Author: OurCrowd

Angel Investing: How Big and Disruptive? [Podcast]

Angel Investing: How Big and Disruptive? [Podcast]

Oct 28, 2014 | ,

On October 24, 2014, Lou Kerner’s The Disruptive Technologies Speaker Series hosted three thought leaders on the current state and future direction of Angel Investing: Gil Penchina Largest Syndicate on AngelList Jon Medved Founder & CEO, OurCrowd Brian Cohen Chairman, New York Angels Like every other industry, venture capital is ripe for massive disruption. An Angel has been described as “an investor who provides financial backing for small startups or entrepreneurs, usually found among an entrepreneur’s family and friends”. That definition is now outdated, driven by the rise of platforms like AngelList, OurCrowd, and SeedInvest; and the increasing scale of groups like the New York Angels and Tech Coast Angels. And Angel Investing is no longer just for seed rounds. Life360, a mobile app for staying connected with family members, is raising $500k of a $50M Series C on AngleList, where the leading syndicators (like Gil Penchina) are “backed” by over 500 investors that can combine for over $4M in any one deal. The OurCrowd platform has raised over $65M for 50 companies the past two years, including $3.3M for ReWalk. The last...

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OurCrowd’s portfolio company BillGuard featured on The Next Web

Oct 28, 2014 | ,

Leading technology news website, The Next Web, featured OurCrowd portfolio company BillGuard. The company identifies fraud and “grey” charges, which cost consumers over $25B annually, by analyzing crowdsourcing transaction data from its millions-strong user base. BillGuard touts itself as the world’s first people-powered antivirus system for bills, with predictive algorithms that alert you when there’s unexpected charges made on your bank cards such as hidden fees, billing errors, scams and fraud. Four months after it finally launched out of North America, landing in the UK, Australia and New Zealand, BillGuard has announced an interesting new feature is coming to its Android and iOS apps. BillGuard raised $3,896,064 from OurCrowd investors in August 2014. Read more on The Next...

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OurCrowd Events November-December

OurCrowd Events November-December

Oct 26, 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!     December 17th – San Francisco, California What: Exclusive Investor Wine Pop-up Dinner with a 5-course menu by Chef Anthony Yang and  Hand of God Wines Featuring:  David S. Rose, an Inc. 500 CEO, serial entrepreneur and Founder of New York Angels. David is the author of Angel Investing: The Gust Guide to Making Money and Having Fun Investing in Startups. Dinner attendees will hear remarks by David and receive a holiday gift of a signed copy of his book. When: Wednesday, December 17th at 7PM Where: Naked Kitchen: 945 Valencia Street San Francisco, CA 94110 RSVP by Friday, December 12th. Click here   Check out where we’ve been this past month… November 5th – New York, New York What: Venture Philanthropy – How the Startup Nation is Changing the Game of Giving...

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OurCrowd’s portfolio company Bizzabo featured on CNBC

Oct 25, 2014 | ,

OurCrowd portfolio company Bizzabo has been listed by CNBC as one of the top 8 networking apps. Constructing interactive event-groups, Bizzabo utilizes social media in order to facilitate the dialogue between event organizers and guests.  If you’re heading to a business conference, Bizzabo can help make it as worthwhile as possible. The app shows you other people attending the same event and helps connect you with them, even after it is over. The app also offers suggested “leads” based on your background, and you can also filter the list by company name or position. Bizzabo raised $506,000 from OurCrowd investors in January 2014. Read more on...

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