Zack Miller, OurCrowd’s Head of Investor Community, published a column in Forbes about how crowdfunding has proven to be a truly disruptive model for investing in startups and included investment tips from some of the world’s top crowdfunding...
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Crowdfunding is booming. The industry has come a long way since the first crowdfunding projects surfaced a few years ago. Specifically, the equity crowdfunding market has experienced some serious growth, raising $204 million in 2013 alone, proving to be a truly disruptive model for investing in startups. Young companies all across the globe are now taking advantage of this new-found accessibility to early stage capital to assist them in growing into profitable, scale-able companies. The potential returns from investing in the next Apple or Google can be huge, but so are the risks. Here at OurCrowd, we wanted to share the knowledge and experience we’ve gained from being involved in the industry to help others looking for ways to profit from the equity crowdfunding revolution, but are wondering how to go about it. We’ve interviewed more than thirty of the world’s top industry thought leaders and experts – including Barbara Corcoran, Tim Draper, Steve Dresner, Douglas Ellenoff, Ronald Kleverlaan, Charles Luzar, Tanya Prive, Richard Swart, and Senator Mark Warner – to bring you the best tips and insights on equity crowdfunding. Download our new ebook below which is intended...
Read MoreOurCrowd’s portfolio company Abe’s Market, a fast growing e-commerce company focused on creating the amazon.com equivalent for the explosive natural and organic products market, was featured on Bloomberg Television’s “Taking Stock.” In the interview, Abe’s Market co-founder Richard Demb discusses the natural food industry and how the company competes with Whole Foods. Abe’s Market raised $680,000 from OurCrowd investors in 2012 and $1,000,000 its 2nd round of funding in 2014. View the video below or play it on Bloomberg...
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The crowd is getting bigger–and backing more startups than ever. Over the last few years, the crowdfunding industry has tripled in size. In addition to reward-based crowdfunding campaigns on platforms like Kickstarter and Indiegogo, equity crowdfunding is becoming more and more commonplace, gaining popularity as an investment model for angels and institutional investors alike. To capture the scope of equity crowdfunding, OurCrowd has created an inforgraphic showing the past and present accomplishments of the industry along with future projections. Check it out and share if you found it helpful!...
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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. Yesterday, we held a webinar as part of the OurCrowd Teach-In Tuesdays series on the opportunities and challenges of reimbursement in the MedTech industry. When we invest in a medtech startup, investors frequently ask about the probability of getting a device approved and reimbursed for in the US. This webinar was intended for investors to learn about the regulatory and payment environment for medtech companies selling into the U.S. Additional topics covered in the webinar: Reimbursement basics: what is coding, coverage and payment? Differences by setting of care: devices to be used inpatient vs devices to be used outpatient Trends in collection of evidence and health economic data ACA (Obamacare) trends relevant for medical device manufacturers Featured expert: Fauzea Hussain, Vice President of Avalere Health. Ms. Hussain advises clients on integrated market access strategies, product commercialization tactical plans, and public and private payer engagement activities. ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: To...
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