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The NEW 2024 Israel Funding Ecosystem Map is out!!! Continuing the tradition, Cardumen Capital has created the most comprehensive map of the Israel Startup Funding Ecosystem. Version 5 includes clickable links to VC websites, new categories, type of entity, localization and lot more. Give us feedback to improve and please download/share! See the comments for the Geektime גיקטיים article and commentary. The map was created using information from: Startup Nation Central PitchBook Tracxn Crunchbase @IVC research

🚀 *Practical tools* for Founders and Aspiring Entrepreneurs!🚀 Are you ready to supercharge your fundraising skills and strengthen your team for 2025? Join Cardumen Capital, Fresh Fund and GUTS - Harel Innovation hub on a dynamic workshop to equip you with the most practical tools for building a successful team, crafting a compelling pitch, and securing funding. 🗓 Date: 02.09.2024  🕒 Time: 09:30 AM - 12:30 PM 📍 Location: Guts Innovation Hub Agenda and registration on the pinned comment! Thank you Orit Balicer, Simon Legziel, Zaki Djemal, Noa Shamay, Ori Luzia and Noa Urbach for sharing your knowledge and time with Founders and Aspiring Entrepreneurs! Gonzalo Martínez de Azagra, Nimrod Brandt, Dana Kleiman

The good news keep rolling in! 🎊 ✨ We are excited to announce that we've been named a Sample Vendor for Cloud-native DLP in the 2024 Gartner Hype Cycle for Data Security and Hype Cycle for Digital Sovereignty reports. "Both data security and digital sovereignty require a comprehensive understanding of your assets, plus the tools to close gaps and keep them closed. This is what DoControl offers: the ability to bring historical SaaS data risk under control, and make sure it doesn't happen in the future." Adam Gavish, DoControl CEO https://lnkd.in/dUhmZQzQ #saassecurity #dlp #datasecurity #docontrol

Bootstrap! If you do not want oversight, reporting or having to deal with investors. Bootstrap! However, if you decide to take venture money remember this: Your fiduciary duty (responsibility as a board member) states that you must take decisions that maximize value and benefit for shareholders. Your mandate is to maximize value for all shareholders, not yours not the investors only. Also, ensure you nurture the relationship. Communicate monthly or more often ( with major investors), send a monthly or quarterly update, and be loyal. Discuss controversial issues individually before board meetings. Your existing investors are your biggest fans. They already believe in you. Let me also say something slightly controversial. Investors are always right...hear me out. Evidently we are not always right, but treat us as a customer and you will maintain investors happy. Why should you care? Investors can put more money or just support your decisions on the board (remember the vetoes of the preferred). This is how Cardumen Capital thinks of their investors, as customers. It helps to think this way to know what to do. Let me give a few examples of loyalty: 1) If the next round investor doesn't want to allow the current investors to do pro-rata. Fight for your current investors. Eventually you may have to yield to the new investor's will but try. 2) If you need additional money, ask for it, nicely. Explain the reasons, the need, the use and what you will change (because evidently you have failed to secure more). Before you tag along one of the investors to "bully" others into investing via a pay to play, make sure you have exhausted all other paths. If not, this will be a breach of your fiduciary duty and prove very disloyal. 3) Try to be fair with terms, all things equal. Valuation, rights, etc. 4) Inform of major issues immediately. There is no easier way to lose investor trust than to hide issues. This is because you are not giving the investor the chance to help you and it's their money after all. Remember if you damage the relationship it will never go back to its original state. It's like a can of Coke. If you crush it, even if you try to straighten it back up it will never look the same. To our founders, this is not representative of any of your situations, rather of events I have encountered in the last 15 years! Cardumen Capital #investormanagement #venturecapital

Pretty spot on recommendations on a sale (m&a) process for founders. Feel free to reach out for advice to our own portfolio M&A support expert Jorge Rodríguez Ordóñez. Shout out to Karri Koivuniemi and Dirk Sahlmer for sharing! Cardumen Capital

🎯 Recognized as one of the 𝘁𝗼𝗽 10 𝗚𝗧𝗠 𝗔𝗜 𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 by Superhuman Founder and industry expert, Zain Kahn, Substrata is revolutionizing how businesses engage with customers. [https://lnkd.in/d9RbUNY6] By leveraging advanced AI, Substrata helps sales teams understand prospects better, predict buying behavior, and close more deals. 👏 We're incredibly proud of the Substrata team for this outstanding achievement that has not been unnoticed by TalkMarkets. Read the article here: [https://lnkd.in/dkccY727] #CardumenCapital #AI #SalesTech #MarketingTech 

A founder's tech stack can be the difference between success and failure.  (Trust me, I know) Before I used cheap software, but now I invest in the best. And the growth in my revenue has removed any doubt. Here are the BEST tools for scaling your business 👇 Zoom ↳ Host meetings up to 24 hours long ↳ Breakout rooms, polls, and screen sharing ↳ HD video and audio, end-to-end encryption ↳ Mobile-friendly for on-the-go meetings ↳ https://zoom.us/ Substrata ↳ Loved by the world’s best dealmakers and sales pros ↳ AI analysis of verbal and nonverbal channels ↳ Uncovers social cues that can make or break deals  ↳ Helps you close even the toughest clients  ↳  https://www.substrata.me/ Crunchbase Pro  ↳ Advanced search and tracking capabilities ↳ Custom lists and alerts for monitoring ↳ Real-time updates on funding rounds and market trends ↳ Export data for in-depth analysis ↳ https://lnkd.in/eF-ki6uk Calendly  ↳ Automated meeting assignment ↳ Multi-person scheduling options ↳ Integration with Google, Outlook, etc. ↳ Customisable booking pages and time zone detection ↳ https://calendly.com/ DocuSign  ↳ Send and sign documents securely ↳ $36 saved per document on average ↳ 99.9% uptime for reliable service ↳ Legal compliance in over 180 countries ↳ https://www.docusign.com/ Notion ↳ All-in-one workspace for notes, docs, and project management ↳ Customisable knowledge management system ↳ Collaborative project planning ↳ Integrates notes, databases, and wikis ↳ https://www.notion.so/ Google Workspace  ↳ Custom email on your domain for a professional image ↳ Real-time collaborative docs, sheets, and slides ↳ Integrated calendar, chat, and video conferencing ↳ 1TB secure cloud storage per user ↳ Advanced security features to protect your data ↳ https://lnkd.in/eAZTAJMG Canva  ↳ User-friendly design platform ↳ Create stunning presentations and graphics ↳ Extensive template library ↳ Collaborate on designs in real-time ↳ https://www.canva.com/ These tools have been game-changers, helping us streamline operations, enhance productivity, and focus on what truly matters. What's the most important tool in your tech stack?  Let me know in the comments below!

If your company relies on #SaaS and you assume your data is fully protected by using a #CASB, #SSE, or #SASE within apps like Google Workspace, Microsoft, Box, Slack, or Salesforce- think again! Great article by my partner here at DoControl - Adam Gavish Thanks, Forbes for sharing. #saassecurity #sspm #casb #dlp #standwithisrael

Google four years after announcing the end of 3rd party cookies still incapable of finding a solution to replace them. Instead they will try to resort to giving the user the option to accept this (not sure how this is different from today). Anthony C., who leads the Google Privacy Sandbox made the announcement. Kahoona has a working alternative to the intrusive and privacy-breaking 3rd party cookies. Do not be fooled, this announcement changes nothing and the regulators will likely continue to pressure the tech giants for a solution. Read more below. Cardumen Capital

🔊𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 about our 𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝘀 in Q2 2024𝗅 🔝Oshi, NeuReality 𝗮𝗻𝗱 IVIX 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗽-50'𝘀 𝗜𝘀𝗿𝗮𝗲𝗹 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽𝘀 𝗼𝗳 2024 https://lnkd.in/d-cxGUqE 🚀illumex 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀 $13𝗠 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗟𝗟𝗠𝘀 https://lnkd.in/e8_ca95Q ✨Forbes 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗵𝗼𝘄 NeuReality 𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗔𝗜 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘁-𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 https://lnkd.in/gUNHawiz 🗣️VentureBeat 𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 Tomato.ai: 𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝗼𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 https://lnkd.in/gs_79zzw 🐟𝗪𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝗻𝗷𝗼𝘆 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁-𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗮𝗹𝗺𝗼𝗻? Oshi 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿𝘀. https://lnkd.in/g_sr7xEh 👏Kahoona 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝘁 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗦𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗱 𝗯𝘆 "𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱'𝘀 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 100" https://lnkd.in/dN4GM9bJ 8️⃣ 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹'𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗔𝗜 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 Remagine Ventures and CTech by Calcalist https://lnkd.in/dWK45YQi 🤝Alison.ai 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗔𝘄𝗲𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝗯 𝗯𝘆 Desigual and Wayra 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝗳 𝗳𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 https://lnkd.in/dQYESbQq 📢@The Abundance Agenda by Andreessen Horowitz includes Munch 𝗮𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗜 𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲 https://lnkd.in/dy7CV6ie 💡Loops 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗸𝗲𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘂𝗲: 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗲𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗷𝗼𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗞𝗣𝗜 𝗱𝗿𝗼𝗽𝘀 https://lnkd.in/dpfeDF6v   𝗟𝗲𝘁 𝘂𝘀 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗲 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁: 𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝘂𝘀𝗅 👈🏻💫 #CardumenCapital, #PortfolioNews