Author: OurCrowd

Your guide to BioMed 2017: OurCrowd medtech on the agenda

Your guide to BioMed 2017: OurCrowd medtech on the agenda

May 3, 2017 | ,

OurCrowd is a co-organizer of MIXiii BioMed 2017, the leading event in Israel’s life science industry, which brings together thousands of healthcare industry professionals from around the world to scope out Israeli and global biomed technologies.  BioMed provides insight into the latest research and the thinkers who will create the medtech solutions of tomorrow. Taking place in Tel Aviv from May 23-25, the event will feature a number of OurCrowd senior professionals as well as portfolio companies, including: Intendu’s Active Brain Trainer: Transforming Brain Health in Aging and Following Injury and Disease  (May 23) with Son Preminger, Founder & CEO of Intendu. Watch her speak about the company here. Technology and the Elderly (May 24) with Allen Kamer, managing partner of OurCrowd Qure, Israel’s first digital health fund. Watch the Digital Health panel led by Allen at the OurCrowd Summit. Robotics Role in Aging (May 24) with Dor Skuler, CEO of Intuition Robotics will speak on how the company’s social companion technology can positively impact the lives of older adults. Watch Dor speak on the Machine Intelligence panel at the OurCrowd Summit. Early detection of...

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[Appdome in Business Wire] Appdome platform release solves top four challenges for enterprise mobility

May 3, 2017 |

Appdome, the mobile industry’s first cloud service that automates mobile app integration by fusing services such as security and mobility management to mobile apps, today announces new innovations to its SaaS platform designed to tackle the leading challenges in the enterprise mobility management (EMM) space. Among the new features to Appdome’s services are: advanced VoIP and video support, hybrid app asset encryption and branded discovery options for premium partners —all without coding. In addition, Appdome delivers on its promise to offer mobile app security for free by extending its advanced app protections to every integration completed by fusion within the platform. Read more on Business Wire...

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[OurCrowd in Haaretz] U.S. agtech fund Finistere names two partners for new Israel office

May 3, 2017 |

Finistere Ventures, an agricultural technology investment fund, has named two partners to head a new Israeli office, the first overseas office for the California-based investor. The two are Gil Meron (Meirovich), who was general manager of Yarden Group, where he was involved in cleantech and agtech investments, and Eyal Rosenthal, who was managing director of Infinity Equity Group and took part in its cross-border investments between Israel and China. “As the way people grow, produce, market and consume food around the world evolves, it is a time of unprecedented change in the agriculture industry. We see Israel as a center of excellence in agtech,” said Arama Kukutai, cofounder and partner at Finistere. The company recently cofounded Radicle, an acceleration fund dedicated to helping early-stage agtech startups with an alliance of top ag industry leaders, including Israeli crowdfunding firm OurCrowd. Finistere works with industry leaders such as Agrium, Bayer, DuPont and PepsiCo. Read more on Haaretz...

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[BioCatch in MarketWatch] This technology could kill passwords and even fingerprint sensors

May 2, 2017 |

Eyal Goldwerger, the chief executive officer of BioCatch, a Tel Aviv-based company that specializes in behavioral biometric technology, argues this information is more difficult to override than passwords or even fingerprint technology. “Someone can steal your password, but they cannot steal your behavior,” he said. “This is becoming a critical layer in the tapestry of fraud solutions and technology.” Read more on MarketWatch...

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