Tagged: israel

May 5, 2016 @ 8:36 am By JD Alois  |  

Israel is one of the hottest startup ecosystems in the world today. The small country has consistently punched above its weight class by turning out consecutive startup hits – many in the Fintech sector. The highly educated, risk-embracing Israelis have taken the title of Startup Nation…. Read More

April 24, 2016 @ 10:57 am By JD Alois  |  

Leading investment crowdfunding platform OurCrowd has registered its 6th successful exit as portfolio company Crosswise has been purchased by Oracle. The transaction was revealed in Israeli media on April 15th revealing that Oracle paid $50 million for the “machine learning based cross-device data” company.  The transaction… Read More

April 7, 2016 @ 10:42 pm By JD Alois  |  

Sweetch Health, an Israeli medtech startup that has developed a “digital vaccine” for diabetes, has received series A funding in the amount of $3.5 million. The funding round was led by global conglomerate Philips and leading equity crowdfunding platform OurCrowd.  The funding also saw participation… Read More

March 28, 2016 @ 10:14 am By JD Alois  |  

Israel is not just a hotspot of entrepreneurial activity it is a center of Fintech innovation having launched multiple companies targeting the financial sector. The Floor, Israel’s first Fintech Hub, was launched in 2015 and quickly caught the eye of Chinese Venture Capital firm the… Read More

March 9, 2016 @ 9:01 am By JD Alois  |  

Intel has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Replay Technologies. Details of the transaction were not disclosed but was reported on the Intel blog. The chatter put the purchase price at around $175 million OurCrowd CEO Jon Medved, whose firm participated in Replay Technologies Series… Read More

March 8, 2016 @ 2:29 am By Midori Yoshimura  |  

Israel’s fintech scene is a can’t-miss these days. As a recent example, Chinese venture capital firm Pando Group has invested US$2 million (HK$15.53 million) in Israeli financial technology (fintech) hub The Floor in Tel Aviv, notes the South China Morning Post. The funds support the creation of… Read More

March 2, 2016 @ 11:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

  United Overseas Bank (UOB) has formed a partnership with OurCrowd to provide equity crowdfunding in Southeast Asia. UOB is a leading Asian banking with over 500 offices in 19 different countries and territories around the world. Incorporated in 1935, UOB is based in Singapore… Read More

February 10, 2016 @ 2:16 pm By JD Alois  |  

OurCrowd, one of the largest investment crowdfunding platforms in the world, has received a cool recognition for its OurCrowd First seed fund. IVC-APM has bestowed the title of OurCrowd First being  Israel’s Most Active VC Fund. According to info provided by OurCrowd, the report analyzed… Read More

February 7, 2016 @ 1:07 pm By JD Alois  |  

Leading marketplace lending platform Prosper acquired an Israeli startup towards the end of 2015 called BillGuard.  BillGuard’s service allows consumers to track their spending across many accounts, budget effectively, and protect their money from wrongful charges while monitoring a user’s credit score. It may also… Read More

January 31, 2016 @ 10:31 pm By JD Alois  |  

OurCrowd, a global equity crowdfunding platform, hosted over three thousand investors, startups and corporate partners from 50 different countries at their second Annual Summit last week. Founder and CEO Jon Medved opened up the event with a presentation that encapsulated his platform’s success while sharing a… Read More

January 26, 2016 @ 1:55 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

PrivatEquity.biz, Israel-based secondary market trading arena, announced on Tuesday that it has launched its Global Provider Program. According to PrivatEquity.biz, the Global Provider Program aims to help mature private, pre-IPO high-tech companies to receive investments from both private and institutional investors in their regions through secondary… Read More

January 25, 2016 @ 9:26 pm By JD Alois  |  

OurCrowd is perhaps the leading investment crowdfunding platform in the world. Founded in 2013 by the ubiquitous CEO Jon Medved, OurCrowd has set up shop in one of the hottest startup markets in the world.  But while  nominally based in Israel, OurCrowd has chosen a… Read More

January 25, 2016 @ 7:49 am By JD Alois  |  

mPrest, a software provider of “mission critical monitoring” and control software for the Internet of Things (IoT) has received a $20 million Series A investment led by OurCrowd and GE Ventures. mPrest, an Iron Dome software provider, will use the new capital to expand its… Read More

January 24, 2016 @ 9:16 pm By JD Alois  |  

Global investment crowdfunding platform OurCrowd is hosting its second annual Global Investor Summit this week in Jerusalem and organizers state this will be far bigger than year prior. According to OurCrowd, approximately 3,000 investors, entrepreneurs and corporate partners will join to participate in the conference… Read More

January 13, 2016 @ 10:09 am By JD Alois  |  

Global investment crowdfunding platform OurCrowd has created an infographic, alongside their industry report, highlighted 2015 milestones. OurCrowd, while based in Israel, has offices around the world taking a truly international approach to internet finance. Some of the data points provided by OurCrowd include: Approximately 10,000… Read More

January 13, 2016 @ 9:14 am By JD Alois  |  

Equity crowdfunding platform OurCrowd has published a report on the “sudden ascendancy and dominance of private investing”. Their numbers indicate that venture capital has more than doubled since 2013 to $135 billion during 2015.  Crafted in partnership with Xconomy, the document highlights the dramatic shift… Read More

January 7, 2016 @ 9:18 pm By JD Alois  |  

Global investment crowdfunding platform OurCrowd is perched in one the hottest startup markets in the world: Israel. Between a 1000 and 1500 new startups are launched every year in a country with a relatively small population. Some of these companies have gone on to become… Read More

January 4, 2016 @ 6:37 pm By JD Alois  |  

Last Thursday the portion of the law that dictates the structure of selling shares to the public was amended to make it easier to raise capital. While Israel is one of the hottest startup markets in the world, apparently the securities regulations have been slow… Read More

December 28, 2015 @ 4:07 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With the 2016 calendar just around the corner, Jerusalem-based equity crowdfunding platform OurCrowd reflected on the past twelve months in its recent weekly newsletter. The platform shared: “It’s been a busy year for the ‎Startup Nation: multi-million dollar acquisitions, new key figures in the Israeli… Read More

December 23, 2015 @ 8:58 am By JD Alois  |  

Investment crowdfunding platform iAngels will co-invest in the NFX Guild’s Winter 2016 class of “handpicked” startups. NFX Guild is an invitation only accelerator for digital networks and marketplaces founded Israeli-American industry veterans James Currier, Gigi Levy-Weiss and Stan Chudonovsky.  The 3-month program operates twice a… Read More