SXSW© Core Conversation

"Israel: Small Country, Big Ideas"

Sunday March 15, 5:00-6:00PM*

Hilton Austin Downtown 
Austin Chamber Offices 
500 E 4th St. Austin, TX

 

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* PLease note: This IS an official SXSW© event, and therefore REQUIRES a SXSW© badge for entry.

 

Each year in Israel there are 500+ venture financings and over 1000+ angel financings. Deal flow continues to rise and there is huge pent up and growing demand among Israelis and foreigners to participate in Israel’s startup nation culture – and not just through investing in public stocks or mutual funds.

 

This core conversation will look to expose SXSW attendees to the Israeli startup and tech scene and showcase the opportunities that exist for investment, collaboration, and R&D.

This discussion will also touch on why Israel is helping lead the way for advancements in technology in areas such as health-tech, big data, privacy and cyber-security.

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Presenters

 

Bruce Taragin

Managing Director

Blumberg Capital

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bruce has 23 years experience as a venture capital investor, entrepreneur, technology investment banker and corporate attorney. Prior to joining Blumberg Capital in 1998, Bruce co-founded and held several senior management positions within technology companies including Charles River Computers. Bruce also structured and managed early-stage technology transactions at Hambrecht & Quist, Mayer Brown & Platt and Bankers Trust Company. A native of New York, Bruce earned his BA in Finance and Communications, cum laude, from Yeshiva University, and his MBA and JD from Fordham University.

Bruce serves as a member or observer on the Board of Directors of Appboy, Arcadia Data, Coverhound, Credorax, Lenddo, Mentad, Revionics, Roam and Sigmod Labs. He also serves on the board and the investment monitoring committee of the Jewish Community Foundation of Northern California.

 

Past investments: Nolio – Acquired by CA Technologies, Mobsmith and iSocket – Acquired by Rubicon, Bringit – Acquired by International Gaming Technology [IGT], Mertado – Acquired by Groupon [GRPN], ZipZapPlay – Acquired by Electronic Arts [ERTS], eVoice – Acquired by AOL [TWX], PureSight – Acquired by Boston Communications Group [BCGI], Vista Research – Acquired by McGraw Hill [MHP], IP Infusion – Acquired by ACCESS CO., LTD [TSE: 4813], Mobsmith – Acquired by Rubicon, GO Networks – Acquired by NextWave Wireless [WAVEX], and Siperian – Acquired by [INFA].

 

 

 

Zac Miller

Head of Investor Community

OurCrowd

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Zack Miller has been growing investment businesses for the past decade. He's held senior leadership positions and consulted to some of the top next-generation finance sites including Seeking Alpha, Lending Club, LearnVest, Wall Street Survivor, Covestor, and SigFig. Zack began his career in finance as an equities analyst at a multinational hedgefund. He's also the author of Tradestream your Way to Profits: Building a Killer Portfolio in the Age of Social Media (WIley, 2010) and runs the popular investing website Tradestreaming.com. Zack received his MBA from Northwestern's Kellogg School of Management and his BA in Economics from Harvard.