Tag: portfolio management

The VC Value-Add Model at Scale

The VC Value-Add Model at Scale

Feb 1, 2017 | , ,

Building the ecosystem. Leveraging the network. Helping our portfolio companies succeed. Every startup wants to work with investors that will help solve problems and spring their business forward. Every venture capital firm boasts their “entrepreneur friendly” initiatives that sets them a part from the others. “We do X better than other VCs.” “We match our founders with experts to advise them with Y.” “We offer to our companies Z to help them raise follow-on funding.” In a growing industry of more than 798 venture capital firms in the U.S. alone, as important as receiving capital is who you get it from. A few brand name venture capital firms embody legendary value-add that offer the edge to outperform others. Andreessen Horowitz, the forefather of value-add venture investing, has built an operating model around giving founders the ability run their companies as if they are serial entrepreneurs who have previously built successful startups. Kleiner Perkins opened a fellowship program to find talented individuals to work with their portfolio companies. First Round Capital has a team that helps their founders fast forward through...

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Looking for an innovative job? 42 #OCportfolio companies hiring in November 2016

Looking for an innovative job? 42 #OCportfolio companies hiring in November 2016

Nov 1, 2016 |

As OurCrowd’s investments continuously grow both in size and quantity, our existing portfolio companies are rapidly expanding too. To date, OurCrowd has invested $300M in over 100 portfolio companies, many of which won international awards and are widely acclaimed for their innovative products and amazing all-star teams. So, if you’re hoping to get your foot in the high-tech industry door, dreaming about being part of the exciting startup ecosystem, or know someone looking for a job in the hottest markets, you’ve come to the right place! Check out the listings below to see how you might have the chance to work for some of our awesome portfolio companies and become part of the growing OurCrowd family: Wave Wave is always interested in talking to smart, creative, energetic people who can help them help small businesses — view their current job opportunities. Account Manager; Toronto, Canada. Customer Support Hero; Toronto, Canada. Data Insights Developer; Toronto, Canada. Director, Software Engineering; Toronto, Canada. Finance Analyst; Toronto, Canada. Growth Marketing Manager; Toronto, Canada. Infrastructure Engineer; Toronto, Canada. Mobile Engineer; Toronto, Canada. Payroll Product...

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Looking for an innovative job? 36 #OCportfolio companies hiring like crazy (June ’16)

Looking for an innovative job? 36 #OCportfolio companies hiring like crazy (June ’16)

Jun 2, 2016 |

As OurCrowd’s investments continuously grow both in size and quantity, our existing portfolio companies are rapidly expanding too. To date, OurCrowd has invested over $220M in 93 portfolio companies, many of which won international awards and are widely acclaimed for their innovative products and amazing all-star teams. So, if you’re hoping to get your foot in the high-tech industry door, dreaming about being part of the exciting startup ecosystem, or know someone looking for a job in the hottest markets, you’ve come to the right place! Check out the listings below to see how you might have the chance to work for some of our awesome portfolio companies and become part of the growing OurCrowd family: Argus Argus invites you to explore their open job opportunities to join them in the Internet of Vehicles revolution! Senior Cyber Security Developer; Tel Aviv, Israel. Marketing Manager; Tel Aviv, Israel. Cyber Security Developer; Tel Aviv, Israel. Automotive Embedded Systems Software Engineer; Tel Aviv, Israel. Quality Engineer; Tel Aviv, Israel. Front-End Developer; Tel Aviv, Israel. Research Team Leader; Tel Aviv, Israel. Security Architect; Tel...

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The road already traveled: Why invest in startup follow-on rounds?

The road already traveled: Why invest in startup follow-on rounds?

Feb 10, 2016 | , ,

Today, access to quality investment opportunities are no longer a luxury reserved for the well-connected. Everything from startups to real estate development projects are now available to the masses for investment. This access has garnered lots of attention from prominent investment thought leaders. One of the biggest issues they’re grappling with is how to educate the public to make sure they are investing responsibly in these new, often risky asset classes. In this post, we’re going to talk about what Brad Feld refers to as a new, official trend in the world of venture capital. The Opportunity What’s this new trend we speak of? In January 2011, Union Square Ventures launched their first “Opportunity Fund.” The fund was formed to invest exclusively in USV portfolio companies raising follow-on rounds of investment. This investment strategy was born out of the realization that a majority of returns in a fund are generated by a small number of the portfolio companies. Fred Wilson, USV’s founder and managing partner described the rationale behind launching the fund in 4 basic points: “This fund is meant to...

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Introducing OurCrowd Continuity Fund (OC²): A new investment offering

Introducing OurCrowd Continuity Fund (OC²): A new investment offering

Feb 3, 2016 | ,

OurCrowd is proud to announce the launch of its OurCrowd Continuity Fund (OC2), a special opportunities fund devised to take advantage of preemptive rights in select follow-on rounds for portfolio companies. OC2 has an automated investing process, only investing in follow-on, up-rounds led by top venture capital and strategic investors. The dynamics of startup growth and venture investing is such that preemptive rights are a critically valuable asset for being able to invest in breakout stars, and OC2 is structured to give its investors first access to unexercised preemptive rights. Four reasons why we’re excited about launching OC2 Access to otherwise limited opportunities: As an investor, one of your most valuable assets is gaining a seat at the table to invest in the follow-on rounds of your companies that emerge to be the biggest winners. Pro rata rights are not about downside protection, they are about guaranteeing you the right not to be crowded out of highly competitive future financing rounds for your companies. OC2 is opportunistically leveraging OurCrowd’s pro rata rights across its 90+ portfolio companies to gain access to...

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