Author: Kalia Natan

Another Israeli exit (OurCrowd’s 6th!), 6 ‘smart’ IoT companies, & young engineers plan for a bright future [OurCrowd Newsletter]

This last week saw another big Israeli acquisition — marking OurCrowd’s 6th exit! Our objects are getting ‘smarter’, check out this cool infographic featuring IoT startups. Young Israeli engineers are working on creating a better future. Read on for the latest in Startup Nation. Start getting this weekly newsletter via email: Subscribe now Oracle buys Israeli big data startup, Crosswise, for $50M US software giant Oracle has acquired Israeli big data startup (and OurCrowd’s portfolio company) Crosswise. The company has developed a cross-device identification system to help advertisers target consumers. Learn more. OurCrowd & Portfolio Companies in the News Crosswise featured in Business Insider EdenShield featured in Times of Israel MarkOne (Vessyl) featured in Wareable Clipfort featured in Geektime Surgical Theater featured in Forbes BioCatch featured in Find Biometrics Smart Objects, Smart Investing: Check out the Internet of Things Take a closer look at the emerging world of connected devices with this infographic featuring top startups from the Internet of Things and location-based technologies industry. Learn more. Israel’s youngest engineers plan for a bright future 56 student projects covering robotics, AI, the environment, and more, were presented at the Israel Sci-Tech Schools Network’s annual...

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Rocketick acquired for $40M, WeWork’s new ‘kibbutz’, & Mark Tluszcz discusses the Startup Nation [OurCrowd Newsletter]

The latest from the Startup Nation: another exciting exit from the Israeli high-tech scene — Rocketick was acquired for $40M! WeWork’s urban community WeLive is revolutionizing city living; Skype investor Mark Tluszcz discusses why Israel is so good at producing successful startups; and more… Start getting this weekly newsletter via email: Subscribe now Cadence buys Israeli chip tester Rocketick for $40M US company Cadence has acquired Israeli startup Rocketick Technologies. Cadence said that Rocketick’s technology speeds up its chip development capabilities several times over. Learn more. OurCrowd & Portfolio Companies in the News Sweetch featured in Israel21c Zoomcar featured in Business Standard CropX featured in TechCrunch A new kibbutz? WeWork’s urban community WeLive could revolutionize city living Six years after founding shared office space startup WeWork, now worth $16 billion, Israeli entrepreneur Adam Neumann is launching WeLive, an urban co-living community. Learn more. Mark Tluszcz on why Israel has become the ‘Startup Nation’ Mark Tluszcz, a VC who made $200 million when Skype was acquired, discusses Israel’s entrepreneur culture and why the country is so good at producing successful startups. Hear more from Mark. Israel’s Cyber-Olympic kid finalists vie for championship Hundreds...

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Successful Q1 for Israeli startups, hacking the walls, & one-on-one with DC Finance’s Denny Chared [OurCrowd Newsletter]

33 Israeli startups raised over $10M each in Q1; Israel’s museums are going high-tech at the country’s first conference on museums of tomorrow; Denny Chared hopes to convince untapped billionaires to invest in Israeli high-tech. Read up on these news items and more, below… Start getting this weekly newsletter via email: Subscribe now 30+ Israeli startups post over $10M each in funding in Q1 Israel’s high-tech arena posted a new report that shows 33 companies raised $869.3 million in investments while five startups exited at over $800 million from January-March 2016. Learn more. OurCrowd & Portfolio Companies in the News OurCrowd CEO Jon Medved featured in The Independent Sweetch featured in Geektime OurCrowd featured in Crowdfund Insider Apploi featured in MediaPost Freightos featured in The Loadstar Pixie featured in The Commentator Hacking the Walls: Israel’s museums go high-tech Tower of David, the medieval citadel at the entrance to the Old City in Jerusalem, hosted Israel’s first hackathon for museum technology followed by national conference on museums of tomorrow. Learn more. Denny Chared hopes to convince untapped billionaires to invest in Israeli high-tech Denny Chared, owner of leading financial conference organizer, DC Finance, is convinced Israeli tech...

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The birth of a unicorn, from agriculture to high-tech, & the man democratizing venture capital [OurCrowd Newsletter]

Mazal Tov to the Startup Nation — another unicorn was born! Check out these five kibbutzim that became global powerhouses. Hear from the leading serial entrepreneur that is democratizing venture capital. Read up on these news items and more, below… Start getting this weekly newsletter via email: Subscribe now The birth of a unicorn: The story of an Israeli startup worth a billion dollars Congratulations, another high-tech unicorn, ForeScout Technologies, was born this year. The birth was without any complications, after the firm raised $76 million to reach a company value of $1 billion. Learn more. OurCrowd & Portfolio Companies in the News OurCrowd CEO Jon Medved featured in Forbes BT9 featured in Produce Plus Surgical Theater featured in Crain’s Cleveland Business From agriculture to high-tech: Meet 5 kibbutzim that became global powerhouses Here are five kibbutzim that have come up with such successful technologies and products, that their members – once socialist farmers – have become quite wealthy. Learn more. Meet the man democratizing venture capital for everyday investors and founders Forbes interviewed OurCrowd CEO and serial entrepreneur, Jonathan Medved, to learn more about his revolutionary business...

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Stratoscale raises $27M, hacking for a better world, & trending Israeli entrepreneurs [OurCrowd Newsletter]

Stratoscale raises $27M from several tech giants to transform cloud computing. Check out Alyn Hospital’s ‘Makeathon’ seeking to develop projects to help the disabled. Hear from leading Israeli entrepreneurs and innovators in high-tech. Read up on these news items and more, below… Start getting this weekly newsletter via email: Subscribe now Stratoscale raises $27M to transform cloud computing Israeli data center in the cloud infrastructure developer Stratoscale raised $27 million in a Series C round. Among the investors in the Herzliya-based startup are Qualcomm, Cisco, and Intel. Learn more. OurCrowd & Portfolio Companies in the News OurCrowd featured in Financial Times Pixie featured in Times of Israel OurCrowd CEO Jon Medved featured in Jerusalem Post SightDx featured in Geektime Highcon featured in Packaging Europe Boatbound featured in The Seattle Times Alyn hospital hackers seek to remake the world for disabled Alyn Hospital, Israel’s biggest rehabilitation center for physically challenged and disabled children and young adults, aims to become the world’s first full-time “maker lab” to develop projects to help the disabled. Learn more. Technion’s Prof. Hossam Haick honored by GOOD Magazine Prof. Hossam Haick of the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology has been prominent, among other things...

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