Author: OurCrowd

[BioCatch in FindBiometrics] BioCatch Named in Both European and North American Red Herring Awards

Jun 15, 2017 |

Behavioral biometrics specialist BioCatch has been included in Red Herring’s Top 100 awards for both Europe and North America. These are annual rankings determined by the media company, which focuses on an investor audience looking to learn about innovative companies. Commenting on this year’s results, Red Herring CEO Alex Vieux said organizers were “extremely pleased” with the winners of both the Top 100 Europe Award and the Top 100 North America Award, and lauded BioCatch specifically for its “exceptional work in the behavioral biometrics space, validated by customers around the world”. Read more on FindBiometrics...

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[OurCrowd in Crowdfund Insider] OurCrowd and China Based P3 Innovation Partner to Fund Early Stage Deals

Jun 15, 2017 |

Leading global equity crowdfunding platform OurCrowd has recently formed a new partnership with P3 Innovation, part of Pico Far East Holdings Limited. Founded in 2016, P3 Innovation is a strategic platform founded by the Pico Group that is located in Pico Creative Centre in Shanghai’s Jiading District. The P3 location offers 3,000 sq. m. of space for a variety of innovation-based start-ups focusing on a broad theme – “cultural, creative and technology”. Read more on Crowdfund Insider...

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[OurCrowd in The Jerusalem Post] Israeli, Indian partners team up with Motorola to launch Jerusalem incubator

Jun 14, 2017 | ,

Aiming to give Jerusalem-based start-ups a global edge, Israeli and Indian partners have teamed up with American data communications giant Motorola Solutions to establish a hi-tech incubator. The incubator, led by equity crowdfunding platform OurCrowd, will focus on frontier technologies such as big data, analytics, artificial intelligence, fintech, storage, the Internet of Things and computer vision, according to the partners. Read more on The Jerusalem Post...

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Why Augmented Reality is Going to Change Everything

Why Augmented Reality is Going to Change Everything

Jun 12, 2017 |

When talking about Virtual Reality (VR), the average consumer may immediately think of futuristic robots, wearables, and space age getups. Flashy jargon and lofty names are marking giants like Facebook and Google, who’ve famously entered into the VR game. With worldwide revenues for VR and it’s more fine-tuned sister, Augmented Reality (AR), being projected to reach 13.9 billion in 2017, AR is finally sneaking into the collective consciousness. AR deserves to step into the limelight. Big space age glasses aside, AR is moving beyond the simulation or gamer crowd and layering a new plane on to our senses. From making real strides in education to medical breakthroughs, AR is enhancing our day to day world without attempting to upend it entirely. SIGHT The technology being developed is immediately applicable. Using AR, the retail industry is providing a more personalized experience by allowing the customer to graft potential purchases in real time to the location in question. Startup Cimagine uses its retail AR application to reduce returns and increase satisfaction while pinpointing potential problems and saving companies site visits was...

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OurCrowd Sponsors New MedTech MBA at Hebrew University

OurCrowd Sponsors New MedTech MBA at Hebrew University

Jun 12, 2017 | , ,

By strengthening our ties to MedTech in Israel, the team at OurCrowd is continuing our commitment to education and innovation. As a leading investor in medical technology, based in the heart of Israel, famous for its role in medical developments, our investment team and medical advisory board have worked diligently to recognize the potential of Israeli startups. In identifying impressive technologies, like ReWalk Robotics (NASDAQ) and big data analyst Zebra Medical Vision, OurCrowd is focused on bringing MedTech startups the capital and global growth network they need. Once invested, we’re focused on supporting portfolio companies by providing human capital: talent. As such, the team at OurCrowd is pleased to announce our partnership with Hebrew University, Israel’s leading academic institution, consistently ranked in the world’s top 100 Universities. OurCrowd is sponsoring a new MBA program for biomedical management. The program is the first of its kind in Israel, following academic institutions like Berkley and Johns Hopkins. Its graduates will lead the sector, having been well prepared to tackle its unique challenges from a management perspective. OurCrowd’s Venture Partner Dr. Morris...

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