Author: OurCrowd

Pedal-driven innovation: Why investors are riding the bicycle sharing market

Pedal-driven innovation: Why investors are riding the bicycle sharing market

Jan 1, 2015 | , ,

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. On Tuesday, we held a webinar as part of the OurCrowd Teach-In Tuesdays series on the rapidly developing bicycle sharing market. Lately, we’ve been seeing more and more industries touched by the sharing economy, a business model built on the sharing of human and tangible resources. Today, within the startup culture in both Israel and beyond, there are plenty of sectors building on the concept, including social lending, accommodation, travel, and commute. Bike share, a billion dollar opportunity growing 25% yearly, is the fastest growing mode of public transport globally and currently one of the hottest sectors within the sharing economy industry. Topics covered in the webinar: Explore the multi-billion dollar sharing economy market made famous by success stories such as Uber, Airbnb, and Zipcar. Hear from leading industry experts and prominent influencers in transportation technology and ridesharing companies. Learn about OurCrowd’s newest investment opportunity, Social Bicycles, a...

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Going Up: OurCrowd’s 2014 Year In Review [Infographic]

Going Up: OurCrowd’s 2014 Year In Review [Infographic]

Dec 31, 2014 | , , ,

In 2014, OurCrowd reached new heights investing in Israeli and global startups. As we continue to build on the strong foundation we set down just two years ago, OurCrowd managed to shatter records and rise even higher as a leader on the equity crowdfunding scene. To name a few: With ReWalk, we celebrated the first equity crowdfunding-backed IPO We kicked off the largest investment round in the history of equity crowdfunding Members from the OurCrowd investor community now hail from 94 countries worldwide Our deal flow team has seen a total of 3,000 startups from across the globe Check out the full OurCrowd Year in Review below – and join us as we continue to climb throughout 2015 by signing up at...

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Top Israeli startups and innovations, ‘Person of the Year’ and more [OurCrowd Newsletter]

Top Israeli startups and innovations, ‘Person of the Year’ and more [OurCrowd Newsletter]

Dec 30, 2014 |

Ladies and gentleman, put your hands together for the top Israeli startups and innovations for 2014. In addition, an Israeli startup raises $50 million to revolutionize the way we travel. Hear trending Israeli entrepreneurs’ journeys to success in the Startup Nation. And the ‘Person of the Year’ award goes to… find out below. Start getting this weekly newsletter via email: Subscribe now. Moovit raises $50M to help you plan your bus trip efficiently Moovit, an Israeli startup that has developed a crowdsourced navigation app revolutionizing the way we get about on public transportation, has announced a financing round of $50 million. By combining public transport data with live inputs from the crowd, Moovit gives commuters a complete real-time snapshot of what their trip will be like and suggests the fastest, most comfortable routes. The Moovit app currently has 12 million users in 400 cities around the world. Learn more. OurCrowd in the News OurCrowd and several of our portfolio companies were featured in The Jerusalem Post OurCrowd’s portfolio company Surgical Theater featured in NoCamels OurCrowd’s Zack Miller discusses risk and equity crowdfunding on the Art...

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Teach In Tuesdays: Join us (online) to learn why investors are riding the bicycle sharing market

Teach In Tuesdays: Join us (online) to learn why investors are riding the bicycle sharing market

Dec 28, 2014 | , , ,

Each month OurCrowd has hundreds of investors from around the world join us for online events from our webinar series called Teach-In-Tuesdays. In this series, we explore investing in early-stage Israeli and global 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. During December, we will be hosting an educational webinar on Tuesday, December 30th, as part of our Teach-In-Tuesdays series. Register for the event below. Pedal-driven innovation: Why investors are riding the bicycle sharing market Lately, we’ve been seeing more and more industries touched by the sharing economy, a business model built on the sharing of human and tangible resources. Today, within the startup culture in both Israel and beyond, there are plenty of sectors building on the concept, including social lending, accommodation, travel, and commute. Bike share, a billion dollar opportunity growing 25% yearly, is the fastest growing mode of public transport globally and currently one of the hottest sectors within the sharing economy industry. Join David S. Rose, an Inc. 500 CEO, serial entrepreneur and a...

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OurCrowd Events January-February 2015

OurCrowd Events January-February 2015

Dec 25, 2014 | ,

OurCrowd founder & CEO Jon Medved and team members will be hosting events in the US and Israel 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! February 25th – Tel Aviv, Israel What: Socialize15 hosted by Forbes Israel Featuring: Jon Medved, OurCrowd CEO, who will speak about “How Crowd Funding can become a multiplier force for social impact investing”‏. use OurCrowd’s discounted code: “OURCROWD” When: 9:00AM-4:00PM For more information and registration for the conference click here.​   February 25th – San Diego, CA What: Join us for dinner, startup discussion, and presentation: “How Angels are Changing the Capital Markets.” Featuring: Howard Lindzon, Co-Founder & Chairman of StockTwits; Audrey Jacobs, VP of Americas of OurCrowd When: 7:00PM – 10:00PM For more information and to RSVP, please click here   February 26th – Penn Valley, PA What: Private Reception: “ The Startup Culture of Israel” Featuring:  Jon Medved, OurCrowd Founder & CEO When: 7:30PM-9:30PM For more information, please email Allison@ourcrowd.com   February 26th – Live on...

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