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$4 million in 24 hours! And more incredible Startup Nation stories [OurCrowd Newsletter]

$4 million in 24 hours! And more incredible Startup Nation stories [OurCrowd Newsletter]

Dec 15, 2014 |

What a week in Israel tech and innovation: Investors, VCs, entrepreneurs and others came together from 27 countries for the first-ever Global Investor Summit in Jerusalem. Beyond this unprecedented celebration and education on investing opportunities in the Startup Nation, we present 10 Israeli startups to watch this new year, a biotech company founded to save a boy’s life, the Israeli ‘sci-tech’ schools, and the way Israel plans to turn its Davids into Goliaths for a change. Starting getting this weekly newsletter via email: Subscribe now. OurCrowd sees $4M invested in 24 hours at Global Investor Summit OurCrowd announced that over $4 million had already been invested in the first day of its Global Investor Summit, which brought together nearly 1,000 participants from 27 countries to Jerusalem. The conference opened December 9th with welcoming words by OurCrowd Founder & CEO Jon Medved and Mayor of Jerusalem and former venture capitalist Nir Barkat. Read more about the Summit and sign up for updates on Global Investor Summit 2015. OurCrowd in the News OurCrowd CEO Jon Medved discusses the “beating tech heart” of Israel...

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OurCrowd’s portfolio company BillGuard featured in Forbes

Dec 14, 2014 | ,

OurCrowd portfolio company BillGuard was listed by Forbes as one of ’15 Fintech Startups To Watch In 2015′. BillGuard identifies fraud and “grey” charges, which cost consumers over $25B annually, by analyzing crowdsourcing transaction data from its millions-strong user base. BillGuard began in 2010 as a service to alert users to hidden fees charged by their banks and credit card issuers. The company earned $3 million of funding on the strength of that product. Since then, it has expanded (and raised another $10 million) to become a nearly comprehensive fraud monitor and spending tracker. Its iOS and Android apps push warnings to your devices when something’s amiss, so you don’t have to worry as much about failing to diligently check all of your monthly statements. To date, BillGuard claims it has raised the red flag on over $60 million in suspect transactions for its users. BillGuard raised $3,896,064 from OurCrowd investors in August 2014. Read more on...

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OurCrowd’s Jon Medved featured on CNN: “The ‘beating tech heart’ of Israel”

OurCrowd’s Jon Medved featured on CNN: “The ‘beating tech heart’ of Israel”

Dec 11, 2014 | , ,

On December 9-10th, OurCrowd hosted its inaugural Global Investor Summit, the world’s largest equity crowdfunding conference. On the eve of the event, OurCrowd CEO Jonathan Medved was interviewed by Richard Quest on CNN’s “Quest Means Business.” In the interview, Jon discussed the future of the Israeli economy in the Startup Nation, the country’s innovative technology sector, how Israeli startups create jobs and benefit the entire world, and the upcoming Global Investor Summit — where over 1,000 of our investors and entrepreneurs converged to learn more about OurCrowd’s platform and our unique investment opportunities. View the video below or play it on...

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OurCrowd’s portfolio company BriefCam featured on Bloomberg TV

Dec 9, 2014 | ,

OurCrowd portfolio company BriefCam, a developer of video analysis software that is capable of creating synopses of long clips and identifying and tracking objects and activities, was featured on Bloomberg Television’s “The Pulse.” In the interview, BriefCam CEO & President Dror Irani speaks with Elliott Gotkine about the company’s latest security tool that condenses an hour-long video summary of an area into one minute and the launch of a version in an app for personal use in smartphones. BriefCam raised $2,235,670 from OurCrowd investors in September 2014. View the video on Bloomberg...

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