Author: OurCrowd

Entrepreneur: “Online Marketplace Abe’s Market to Start Funding Organic Businesses”

Feb 20, 2014 | ,

Entrepreneur Magazine, a leading publication covering news stories about entrepreneurialism, small business management, and business opportunities, featured OurCrowd portfolio company Abe’s Market. Abe’s Market is a fast growing e-commerce company focused on creating the amazon.com equivalent for the explosive natural and organic products market. These direct interactions between small-business owner and consumers, along with a commitment to natural and organic products, is what defines Abe’s Market, says Richard Demb, the Chicago-based company’s CEO and co-founder. And now Abe’s Market is taking its mission a step further by investing in some of the businesses on its marketplace. Mistral Equity Partners, a New York private equity firm, recently provided $20 million in funding, $10 million of which will go into Abe’s own mini-VC fund that will invest directly in their own suppliers and other natural product businesses that apply through the site. “This will help fill a big gap in industry,” Demb says. “If you are a company that is doing a few hundred thousand to a few million dollars in sales, you’re not yet at a professional money level yet. There are...

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OurCrowd’s Portfolio RESERVE: Making investing easier by putting the investment process on autopilot

OurCrowd’s Portfolio RESERVE: Making investing easier by putting the investment process on autopilot

Feb 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 the 2nd installment of the OurCrowd Teach-In Tuesdays series on OurCrowd’s new product, Portfolio RESERVE, and how interested investors can use it to make a one-time investment with minimal paperwork to guarantee you never miss an opportunity. Additional topics about the Portfolio RESERVE covered in the webinar: You decide how much you’d like to invest in OurCrowd companies Get automated allocation to future investment opportunities One time funding, limited paperwork You retain ability to opt-out of any deal ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 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 Danna Mann, follow her on Linkedin To contact Zack Miller, follow him on Twitter / Linkedin View the FULL program Download/view the presentation OurCrowd’s Portfolio RESERVE: Making investing easier by putting the investment process on autopilot...

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Meet The World’s Top 10 Most Innovative Companies in Israel according to Fast Company

Meet The World’s Top 10 Most Innovative Companies in Israel according to Fast Company

Feb 19, 2014 | ,

Last week, award-winning tech magazine Fast Company released its annual  report on The World’s Most Innovative Companies. In addition to the noted 50 Most Innovative Companies and the accompanying top 10 companies in various sectors — which included a number of Israeli startups — the magazine recently released a list of the world’s top 10 most innovative companies in Israel. There is no doubt about it, Israel has become a world leader in startup success. Famously titled as the Startup Nation, Israel has earned international acclaim for its cutting-edge innovations, startups and research in the fields of science, technology, medicine and the environment. Israel has more high-tech startups and a larger venture capital industry per capita than any other country. Many attribute Israel’s thriving startup ecosystem to its mandatory military service, immigration history, government tax policy, limited natural resources and the illustrious chutzpah characteristic of Israeli culture that sparks innovation. Fast Company’s report lists Israeli companies that are currently at the forefront of business, challenging industry assumptions and exhibiting economic ingenuity. Each company illustrates the power and potential of innovative ideas and creative execution. The World’s Top 10 Most Innovative Companies in Israel Nice Systems WaterGen BillGuard Mobileye Vision Technologies Silentium Moovit Wix Outbrain Zerto SecureLogic Read...

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OurCrowd’s Portfolio Company Nativeflow Featured In VentureBeat

Feb 19, 2014 | ,

Leading technology website, VentureBeat, featured OurCrowd portfolio company Nativeflow, which has publicly launched its solution for the next generation of connected devices and Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) technology. The newcomer to the mobile security space is Nativeflow, an Israeli company formed by veteran technology entrepreneurs Avi Yehuda and Eitan Bauch. Nativeflow’s founders revealed exclusively to VentureBeat that it has raised $7.5 million in funding to date from Jerusalem Venture Partners and OurCrowd. Nativeflow’s technology lets employees access work information (email, documents, and so on) via their company’s cloud in any mobile application. Workers can securely browse this data and share encrypted files. Meanwhile, Nativeflow prevents IT from accessing any personal information, like social networking apps and photos, which may be stored on the device. It doesn’t touch personal data at all.   Nativeflow raised $2,085,000 from OurCrowd investors in May 2013. Read more on VentureBeat here....

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Join OurCrowd in DC and New York

Join OurCrowd in DC and New York

Feb 18, 2014 |

Join the OurCrowd team and fellow investors at three events in New York and Washington, DC from March 3rd through 6th.  Want private time with the OurCrowd partners (Jon, Audrey, Elan, Gadi) in New York or DC? Please fill out this form here and we will get back to you about scheduling.   Washington DC: OurCrowd supports the AIPAC National Technology Reception Featured speaker: OurCrowd CEO Jon Medved Come learn about the AIPAC Technology Division and hear featured speaker OurCrowd CEO Jon Medved Note: we rolled our prior “late night with OurCrowd” event in with AIPAC’s technology division Sunday, March 2nd: 8 pm – 11 pm The Passenger 1021 7th St. NW Click here to RSVP   Washington DC: Investor breakfast featuring OurCrowd portfolio companies Join OurCrowd and portfolio companies for an exclusive investor breakfast Monday, March 3rd 7:30AM – 9:00 AM Renaissance Hotel – Room Penn Quarter (same room name, different hotel!) 999 9th Street NW Click here to RSVP New York: 92nd Street Y Genius Week: The Genius of the Entrepreneur Catch Jon Medved and Barbara Corcoran speaking for the 92nd Street Y’s “Genius...

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