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| About Us > History |
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The Trendlines Group began activities in Israel in 1993, with the founding of the marketing consulting and business development firm, Trendlines International, by Steve Rhodes and D. Todd Dollinger, today the senior executives and chairmen of The Trendlines Group Ltd. They bring decades of business development, banking, capital formation, and management experience to our organization.
The Trendlines Group Milestones
| 1978 |
D. Todd Dollinger and Mark Dollinger co-found Trendlines Inc. in the United States as a business development and representation company. The company continues to operate 30+ years later under the management of Mark Dollinger. |
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| 1988 |
Steve Rhodes joins SRD Medical, Israeli medical device start-up developing a real-time depth of anesthesia monitor; serves as CFO and, later, VP marketing. |
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| 1991 |
Todd joins marketing department at SRD Medical, later serves as CEO; Steve and Todd build worldwide network of medical device industry and investor relationships. |
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| 1993 |
Todd and Steve establish Trendlines International Ltd., a marketing consulting and business development firm; open offices on Shorashim in Israel's Western Galilee. |
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| 2004 |
Trendlines Israel Fund established to invest in portfolio companies of Misgav Venture Accelerator; Trendlines contracts to reorganize, focus, and manage Misgav. |
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| 2007 |
The Trendlines Group Ltd. established. Raises $6 million from U.S. and Israeli investors.
Trendlines acquires Misgav and the Mofet Venture Accelerator. Between acquisition of the incubators' portfolios and new companies formed, Trendlines portfolio exceeds 28 companies by year end.
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| 2008 |
Trendlines International's consulting and business development activities merged into The Trendlines Group. Trendlines portfolio companies raise $25 million. |
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| 2009 |
Misgav and Mofet accelerators continue to actively establish new portfolio companies. The Trendlines Group, Misgav Venture Accelerator, and Trendlines International build "entrepreneur-focused" new offices in Misgav Business Park. Trendlines International rebrands as Signal Business Development.
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| 2010 |
The Trendlines Group raises $8 million in new capital; >$80 million raised by Trendlines and its portfolio companies in three years. Trendlines portfolio exceeds 50 companies. Trendlines opens offices in Tel Aviv area. Two companies, ETView, and FlowSense, taken public on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange.
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| 2011 |
Trendlines builds new, larger offices in Tel Aviv area.
Trendlines builds new, larger offices in Tel Aviv area. Adds third investment vehicle to the Trendlines family of funds, the Maryland/Israel Trendlines Fund. Has an exit (portfolio company sold to a multi-billion-dollar American medical device company).
Trendlines by the numbers*: Over 50 portfolio companies, 2 publicly traded companies, 8-10 new companies annually, 14 revenue-stage companies, > $140 million in Trendlines Group and portfolio company transactions.
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| 2012 |
Signal Business Development becomes Trendlines Business Development.
Trendlines establishes newest business unit, Trendlines Labs.
*Since the formation of The Trendlines Group in 2007
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