Tagged: jon medved

May 22, 2016 @ 7:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

Jon Medved, founder and CEO of OurCrowd – an accredited crowdfunding platform, spoke to CNBC last week and addressed the launch of Title III or Reg CF crowdfunding. Medved, never one to mince words, stated there are certain problems with Reg CF, as it stands… Read More

May 11, 2016 @ 12:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

Global investment crowdfunding platform OurCrowd, has announced the launch of a new “social investor app” coordinated with FinovateSpring 2016 taking place in San Jose this week.  OurCrowd called the new app a “significant expansion” of its equity crowdfunding site.  The new app enables registered investors… 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 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 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

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 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 @ 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

December 15, 2015 @ 1:00 am By JD Alois  |  

In the Fintech 100 list published yesterday, there was a single equity crowdfunding platform included in the top ten on the list. OurCrowd, based in Jerusalem but truly a global investment platform, jumped from number 22 last year to number 10 in ranking. OurCrowd has raised… Read More

December 3, 2015 @ 7:21 am By Erin Hobey  |  

After much anticipation from key crowdfunding leaders, including Jon Medved, today marked the landmark occasion for small businesses throughout Australia, according to Crowd Funding Institute of Australia. With support from a burgeoning crowdfunding industry, the first steps have been taken to introduce legislative changes that tackle… Read More

November 19, 2015 @ 1:58 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Jon Medved, the prominent globetrotting entrepreneur and charismatic founder of OurCrowd, caught up with ABC’s Business Correspondent Ticky Fullerton as part of a segment on new reforms on crowdfunding for small businesses and startups in Australia. Complimenting PM Malcom Turnbull’s deep understanding of tech and innovation… Read More

November 15, 2015 @ 1:00 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

  “I think that what OurCrowd and others have done in this space until now has been quite subversive and wonderful and democratic.” OurCrowd, which is run by serial entrepreneur and venture capitalist Jon Medved, has put at least $170 million to work in roughly… Read More

November 9, 2015 @ 8:14 pm By JD Alois  |  

Jon Medved, founder and CEO of equity crowdfunding platform OurCrowd, caught up with CNBC while at the Crowdfunding Asia conference in Singapore this week.  Medved explained in an interview that OurCrowd wants to provide access to the smart investor into deals in which they have… Read More

October 10, 2015 @ 9:38 am By JD Alois  |  

Global investment crowdfunding portal OurCrowd has crafted a unique partnership with Cintrifuse based in Cincinnati, Ohio.  Cintrifuse is a not-for-profit entity that aids the region’s high potential startups with funding and support. OurCrowd is one of the largest investment crowdfunding platforms in the world. Founded… Read More

September 17, 2015 @ 1:25 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

OurCrowd, a leading equity crowdfunding platform, in collaboration with Locust Walk Partners, launches a $500K investment round in Revolution Credit, winner of the 2015 Wharton Social Venture Fellows (WSVF) Impact Investing competition. Revolution Credit is an engagement platform and database of unique consumer behavioral data… Read More

August 21, 2015 @ 4:28 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Offering up details about the Israel-based platform, OurCrowd, CEO and co-founder Jon Medved sat down with TechCrunch to discuss everything from expansion to “lead deals.” While chatting about OurCrowd’s growth, Medved shared why the platform team is looking to open a San Francisco Bay area… Read More