout California, the United States and the world. |
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EL AL |
| EL AL was established in 1948 as the national Israel Airlines and has since grown into a prestigious international carrier with a network of 77 sales offices. Covering every aspect of service, assuring that passengers' requirements are met on time, every time, EL AL was ranked by IATA as one of the world's three most efficient air carriers. The friendliness and personalized touch make time fly and make EL AL more than just a convenient mode of travel. EL AL offers a unique combination of amenities and advantages earning international appeal, and making EL AL a preferred global gateway to every corner of the world. |
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The Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles |
For more than 50 years, The Jewish Community Foundation has helped individuals, institutions and professional advisors have the greatest possible impact on both the Jewish community and the community at large.
The Foundation is the largest manager of charitable assets and the leader in planned giving solutions for Greater Los Angeles Jewish philanthropists. The Foundation currently manages assets of $700M (unaudited, as of 12/31/09) and ranks among the 12 largest Los Angeles foundations (based on assets). In 2009, The Foundation and its nearly 1,200 donors distributed $61 million in grants to hundreds of organizations with programs that span the range of philanthropic giving. |
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Fox Rothschild LLP |
| Fox Rothschild LLP is a law firm built to serve business leaders. They come to Fox Rothschild for guidance because we understand their issues, their priorities, and the way they think. Fox Rothschild's job is to help clients manage risk and make better business decisions by offering practical, innovative advice. Probably the best compliment received from clients is that Fox Rothschild treats their issues and their businesses as if they are our own. Fox Rothschild LLP delivers a full range of legal services from the traditional (Litigation, Corporate, Labor and Employment) to the emerging services (Intellectual Property and Tech and Venture Finance). |
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STEP Strategy Advsors |
| STEP Strategy Advisors is a business growth and acquisitions advisory firm with offices in Los Angeles and Tel Aviv. STEP provides market alignment and growth through acquisition advice to firms and private equity groups to enhance strategic direction, market positioning, and revenue generation. STEP Strategy Advisors brings senior executive knowledge and expertise in business strategies and technology that will take your company to a higher level of profitability and open the pathway for business partnerships and acquisitions. |
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Rubenstein / Justman Management Consultants |
Rubenstein / Justman Management Consultants is a management consulting firm focused on Information Technology and Operations Improvement.
RJMC's considerable expertise in project management, business processes and procedures, complex organizations, and enterprise-wide systems spans over twenty years of working with project teams to identify solutions that best serve the strategic interests of the organization.
RJMC provides its Clients with specialized knowledge and expertise that result in practical and effective solutions. RJMC focuses on areas where technology can facilitate substantial operational improvements. Our Systems Assessments are a great tool for moving towards positive change. |
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Olmstead Williams Communications |
| Olmstead Williams Communications is a full service Public Relations Agency based in Los Angeles. Olmstead Williams Communications begins each client engagement by establishing agreed upon expectations and measurable objectives, then mapping out a creative strategy, powerful messaging and a detailed tactical approach. The firm is led by Tracy Williams, who for 25 years has helped clients build reputations among key business and consumer audiences. Prior to founding OWC, she was president and principal of Casey Sayre & Williams, where she represented industry leaders such as Ernst & Young, Greenberg Traurig, Oberthur Technologies, Dimensional Fund Advisors and USC Viterbi School of Engineering. |
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TheMarker |
TheMarker (דה-מרקר) is one of Israel's leading business periodicals and brings key information about business in Israel. TheMarker is in both print and on-line and is a partnership with Ha'aretz. www.TheMarker.com
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Premiere Radio Networks |
Premiere Radio Networks, a subsidiary of Clear Channel Communications, syndicates 90 radio programs and services to more than 5,000 radio affiliations to reach over 190 million listeners weekly. Premiere Radio is the number one radio network in the country.
Founded in 1987, Premiere began in Los Angeles with a $30,000 investment. Within the first year, the company produced three shows and recorded advertising billings of $2.1 million with approximately 250 affiliates. Today, Premiere produces 70 programs with annual billings in excess of $330 million.
Through its Mediabase research component, Premiere monitors music on more than 1,800 radio stations in 180 U.S. and Canadian markets, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. In addition to providing vital airplay information to the music industry, the company provides its research to nearly 1,700 affiliate radio stations on a barter subscription basis. |
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Business Wire |
| Business Wire, a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, is the global market leader in commercial news distribution. Thousands of member companies and organizations depend on Business Wire to transmit their full-text news releases, regulatory filings, photos and other multimedia content to journalists, financial professionals, investor services, regulatory authorities and the general public worldwide. In fact, Business Wire has the most comprehensive news and disclosure network in the world. We originate hundreds of thousands of news announcements each year, with a dramatic impact on capital and commercial markets around the globe and in virtually every industry sector. |
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MagicSauce Media |
| MagicSauce Media takes a new approach to marketing, social media and PR for large and small companies alike. The new always-on economy offers a broader yet more personalized public image, where anyone can be an author with a PC or mobile device and a simple push of a button. MagicSauce Media crafts a voice for your vision and then works with you to ensure that not only are you and your team aligned with that vision, but your brand is as well. Getting your offerings aligned with your corporate vision and target audience is where we start. Before we can create smart "purple cow" messaging that puts you on the map, congruency is key. Our uniqueness also lies in the fact that we effectively integrate traditional communications, marketing, and PR with word-of-mouth, smart branding and social media campaigns. |
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Santa Monica Observer |
| The Santa Monica Observer is a free weekly newspaper of general circulation in Santa Monica. Currently, the Santa Monica Observer is the most widely read weekly publication in Santa Monica with a circulation of over 20,000 and a readership of over 38,300. |
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Greentech Media |
Greentech Media is an integrated online media company designed to deliver the highest-quality content in the industry, whether it is research, news or critical networking events. Greentech Media is headquartered in Cambridge, Mass., with operations in New York City, San Francisco and Munich.
For more information, visit greentechmedia.com. |
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V-Cube USA |
V-cube USA provides a visual communication platform through its Concierge Web Broadcasting Service. V-cube USA comes on-site with equipment to web broadcast and record your events, requiring zero effort and resources from your organization; it is turn-key and worry-free.
Once completed, you will be able to access the content through a simple web line during at least 3 months after the event, giving you the opportunity to increase online exposure and raise awareness about the event and about your organization.
V-Cube USA works with a plurality of government and non-profit institutions in Southern California. |
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IVC Research Center |
| IVC (Israel Venture Capital) Research Center is Israel's leading research center specializing in analyzing and monitoring Israel's high-tech industry. IVC's publications provide insights on venture capital, private equity and high-tech companies. They are used by business leaders, major financial entities and government organizations in the United States, Europe, Asia and Israel. These include venture capital and private equity funds, investment companies, entrepreneurs, academic institutions, and government entities such as the office of the Prime Minister of Israel and the Bank of Israel.
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Women In Technology International (WITI) |
| WITI is the nation's leading trade association for tech-savvy women and is the premiere global organization empowering women in business and technology to achieve unimagined possibilities. With a global network of smart, talented women and a market reach exceeding 2 million, WITI has powerful programs and partnerships that provide connections, resources, opportunities and a supportive environment of women committed to helping each other. Along with its professional association of Networks throughout the U.S. and worldwide, including Hong Kong, Great Britain, Australia, and Mexico, WITI delivers value for individuals that work for a company, the government or academia, as well as small business owners. |
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Larta Institute |
Larta Institute is a leading "innovation hub" based in the U.S. with network and influence across the world. Larta's mission is to vastly improve the transition of scientific and technological breakthroughs from the laboratory to the marketplace, where they can solve problems, enhance economic opportunities and better people's lives.
As a trusted partner to both the investment and corporate communities, Larta serves as a critical interface between innovators and industrial users who use and deploy those innovations which they see as increasingly important to their growth and success. |
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Broads Circle |
| Broads Circle is all about MONEY and POWER for women. The Circle's mission is to connect senior level business women (C-level executives, partners, business owners and industry leaders) in a meaningful way. Broads Circle believes that successful, impactful, powerful people have strong networks. They draw on these networks in driving revenue and growing capital for themselves and their corporations. Broads Circle events provide opportunities for exceptional women in Los Angeles to meet and create high quality money and power connections.
The circle brings together women in a variety of industries who share the same career and personal drivers to generate revenue and assume leadership positions. |
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Silicon Valley Israeli Entrepreneur and Founders Forum (IEFF) |
| The IEFF is a platform for networking, ideas exchange and mutual assistance for Israeli executives and entrepeneurs residing in the Silicon Valley. If you'd like to join please ask an existing member to sponsor you for membership. |
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Southern California-Israel Chamber of Commerce (SCICC) |
| The Southern California-Israel Chamber of Commerce (SCICC) is dedicated to fostering bilateral business, trade, and investment opportunities between Southern California and Israel. With its extensive, dynamic network of companies, business executives and political leaders, the SCICC has served as a facilitator of joint venture programs between the two countries for over twelve years. Through networking events, mentorship programs, investment forums, educational seminars and industry-specific meetings, the SCICC contributes to stronger business alliances between Southern California and Israel. |
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iHollywoodForum |
| iHollywoodForum, Inc. is a leading producer of conferences and forums on digital media and entertainment. Its mission is to educate executives about the future of Hollywood, entertainment and the media business; and to create forums where networking and dealmaking are done. Technology discussions span many businesses, including television, cinema, games, music, the Internet, marketing, mobile and home entertainment. |
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American Friends of the Hebrew University (AFHU) |
| American Friends of The Hebrew University (AFHU) is a national, not-for-profit organization in support of The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel's foremost center of higher education and research. Forging a meaningful partnership between American Jewry and the people of Israel, AFHU helps to ensure the nation's well being by nurturing Israel's greatest asset: the intellectual strength of its people. AFHU's cultural and educational programs attract people from all walks of life, including Hebrew University and Rothberg International School alumni, American scholars and scientists, and the general U.S. public. |
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Technology Council of Southern California |
| The Technology Council of Southern California is the premier forum for the region's technology leaders, providing events, connections, information and resources to help technology companies succeed. The Technology Council develops targeted, content-driven programs that encourage interactive discussions between presenters and attendees, as well as two flagship events - VentureNet™ and the annual Industry Awards - that are regarded as among the most influential in the region. |
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California-Israel Chamber of Commerce (CICC) |
| The California Israel Chamber of Commerce (CICC) is a not-for-profit, non-governmental membership-supported organization dedicated to strengthening business and trade relations between California and Israel. With its wide and dynamic network of over 7,000 companies, business executives and investors, CICC is positioned to serve as a facilitator and active supporter for joint venture programs between the two communities. Through networking events, mentorship programs, investment forums and educational seminars, CICC contributes to a stronger business and commercial alliance between California and Israel. |
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Maverick Angels |
Maverick Angels is a very different kind of angel investor network. Maverick Angels take an entrepreneurial approach to angel investing to create win-win results with portfolio companies. Entrepreneurs need much more than just capital. They need coaching, training, relationships and other resources which will dramatically increase their chances for success. While Maverick Angels are active angel investors like any other early-stage investment network, Maverick Angels also realize that entrepreneurs need more support when getting started.
Attendees of The Israel Conference will receive a $100 discount on Maverick Angels Boot Camp for Entrepreneurs program.
Contact Dan Robert at Maverick Angels / 818-706-7686 for more details on this offer. |
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CVCA |
The CVCA - Canada's Venture Capital & Private Equity Association - represents the majority of private equity companies in Canada, with over 1800 members. CVCA members have over $75 billion in capital under management, in three distinct market segments: Buyout, Mezzanine, and Venture Capital.
The CVCA is a leading source for advocacy, networking, information and professional development for venture capital and private equity professionals. |
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American Technion Society |
The American Technion Society (ATS) provides critical support to the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, ranked among the world's leading science and technology universities.
The ATS accomplishes this through a national network of thousands of dedicated members from coast to coast. The ATS has a distinguished record of achievement, having raised more than $1.5 billion since its founding in 1940.
A variety of charitable giving opportunities are offered. These range from endowing and naming buildings, laboratories, and academic chairs in the Technion's 18 academic faculties to vital support for graduate student fellowships, dormitories, scholarships, counseling, and other assistance to the hundreds of Technion students whose studies are interrupted by reserve service in the Israel Defense Forces.
The ATS is constantly expanding its efforts to ensure the Technion's continued excellence and achievements. |
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TechAviv |
TechAviv is the largest global organization of Israeli hi-tech startup founders and investors, with over 2,000 members worldwide, by invitation only. The TechAviv Founders Club meets monthly in Israel, New York, Silicon Valley and Boston to showcase, discuss and help fellow Israeli startups succeed. Each month, in each of the four locations, founders demo their products followed by bi-directional Q&A with local peers. Casual networking happens before and after the demos. TechAviv's mission is to bring the Israeli hi-tech community closer together, creating a global support system for founders by harnessing our extensive collective experience and contacts. TechAviv is primarily Internet, web, and mobile startup founders.
The TechAviv Angels, Israel's most successful Internet, Web, and Mobile entrepreneurs and investors, convene "Demo Nights" every two months to meet and fund our next generation of big winners. Startups apply here. |
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Skipso |
Skipso is a new online platform and business marketplace entirely focused on Cleantech and Sustainable Innovation. Skipso's virtual ecosystem helps Cleantech companies, innovators and entrepreneurs
around the world kick-start their projects, grow their business, accelerate their innovation process and find resources more
efficiently and at lower costs.
For more information, visit www.skipso.com. |
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Fusicology |
| Defining the Soul Diaspora since 2003, FUSICOLOGY is a hub for progressive music and culture. By aggregating event listings and relevant news for tastemakers, FUSICOLOGY empowers like-minded progressives and trendsetters. FUSICOLOGY has a sustained presence in 18 cities in the United States and Canada. An expansion to additional international markets is currently in development. www.fusicology.com
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Teperberg 1870 |
The Teperberg 1870 vision is to stand among the leading forces of Israel's wine culture. Powered by a strong passion for wine and the passing down of expertise by six Teperberg generations, the Winery transforms its vision into reality while standing in the forefront of technology and maintaining its steadfast innovation.
Teperberg Winery is establishing a state of the art winery which will operate by using the field's most advanced technology, planting vineyards in high quality regions, investment in advanced manufacturing technologies and the fine-tuning of the distribution system, among others.
Israel's forth largest winery, Teperberg 1870 exports first class wines to more then 22 countries worldwide, including the United States, Canada, France, England, Australia and more. Teperberg 1870 new series are highly acclaimed by wine enthusiasts and have received numerous international prestigious awards. |
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O2Cool Oxygen Water |
O2Cool Oxygen Water - Oxygenated Water the way it should be - in glass bottles.
One bottle of O2Cool Oxygen Water and you will see why we are proud of the many benefits it offers over ordinary bottled waters. |
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