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Who is Argoquest  |
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Argoquest Holdings LLC is a private company actively engaged in
identifying, funding, developing and managing a network of
cutting-edge technology companies.
Argoquest was founded in 1997 and since then has developed solid infrastructure, with operations in the USA, Japan and
the Middle-East, to fully support and promote its portfolio companies.
Since its inception, Argoquest has demonstrated its ability to
attract premier startup companies and has invested in more than 60
companies.
Argoquest has assembled a premier team of managers and key
advisors who provide technological, operational, and financial
support to its portfolio companies. The
management team actively promote collaboration between the
portfolio
companies in effort to generate true synergy between them.
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Selection of companies
Argoquest selects companies which indicate a potential for
sustaining a competitive edge based on core technologies,
superior products and services.
We look for companies with solid business model, promising technologies
and an
entrepreneurial team that can demonstrate a clear vision of its
company’s future.
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Investments in Israel High-Tech Industry
Israel has become one of the emerging hotbeds of best of breed technologies, and
is considered to be second only to the "Silicon Valley". Moreover, after the US
and Canada, Israel is responsible for the largest number of initial public
offerings on NASDAQ. Due to Argoquest's strong ties and connections to the
Israeli technology community, it enjoys superior access to both the start-up and
established Israeli companies. Consequently, because of its resources
in both Israel the Far-East and the United States, Argoquest can more effectively provide the
necessary infrastructure, networking and other
needs of its portfolio companies.
The Backdrop for Argoquest's Market Focus
The challenge of the Israeli companies
Historically, although Israeli companies have been at the leading edge of
technology development, they have been challenged not only in the
commercialization of their technologies into products and services, but also in
manufacturing and marketing of their services on an international
basis. Israeli Companies operate at severe disadvantage compared to their international
competitors, for numerous reasons, such as:
Geographic isolation;
Fragile geo-political environment;
Lack of experienced management level;
Different business culture and practices;
Lack of financial resources.
Consequently, Israeli companies were not able to successfully generate visable
business plans or were forced to partner with larger, more established partners
where the Israeli company was often required to give up economic benefit in
exchange for its new partner’s global support.
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