Author: OurCrowd

OurCrowd’s portfolio company Cimagine featured in Bloomberg News

Aug 11, 2014 | ,

OurCrowd portfolio company Cimagine was featured in Bloomberg News, a premier site for top headlines on international business news, world markets, global economy, finance and politics. Cimagine hopes to boost sales and increase consumer confidence by providing a mobile platform on which to visualize merchandise three dimensionally in their intended locations. The online-shopping software developed by Cimagine allows people to walk around their homes with a mobile device, and see how a sofa or coffee table would look in each room. The system combines live imagery, taken with a smartphone or iPad, with 3-D pictures of furniture to present a realistic recreation of your living room with stuff you may or may not be able to afford.   Cimagine raised $360,000 from OurCrowd investors in July 2014. Read more on Bloomberg...

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OurCrowd launches #WhatsYourBigIdea campaign showcasing Israel’s world-changing ideas

OurCrowd launches #WhatsYourBigIdea campaign showcasing Israel’s world-changing ideas

Aug 10, 2014 | , , ,

Have you ever had a flicker of inspiration? A moment in which you knew you were going to change the world with one simple thought? And then, for whatever reason, that great thought just… didn’t really go anywhere? There are a lot of reasons to let those inspiring thoughts pass you by, to ignore them, and to move on. Our own thought? Don’t let your thought pass. Let it become an idea. Let it become your idea, and then let it change the world. Inspiration comes not only in opportune times, but also in the most unexpected. Here at OurCrowd, we see hundreds of brilliant ideas each month, and it’s our job to choose the greatest and support them on their route to success. These innovations make the Startup Nation what it is today, brought together by the brightest minds and strongest wills. We want to celebrate these ideas, and we want to inspire you to pursue yours. We are launching our #WYBI? campaign to showcase some of the world-changing ideas that have sprouted from Israel over the years. OurCrowd...

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Full Steam Ahead: Mid-2014 Israeli Mergers, Acquisitions and IPOs [Infographic]

Full Steam Ahead: Mid-2014 Israeli Mergers, Acquisitions and IPOs [Infographic]

Jul 31, 2014 | , ,

The Israeli startup ecosystem is chugging along full steam ahead, on pace to make 2014 a record breaking year. So far, 37 Israeli companies have either floated on public exchanges worldwide or have been acquired by large multinational corporations. In addition to the successful exits, 335 Israeli high-tech companies attracted $1.6 billion in venture capital funding, an 81% increase from 2013. Here is another OurCrowd infographic breaking down the first half of 2014 in numbers....

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Investing in FinTech: Trends in Financial Technology

Investing in FinTech: Trends in Financial Technology

Jul 31, 2014 |

OurCrowd launched a new webinar series called ‘Teach-In Tuesdays’. In this series, we’ll explore investing in early-stage Israeli companies, identify and explain influential tech trends, stay up-to-date with the crowdfunding industry, and examine actionable insights from our own experience running OurCrowd’s investment platform. This past Tuesday, we held a webinar as part of the OurCrowd Teach-In Tuesdays series on the recent trends and opportunities in the dynamic financial technology industry. Webinar hosts Zack and Mick have both helped build some of the top companies in the space including Seeking Alpha, Covestor, OurCrowd, BillGuard, Lending Club, SigFig and more. Topics covered in the webinar: How top investors and entrepreneurs think about the entire fintech value chain, from online asset management, to financial content, to consumer finance apps, and crowdfunding Which business models are taking hold and their future prospects The challenges and opportunities for investing and building a valuable company in the financial space Featured expert: Mick Weinstein, VP of Marketing at BillGuard, a financial journalist and online content specialist.     ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: To stay updated on future events and the best news from the Startup Nation, sign up for our newsletter,...

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