Author: OurCrowd

Teach-In Tuesdays: Join Us (Online) For 2 Educational Events During May

Teach-In Tuesdays: Join Us (Online) For 2 Educational Events During May

May 7, 2014 |

Last month we had hundreds of investors from around the world join us for events from our new webinar series called Teach-In Tuesdays. In this series, we 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. During May, we’re hosting 2 exciting installments of our Teach-In Tuesdays series. Register for them below. Cashing In: How to Make Money Investing in Startups Tuesday, May 13th (6:00 PM Israel / 12:00 PM NYC /  9:00 AM San Francisco) Join Zack Miller, Head of the Investor Community at OurCrowd, and David Stark, Investment Associate at OurCrowd, as they discuss the investment strategies necessary to build and maintain a successful startup portfolio. By nature, startup investments are a high risk/high reward asset class. Knowledge, therefore, is key in maximizing your profit potential when investing in startups. Join us to learn about: The startup math that investors use to profit from their investments Understand how companies’ valuations change over time and what that means for your investments Learn how OurCrowd and other startup investors...

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Burning up the wires: Media coverage of OurCrowd’s $25M funding round

Burning up the wires: Media coverage of OurCrowd’s $25M funding round

May 4, 2014 | ,

Last week, OurCrowd announced the closing of $25 million series B funding round. The announcement generated a lot of buzz and news coverage across various media outlets. We wanted to share some of the results and compiled several of the top news stories for you. Check out our media coverage highlights below: Wall Street Journal OurCrowd Aims to Widen Pool of Angel Investors to Main Street “Even if it seems like everyone is an angel investor to those based in Silicon Valley or other pockets of the U.S., most wealthy people aren’t thinking about this asset class… Having just raised $25 million in a Series B round, OurCrowd is hoping to help more investors find their way to this market.” VentureBeat OurCrowd’s huge $25M round shows investors are hot on equity crowdfunding “OurCrowd has quickly become a major force in equity crowdfunding… Now the startup wants to ramp up that growth in Israel and abroad: OurCrowd today announced it has raised $25 million in new funding.” Reuters Israel’s OurCrowd raises $25 mln in private funding round “Since launching in February 2013, OurCrowd has...

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OurCrowd portfolio company Argo (ReWalk) featured on ABC News

May 3, 2014 | ,

OurCrowd’s portfolio company Argo (ReWalk) has been featured on ABC News, the news gathering and broadcasting division of the American Broadcasting Company. Argo has developed an exoskeleton device called the ReWalk, providing paraplegics with an independent, natural walking experience that provides them numerous social, psychological, and physical benefits. People who use the [exoskeleton] devices reap health benefits like better circulation, increased oxygen intake, pain relief and better bowel function. And the act of simply being upright and looking people in the eye has psychological benefits. At the very least, people can use the devices to take brief walks… The ReWalk, for instance, can go up and down stairs   Argo (ReWalk) raised $1,280,000 from OurCrowd investors in June 2013. Read more on ABC News here.     The article also contains a video segment, watch it below: ABC US News | ABC Business...

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The Future of Deal Marketing: Using Software and Data Analytics To Target Investors

The Future of Deal Marketing: Using Software and Data Analytics To Target Investors

Apr 30, 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. Yesterday, we held a webinar as part of the OurCrowd Teach-In Tuesdays series on the  future of deal marketing. Today entrepreneurs are using Internet technologies to identify, target, and land top-notch investors while investors are using the same technologies to find investment opportunities. Additional topics covered in the webinar: The cutting-edge ways top companies are raising money online The 3 mistakes companies make raising money and how to avoid them How to leverage the added transparency of the Internet and shared data to raise more money, more quickly Featured expert: Steven Dresner, CEO and founder of dealflow.com and author of Crowdfunding: A Guide to Raising Capital on the Internet.     ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: To stay updated on future events and the best news from the Startup Nation, sign up for our newsletter, email us, and follow us on social media. To contact Zack Miller, follow him on Linkedin / Twitter To contact Steven...

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OurCrowd’s Portfolio Company Consumer Physics Featured In Gigaom

Apr 30, 2014 | ,

Popular technology website, Gigaom, featured OurCrowd portfolio company Consumer Physics, which has developed the world’s first affordable molecular sensor – the Scio – that fits in the palm of your hand. While scientists and researchers use near-infrared spectroscopy on a regular basis, there are lots of consumers that would love to know more about the chemical composition of the world around them, whether it’s identifying the pills left in the back of the medicine cabinet or figuring out whether the fruit at the farmer’s market is ripe. Consumer Physics will offer both Android and iPhone apps, and also hopes to develop a platform upon which third parties can build their own apps. While the SCiO prototype is about the size of a large keyring, the actual module is much smaller. It’s closer to the size of a smartphone camera module, and could one day be included in a variety of forms, including wearables.   Seeded by OurCrowd and top tier Silicon Valley VC Khosla Ventures, Consumer Physics has just emerged from stealth mode with the launch of a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign. Read more on...

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