Author: OurCrowd

[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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9 VC Trade Secrets

9 VC Trade Secrets

Jun 29, 2017 |

So you want to invest in startups? Josh Liggett, Investor Relations expert at OurCrowd, brings you the top 9 rules that VC gurus follow. When thinking about building a startup investment portfolio, the usual rules simply don’t apply. After years in this unique niche, I can tell you that playing it safe doesn’t cut it. A startup is the opposite of a sure thing, but when it succeeds, with the right idea and proper care, the rewards are huge. Here are some of the top tips on getting in on the ground floor. Diversification is key Throw a rock at a startup investment website and you’re bound to hit 4 articles on diversification. For one, famous venture capitalist Fred Wilson has written extensively about the importance of diversification in a VC portfolio. The more spread out, the better the odds to strike it lucky. To paraphrase Wilson, you need to invest in at least 10 different startups in order to start seeing any type of return. If you’re not willing to make that type of commitment, startup investing might...

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