Israel’s leading investors & booming FinTech sector [OurCrowd Newsletter]

Who’s investing? Meet the investors and VCs that play a major role in Israeli high-tech. What’s trending? Israel’s financial technology scene is flourishing. What’s new? Keep your eye on the cybersecurity and transportation sectors featuring exciting technological innovations… Read up on these news items and more, below.

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The leading investors in Israeli high-tech during H1 of 2016

In addition to the brilliant entrepreneurs, there is no doubt that investors play a major role in the success and prosperity of the Israeli high-tech industry. These are the investors and VCs that had the greatest impact since the start of the year. Read more.

OurCrowd & Portfolio Companies in the News

• Zoomcar featured in WSJ
• UPnRIDE featured in Times of Israel
• Freightos featured in Forbes

Why FinTech in Israel is booming

FinTech-Aviv analyst Jacob Copley surveys the Startup Nation’s flourishing financial technology scene. Read more.

The rise of cyber-crime and the need for security

The growth of the cybersecurity industry is driven by a wide array of existing segments that have grown to touch more and more parts of our lives, as well as by completely novel security needs that arise in changing market conditions. Read more.

Car giants look to Israel for self-driving technology

Uber’s recent $680M acquisition of self-driving-truck company Otto adds to the flurry of moves by major car and transportation companies looking to claim a piece of Israel’s burgeoning autonomous car technology industry. Read more.

• Israeli startups take top prizes in prestigious China event (Times of Israel)
• Drinks on the house?! Israeli smart cup earns you free beers (NoCamels)
• Israeli enterprise mobility startup, SkyGiraffe, raises $6M (Globes)
• Israeli startup turns waste into cooking gas (JPost)
• Israel: The World’s Startup Nation (Nasdaq)

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