Author: OurCrowd

[PRESS RELEASE] 5,000 to Attend World’s Largest Equity Crowdfunding Conference in Jerusalem, February 16, 2017

[PRESS RELEASE] 5,000 to Attend World’s Largest Equity Crowdfunding Conference in Jerusalem, February 16, 2017

Feb 1, 2017 |

Jerusalem, February 1, 2017 – OurCrowd, the world’s leading equity crowdfunding platform, will host the 2017 OurCrowd Global Investor Summit on February 16, 2017, in Jerusalem, Israel. It will be the world’s largest equity crowdfunding event and the biggest investor event in Israel, with over 5,000 attendees from over 80 countries, including 200 multinational companies, venture and corporate partners, entrepreneurs, dozens of global delegations, industry leaders and members of the press. Read it...

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[OurCrowd in Crowdfund Insider] Largest equity crowdfunding conference ever: OurCrowd delivers the crowd with forthcoming Jerusalem event

Feb 1, 2017 |

OurCrowd, a leading global equity crowdfunding platform, is ready to host their Global Investor Summit this coming February. A quick review of the year prior OurCrowd event indicates very strong growth for this coming year. OurCrowd estimated participation at over 3,000 attendees in 2016.  For the 2017 OurCrowd Global Investor Summit, more than 5000 attendees are expected to descend on the conference in Jerusalem.  OurCrowd states this will be the “world’s largest equity crowdfunding event and the biggest investor event in Israel,” and as far as we know – they are correct. “Participants at the Summit will have the opportunity to interact hands-on with many of the latest technologies changing the world,” commented OurCrowd CEO Jon Medved. “The Summit provides a unique opportunity to evaluate and touch the remarkable pace of technology change together with thousands of friends and colleagues from around the world.” Read more on Crowdfund Insider...

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[Zebra in NoCamels] Unicorn Dreams: Who will be the next billion dollar Israeli startup

Jan 31, 2017 |

A popular new pastime in Israel’s tech scene is hunting unicorns. No, not the mythical horse-like creatures with one horn, but startups valued at $1 billion or more. The unicorn craze started in 2013, when Google bought Israeli GPS-based geographical navigation app Waze for just over $1 billon. Other Israeli startup unicorns include marketing platforms Taboola and Outbrain, software delivery system IronSource, and app developers Como. Public tech companies worth $1 billion or more (which aren’t technically called unicorns, as they aren’t privately held) include collision-avoidance tech provider Mobileye, enterprise security firm CyberArk, and web development platform Wix, to name a few. Read more on NoCamels...

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[prooV in PR Newswire] prooV announces 100 enterprises and 500 startups on board, unveils more agile and personalized platform as a result of in-house proof-of-concept

Jan 31, 2017 |

prooV, the only end-to-end Proof-of-Concept (PoC) ecosystem that connects enterprises with independent software vendors and facilitates the testing and integration process, announced the results of the PoC it ran on its own platform. Upon reaching the milestone of having 100 enterprises host PoC opportunities on its platform and over 500 startups and software vendors actively offer thousands of solutions, prooV gained valuable insights into pain points and preferences from both sides regarding the process. The result- prooV 2.0. prooV’s ecosystem reduces the time and resources spent on finding, testing, and implementing software solutions, solving problems felt by enterprises and vendors throughout the heretofore tedious process. The entirety of prooV 2.0’s revolutionary concept of an end-to-end innovation ecosystem has been constructed based on speaking to hundreds of prooV’s users in the past several months, gleaning valuable insights into preferences regarding the PoC process, and implementing measures to solve difficult issues present in collaborative innovation. Read more on PR Newswire...

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[mPrest in Business Wire] mPrest completes project With Israel Electric Corporation

Jan 30, 2017 |

mPrest, a global provider of mission-critical monitoring, control and analytics software for the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), critical infrastructure security and defense sectors, today announced the completion of their Information Grid project – a platform enabling the Israel Electric Corporation (IEC) to optimize and further secure the management and control of all its disparate systems, process, assets, facilities and infrastructure. Using mPrest’s command, control and analytics product, tens of thousands of IEC’s sensors across 600 sites and mobile assets are now connected through a single platform, which aggregates, analyzes and outputs data while enabling real-time end-to-end processes and integration of IT and Operational Technology(OT) platforms. Adoption of the mPrest platform provided all IEC departments a holistic and aggregated, real-time picture of their operations. The project is a model for the services mPrest provides to other power utilities worldwide. mPrest’s current customers are spread around the United States, Asia-Pacific and Europe. Read more on Business Wire...

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