Author: OurCrowd

[PRESS RELEASE] Ahead of the Pack, OurCrowd Raises $60M in Equity Crowdfunding for 46 Companies

[PRESS RELEASE] Ahead of the Pack, OurCrowd Raises $60M in Equity Crowdfunding for 46 Companies

Jul 15, 2014 |

Jerusalem, Israel July 15, 2014: OurCrowd, the leading equity crowdfunding platform for accredited investors, announced today that it has successfully raised $60 million in the aggregate to date over its platform for its 46 portfolio companies. Twenty of these companies have already raised more than $1 million each in investments, and four companies have raised over $3 million through the OurCrowd platform. Read more...

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[Plastiq in Venture Beat] Ditch your checkbook: Plastiq nabs $10M so that you can pay for anything with a credit card

Jul 15, 2014 |

Payments startup Plastiq closed new $10 million round of funding today to enable people to pay with their credit cards anywhere. The startup’s service essentially replaces things that require paper checks, wire transfers, money orders, or ACH (Automated Clearing House) payments with credit cards. For a small fee (between 1.89 percent and 2.89 percent of the transaction in Canada), people can use their card instead. Some banks, such as Bank of America, already offer services that mail paper checks to landlords and other merchants, but Plastiq is taking a more universal approach. Read more on Venture...

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