Author: OurCrowd

[Maniv Mobility in The Jerusalem Post] This normal life: Land of cars and innovations

Mar 2, 2017 | ,

Investor Mike Granoff likes cars. As the head of Maniv Energy Capital, he was one of the first to put money into Better Place. Following the high-flying electric car startup’s collapse, Granoff turned his focus to the next big thing in transportation – the growing field of vehicle autonomy (i.e. driverless cars) and other ways to make driving safer and roads less congested. Read more on The Jerusalem Post...

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[OurCrowd in The National Interest] Can Israel’s high-tech sector make America great again?

Mar 2, 2017 |

Jerusalem is cold. There is a biting February wind. Nonetheless, thousands have descended on the 2017 OurCrowd Global Investor Summit near the city center. With five thousand attendees, it’s the world’s largest equity crowdfunding conference. Investors looking for everything from artificial intelligence to robotics have made the trek to Israel’s capital. Read more on The National Interest...

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[The Bouqs in PYMNTS] Warby of X: The Bouqs Co. takes floral delivery back to the source

Mar 2, 2017 |

Though using the online channel to order flowers for delivery is nothing new, it’s safe to say that most consumers have no idea where those flowers are coming from and what the supply chain is that’s used to get that delivery from Point A to Point B. But huge economic and environmental waste comes as a result of many of those flowers not even surviving long enough to make it through the traditional supply chain, and John Tabis, co-founder and CEO of The Bouqs Company, knew it was time for a change. Read more on PYMNTS...

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[OurCrowd in Power Engineering International] Innogy chief Terium enjoying challenge ‘out of the comfort zone’

Mar 1, 2017 | ,

The partnership will combine the strength of OurCrowd’s network and ability to scout investment opportunities in Israeli start-ups and match the business objectives of Innogy to provide innovative products and services beyond the energy market. OurCrowd, a platform that connects investors and start-ups around the world, will help funnel Israeli technology startups that support Innogy. This partnership aims to help Innogy achieve its goal of enabling people to improve their quality of life by changing and enhancing the energy sector worldwide (and in Europe and Germany in particular) through decarbonisation, decentralisation and digitalisation. Read more on Power Engineering International...

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[Celeno in Yahoo Finance] Celeno and Realtek partner to bring 4K wireless set-top box reference design to market

Mar 1, 2017 |

Celeno Communications, the leading provider of smart, managed Wi-Fi solutions, today announced a joint reference design with Realtek for 4K wireless set-top boxes. The solution is enabled by Celeno’s CL2440 4×4 802.11ac wave 2 Wi-Fi chip and Realtek’s RTD1295 SoC for 4K set-top boxes. The joint reference design allows for high performance wireless set-top-boxes with an ultra-small-form-factor chassis enabled by energy efficient Wi-Fi design. The CL2440, an energy efficient PCIe Wi-Fi radio, eliminates the need for additional external memories and boasts a small package size which together drive down solution size and cost. Its unique embedded Smart Antenna Steering (SAS) technology allows for smart antenna arrays to increase diversity and overall Wi-Fi performance for flicker free video. Read more on Yahoo Finance...

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