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How is 2017 looking for Israeli startups, and what are Israel’s advancements in brain science? Read up on these news items and more stories from the Startup Nation, below… Start getting this weekly newsletter via email: Subscribe now Israeli startups already raised nearly $400M this year 2017 is shaping up to maintain the record amounts raised by Israeli startups last year. Read more. OurCrowd & Portfolio Companies in the News Splacer featured in NY Business Journal enVerid featured in PR Newswire MedAware featured in Globes Biggest investor event in Israel to showcase startup magic 5,000 people expected at OurCrowd’s 2017 Global Investor Summit in Jerusalem for close-up look at companies driving the world’s hottest technologies. Read more. Let it get to your head: In 2017, Israel’s on the brain tech scene After decades of being at the forefront of life sciences, specifically in medical technology innovation, Israel is now leading the way in another area of health care and advancement: brain science. Read more. Israel among 5 finalists for Google prize to land spacecraft on the moon “We have waited for this moment for a long time,” says...

VC fundraising hits record, Jerusalem becomes a hi-tech hub, Israel makes it to Bloomberg’s top 10 Innovation Index, and more from the Startup Nation, below. Start getting this weekly newsletter via email: Subscribe now Israel secures top-10 ranking in 2017 Bloomberg Innovation Index Moving up one spot from last year, Israel has been named the 10th most innovative economy in the world in the 2017 Bloomberg Innovation Index. Read more. OurCrowd & Portfolio Companies in the News Influitive featured in PR Newswire MissBeez featured in Management Today Zebra featured in Business Wire IVC: Israeli VC fundraising strengthens The expected final total of $1.6 billion will be a record for the past decade, IVC Research Center reports. Read more. Oracle sets up Tel Aviv startup accelerator for cloud edge US software giant to provide support, services and mentorship to Israeli startups in multi-million dollar global plan. Read more. Jerusalem of tech: How the capital has given Tel Aviv a run for its start-up money The sleepy capital is becoming a hi-tech hub to be reckoned with. Read more.   News Nuggets Mobile ad analytics company AppsFlyer raises...

Let us know what you have to say about our newsletter by taking the survey below, and read on for this week’s latest on the Startup Nation. Start getting this weekly newsletter via email: Subscribe now We want to hear from you! Do you have two minutes or less? We’d love to hear what you think about this weekly newsletter. Click below to answer a few questions (anonymously). Take the survey. OurCrowd & Portfolio Companies in the News Consumer Physics featured in Forbes Global Kinetics featured in Digital Health Corephotonics featured in Reuters Zoomcar featured in ETtech Highcon featured in Printing Impressions VocalZoom featured in Times of Israel OurCrowd’s Qure Fund leads investment in DarioHealth Corp Investment crowdfunding platform OurCrowd was the lead investor in a $5.1 million funding round for DarioHealth Corp. Read more. Google and Wix help periphery businesses build their online presence “In the 21st century, there is no reason and no justification for small and medium businesses in the periphery not to be updated for commercialization online.” Read more. 4 big things to expect from artificial intelligence and machine learning in 2017 2016 surprised a number of people in terms...