Author: OurCrowd

[Intuition Robotics in TechCrunch] Intuition Robotics raised $6 million for its ElliQ elder care assistant robot

Feb 15, 2017 | ,

Intuition Robotics, maker of elder care assistant ElliQ, announced today that it has raised $6 million in funding from iRobot and equity crowdfunding platform OurCrowd. With the funding, the Jerusalem-based company plans to open an office in the Bay Area and begin testing ElliQ with senior citizens in San Francisco. ElliQ is what the Intuition Robotics team likes to call an “autonomous active aging companion.” The device, which is made up of an interactive robot attached to a tablet, was built to help older adults age in place, while keeping them engaged, active, and connected to the outside world. Read more on TechCrunch...

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[OurCrowd in Red Herring] OurCrowd Global Investor Summit to Open in Jerusalem

Feb 15, 2017 |

Israeli crowdfund platform OurCrowd will host the 2017 OurCrowd Global Investor Summit tomorrow, in Jerusalem. Over 5,000 people are expected to attend, from 80 countries–as Israel’s startup scene continues to gather pace. 200 multinational fims will join over 300 startups at the show, whose packed schedule will address how technology, and crowdfunding, is transforming a host of industries including health, virtual reality and even sport. Read more on Red Herring...

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[Appdome in Yahoo Finance] Appdome makes Mobile Integration easier with the launch of app publisher service

Feb 15, 2017 |

Appdome, the mobile industry’s first cloud service to automate mobile app integration by fusing services such as security and mobility management to mobile apps, today announces the launch of its new service for app publishers. Appdome for App Publishers is a SaaS-based extension to the Appdome Platform that allows commercial app developers to make apps available for “one-click” integration using Appdome’s Fusion technology. Commercial apps will be listed in a private catalog, accessible solely by Appdome customers. The new service lets commercial app developers save millions of dollars in direct costs related to product, development and support by avoiding third-party SDK implementation.on. Read more on Yahoo...

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[OurCrowd in The Times of Israel] OurCrowd CEO: Global tech needs collaboration, not barriers

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Setting up barriers to globalization is bad for economies and especially bad for technology, Jon Medved, the Israeli venture capitalist who heads the crowdfunding platform OurCrowd, said Wednesday at a press conference in Jerusalem. “A lot of people look at globalization and become afraid one way or another, and I think that is a mistaken notion that is based on lack of understanding, especially in technology,” Medved said, ahead of a global investor conference that will be held in the capital on Thursday. Read more on The Times of Israel...

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