Breaking all previous records, Israeli companies raised $3.9B in a brilliant first half of 2019 – let the good times roll! Congrats to Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic, who, together with SoftBank, is an investor in sportstech startup PlaySight; who better to back the immersive sports video and analytics tech connecting the next generation of athletes. Learn more about PlaySight, which we’re currently investing in.
Startup Nation and beyond
Check out unicorn Klook in Forbes: Klook’s nomadic cofounder turns wanderlust into a $1 Billion enterprise.
“Venture-backed financing for advanced technologies grew 223% in 4 years, placing the Jewish state third globally after the US and China, Start-Up Nation Central says.” Israeli startups to play key role in the fourth industrial revolution.
Top tech news this week
Check out unicorn Klook in Forbes: Klook’s nomadic cofounder turns wanderlust into a $1 Billion enterprise.
“Venture-backed financing for advanced technologies grew 223% in 4 years, placing the Jewish state third globally after the US and China, Start-Up Nation Central says.” Israeli startups to play key role in the fourth industrial revolution.
News from the Industry
Impact investing is a way for investors to use their capital to bring about positive social and/or environmental change, coupled with a financial return – and it is a type of investment that OurCrowd embraces and promotes. Read up on doing well by doing good featuring a video conversation with impact investing pioneer Sir Ronald Cohen, in which he discusses the evolution of financial systems, impact as a $30T market, the case for impact and OurCrowd’s Impact fund, in partnership with Social Finance Israel.
Separately, for general industry data, get the Venture Capital Funding Report Q2 2019 (CB Insights)
The latest from OurCrowd
Status update: OurCrowd portfolio performance in Crowdfund Insider, including 35 exits since 2013. Read it all.
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Looking to connect
We currently have 500+ open positions at our global portfolio companies. Here are a few of the most exciting:
- Sales Director E-commerce for BioCatch (USA)
- Graphic Designer – Performance Marketing for the Bouqs (USA)
- Back-End Developer for Syqe Medical (Israel)
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