If you haven't already, please study our Bootstrapping Course and Investor Introductions page. As a variation on our 'Bootstrap First, Raise Money Later' theme, we also see many entrepreneurs who have bootstrapped a first company (or business), and then gone onto venture-fund a second. Christian Chabot built Tableau Software in this mode. Sridhar Vembu built Zoho. We have numerous examples of this tried-and-true path. Something to consider for first-time entrepreneurs chasing venture capital and Unicorns. Since speaking with cVidya Founder Alon Aginsky in 2015, cVidya was acquired by Amdocs in 2016. Sramana Mitra: Let's start at the very beginning of your personal story. Where are you from? Where were you born, raised, and in what kind of background? Alon Aginsky: I was born and raised in Israel. After completing my army duty, I found myself in New York as a young entrepreneur trying to make it. Luckily, I was able to pick an opportunity and
Dan smart transport investment unit files for TASE IPO
Dan Mobilitech has filed to raise NIS 36 million to invest in smart transport startups.
Dan Mobilitech R&D partnership for investments in the smart transportation industry has published a draft prospectus to raise NIS 36 million in an Initial Public Offering (IPO), on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE).
The purpose of the partnership is to invest in startups in the fields of smart transportation and electric transportation.
Dan Group, led by CEO Ofir Karni, will serve as the strategic and financial anchor of the partnership. Dan possesses major experience and is highly proficient in operating public transport and is a leading player in smart transportation, and electric infrastructures for transportation in Israel.