OurCrowd CEO Jonathan Medved and Rupert Stadler, chief executive officer of Audi, speak with Trish Regan on Bloomberg Television’s “In the Loop” about the outlook for autonomous cars, the revamped Q7 sport-utility vehicle and the U.S. luxury-car...
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It’s been a busy few months at OurCrowd! Throughout October, November and December of 2014, OurCrowd hosted numerous events worldwide, including our first Global Investor Summit, and we’re taking a moment to review where we’ve been and who we invested in, and learn where we’ll be next quarter. We’re so proud of what the OurCrowd community has accomplished over the past three months — from events hosted to the companies funded — and are looking forward to continuing this journey together in the months to come. Without further ado, here is a glimpse into all the excitement happening at OurCrowd: Where We’ve Been Over the past three months, OurCrowd founder & CEO Jon Medved and team members have traveled the world, hosting various events with the CEOs of our latest startups and guest speakers. We’ve held a total of 23 events, in 15 different cities, across 4 continents! In case you missed them, here are some event highlights: October 12th – Kicking off the quarter, OurCrowd held a special event for its fellow investors and scotch and wine connoisseurs in Jerusalem’s first indoor...
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No rest for the Startup Nation: The Israeli startup ecosystem has hit the ground running in 2015. Learn the latest between the amount raised by Israeli VCs, the growing list of female entrepreneurs to watch, the Israeli companies at CES this year and more. Start getting this weekly newsletter via email: Subscribe now VCs in the Startup Nation raise $855M in new funds in 6 months 2015 is shaping up to be a great year for investments in Israeli startups, especially in light of the fact that in the past few months leading Israeli venture capital firms have closed new financing rounds, culminating in a total of $855 million. These funds include names such as Carmel Ventures, Magma, JVP, outgoing partners from Greylock, Glilot Capital Partners, Canaan Partners Israel, and more. The investments, intended mostly for Israeli startup entrepreneurs, were raised over the past six months. Learn more. OurCrowd in the News EdenShield was featured in Globes Apploi was featured in TechCrunch Consumer Physics was featured in TechCrunch Viewbix was featured in MediaPost Curiyo’s CEO was interviewed in Ra’ayon Startup OurCrowd’s 2014 record year was featured in Crowdfund Insider VocalZoom was featured in Globes...
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As OurCrowd’s investment deals continuously grow both in size and quantity, our existing portfolio companies are rapidly expanding too. To date, OurCrowd has invested $100M in 56 portfolio companies, many of which won international awards and are widely acclaimed for their innovative products and amazing all-star teams. Just in 2014, over 260 jobs were created within OurCrowd’s portfolio companies, post-investment. So, if you’re hoping to get your foot in the high-tech industry door, dreaming about being part of the exciting startup ecosystem, or know someone looking for a job in the hottest markets, you’ve come to the right place! Check out the listings below to see how you might have the chance to work for some of our awesome portfolio companies and become part of the growing OurCrowd family: Mentad If you are passionate about big data and changing the future of marketing, chances are you belong with Mentad. Sales Partner; New York, USA. Customer Onboarding and Success; New York, USA. Inbound Marketing and Social Media; New York, USA. Outbound Marketing/Lead Generation; New York, USA. Account Manager; New York or Palo Alto, USA. Full Stack...
Read MoreOurCrowd portfolio company VocalZoom was featured in Globes, the leading Israeli financial daily. VocalZoom’s “optical microphone” technology enables high quality voice communication and voice recognition in any environment. Motorola Solutions Venture Capital, the investment arm of Motorola Solutions, has invested in Yokneam-based Israeli start-up VocalZoom, which develops sensors for speech enhancement. Details about the size of the investment and its terms were not disclosed. Other VocalZoom investors in this series of funding include existing investors 3M and OurCrowd, as well as new investor FueTrek (Japan). VocalZoom raised $715,000 from OurCrowd investors in October 2013 and $2,394,990 in a follow-on funding round in 2014. Read more on...
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