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thetime invests in seed, post-seed, and early-stage Israeli start-ups in areas of digital life technologies including IoT, wearable devices, smart home and smart cities, connected vehicles, digital health and wellness, and digital media. Ittypically invests an initial sum of $500,000 to $1 million in a new generation of companies developing digital products or services that can be distributed through digital channels or over the web. thetime's partners include advertising agency McCann Erickson and performance-based marketing company AdsMarke. thetime'snetwork includes Time Warner, Nielsen, Microsoft, Orange, and Celldorado. With the support of the Israeli Government Innovation Authority, thetime assists its portfolio companies in growing from seed stage to become mature, business model based, companies. The shareholders of the incubator are Ilan Shiloach, Nir Tarlovsky, IPG/McCann, Eurocom Communications, Viola Credit, and others.
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- What is the current operational status of thetime?
- thetime is currently inactive, having ceased operations in March 2023.
- What is thetime's primary investment focus?
- thetime invests in seed, post-seed, and early-stage Israeli startups in digital life technologies, including IoT, wearable devices, smart home, smart cities, connected vehicles, digital health and wellness, and digital media.
- What is the typical initial investment amount for thetime?
- thetime typically invests an initial sum of $500,000 to $1 million in new generation companies developing digital products or services.
- Which sectors have seen the most investment activity from thetime?
- According to startupim data, thetime has shown significant investment concentration in Business Software with 17 portfolio companies, and Media & Entertainment Technologies with 9 portfolio companies.
- Can you name some notable exits from thetime's portfolio?
- Notable exits from thetime's portfolio include ChameleonX, acquired by Akamai Technologies in October 2019 for $20M, and Corrigon, acquired by eBay in October 2016 for $30M.
- When did thetime make its first recorded investment?
- thetime made its first recorded investment in December 2009.
- What is the latest investment made by thetime?
- The latest investment by thetime was in Innovesta Technologies in September 2021, with an amount of $3,750,000.
- Does thetime act as a lead investor in its funding rounds?
- According to startupim data, thetime has a lead investor share of 0%, indicating it does not typically act as a lead investor in its funding rounds.