Startup Investing

What We’re Investing In: Current investment opportunities on OurCrowd (April 2015)

What We’re Investing In: Current investment opportunities on OurCrowd (April 2015)

Apr 29, 2015 | ,

Diversification is one of the most basic and important principals of investing.  This April, we launched a broad range of companies across a multitude of industries on OurCrowd’s platform. These span from cutting-edge brain technology to the world’s first meter-dosed medical cannabis inhaler. For more information on all of our currently funding companies, visit the site and click the “Browse Startups” tab. Below, read about five of the companies we’re investing in this April on OurCrowd; for an under-the-radar investment, log in on gold.ocdvlp.com. Syqe Medical Syqe Medical is the world’s first meter-dosed, medical cannabis inhaler. Today, doctors have no way to measure the intake of prescription cannabis to patients, which directly impacts the affectivity of the prescription. Syqe is getting in at the ground floor of what is projected to be an $11B legal cannabis market in the US alone. Perry Davidson, founder and CEO of Syqe, has over 9 years of experience in controlled substance regulation and state implementation in Israel. Click here to learn more about Syqe ElMindA Over 2 billion people worldwide live with some form of...

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67 innovative startups to celebrate Israel’s 67th anniversary

67 innovative startups to celebrate Israel’s 67th anniversary

Apr 23, 2015 | ,

Today, Israel celebrates 67 years of the Startup Nation. People around the world are paying attention as this story continues to unfold – a startup country with a startup mentality, creating amazing innovation across all ‘sectors’ of life. And today, OurCrowd also announces the launch of our 67th investment! In just two short years, OurCrowd has established itself as a major force in startup investing, with more than $110M invested from its community of thousands of accredited investors from around the world. OurCrowd’s companies span major investment sectors – and even continents –  and include innovation in the Internet of Things, Fintech, Cybersecurity, Medtech, Agritech, Big Data, and Robotics. So, without further ado, here are OurCrowd’s 67 investments and portfolio companies: Consumer Hardware/Internet of Things BT9 – IoT for supply chain management. Clipfort – Securing firearms with biometric authentication. Consumer Physics – Makers of Scio, the molecular scanner that has been hailed as “Google for matter,” with a top ten Kickstarter campaign. Corephotonics – A compact camera design house with computational photography expertise. Stringify – Unifying platform for the Internet of Everything. MUV Interactive – Making any surface a...

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OurCrowd at SXSW 2015: Israeli innovation and the global tech market

OurCrowd at SXSW 2015: Israeli innovation and the global tech market

Apr 7, 2015 | ,

Last month, South by Southwest (SXSW) held its annual music, film, and interactive conferences and festivals in Austin, Texas. Representatives from the global tech ecosystem flocked to the heart of the Lone Star state to attend the SXSW Interactive festival which over the years has earned the reputation of a breeding ground for new ideas and creative technologies. As part of the SXSW Interactive festival, OurCrowd’s Head of Investor Community, Zack Miller, joined a panel Q&A to discuss where Israeli tech innovation is headed. In a conversation led by Bruce Taragin, Managing Director at Blumberg Capital, Zack discusses why Israel is helping lead the way for advancements in technology in areas such as health-tech, big data, privacy, and cybersecurity, exposing the SXSW attendees to the Israeli startup and tech scene and showcase the opportunities that exist for investment, collaboration, and R&D. View the full session below. Israel: Small Country, Big...

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Lessons from Passover: The 4 Sons of Angel Investing

Lessons from Passover: The 4 Sons of Angel Investing

Apr 2, 2015 | , ,

With the holiday of Passover ready to drop at the end of this week, it offers a good time to reflect. One of the best known sections of the Passover ritual meal is the recitation of the “4 Sons”. These prototypical characters represent all of us — different types of people, each with their own types of questions that stem from our experiences and individualized views of the world. Each son asks his own question. Instead of providing an overarching singular answer to these sons’ questions, the Passover Hagaddah answers the 4 sons by addressing the subtext behind the questioner himself (and not just the question itself). Of course, while enjoying the holiday, we’re focused on the experience with our friends and family, but we’re also investors at heart. I couldn’t help but transpose these 4 sons and their questions to the investing world and in the process, address some key tenets core to angel investing and our crowd investing model. So, here it goes… OurCrowd’s 4 Sons (of Angel Investing) The Wise Son: What does the wise son...

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Get Started in Startup Investing: OurCrowd’s free 8-day angel investing course

Get Started in Startup Investing: OurCrowd’s free 8-day angel investing course

Mar 31, 2015 | ,

Perhaps you’ve considered dipping your toes in angel investing, but weren’t sure where to begin. Or maybe you have a friend or colleague who you know would be a good fit – if they had the right tools to get started. With the rise of the “socialization of finance” – a new movement that is directly affecting the way people invest their money – new platforms and investment opportunities are becoming more accessible to the general public. The hurdle we often hear is, but how do we learn the basics? This is why we launched the angel investing email course: a free get-started series for beginning angel investors. OurCrowd’s team has gained insights, knowledge and experience from growing the leading equity crowdfunding startup investment platform and now it’s time to help a rising population of angels become the next set of successful players in this ecosystem. Over 8 days, we will deliver tips, strategies and more, compiled from seasoned investment professionals, via email. If you’re serious about startup investing, this primer is the place to begin. Enroll in this...

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