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Animated Jerusalem, The Answer to Cyber Bullying and More – This Week from the Startup Nation

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June 22, 2015

Google's “Big Boss” Praises Israel's Tech Success

“Israel is booming in terms of entrepreneurship because you have a culture that allows you to challenge authority and question everything. You don't follow the rules,” Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt said in an address to hundreds of students and researchers at the Weizmann Institute. Last week, he was on a short visit to Israel.

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Game-Changing Startup Raises Another $25 Million

Confusing or complicated website and software design can cost companies a lot in lost traffic and business, but for one startup, it’s a problem that is proving to be lucrative. WalkMe, which has developed a platform that integrates with existing software and sites to help guide people through using them — used by companies like eBay, Salesforce and Expedia — has raised another $25 million in an oversubscribed round of funding.

This Series D was led by Greenspring Associates — the group that invests in other VC funds like Accel, CRV, NEA and Scale Venture Partners; as well as directly in a range of cloud-based businesses like Alibaba, JW Player, Cloudflare and more. Others in this round included existing investors Scale Venture Partners, Giza Venture Capital and Gemini Israel Ventures.

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