Israeli Startup Leadspace Raises $18M

July 26, 2015 | Israeli startup Leadspace has raised $18 million in a round of funding led by Battery Ventures. Founded in 2007 as Data Essence by Amnon Mishor and Yaron Karasik,  Leadspace generates leads for its customers on social media.  The company is based in San Francisco and Tel Aviv and backed by Israeli venture capital firms JVP and Vertex, in addition to Battery Ventures.