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MATERIALS FOR RELEASE: PDF download here Photos and logos ZIP file download here UOB-OurCrowd Infographic OURCROWD EXPANDS EQUITY CROWDFUNDING IN ASIA WITH MAS LICENSE UOB trains more than 100 bankers on alternative financing as it deepens support for startups through OurCrowd partnership Singapore / New York / Jerusalem, 17 August 2016 – United Overseas Bank (UOB) is deepening its commitment to helping startups grow into sustainable businesses by training its commercial bankers to provide clients with the most up-to-date information on alternative funding channels beyond traditional financing. More than 100 of its bankers have been trained so far. The training is timely as the Bank’s strategic equity crowdfunding partner, OurCrowd, a leading global equity crowdfunding platform, was awarded a full Capital Market Services (CMS) license from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) at the end of July. With the license, OurCrowd is now able to market its equity crowdfunding platform in Singapore. In March this year, UOB announced it had made a US$10 million investment in OurCrowd, which invests in startups with differentiated and highly scalable technology products and services....

MATERIALS FOR RELEASE: PDF download here Photos and logos ZIP file download here OurCrowd Expands Into Herzliya Office Jerusalem, June 27, 2016 – OurCrowd, a leading global VC equity crowdfunding platform, is pleased to announce today the opening of its Herzliya office, providing an on the ground presence in one of the world’s most exciting startup and tech clusters. The team based in Herzliya includes 15 employees and is responsible for the firm’s engineering and product development. The offices will house several OurCrowd fund management teams and also host weekly presentations for foreign delegations and international firms seeking a closer look at the innovation and investment activity in the Startup Nation. Since its founding in 2013, OurCrowd, headquartered in Jerusalem, has enjoyed exponential growth and now has over 100 employees worldwide, nearly 100 portfolio companies with over $230 million invested and several successful exits. “Our team is excited to be opening up in Herzliya, one of the most active hotbeds for innovative enterprises,” commented OurCrowd founder and CEO, Jon Medved. “We have grown so fast in the three years since...