Author: OurCrowd

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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OurCrowd’s portfolio company BillGuard featured in Forbes

Nov 21, 2014 | ,

OurCrowd portfolio company BillGuard was featured in Forbes, a leading business and finance magazine. BillGuard identifies fraud and “grey” charges, which cost consumers over $25B annually, by analyzing crowdsourcing transaction data from its millions-strong user base. BillGuard, which offers free monitoring of credit and debit card activity and notifies users of fraud and unauthorized charges, has partnered with the identity theft prevention of Experian to provide a comprehensive service for consumers whose cards may have been compromised in data breaches like Target and Home Depot. The partnership with Experian will give BillGuard huge new reach. A graduate of the New York City Fintech Innovation Lab sponsored by the Partnership Fund for New York City and Accenture, the company has worked closely with banks who appreciate the service but balked at actually offering it to their customers, said CEO Yaron Samid, founder and CEO. BillGuard raised $3,896,064 from OurCrowd investors in August 2014. Read more on...

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The Story of Medved: An exclusive interview with the Startup Nation’s leading venture capitalist

The Story of Medved: An exclusive interview with the Startup Nation’s leading venture capitalist

Nov 20, 2014 | , , ,

How a secular American student at Berkeley became an Orthodox Jewish Israeli businessman in Jerusalem: The story of Jon Medved, named as “the American citizen who has the greatest influence on the Israeli economy” ─ though he defines himself as exclusively Israeli. Source: This blog post includes translated excerpts of the original article by Ayelet Vardi  which was featured in Israel’s leading daily newspaper, Yedioth Ahronoth:  The Story of Medved (Hebrew) “My grandfather came to the US from the Ukraine in 1910,” recalls Jon Medved, CEO and Founder of the VC-equity crowdfunding investment company OurCrowd, in an interview at his Jerusalem office. His speech is a natural mix of English and Hebrew, with some Spanish colloquialisms thrown in. Dressed in an orange and red Hawaiian shirt ─ and with a style that conveys complete calm and confidence ─ Medved breaks every known stereotype about Orthodox Jewish American men who live in Jerusalem. “He was a barrel maker. I know that sounds like the work of an ordinary laborer, but the work of a barrel maker is not simple at all. You needed...

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