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6 Tips on How You Can Invest in the Next Billion Dollar Exit

6 Tips on How You Can Invest in the Next Billion Dollar Exit

Mar 16, 2014 | , ,

2013 was a record year for the Israeli high-tech sector as the value of M&A deals and IPOs reached an eight-year high of $7.6 billion. Although there were several exits in the hundreds of millions of dollars (the average exit was for $170 million, the highest in decades), most of that sum was for a small number of mega-exits in high-tech. Of the 45 Israeli exits last year, Google’s acquisition of popular social driving app Waze for about $1 billion made the most headlines. Why Waze was valued over $1 billion What was the big deal about Waze? Well, for starters, it’s not every day you hear about titans like Google and Facebook going head to head in a race to buy out a company. Furthermore, the lucrative deal is one of the largest high-tech acquisitions in Israeli history. Google’s acquisition of Waze put Israeli technology back on the front stage of the international startup scene, signaling new growth for Israeli high tech that was clearly evident in the months following the deal. Until recently, most investors thought it would be impossible to build a billion dollar consumer company in Israel. The Google-Waze deal opened...

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Teach In Tuesdays: Join us (online) for 2 educational events during March

Teach In Tuesdays: Join us (online) for 2 educational events during March

Mar 13, 2014 |

Last month we had hundreds of investors from around the world join us for two events from our new webinar series called Teach-In Tuesdays. In this series, we 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. During March, we’re hosting 2 exciting installments of our Teach-In Tuesdays series. Register for them below. From Ideas to Assets: Common Investor Pitfalls with Intellectual Property and How to Avoid Them Tuesday, March 18th (6:00 PM Israel / 12:00 PM NYC /  9:00 AM San Francisco) Join Zack Miller, Head of the Investor Community at OurCrowd, and Heidi Brun, leading patent attorney and Joint Head of the Patent Department at Eitan, Mehulal & Sadot, as they discuss the importance of understanding the fundamentals of intellectual property rights in order to make informed investment decisions. Join us to learn about: The various types of Intellectual Property (IP) and how they work Why it is important for investors to read patents Techniques for valuing intellectual property and...

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OurCrowd’s Jon Medved On BloombergTV: Driverless Cars, Investing in Regions of Conflict & Funding the Next Big Tech Startup

OurCrowd’s Jon Medved On BloombergTV: Driverless Cars, Investing in Regions of Conflict & Funding the Next Big Tech Startup

Mar 6, 2014 |

On his recent visit to the US, OurCrowd CEO Jonathan Medved was interviewed by Betty Liu and Corey Johnson on Bloomberg Television’s “In The Loop.” In the interview Jon discusses the world of crowdfunding, advances in auto technology, his investment ideas in areas of conflict, how hard it is to build valuations for tech companies and why there is so much interest in funding tech startups. In three separate segments (as divided up by Bloomberg) Jon addressed the following topics: Driverless Cars Investing in Regions of Conflict (where he touted the Israeli economy) Funding the Next Big Tech Startup View the videos below or play them on Bloomberg TV here. Is the World Ready for Driverless Cars? How to Invest in Regions of Conflict Everyone Wants to Invest in Next WhatsApp:...

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OurCrowd Portfolio Company The Trendlines Group Featured On BNN

Mar 6, 2014 | ,

OurCrowd portfolio company The Trendlines Group was featured on Business News Network’s “The Street”. The Trendlines Group establishes, invests in, and develops innovation-based medical and agritech businesses that improve the human condition. Anchors Pamela Ritchie and Paul Bagnell interviewed Trendlines’ co-CEOs Todd Dollinger and Steve Rhodes on the startup boom in Israel. The Trendlines Group raised $900,000 from OurCrowd investors in May 2013. Watch the segment on BNN here....

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