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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 564

Microsoft Ventures Accelerator

Microsoft Demo Day in Tel Aviv, June 2016 (Courtesy: Ori Habushi)
June 26, 2016, 2:17 pm
Microsoft Israel accelerator graduates raise $27 million
83 companies have graduated from Microsoft’s eight programs to date in Israel
By Shoshanna Solomon
OwnBackup CEO Sam Gutmann (L) and Vice President Ori Yankelev on stage at the Microsoft Ventures Accelerator Israel Demo Day, Februeary 5, 2016 (Courtesy)
February 5, 2016, 12:54 pm
Israeli Microsoft Accelerator start-up gets $3.5m graduation gift
OwnBackup is the first Israeli participant in the latest round of Microsoft Ventures Accelerator’s local branch to get funding
By David Shamah
Entrepreneurs work at an accelerator in Herzliya (Photo credit: Courtesy)
July 8, 2015, 6:13 pm
New Intel accelerator could be company’s latest Israeli export
Company known for innovations is developing a new model to help start-ups grow, says program director Roy Ramon
By David Shamah
Zack Weisfeld at the sixth Demo Day of MS Ventures Accelerator, June 29, 2015 (Courtesy)
July 3, 2015, 11:28 am
Top Israeli tech firms ‘graduate’ for 6th time at MS accelerator
Start-ups of the world’s most prestigious programs present their technology at a major Tel Aviv event
By David Shamah
Yoram Yaakovi, CEO of Microsoft Israel’s R&D Center (Photo credit: Microsoft)
May 6, 2015, 6:45 pm
Israel a big player in Microsoft’s big data future
From smart faucets to fitness apps, latest technologies on display at Microsoft’s R&D center’s annual ThinkNext event
By David Shamah
An N-trig pen is used to take notes on a tablet (Photo credit: Courtesy)
February 12, 2015, 5:43 pm
Microsoft to buy Israel’s N-trig for $200m
The Kfar Saba-based provider of digital pens is essential to the US tech giant’s new Surface Pro 3 tablets
By David Shamah
Kenichi Hartman
November 25, 2014, 4:26 pm
Kenichi Hartman
Capy, Japan’s entrant in Microsoft Ventures Accelerator Tel Aviv
A Japanese cyber-security start-up feels right at home in Israel
Entrepreneur members of the Microsoft Ventures Accelerator in Tel Aviv on their first day of work (Photo credit: Courtesy)
September 12, 2014, 1:47 pm
‘Life with cancer’ app joins Microsoft accelerator
Medicope, which helps patients ‘navigate’ serious illnesses, is one of 10 firms starting the prestigious program
By David Shamah
Entrepreneurs, investors and guests gather at the Microsoft Ventures Demo Night in Tel Aviv June 29. 2015 (Photo credit: Courtesy)
June 11, 2014, 8:05 pm
Microsoft to bring Start-Up Nation to the ‘next level’
The heads of the MS Ventures Accelerator program want to make Israel more like Silicon Valley
By David Shamah
Microsoft's Think Next event (Photo credit: Courtesy)
April 9, 2014, 6:40 pm
‘Start-up’ Microsoft sees Israel as an inspiration
Even a veteran company can learn a thing or two from the country’s entrepreneurs, MS executives say
By David Shamah
The KitLocate team (Photo credit: Courtesy)
March 21, 2014, 11:46 am
Russian search engine giant Yandex acquires KitLocate
The Moscow-based company is opening an R&D center in Israel after its purchase of the geolocation start-up
By David Shamah
Appixia CEO Yigael Berger makes a presentation at Microsoft Ventures Accelerator's Demo Day in November 2013 (Photo credit: Courtesy)
March 13, 2014, 6:29 pm
Wix buys Israeli mobile platform start-up Appixia
Thanks to the acquisition, the popular web authoring system will now offer app authoring as well
By David Shamah
Michael Dubinksy (L.) and Michael Brezniuk of Semperis (Photo credit: Courtesy))
March 7, 2014, 12:44 pm
Undo button for Microsoft ID server keeps trouble at bay
Semperis seeks to bulwark Windows Active Directory, the weak link in most corporate computer environments
By David Shamah
Checking out the start-ups at Microsoft Demo Day (Photo credit: Courtesy)
From the WebDecember 19, 2013, 3:40 pm
10 Israeli start-ups to watch out for
ISRAEL21c: Apps for online content, conference experience and more
Checking out the start-ups at Microsoft Demo Day (Photo credit: Courtesy)
November 20, 2013, 9:01 am
At Microsoft 2.0, start-ups get top billing
Determined to get ahead in the brave new world of tech, Microsoft cultivates a new generation of entrepreneurs
By David Shamah
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