Another win for startup investments between Israel & Germany [OurCrowd Newsletter]

New partnerships between Israel and Germany, and is Israel making America great again? Read up on these news items and more below.

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OurCrowd, Germany’s Innogy team on Israel investments

Leading German energy company innogy SE and Israeli equity crowdfunding platform OurCrowd have announced a new business partnership. The partnership will scout investment opportunities at Israeli startups for the energy market. Read more.

OurCrowd & Portfolio Companies in the News

• Freightos featured in Forbes
• Celeno featured in Yahoo Finance
• Splacer featured in Globes

Can Israel’s high-tech sector make America great again?

Here, in Israel, a joke is making the rounds. How does a Saudi do business with an Israeli? Very quietly. Read more.

Israeli startups raise $700M in 2017 so far

Israeli startups are keeping pace with last year when a record $4.8 billion was raised, according to IVC. Read more.

Germany seeks Israeli technology

Israeli companies and startups are now being invited to partake in the economic boom in North Rhine-Westphalia. Read more.

News Nuggets

• Israel’s LightCyber bought for $105M (NoCamels)
• Israeli company XACT Robotics raises $5M (Globes)
• Behavior analytics company Fortscale raises $7M (Globes)
• Israeli artificial intelligence startups make top 50 list (Israel21c)
• Israeli breakthrough could diagnose sleep disorders while you’re awake (Israel21c)

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