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December 19, 2016
The Fall of the Applications Empire
An article by Adv. Yuval Lazi, Partner in the Technology Department at Barnea, on the subject of the current and future market place for applications, was published by Globes Dun's 100. Yuval commented that as regards Israeli start-up companies which develop application-based technologies or solutions, there is a real need to redefine the prospects and risks.
December 14, 2016
Five Winning Tactics to Scale Your Go-to-Market and Channels
Barnea together with ChannelSmart and Syneron-Candela will host an event on December 22nd on best practices for go-to-market strategy and channel development. Adv. Micky Barnea, our Managing Partner, will highlight the important information to include in Distribution Agreements.
November 27, 2016
Convertible Notes
Adv. Ariella Dreyfuss, Partner at Barnea in an article on Convertible Notes. According to Ariella, Convertible notes are an attractive instrument for investors, they can also be advantageous to entrepreneurs and if drafted correctly should balance the interests of both parties.
November 24, 2016
IBM Alpha Zone Accelerator 4th Class
Micky Barnea joined IBM Alpha Zone Accelerator 4th Class as a mentor. The program focuses on post Seed and Round A funded companies with the aim to create a long term Technology and Business partnership with IBM worldwide.
November 22, 2016
Adv. Yuval Lazi Interviewed by the Blog 'Talks about Entrepreneurship' and the Granting of Employee Stock Options
Adv. Yuval Lazi, Partner at Barnea, interviewed by the blog 'Talks about Entrepreneurship' and the granting of stock options to a start-up's employees. Yuval discussed the possibility for an employee to sell his options, valuation of options and how stock options are taxed.
November 28, 2016
Chinese Retail and Internet Giant Alibaba Invested 15 Million Dollars in the Israeli Tech Firm Infiniti AR
Adv. Yuval Lazi, Partner at Barnea represented Sun Corporation of Japan in a mutual investment with Alibaba the Chinese retail and Internet giant in the Israeli company Infiniti AR, which is developing augmented reality systems for medicine, training, and games.
November 2, 2016
Seminar for Students From the IDC Legal Clinic for Start-Ups
Barnea is hosting today a seminar for students from the IDC Legal Clinic for Start-Ups on various issues including founding agreement, labor law and tax issues, privacy policy, entrepreneurship and more. The cooperation is part of the firm's pro bono activities.
November 1, 2016
A Delegation of Community and Entrepreneurial Organizations from Barcelona and the Region of Catalonia
Barnea, hosted today a delegation of 50 community and entrepreneurial organizations from Barcelona and mayors from the region of Catalonia, which were invited to Israel by Startau, Tel Aviv University Entrepreneurship Center. The event was held as part of a series of meetings of the delegation with leaders of the technological and entrepreneurial environment in Israel.
October 26, 2016
Barnea & Co. Continues to Assist the Heseg Innovators Program (HIP).
The new HIP Boost program is a direct continuation of the HIP program with which our firm was associated in the past. During HIP Boost, graduates of the HIP will undergo a comprehensive process to accelerate their early stage startups into growing and sustainable businesses.
Next week a panel presentation event will be held with leading mentors giving insights to the entrepreneurs. Adv. Yuval Lazi was chosen to be the legal advisor for the HIP Boost program.
September 30, 2016
Barnea & Co. Represented the Private Equity Fund IGP Investment in Jacada
Barnea represented Israel Growth Partners (IGP) in an agreement to buy 300,000 Jacada shares, 7% of the company's share capital, from Robert (Bob) Ashton's investment firm Kinetic Catalyst Partners.
October 19, 2016
Legal Aid for Startups Targets Social Ventures
Barnea is pleased to co-operate with the IDC Legal Clinic for Start-Ups in mentoring the law students participating in the clinic and entrepreneurs from underprivileged communities engaged in social business ventures.
October 13, 2016
Hackathon for Sustainable Urban Mobility
Adv. Asaf Shalev will serve as a mentor and participate at the Herzliya sustainable urban mobility Hackathon, which takes place on October 27th , in cooperation with the European Union.
October 6, 2016
Israeli Army May Crack Down on Ex-Soldiers Profiting from Tech Expertise
Adv. Yuval Lazi, Partner at Barnea was interviewed by the Times of Israel regarding a new policy the Israeli army is mulling that would regulate the technologies and the expertise soldiers can use once they leave. Yuval commented that the rights to any intellectual property that a soldier has developed or produced during his time in the army — patents, lines of code or even photos — belong to the army and not to the individual.
August 25, 2016
Mistakes to be avoided by early-stage entrepreneurs
Ariella Dreyfuss will lecture to early-stage entrepreneurs who participated in StarTAU's Elite Entrepreneur Program.
The lecture will deal with founders agreements and what you need to avoid as a new startup.
July 27, 2016
Reverse Vesting and Holdback – Good News for Entrepreneurs?
Earlier this month the Israel Tax Authority presented its position that the sale of equity by a founder should be treated as a capital gain and not income, irrespective of whether such shares had been subject to a Reverse Vesting mechanism and/or Holdback. A double edged sword for entrepreneurs.
July 21, 2016
Barnea & Co. Was Selected to Work In Conjunction with the IDC Legal Clinic For Startups
Barnea was selected to work in conjunction with the IDC Legal Clinic for Startups in supporting law students and entrepreneurs from under represented sectors, in the 2016/2017 academic year.
July 13, 2016
"Made in Lod" Boot Camp
Barnea will participate today in the "Made in Lod" Boot camp. Made in Lod is a social enterprise, tech, and small business accelerator being directed by PresenTense and the Lod Young Adult Center. Adv. Yuval Lazi will discuss the common mistakes young startups make.
June 22, 2016
The Startup CEO Roundtable
IBM, Barnea and Marketing Envy will host a Round Table for CEO’s of start-ups which have raised over 1 million USD. As part of the program, Micky Barnea will discuss the challenges to be faced during second round capital raising.
The event will take place at Barnea’s offices.
June 9, 2016
Raising Funds and Selling Your Start-Up: Be Prepared
From day one most Israeli entrepreneurs are already looking for their exit. Unfortunately they are not always prepared and preparation is the key.
May 31, 2016
TAU Innovation Conference 2016
Barnea invites you to the TAU Innovation Conference 2016. The conference is the largest international innovation conference in the Middle East, with over 6,000 attendees from across the world. This includes entrepreneurs, industry leaders, diplomats, investors, and highly respected keynote speakers at educational and networking events. As Barnea is a participant in the event, our clients enjoy a 35% discount (Password: TAUBarnea2016)
As part of the event, Micky Barnea will participate in the IPO and exits panel, Yuval Lazi will participate in the fundraising panel and Yuval Lazi and Ariella Dreyfuss will be judges at the Tel Aviv StartUp Challenge competition.