Tagged: jon medved

August 16, 2015 @ 11:31 am By JD Alois  |  

Global investment crowdfunding platform OurCrowd is apparently a bit of a magnet when it comes to Asian money seeking investment opportunities.  OurCrowd CEO and founder Jon Medved visited the studios of Bloomberg this past week and stated “we are seeing in our offices alone several… Read More

July 14, 2015 @ 10:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Global equity crowdfunding platform OurCrowd has continued its international expansion with the opening of an office in Toronto, Ontario.  The new location will be managed by David Shore, an established Canadian VC executive with over 20 years of experience in the investment industry.  OurCrowd has… Read More

June 22, 2015 @ 12:06 pm By JD Alois  |  

OurCrowd hosted an interesting group of visitors this past week.  The global investment crowdfunding platform welcomed New England Patriot’s owner Robert Kraft, along with 19 NFL Hall of Famers to meet with 10 startups in Jerusalem.  The gathering was organized in conjunction with the Jerusalem… Read More

June 9, 2015 @ 1:16 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Equity crowdfunding platform, OurCrowd, announced the launch of OurCrowd First, a specialized $10 million global early stage fund focusing on seed and Pre-A round startups. With its OurCrowd First fund, the funding portal will leverage its established infrastructure to bring equity crowdfunding to approximately 20+ seed-stage companies providing OurCrowd investors… Read More

May 31, 2015 @ 10:39 am By JD Alois  |  

OurCrowd, a global equity crowdfunding platform, expects to be raising $1 billion in capital annually at some point in the not so distant future. This is according to founder and CEO Jon Medved.  The OurCrowd portal was launched in 2013 and since that time it… Read More

March 24, 2015 @ 9:39 am By JD Alois  |  

Global investment crowdfunding platform OurCrowd is adding another member to its executive bench. Joel Maryles, another Wall Street veteran, is joining the young platform as Chief Exit Officer (CXO).  This is clearly a move to emphasize the importance of value creation, and financial return, for… Read More

March 20, 2015 @ 2:00 am By JD Alois  |  

OurCrowd is a global investment crowdfunding platform that is one of the leaders in the sector today having raised over $100 million for SME’s. While its headquarters are nominally in Israel, the platform has taken a truly cosmopolitan approach. Led by visionary founder and industry champion,… Read More

March 14, 2015 @ 9:00 am By JD Alois  |  

The National Crowdfunding Association of Canada (NCFA) held a highly successful, sold out event last week in Toronto.  According to event organizers, over 300 attendees gathered for the inaugural event as industry participants and advocates joined to discuss the future of crowdfunding and new forms of finance…. Read More

March 10, 2015 @ 8:46 am By JD Alois  |  

Students at the Wharton School of Management, one of the leading MBA programs in the world, and OurCrowd, a global equity crowdfunding platform, have formed a partnership to create a new, “social impact” investment channel. The agreement will see new investment opportunities listed on the… Read More

March 9, 2015 @ 2:14 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, Israel-based OurCrowd announced it is planning to open a new office in Toronto. Now TechVibes has revealed more details about the equity crowdfunding platform’s move to Canadian borders. During the Canadian Crowdfunding Summit, CEO of OurCrowd Jon Medved shared information about the platform’s new… Read More

March 1, 2015 @ 6:25 pm By JD Alois  |  

Miami has been in the news as becoming the next hedge fund hot-spot – and it is not only about the weather and glitzy background. Granted when it is minus 18 below in Midtown Manhattan the sun-kissed beaches of Miami start to look pretty enticing… Read More

February 22, 2015 @ 4:59 pm By JD Alois  |  

Global equity crowdfunding platform OurCrowd has formed a partnership with the Maryland / Israel Development Center (MIDC) to boost investment in Maryland companies while aiding OurCrowd portfolio companies.  MIDC will now assist OurCrowd companies with their market entry in the US.  OurCrowd founder and CEO… Read More

February 17, 2015 @ 12:01 am By JD Alois  |  

Global equity crowdfunding platform OurCrowd has dived into the world of Wall Street for its next hire.  Anthony DeChellis, former CEO of Private Banking Americas at Credit Suisse has been appointed President of the fast growing, innovative platform.  Deckles has held multiple executive positions in… Read More

February 10, 2015 @ 7:43 am By JD Alois  |  

Global investment crowdfunding platform OurCrowd, has announced that it led a $19.5M Series E funding round for Borro, the UK-NY based, asset-backed online lender. Borro launched in 2009 in the UK, and has gone on to open offices in New York and Los Angeles.  It is a leading… Read More

January 19, 2015 @ 2:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

OurCrowd founder and CEO Jon Medved practically has a regular gig at Bloomberg.  He recently did several sessions at the financial news network tackling a diverse group of topics such as the price of oil and self-driving cars.  In this discussion with Trish Regan on… Read More

January 6, 2015 @ 11:02 am By Erin Hobey  |  

OurCrowd, the leading global equity crowdfunding platform for accredited investors, reported significant growth and expansion during 2014. Yesterday the company posted achievements on its blog, today more highlights were shared in a yearend summary.  In under two years, OurCrowd has established itself as a major international… Read More

January 2, 2015 @ 4:56 am By JD Alois  |  

Investment crowdfunding platform OurCrowd has created an interesting graphical display of their past year raising capital for their many diverse young companies.  While the platform is based in Israel the funding platform’s leadership has taken a global approach raising funding for companies based outside Israel as… Read More

December 15, 2014 @ 10:36 am By JD Alois  |  

Jon Medved, CEO and founder of global investment crowdfunding site OurCrowd, hit the screens of CNN last week to talk about the Israeli political scene but more importantly to chat up his innovative funding platform.  The video was presented just prior to OurCrowds global investor… Read More

December 10, 2014 @ 1:27 pm By JD Alois  |  

Global investment crowdfunding platform OurCrowd launched the first day of its Global Investor Summit with a bang generating $4 million invested in startups listed on the OurCrowd.  According to the company, approximately 1000 investors / participants from 27 different countries have descended upon Jerusalem to… Read More

December 2, 2014 @ 11:13 am By Erin Hobey  |  

OurCrowd, the leading global equity crowdfunding platform for accredited investors, will bring together 36 of its innovative portfolio companies to meet with over 600 investors and executives from 17 countries in the largest global gathering of its kind during its OurCrowd Global Investor Summit which opens… Read More