Author: OurCrowd

[OurCrowd in The Times of Israel] Pricey Mobileye buy puts Intel in fast lane of competitive industry

“They identified a huge market opportunity: that of using computer vision and applying it to assisted driving,” said Elan Zivotofsky, a general partner and head of investments at the Jerusalem-based VC fund OurCrowd. “They did this long before there was even talk of autonomous driving vehicles. So they identified the market and developed deep, core technology for that market. They didn’t build cars, but created a core technology that was critical — and is becoming even more critical — to the industry.” Read more on The Times of Israel...

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[Engie in TechCrunch] Engie, the car diagnostics app and mechanic marketplace, launches in UK

Engie, the Israeli startup that offers a car diagnostics device and app to enable you to better understand the health of your car, and is tied to a marketplace for local mechanics, sees its full U.K. launch today. Priced at £14.99 for Android users or £19.99 for iOS, Engie’s Bluetooth device plugs into you car’s on-board computer and via the accompanying Engie app tells you what might be wrong with your vehicle, or what repairs might be required in the near future. Read more on TechCrunch...

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[OurCrowd in The Times of Israel] Canada shoots for tech boost as Trump shuts doors

“There is a thriving, growing tech scene in Canada, driven in some degree already by tech entrepreneurs who have immigrated to Canada,” David Shore, the Canadian representative of the Jerusalem-based crowdfunding venture capital firm OurCrowd, said in an email interview. “If the US has a more closed-door policy, Canada is a natural friendly alternative destination.” Read more on The Times of Israel here....

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