BootCamp Ventures is producing an Israel Innovation Road Trip, their first US event, to showcase 15 Israeli start-ups in Digital Media, Information Technology and Mobile. After 14 Successful Events in Israel, Turkey and Europe, BootCamp Ventures applied the same formula to Boston on July 11-12 and New York on July 13.
The pre-screened and coached companies — seeking advice, ideas, funding and partnerships–presented before panels of seasoned investors and entrepreneurs and an interactive audience of investors. Each company gave a 30-second elevator pitch and six minute focused investor presentation.
Some of the committee members include: Yaniv Golan (Yedda/AOL; Lool Ventures), Yoav Andrew Leitersdorf (YL Ventures), and Daniel Dewolf (Dawntreader Ventures/Mintz Levin) Gigi Levy (888 Holdings).
Top Tier US Panelists included Axel Bichara (Atlas Venture), Maria Cirino (406 Ventures), Richard Dale (Sigma Partners), Moshe Koyfman (Spark Capital), Sean Marsh (Point Judith Capital), David Pakman (Partner Venrock), David Arnoff (Flybridge Capital Partners), Gil Beyda (Genacast Ventures), Andrew Cleland (Comcast Interactive Capital), Brad Gillespie (IA Ventures), Darren Herman (kbsp+Ventures), Peg Jackson (Cava Capital), and others.
Renee Blodgett is the founder of We Blog the World. The site combines the magic of an online culture and travel magazine with a global blog network and has contributors from every continent in the world. Having lived in 10 countries and explored nearly 80, she is an avid traveler, and a lover, observer and participant in cultural diversity.
She is also the CEO and founder of Magic Sauce Media, a new media services consultancy focused on viral marketing, social media, branding, events and PR. For over 20 years, she has helped companies from 12 countries get traction in the market. Known for her global and organic approach to product and corporate launches, Renee practices what she pitches and as an active user of social media, she helps clients navigate digital waters from around the world. Renee has been blogging for over 16 years and regularly writes on her personal blog Down the Avenue, Huffington Post, BlogHer, We Blog the World and other sites. She was ranked #12 Social Media Influencer by Forbes Magazine and is listed as a new media influencer and game changer on various sites and books on the new media revolution. In 2013, she was listed as the 6th most influential woman in social media by Forbes Magazine on a Top 20 List.
Her passion for art, storytelling and photography led to the launch of Magic Sauce Photography, which is a visual extension of her writing, the result of which has led to producing six photo books: Galapagos Islands, London, South Africa, Rome, Urbanization and Ecuador.
Renee is also the co-founder of Traveling Geeks, an initiative that brings entrepreneurs, thought leaders, bloggers, creators, curators and influencers to other countries to share and learn from peers, governments, corporations, and the general public in order to educate, share, evaluate, and promote innovative technologies.
