Author: OurCrowd

The OurCrowd Equity Crowdfunding Report [Infographic]

The OurCrowd Equity Crowdfunding Report [Infographic]

Mar 26, 2014 | , , ,

The crowd is getting bigger–and backing more startups than ever. Over the last few years, the crowdfunding industry has tripled in size. In addition to reward-based crowdfunding campaigns on platforms like Kickstarter and Indiegogo,  equity crowdfunding is becoming more and more commonplace, gaining popularity as an investment model for angels and institutional investors alike. To capture the scope of equity crowdfunding, OurCrowd has created an inforgraphic showing the past and present accomplishments of the industry along with future projections. Check it out and share if you found it helpful!...

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How MedTech Companies Get Paid: Understanding Reimbursement Basics and How Startups Successfully Navigate the US Medical System

How MedTech Companies Get Paid: Understanding Reimbursement Basics and How Startups Successfully Navigate the US Medical System

Mar 26, 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 opportunities and challenges of reimbursement in the MedTech industry. When we invest in a medtech startup, investors frequently ask about the probability of getting a device approved and reimbursed for in the US. This webinar was intended for investors to learn about the regulatory and payment environment for medtech companies selling into the U.S. Additional topics covered in the webinar: Reimbursement basics: what is coding, coverage and payment? Differences by setting of care: devices to be used inpatient vs devices to be used outpatient Trends in collection of evidence and health economic data ACA (Obamacare) trends relevant for medical device manufacturers Featured expert: Fauzea Hussain, Vice President of Avalere Health. Ms. Hussain advises clients on integrated market access strategies, product commercialization tactical plans, and public and private payer engagement activities.   ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: To...

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OurCrowd’s Portfolio Company Freightos featured in TechCrunch

Mar 25, 2014 | ,

Leading technology website, TechCrunch, featured OurCrowd portfolio company Freightos. The company offers a Software as a Service cloud solution for automating pricing and sales in the trillion dollar freight (cargo) industry. Freightos, the Israel-headquartered startup that operates an online freight network to bring efficiencies, such as real time quotes, to the freight industry, has raised $4.6 million Series B funding. The round was led by Aleph and ICV, with follow on investment via OurCrowd, the equity-based crowdfunding platform. It brings the total raised by the company to $6.3 million. The Freightos Network is described as enabling freight vendors to collaborate automatically with other vendors and customers in order to provide “instant door-to-door quotes”.   Freightos raised $550,000 from OurCrowd investors in November 2012 and $110,000 in a follow-on funding round in 2013. Read more on...

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OurCrowd Events March-April

OurCrowd Events March-April

Mar 20, 2014 |

OurCrowd founder & CEO Jon Medved and team members will be hosting events around the world in the upcoming weeks, with the CEOs of our new startups and guest speakers. Scroll down to learn more and RSVP, we hope to see you at one of our events. Be sure to RSVP on the links below. Space is limited!   March, 2014: March 24th – Jerusalem, Israel  What: OurCrowd King David Investors Event featuring OurCrowd and the latest startups we are investing in. Featuring: Danna Hochstein Mann, Partner at OurCrowd and the founders of our latest startups. When: 5:30-19:00PM RSVP here   March 26th – Durham, North Carolina What: Jon Medved speaks at the Duke Israeli Innovation and Start-Up Culture Conference Featuring: OurCrowd’s founder and CEO Jon Medved When: 9:00AM-12:00PM Information here   March 26th – Greensboro, North Carolina What: Jon Medved speaks to the students and community of the American Hebrew Academy on “Israel’s Technology Phenomenon & The Importance of Entrepreneurship At All Ages” Featuring: OurCrowd’s founder and CEO Jon Medved When: 7:30PM Livestream it here or contact Ellen Green to attend  ...

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From Ideas to Assets: Common Investor Pitfalls with Intellectual Property and How to Avoid Them

From Ideas to Assets: Common Investor Pitfalls with Intellectual Property and How to Avoid Them

Mar 19, 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 importance of understanding the fundamentals of Intellectual Property rights in order to make informed investment decisions and how to avoid common investor pitfalls with IP. Additional topics covered in the webinar: The various types of Intellectual Property (IP) and how they work Why it is important for investors to read patents Techniques for valuing intellectual property and how investors can do their own ownership research Management, strategizing and budgeting of patent portfolios for companies at different stages of development Featured expert: Heidi Brun, leading patent attorney and Joint Head of the Patent Department at Eitan, Mehulal & Sadot. Ms. Brun  is an expert in all the high-tech fields and specializes in turning complicated concepts and highly mathematical ideas into readily understandable patent applications.    ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Be on the lookout for our next...

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