Author: OurCrowd

[Argus in Business Insider] The 25 coolest tech companies in Israel

May 25, 2017 |

Founded in 2013 by a team of security enthusiasts, Argus develops technology for vehicles that can prevent them from being hacked. An increasing number of automotive manufacturers are choosing to connect their cars to the internet. But the more vehicles become connected, the more vulnerable they are to cyber attacks. Indeed, hackers were able to successfully “kill” a Jeep travelling on a highway last summer. Read more on Business Insider...

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[OurCrowd in Business Insider] The 25 coolest tech companies in Israel

May 25, 2017 | ,

Founded by Jon Medved, OurCrowd is an equity crowdfunding platform that allows accredited investors to invest in pre-vetted startups alongside trusted venture capital investors and angel investors. The OurCrowd community has invested over $440 million (£339 million) into a range of companies, with $80 million (£62 million) going to startups operating in the healthcare sector. Read more on Business Insider...

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[Zebra in NoCamels] Zebra Medical wins Atlas Award

May 25, 2017 |

Israeli startup Zebra Medical Vision has won the Atlas Award, given by the Ayn Rand Center Israel. Zebra Medical Vision is an Israeli deep-learning imaging analytics company that can detect breast cancer and other diseases. Headquartered in Kibbutz Shefayim, Zebra was founded in 2014 by Eyal Toledano, Eyal Gura, and Elad Benjamin. To date, the Israeli startup has raised $20 million. Read more on NoCamels...

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[WayUp in Time] WayUp is a booming job-hunting site for millennials

May 25, 2017 |

When Liz Wessel was a sophomore at the University of Pennsylvania, she received an unexpected email that would help shape her career, even if she didn’t know it at the time. The message didn’t come from a professor or advisor, though. It came from beverage giant Anheuser-Busch. The company wanted Wessel to be a campus ambassador, a role that involved promoting its mechanical engineering openings to fellow students. “I thought it was crazy that Anheuser-Busch needed a sophomore to help them with hiring mechanical engineering students for their full time jobs,” she says. “That’s when I realized this system has to be broken if this is happening.” Read more on Time...

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