Fast, hacky, and efficient — those have been both the strengths and the weaknesses of the celebrated Israeli startup culture. But that culture is maturing fast. Scrappy and improvisational in th…
Amazon’s One-Two Punch: How Traditional Retailers Can Fight Back
If you think physical retail is dead, you couldn’t be more wrong. Despite the explosion in e-commerce, we’re still buying plenty of stuff in offline stores. In 2017, U.S. retail sales totaled $3.49 tr…
“Anecdata” – What’s Really Driving VC Investment Decisions
If you’re a venture investor, you do a lot of diligence work to ferret out promising companies. No doubt you look at lots of data to judge these potential investments—but are probably also considering…
AI and Machine Learning Startups: Sell Investors on Today, Not on Tomorrow
The number of startups focusing on machine learning and artificial intelligence is exploding, both in Israel and worldwide. Plenty of them come through the Battery offices with promises to change the …
Focusing on Fin-Tech
When traditional financial institutions, startups and regulators are all focused on the same topic, you know something big is going on. The big trend in question is financial technology, specifically …