Tagged: ourcrowd

October 29, 2019 @ 11:34 am By JD Alois  |  

Israeli high tech firms are having a gangbuster year when it comes to raising capital. According to a report published by IVC Research Center and ZAG S&W Zysman, Aharoni, Gayer & Co, during Q3 these firms raised a record $2.24 billion for 142 different deals…. Read More

October 23, 2019 @ 12:36 pm By JD Alois  |  

Global investment crowdfunding platform and Israel’s leading venture investor OurCrowd has partnered with the Toyota Tsusho Corporation (Toyota Tsusho), a member of the Toyota Group, which comprises of 17 companies including Toyota Motor. The new partnership will launch a new business that will act as… Read More

October 16, 2019 @ 10:08 am By JD Alois  |  

Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE: SF) has taken a minority stake in global crowdfunding platform OurCrowd. Details on the investment were not provided. The Israel based investment marketplace is the largest of its kind in the world having received over $1.28 billion of investment commitments while… Read More

September 27, 2019 @ 9:01 am By JD Alois  |  

Leading online investment platform OurCrowd has announced that it will open its 13th global office in São Paulo, Brazil. OurCrowd sees the  region as a key location for innovation. OurCrowd announced the news during OurCrowd Sync: São Paulo 2019, the company’s first major event in… Read More

September 20, 2019 @ 7:07 am By JD Alois  |  

OurCrowd backed “new space” company NSLComm has signed a multi-million dollar contract with a “large multinational entity.” NSLComm has developed an “expandable” nano-satellite solution as a solution to the global demand for increased connectivity. NSLComm’s solution is said to represent one of the largest leaps… Read More

September 12, 2019 @ 11:24 pm By JD Alois  |  

OurCrowd, Israel’s most active venture investor and leading global crowdfunding platform, has partnered with Finistere, Tnuva and Tempo to launch a NIS 1 billion (~ USD $ 283 million) Foodtech incubator in Israel.  “Fresh Start” was officially launched at an event this week. OurCrowd announced… Read More

September 11, 2019 @ 8:50 am By JD Alois  |  

Leading global crowdfunding platform OurCrowd has had a stellar year. Multiple portfolio companies have IPOed’ or been acquired providing positive outcomes for platform investors. As Crowdfund Insider reported earlier this year, OurCrowd has topped USD $ 1 billion in committed capital making perhaps making it… Read More

September 3, 2019 @ 8:50 pm By JD Alois  |  

Cartica AI, a leading Israeli autonomous AI mobility startup, has closed on a Series B funding round for an undisclosed amount. Investors included leading investment crowdfunding platform OurCrowd alongside BMW i Ventures, Continental, and Toyota AI Ventures. Cartica expects to use the funds to launch… Read More

August 7, 2019 @ 11:52 am By JD Alois  |  

OurCrowd, a digital investing platform, is expanding its presence in the Latin America market. According to a release, OurCrowd will host an invite-only event in Sao Paulo later this fall. Labeled “OurCrowd Sync” the crowdfunding platform has joined up with Rodrigo Monteiro and the team… Read More

July 29, 2019 @ 4:38 pm By JD Alois  |  

Beyond Meat (NASDAQ:BYND), a company that has had beyond fantasy run following its initial public offering earlier this year, reported Q2 earnings today. According to the company, operations generated revenues of $67.3 million, an increase of 287%, and a net loss of $9.4 million or… Read More

July 15, 2019 @ 3:50 pm By JD Alois  |  

Securities crowdfunding has been touted as the future of capital formation on this site and the pages of many other newspapers. The traditional venture capital industry has effectively fueled innovative young firms for decades but, too frequently, smaller investors are being cut out of the… Read More

June 17, 2019 @ 10:57 am By JD Alois  |  

OurCrowd portfolio company Zebra Medical Vision has received its third FDA clearance for its HealthICH product which is an AI alert for intracranial hemorrhage (ICH), based on head CT scans. The process is said to be the first of its kind. The Zebra Med solution… Read More

June 12, 2019 @ 10:05 am By JD Alois  |  

SME financial software platform Wave has been acquired by H&R block for a solid CDN $537 million, according to a blog post on their site. The Canada based firm is also an OurCrowd portfolio company and represents a series of big exits for the crowdfunding… Read More

June 11, 2019 @ 11:35 am By JD Alois  |  

Following the outsized success of BeyondMeat’s (NASDAQ:BYND) initial public offering, OurCrowd and its partners have received government approval to operate Israel’s Foodtech incubator. OurCrowd, along with Finistere Ventures, a global agrifood investment leader, Tnuva, Israel’s food manufacturer, and Tempo Beverages, the leading Israeli beverage company,… Read More

June 8, 2019 @ 4:54 pm By JD Alois  |  

Insurtech Lemonade is going public. This is according to multiple reports indicating the early stage insurance company is going public at an approximate $2 billion valuation. Lemonade last raised capital in April with a $300 million round led by Softbank. Lemonade may seek up to… Read More

June 4, 2019 @ 12:52 pm By JD Alois  |  

Beyond Meat (NASDAQ:BYND) completed an initial public offering (IPO) in May raising $240 million at a valuation of about $1.5 billion. The unicorn has since bucked the recent IPO trend – rocketing quite a bit higher. As of today, Beyond Meat is trading at over… Read More

June 4, 2019 @ 12:12 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Global crowdfunding platform OurCrowd announced on Monday it has joined forces with NOAH Advisors, a European corporate finance boutique and organizer of the NOAH Conferences, to jointly promote startup investments in Europe. Through the partnership, NOAH Advisors will support OurCrowd in expanding its European deal… Read More

June 2, 2019 @ 2:24 pm By JD Alois  |  

Cannabis company BOL Pharma (Breath of Life International) is preparing an initial public offering on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX). This is according to a company release and a preliminary prospectus filed in Canada. It was reported that BOL will have a valuation of around… Read More

May 30, 2019 @ 5:02 am By JD Alois  |  

Leading investment crowdfunding platform OurCrowd has announced that Alec Ellison, former Vice Chairman of Jefferies, LLC, and former Chairman of Jefferies’ Technology Investment Banking group, as well as the Founder of Outvest Capital, has been appointed Chairman of the Board of OurCrowd Management for the… Read More

May 29, 2019 @ 9:54 am By JD Alois  |  

Global crowdfunding platform OurCrowd has partnered with Finistere Ventures, along with food manufacturer Tnuva and Tempo Beverages, in a new partnership to invest $100 million in Foodtech and Agtech innovation. Finistere Ventures is a global agrifood investment firm. Tnuva is Israel’s largest food manufacturer and… Read More