Tagged: ourcrowd

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

August 7, 2014 @ 8:41 am By Erin Hobey  |  

BT9, an Internet of Things (IoT) company enabling real time monitoring of the transport and storage of perishable products in order to provide actionable intelligence for optimizing food safety and drastically reducing waste, has secured its target goal, raising $4.04 million in committed funding on… 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 17, 2014 @ 10:49 am By JD Alois  |  

Boatbound offered up equity this past year on crowdfunding platform OurCrowd.  The young company went on to receive a significant investment, in the amount of $2.3 from Brunswick – the maker of many well known boat brands. The company notes that most boat owners only… 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 7, 2014 @ 10:24 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Webydo, one of the fastest-growing designer communities in the world, has raised a $7,000,000 game-changing investment for its professional website-creation cloud platform. The investment was led by OurCrowd; Magna Ventures affiliate from Spain; and a group of strategic investors from the US and UK. Webydo provides a full B2B… 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 29, 2014 @ 5:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

For Qualifying Investors only Hosted By: Ayache Salama & Associés Tuesday, July 1st 08:15 AM 46 avenue Hoche, Paris Meet Denes Ban, Venture Partner at OurCrowd, and other investors to learn about the Start-Up Nation, OurCrowd and its portfolio companies.

June 17, 2014 @ 7:18 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

BioCatch, a behavioral biometric authentication and threat detection,  has completed a$10 million financing round. The funding will be used to expand R&D efforts and continue growth in key markets, including the U.S. and Europe. The financing round was led by venture capital firm Blumberg Capital and equity… 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 16, 2014 @ 8:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Recently I had the opportunity to sit in on a presentation given by equity crowdfunding platform OurCrowd.  This investment portal is one of the largest in the space having facilitated over$43 million in 36 startups since their start “way back” in February 2013.  While nominally… Read More

May 9, 2014 @ 7:19 am By Erin Hobey  |  

With each passing year, the import and expectation of Mother’s Day seem to mushroom. While most young mothers would be happy to enjoy the day in blissful solitude, most contemporary wisdom indicates otherwise.  Older mothers may expect more after all those Sundays grinning while eating… 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

May 4, 2014 @ 1:44 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

During an exciting crowdfunding campaign on OurCrowd,  the Real Estate Financial Data startup CredFi surpassed its targeted $310,000 by 149%, posting over $463,000 in funding.  To date, neither detailed financial nor investor information has been disclosed to non-investors. Future consumers may look forward to continued… Read More

May 3, 2014 @ 10:18 am By JD Alois  |  

Boatbound, a company that recently ran a successful equity crowdfunding campaign on OurCrowd raising just under $1 million, has signed a significant agreement with Dominion Marine Media.  Dominion is the parent company of well known publishing titles such as YachtWorld, BoatTrader and Boats.com.  The partnership… 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

April 22, 2014 @ 9:00 am By JD Alois  |  

OurCrowd founder and CEO Jon Medved spoke at San Diego State University earlier this year.  This falls under the recently discovered category as it was just posted on YouTube the past week. Medved actually was born in San Diego.  His father was a professor of… Read More