Author: Zack Miller

OurCrowd’s Investor Toolbox: Useful Resources for Investing in Israeli Startups

OurCrowd’s Investor Toolbox: Useful Resources for Investing in Israeli Startups

Jul 11, 2013 | , , ,

Israeli startups are on a roll — lately it seems like every other day we hear  in the news about some Israeli startup going public, launching a product,  making an “exit” or closing a financing round. Truth be told, there are many investors who are interested in investment opportunities in Israel. However, most investors don’t know where to start and need help jumping in…. So we put together a useful list of tools and resources for those interested in investing in Israeli startups: Investor Toolbox for Israeli Startups View more lists from Zack Miller   [xyz-ihs...

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Entrepreneurs Without Borders: Israel Prepares to Issue Startup Visas

Entrepreneurs Without Borders: Israel Prepares to Issue Startup Visas

Jun 17, 2013 | ,

Israel and startups are synonymous — the Start-up Nation ranks perennially near the top of top startup ecosystems on a global scale. And now, to solidify its role in producing and nurturing top entrepreneurs, moves are afoot to begin opening up Israel’s borders to a global tech workforce. [View the story “Startup Visas: Israel’s move to become a global startup hub” on...

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Zula co-founder, Jacob Ner David talks about the changing nature of team collaboration

Zula co-founder, Jacob Ner David talks about the changing nature of team collaboration

Jun 6, 2013 |

OurCrowd portfolio company CEO, Jacob Ner David (Linkedin) took a few minutes to sit with us to discuss teams and his hopes for changing the way businesses — and people — collaborate. Jacob is a serial entrepreneur who has been deeply involved in pioneering communications technologies since 1996. As a co-founder of Delta Three, Jacob helped to reshape the global telecommunications landscape and in the process built a company that reached a $1.8 billion NASDAQ valuation. Enter OurCrowd portfolio company, Zula Jacob’s newest startup, Zula,  provides an innovative cloud-based mobile collaboration platform for teams. Jacob co-founded Zula with Jeff Pulver, pioneer of VoIP, social media master and early-stage investor in companies like Twitter and Foursquare. As a telephony pioneer with years of gained experience and specialty in telecommunications, Jacob aims to recreate how teams communicate and collaborate with Zula. We’ll let Jacob tell his own story in the audio below but here are a few key points we touched on in our interview with Jacob Ner David, co-founder and CEO of Zula.   [bra_border_divider] Here are some highlights with our interview with Jacob. Internet mobility “When mobile phones first...

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US venture capitalists bullish on equity crowdfunding

US venture capitalists bullish on equity crowdfunding

May 26, 2013 | , ,

By all accounts, crowdfunding is still in its infancy. For the unfamiliar, crowdfunding is where individuals join together to raise capital online. Crowdfunding, as we know it now, comes in two flavors: donation-based crowdfunding: Individuals band together to fund projects, events, and social causes. In return, individuals donating via crowdfunding receive the pleasure of doing good and frequently, there’s some type of prize associated with giving levels (not unlike general charitable giving campaigns). equity-based crowdfunding: In this type of crowdfunding, individuals don’t donate money —  they invest it. Typically, funding is restricted to accredited investors (who meet certain net-worth and/or income levels) who receive an equity share in a company in return for their money.  The JOBS Act in 2012 set the stage to open equity crowdfunding to the non-accredited investor audience (read, everyone else), though in reality, guidelines have not yet been set. How traditional VCs view crowdfunding Clearly, equity based crowdfunding (and crowdfunding, in general) has the potential to really change the way we invest in private companies. I think there will always be room (and money)...

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Curiyo Founder, Bob Rosenschein talks about the future of online content

Curiyo Founder, Bob Rosenschein talks about the future of online content

May 19, 2013 | ,

OurCrowd portfolio company CEO, Bob Rosenschein (wikipedia /Linkedin) took a few minutes to sit with us to discuss content — why there’s so much of it and why we still struggle to find really useful content. Bob’s achieved rarified status in Israel — he’s a serial entrepreneur with multiple exits. You might remember Bob as the founder of Answers.com — one of the most trafficked websites in the world. Enter OurCrowd portfolio company, Curiyo His newest startup, Curiyo, is the next leg of Bob’s sharp focus on the delivery of useful, impactful content when users most need it. We’ll let Bob tell his own story in the audio below but here are a few key points we touched on in our interview with Bob Rosenschein, founder of Curiyo. [bra_border_divider] Content smog There is a lot of content out there and if you want to find more information or explanation about the article you just read you’d probably open a new window and search for the terms and eventually after going through the sources you may find what you are...

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