Author: OurCrowd

OurCrowd events in July and August

OurCrowd events in July and August

Jul 7, 2013 | ,

OurCrowd is holding events across the US, Canada, and Israel again. If you see us in your neighborhood, let us know and we can arrange a one-on-one with you or a small group. If you’d like to attend one of our meetings, click on the RSVP links, or email us at events@ourcrowd.com. Events listed as “open to OurCrowd members” feature actively funding companies. To attend these events, attendees must accredit online as an OurCrowd member. Doing so is easy, fast, and free – simply click here. If you’re already an OurCrowd member, email us to find out more about the companies to be featured at our events.   Toronto – Start-up Nation and OurCrowd, presented by Terracap Ventures Tuesday, July 9, 2013, 2:00 – 5:00 PM  RSVP here Public event – all welcome   Ra’anana, Israel – OurCrowd investor briefing with actively funding companies Wednesday, July 10, 2013  RSVP here Open to OurCrowd members – register here as a member to attend closed events   New York – The Evolution of Venture Capital, sponsored by Yeshiva University and UBS OurCrowd CEO Jon Medved presents alongside partners from...

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The Globe and Mail: “Legs for paraplegics, and other startups from Israel’s ‘Silicon Wadi’”

Jul 4, 2013 | ,

Nationally distributed Canadian newspaper, The Globe and Mail, featured OurCrowd portfolio company Argo (ReWalk) and quoted OurCrowd’s CEO Jon Medved about the unique Israeli startup ecosystem. When U.S. President Barack Obama visited Israel in March, he stopped at the Israel Museum… [and] met with seven groups of inventors whose products exemplify the best of Israeli innovation. As part of the demonstration, a paraplegic, strapped into ReWalk, a battery-operated exoskeleton suit created by Argo Medical Technologies, walked confidently around the room.   It’s relatively easy to raise money for Israeli startups because the industry has such a solid track record, Mr. Medved says.   Argo raised $1,280,000 from OurCrowd investors in June 2013. Read more on The Globe and...

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OurCrowd portfolio company Abe’s Market featured in Forbes

Jun 26, 2013 | ,

Forbes’ contributor Christopher Versace spoke with  Richard Demb, the co-founder and CEO of  OurCrowd portfolio company Abe’s Market, on June 26th. The article describes Abe’s Market, an online marketplace for great natural products, as sitting at the intersection of Amazon.com and Whole Foods Market. Read excerpts of the piece below, or read it on Forbes here. “I recently spoke with Richard Demb, the co-founder and CEO of Abe’s Market – a company that is exploding given the explosive demand for natural foods and products as well as the surge in demand for gluten-free products. Rather smartly, he and his team realized  what this could mean when that demand for natural, organic and gluten free products was combined with the power of Internet retailing. Soon after Abe’s Market was born — and today it brings you thousands of products that have the Abe’s stamp of approval across a number of categories including food, beauty, health, home and more. In short, Abe’s is kinda like a combination of Whole Foods meets Amazon.com. ” “Abe’s Market launched a new service offering that I think you’re going to want to hear about –...

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[PRESS RELEASE] Israel’s OurCrowd Launches Social Responsibility Initiative with Tmura

[PRESS RELEASE] Israel’s OurCrowd Launches Social Responsibility Initiative with Tmura

Jun 25, 2013 |

Jerusalem, Israel June 25, 2013:  OurCrowd, the leading equity crowdfunding platform for accredited investors, announced today that as part of its commitment to social responsibility, it will require its Israeli portfolio companies to commit a portion of their equity to Tmura – The Israeli Public Service Venture Fund. Tmura is a non-profit organization that enables early-stage companies to donate equity stocks and stock options, and the actual contribution will be realized when the company makes an “exit” or goes public. OurCrowd is the first funding platform in the world to require its companies to make this type of commitment as a condition to closing funding rounds. Read more...

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