Author: OurCrowd

[PRESS RELEASE] Intuition Robotics Announces Investment from iRobot and OurCrowd, Bringing Total Funding to $6M

[PRESS RELEASE] Intuition Robotics Announces Investment from iRobot and OurCrowd, Bringing Total Funding to $6M

Feb 10, 2017 |

RAMAT GAN, Israel, Feb 14, 2017– Intuition Robotics, developer of social companion technologies, today announced funding from strategic investor iRobot Corp. (NASDAQ: IRBT) and equity crowdfunding platform OurCrowd. This investment brings the total funding in the company to $6M USD across various funding instruments. Intuition Robotics will participate in the world’s largest equity crowdfunding conference, the 2017 OurCrowd Global Investor Summit on February 16 in Jerusalem, Israel, where the company will conduct the first live demonstration of Elli•Q, an autonomous active aging companion aimed at keeping older adults active and engaged. Read...

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[WayUp in Fast Company] This job platform designed by a 26-year-old informs managers of their bias

Feb 10, 2017 |

Another entrant to this rapidly burgeoning field is WayUp, a three-year-old marketplace that connects a user base of 1 million students and recent graduates with potential employers. But WayUp is taking the opposite approach by focusing on transparency. The way its 26-year-old CEO, Liz Wessel, sees it, employers can use WayUp to work towards achieving their diversity goals with the use of dashboard analytics that visualize trends and inconsistencies. Highlighting the demographics and diversity of the applicant pool is then made possible through every step of the interview process. Read more on Fast Company...

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[The Bouqs in USA Today] Floral start-ups aim at younger generation with flash sales, organic bouquets

Feb 10, 2017 |

The new way to ‘say it with flowers’ may be tapping a flash sale for organic cactus. A crop of tech start-ups aims to marry the tradition of sending flowers to loved ones with a new generation’s passion for artisan products, ordering via smartphone and fast delivery. Los Angeles-based Bouqs, backed by $43 million in venture capital, touts flowers that are grown in environmentally friendly conditions and come to consumers direct from the farm. Read more on USA Today...

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