Author: OurCrowd

Top industry voices: 8 speakers to watch at OurCrowd’s Global Investor Summit

Top industry voices: 8 speakers to watch at OurCrowd’s Global Investor Summit

Nov 26, 2014 | , ,

In just under two weeks, OurCrowd will host the Global Investor Summit, a gathering of top tech innovators, startups, angel and VC investors, and other industry leaders to talk about what’s on the horizon for trends in the hottest tech sectors and startup investing. The conference will open on December 9th with welcoming words by OurCrowd Founder and CEO Jon Medved and Mayor of Jerusalem and former venture capitalist Nir Barkat. Throughout the day attendees will hear from a selection of tech leaders, entrepreneurs, VCs and more across panels, keynotes and more intimate meetings. The list of newly-announced speakers includes: Nir Barkat Mayor of Jerusalem Nir Barkat is an Israeli businessman and politician, and 9th mayor of Jerusalem, the capital of the State of Israel. Mayor Barkat has inspired thousands of Jerusalemites with his vision to turn Israel’s capital city into one rich in culture, youth, education, lasting economic development, and tourism, as well as his message of respect and pluralism for all residents of Jerusalem. Larry Jasinsky CEO of ReWalk Robotics Larry Jasinski has served as Chief Executive Officer and as a member of the ReWalk board since February...

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And the winner is… | OurCrowd’s portfolio companies receive numerous achievement awards

And the winner is… | OurCrowd’s portfolio companies receive numerous achievement awards

Nov 25, 2014 | , ,

Over the last few months, OurCrowd’s portfolio companies have received several awards in various competitions recognizing their innovative achievements in their respective fields and in the broader startup ecosystem. Here is a quick recap of some of our companies’ notable awards: Freightos wins the grand award at InvestHK’s 2014 startmeupHK competition Freightos is one of the three grand award winners of the 2014 StartmeupHK Venture Forum. Organised by InvestHK, the StartmeupHK competition aims to raise awareness of Hong Kong’s potential as Asia’s leading hub of entrepreneurship and innovation. The global competition saw 550 entries filed from 47 economies. Check out Freightos’ CEO Zvi Schreiber present his StartmeupHK 2014 finalist pitch below: Nativeflow wins Best Mobility Solution at Healthcare IT Summit 2014 Nativeflow is the winner of “Best Mobility Solution”, awarded at the Healthcare IT Summit in Los Angeles, California. The Healthcare IT Summit is a distinguished summit that brings together CIOs, CTOs and IT executives from leading healthcare insurer and provider organizations. Nativeflow CEO Tal Gilat stated in the company’s press release: “The Healthcare IT Summit provides the perfect backdrop for cutting edge IT professionals to learn about how...

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Israeli water takes over the world and the Story of Medved [OurCrowd Newsletter]

Israeli water takes over the world and the Story of Medved [OurCrowd Newsletter]

Nov 24, 2014 |

Israeli water? It’s not an oxymoron, thanks to the magic of the innovation spouting from the Startup Nation. Israeli water technology being exported throughout the world? Now that’s a miracle! Learn more about that, Eyeview’s latest round, the ‘rest’ of the Startup Nation and the story behind Israel’s leading venture capitalist – OurCrowd’s own Jon Medved. To get the weekly highlights directly to your inbox, subscribe now. Israeli personalized video advertising startup, Eyeview, raises $15M Israeli startup Eyeview has raised $15 million in a Series D round of financing. The company’s video personalization platform optimizes audience data, personalized creative and programmatic audience buying in real time, to serve the most relevant and effective broadcast quality video ad for each consumer. Founded in 2007, Eyeview is headquartered in New York and has its development offices in Tel Aviv. Read up on the company. OurCrowd in the News OurCrowd’s Jon Medved discusses entrepreneurship and the Startup Nation on BBC World Service OurCrowd’s portfolio company BillGuard featured on CBS News and Forbes OurCrowd’s portfolio company Highcon featured in Packaging Europe OurCrowd’s portfolio company Freightos featured in e27 OurCrowd’s portfolio company ReWalk featured on...

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OurCrowd’s portfolio company ReWalk featured on CNN

Nov 23, 2014 | ,

OurCrowd portfolio company ReWalk, developer of the FDA approved ReWalk exoskeleton device, was featured on CNN. ReWalk is the developer of the FDA approved ReWalk exoskeleton device, providing paraplegics with an independent, natural walking experience that provides them numerous social, psychological, and physical benefits. Captain Derek Herrera was shot in the back and paralyzed while serving in Afghanistan. Today the U.S. Marine stood and walked to receive his Bronze Star. He did it with the help of a robotic device never before used by an American. Kyung Lah has his inspiring story. ReWalk raised $1,320,000 from OurCrowd investors in June 2013. View the video segment below or on...

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This Week In Crowdfunding: The 4 Myths Of Equity Crowdfunding (And Why They’re Wrong)

This Week In Crowdfunding: The 4 Myths Of Equity Crowdfunding (And Why They’re Wrong)

Nov 23, 2014 | , ,

This Week in Crowdfunding is a newly launched podcast series hosted by OurCrowd’s Zack Miller and David Stark, where they cover the best in Crowdfunding with a frank — and educational — discussion about the issues surrounding Crowdfunding. Every week, they interview successful entrepreneurs, deconstruct campaigns, and hear from the smartest people around on this transformative, massive financing trend. Sign up to listen to the podcast on iTunes * Sticher * SoundCloud!  ——————————————— Equity crowdfunding is probably the newest form of crowdfunding, Kickstarter and Indiegogo’s little brother. But the momentum is there — OurCrowd estimated that upwards of $700M would be invested via equity crowdfunding during 2014. While thousands of investors have taken to equity crowdfunding platforms, there is a lot of runway for new investors to embrace crowd investing. In this week’s episode of TWiC, hosts Zack Miller and David Stark explore (and bust) 4 myths of equity crowdfunding. Listen to the FULL...

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