Author: OurCrowd

Happy Thanksgiving! 6 awesome things we’re thankful for this year

Happy Thanksgiving! 6 awesome things we’re thankful for this year

Nov 27, 2014 | ,

Our American friends around the world celebrate Thanksgiving today: a time for turkey gobbling, pumpkin pie eating and a whole lot of festivities (and family!). Even the team at OurCrowd has reason to celebrate and be thankful for this year. Since 2014 is turning out to be an amazingly successful year, we think it’s a good time to look back at our most recent accomplishments and see how far we’ve come. So, without further ado, here are the 6 awesome things we are thankful for this year: Office expansion: OurCrowd has opened new offices around the world and launched operations in exciting regions. Our new locations include New York, Chicago, Australia, Latin America, and Hong Kong. Over the past year OurCrowd has grown both in size and staff. We have had the pleasure of welcoming new team members who have joined old and newly-opened departments, bringing with them a wealth of experience and talent. Going global: Expanding from the Startup Nation, OurCrowd began the search and the global partnerships to reach further for new innovative investment opportunities. OurCrowd-family celebrations: Over the course of the year OurCrowd’s...

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Top industry voices: 8 speakers to watch at OurCrowd’s Global Investor Summit

Top industry voices: 8 speakers to watch at OurCrowd’s Global Investor Summit

Nov 26, 2014 | , ,

In just under two weeks, OurCrowd will host the Global Investor Summit, a gathering of top tech innovators, startups, angel and VC investors, and other industry leaders to talk about what’s on the horizon for trends in the hottest tech sectors and startup investing. The conference will open on December 9th with welcoming words by OurCrowd Founder and CEO Jon Medved and Mayor of Jerusalem and former venture capitalist Nir Barkat. Throughout the day attendees will hear from a selection of tech leaders, entrepreneurs, VCs and more across panels, keynotes and more intimate meetings. The list of newly-announced speakers includes: Nir Barkat Mayor of Jerusalem Nir Barkat is an Israeli businessman and politician, and 9th mayor of Jerusalem, the capital of the State of Israel. Mayor Barkat has inspired thousands of Jerusalemites with his vision to turn Israel’s capital city into one rich in culture, youth, education, lasting economic development, and tourism, as well as his message of respect and pluralism for all residents of Jerusalem. Larry Jasinsky CEO of ReWalk Robotics Larry Jasinski has served as Chief Executive Officer and as a member of the ReWalk board since February...

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And the winner is… | OurCrowd’s portfolio companies receive numerous achievement awards

And the winner is… | OurCrowd’s portfolio companies receive numerous achievement awards

Nov 25, 2014 | , ,

Over the last few months, OurCrowd’s portfolio companies have received several awards in various competitions recognizing their innovative achievements in their respective fields and in the broader startup ecosystem. Here is a quick recap of some of our companies’ notable awards: Freightos wins the grand award at InvestHK’s 2014 startmeupHK competition Freightos is one of the three grand award winners of the 2014 StartmeupHK Venture Forum. Organised by InvestHK, the StartmeupHK competition aims to raise awareness of Hong Kong’s potential as Asia’s leading hub of entrepreneurship and innovation. The global competition saw 550 entries filed from 47 economies. Check out Freightos’ CEO Zvi Schreiber present his StartmeupHK 2014 finalist pitch below: Nativeflow wins Best Mobility Solution at Healthcare IT Summit 2014 Nativeflow is the winner of “Best Mobility Solution”, awarded at the Healthcare IT Summit in Los Angeles, California. The Healthcare IT Summit is a distinguished summit that brings together CIOs, CTOs and IT executives from leading healthcare insurer and provider organizations. Nativeflow CEO Tal Gilat stated in the company’s press release: “The Healthcare IT Summit provides the perfect backdrop for cutting edge IT professionals to learn about how...

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Israeli water takes over the world and the Story of Medved [OurCrowd Newsletter]

Israeli water takes over the world and the Story of Medved [OurCrowd Newsletter]

Nov 24, 2014 |

Israeli water? It’s not an oxymoron, thanks to the magic of the innovation spouting from the Startup Nation. Israeli water technology being exported throughout the world? Now that’s a miracle! Learn more about that, Eyeview’s latest round, the ‘rest’ of the Startup Nation and the story behind Israel’s leading venture capitalist – OurCrowd’s own Jon Medved. To get the weekly highlights directly to your inbox, subscribe now. Israeli personalized video advertising startup, Eyeview, raises $15M Israeli startup Eyeview has raised $15 million in a Series D round of financing. The company’s video personalization platform optimizes audience data, personalized creative and programmatic audience buying in real time, to serve the most relevant and effective broadcast quality video ad for each consumer. Founded in 2007, Eyeview is headquartered in New York and has its development offices in Tel Aviv. Read up on the company. OurCrowd in the News OurCrowd’s Jon Medved discusses entrepreneurship and the Startup Nation on BBC World Service OurCrowd’s portfolio company BillGuard featured on CBS News and Forbes OurCrowd’s portfolio company Highcon featured in Packaging Europe OurCrowd’s portfolio company Freightos featured in e27 OurCrowd’s portfolio company ReWalk featured on...

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OurCrowd’s portfolio company ReWalk featured on CNN

Nov 23, 2014 | ,

OurCrowd portfolio company ReWalk, developer of the FDA approved ReWalk exoskeleton device, was featured on CNN. ReWalk is the developer of the FDA approved ReWalk exoskeleton device, providing paraplegics with an independent, natural walking experience that provides them numerous social, psychological, and physical benefits. Captain Derek Herrera was shot in the back and paralyzed while serving in Afghanistan. Today the U.S. Marine stood and walked to receive his Bronze Star. He did it with the help of a robotic device never before used by an American. Kyung Lah has his inspiring story. ReWalk raised $1,320,000 from OurCrowd investors in June 2013. View the video segment below or on...

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