Tagged: israel

October 27, 2014 @ 3:10 pm By JD Alois  |  

Global equity crowdfunding platform OurCrowd has scheduled an investor summit for this December to be held in Jerusalem, Israel.  The OurCrowd team will convene with angel and venture capitalists from around the world.  The event will also bring together over 40 startups from the OurCrowd… Read More

September 30, 2014 @ 11:38 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

During its international crowdfunding campaign, the Temple Institute surpassed its initial goal of $100,000 to help finance a modern third temple. The project finished its run on Indiegogo last week, raising $104,814 from nearly 900 backers. The Jerusalem Post reported that the right-wing organization, which… Read More

September 27, 2014 @ 8:28 am By JD Alois  |  

This past July global equity crowdfunding platform OurCrowd published an announcement they had raised $60 million for 46 companies.  In a report filed with TechCrunch yesterday, the pace of growth appears to be increasing as they state they have funded 50 companies with at least $70… Read More

September 16, 2014 @ 7:02 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ready to expand its international presence, crowdfunding giant Indiegogo is preparing for the opening of a new office in Tel Aviv, Israel. According to Jewish Business News, last year rumors began to surface that the famous funding platform was flirting with the idea of moving… Read More

September 14, 2014 @ 12:26 pm By JD Alois  |  

Leading global equity crowdfunding platform OurCrowd enjoyed some very public success this past week as Rewalk, one of the portal’s early portfolio holdings, has begun trading on the NASDAQ.  The initial public offering (IPO) was listed at $12 per share with a 3 million share… Read More

August 13, 2014 @ 1:25 pm By JD Alois  |  

Global equity crowdfunding platform OurCrowd has launched a new initiative to showcase Israeli innovation.  The campaign has been titled #WhatsYourBigIdea and is part of the growing recognition of Israel being a hotbed for creative startups and entrepreneurs.  Israel has taken the title of “Startup Nation”… Read More

July 28, 2014 @ 8:52 am By R.Q. Friedman  |  

With over $60 million raised for over 42 companies, OurCrowd is setting the bar for investment crowdfunding platforms. Although the most successful investment crowdfunding platform to date, OurCrowd has remained relatively under the radar. Based in Israel and with offices in New York, Sydney, Melbourne,… Read More

July 27, 2014 @ 3:30 pm By JD Alois  |  

CEO of global equity crowdfunding platform OurCrowd hit the screens of CNBC this past week to talk up Israel innovation and  the startup ecosystem.  Apparently over $920 million was invested in Israeli startups in the 2nd quarter alone.  The first half of 2014 stands at… Read More

July 15, 2014 @ 11:01 am By JD Alois  |  

Global Equity  Crowdfunding Platform OurCrowd States Over $60 Million has been raised for 46 Companies in Just 16 Months. OurCrowd, a leading equity crowdfunding platform for accredited investors, announced today that it has successfully raised $60 million in the aggregate to date over its platform… Read More

July 8, 2014 @ 11:20 am By JD Alois  |  

Israeli peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platform Tarya has announced the launch of their new site.  The P2P lender is placing an emphasis on “stringent underwriting algorithms” to provide a platform for people to invest in fellow community members who require consumer credit. Tarya sees Israel as the… Read More

July 2, 2014 @ 8:31 am By JD Alois  |  

Equity Crowdfunding Platform OurCrowd Joins Seed Round Investment. Parko, an Israeli startup, has raised $1.1 million in a seed round to fund their technological approach to fix parking problems.  The company has developed a “parking ecosystem” to assist drivers in discovering parking spots and leverages… Read More

June 23, 2014 @ 12:41 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Social media expert Matan Nachmani has launched the “Bring Back Our Boys” crowdfunding campaign on Headstart.co with a goal to raise NIS 500,000 (USD $144,000). The funding project hit the website as Israeli forces continue to search areas of the West Bank for signs of the missing students Eyal Yifrach,… Read More

June 16, 2014 @ 3:13 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Exciting news for Consumer Physics’ SCiO fans! Its crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter raised $2,762,571 from 12,958 backers. Last week the company announced that it had reached $2.1 million and is now considered in the top 25 most funded campaigns ever on Kickstarter. Consumer Physics, an OurCrowd portfolio company,… Read More

May 31, 2014 @ 9:05 am By JD Alois  |  

At the recently held MIXii Israel Innovation Conference, that took place in Tel Aviv on May 20-22nd, government representatives from China and Hong Kong participated in the forum seeking a stronger relationship with the country. One group was championed by InvestHK, whose objective is to… Read More

May 30, 2014 @ 6:10 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a little over two weeks until its crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter comes to an end, Tel Aviv-based company  Consumer Physics, an OurCrowd portfolio company, has raised over $2.1 million dollars from more than 10,000 backers for its new consumer electronic project SCiO. The project… Read More

May 21, 2014 @ 6:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

Ok – I still don’t completely know what exactly Sensibo is – except it can control air conditioners –  (not exactly very sexy) but the Sensibo team have put together an awesome pitch video.  This comes under the category of taking something practical and mundane… Read More

May 14, 2014 @ 7:55 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Aiming to land the first Israeli spacecraft on the moon, nonprofit organization and leading contestant in the prestigious Google Lunar X Prize (GLXP) competition SpaceIL launched its crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo Tuesday afternoon. The campaign is designed to not only raise funds for the highly innovative… Read More

May 12, 2014 @ 10:10 am By JD Alois  |  

Israel is now the most likely place for people to start a tech firm. Tel Aviv based Upround Ventures has a unique value proposition.  Founded by Esther Loewy, the young company targets the gaps that exist after startups graduate accelerator programs or are initially funded… Read More

May 4, 2014 @ 4:30 pm By JD Alois  |  

Consumer Physics, an OurCrowd portfolio company, has easily zoomed past their $200,000 target on Kickstarter and stands at over $670,000 today.  With over a month left in their crowdfunding campaign the consumer electronic product “SCIO” appears poised to easily break into the million dollar level…. Read More

April 28, 2014 @ 8:54 am By JD Alois  |  

OurCrowd Has Now Raised $43 Million for 36 Companies. Israel based OurCrowd, a leading global equity crowdfunding platform, has closed a $25 million Series B funding round. According to OurCrowd this is the largest investment round in the equity crowdfunding sector to date. The investment… Read More