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Last week, the Startup Nation lost one of its dominant influencers — former President and Prime Minister Shimon Peres. He once said that “in Israel, a land lacking in natural resources, we learned to appreciate our greatest national advantage: our minds.” This father of the Startup Nation will be sorely missed. Read up on this story and other news items, below. Start getting this weekly newsletter via email: Subscribe now Shimon Peres urged Israel to dream and innovate Former president Shimon Peres, who died Wednesday at the age of 93, was not one to take the easy way out, always looking for new solutions — whether fighting for peace or pushing for new technologies. Read more. OurCrowd & Portfolio Companies in the News OurCrowd featured in City A.M. OurCorwd First featured in Geektime OurCrowd CEO Jon Medved featured in The Huffington Post Freightos featured in Forbes Global Kinetics featured in Parkinson’s News Today Surgical Theater featured in VR-Focus Benny Landa: Entrepreneur of the decade 14 year ago, founder Benny Landa sold digital printing company Indigo to HP for $830 million, making it one of the 10 largest exits in the history of Israeli high...

What’s new? OurCrowd raised $72M in a series C founding round to expand operations. Who’s trending? These Israeli entrepreneurs are making waves and impacting ecosystems around the world. Read up on these news items and more, below. Start getting this weekly newsletter via email: Subscribe now OurCrowd raises $72M in new Series C funding round OurCrowd is excited to announce the closing of a $72 million Series C funding round to expand its operations and invest in other businesses. According to Crowdnetic, this is the largest pure equity investment in a crowdfunding company. Read more. OurCrowd & Portfolio Companies in the News OurCrowd featured in Fortune BriefCam featured in Hartford Courant OurCrowd featured in TechCrunch Surgical Theater featured in BusinessWire OurCrowd CEO Jon Medved featured in Benzinga Global Kinetics featured in MedCity News 10 Israelis making a mark on New York’s tech scene The number of Israeli startups taking root in NYC is growing all the time. From big companies that created industries to small startups enhancing market niches, Hebrew-speaking entrepreneurs are helping to propel the NYC tech scene forward. Read more. Israeli startups, data collection, and the end of privacy The battle between...

The latest from the Startup Nation: around 100 Israeli startups are flocking to Shanghai for the GoforIsrael conference; check out the growth potential of these amazing GreenTech innovations; Israel and Australia are two nations at the AgTech frontier; and more… Start getting this weekly newsletter via email: Subscribe now 100 startups expected at GoforIsrael event to woo Chinese investors Around 100 Israeli high-tech and startup companies are expected to take part in the GoforIsrael conference in Shanghai, China, which aims to introduce Israeli technology to Chinese investors. Read more. OurCrowd & Portfolio Companies in the News prooV featured in Business Insider OurCrowd CEO Jon Medved featured in Calcalist [Hebrew] ReWalk featured in BBC UPnRIDE featured in Reuters Engie and Argus featured in Financial Times Pixie featured in RFID Journal Growing innovation with OurCrowd’s GreenTech portfolio As we continue to build, grow, and invest in sustainable technologies, we’re pleased to share the following infographic capturing the scope of some of the amazing GreenTech companies in OurCrowd’s portfolio. Read more. Israel and Australia: Two nations at the AgTech frontier AgTech is changing the way the world farms. What are Israel and Australia doing to bring this ancient...