Author: OurCrowd

[Argus in Globes] 6 out of WSJ’s top 25 startups are Israeli

Jul 3, 2017 |

The first company according to capital raised to date is Cybereason, which only recently, just after “The Wall Street Journal” published its rating, completed a $100 million financing round, thereby providing some justification for its selection. The second, illusive Networks, has raised $30 million to date, and the third, Argus Cyber Security, which is riding the smart car wave, has also raised $30 million to date. Read more on Globes...

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The Future of Everything: Frontier Tech

The Future of Everything: Frontier Tech

Jul 2, 2017 |

What do satellites, virtual reality, and drones have in common? They are all part of the growing sector of frontier tech, which has caught the world’s imagination. Once the prowess of mega-nerds and futurists, big business is starting to pay attention. And it is no wonder; frontier tech is defined by disruptive technologies and altering change to innovation-starved industries. Essentially, frontier tech is any technology that will change the way human life will look in ten, twenty, even fifty years. Making the Impossible Possible Mega giants like Richard Branson and Elon Musk are getting deeper into the tech of the future, but the sector is democratizing as more diverse and first-time investors gain access to individual investments through equity crowdfunding platforms like OurCrowd and private opportunities. Major businesses are looking to acquire the best of frontier tech, which can mean lucrative rewards for investors. Remarkably, investment in defiant tech startups is not dependent on the usual reliable estimates and market forecasts. Taking up the challenge of how to create the link from how we envision the future to making...

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[Consumer Physics in Cargill] Cargill chooses Scio

Jul 1, 2017 |

The Reveal®-real-time forage analysis service provides dry matter testing results instantly via a Reveal® app on your smart phone. The Reveal® real-time forage analysis works by utilizing SCiO, the world’s first pocket-sized connected micro-spectrometer (NIR) device to scan samples and then compare them against the Cargill Elk River Forage Lab in the cloud to provide a precise dry matter measure. The Elk River Forage Lab is part of the global Cargill database of feed ingredients, the largest in the world, giving our proprietary calibrations a higher degree of precision. Read more on Cargill...

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[OurCrowd in Benzinga] Is Southeast Asia Poised To Become The Next Locus For Startups?

Jun 30, 2017 |

While these companies may sound unfamiliar to an occidental audience, venture capital is paying close attention to them. Israel-based equity crowdfunding company OurCrowd already has an office in Singapore. Additionally, early in 2017 OurCrowd also announced another office to in the heart of Taipei in 2017 in partnership with Shanghai Commercial & Savings Bank (SCSB). Read more on Benzinga...

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