International Technologies

International Technologies is an early-stage portfolio management firm investing mainly for its own account, which has helped build and invest in over 85 high-technology companies, principally in Israel. It has funded: ICQ, a product that pioneered instant messaging; portfolio companies that went public, including Answers.com, Scopus, Tucows, Granite Hacarmel and International Laser Technologies; and companies that were acquired, such as Tivella by Cisco, Gteko by Microsoft, Airlink by Sierra, Starnet by IAC, Foxytunes by Yahoo, and Gift project by eBay.