Author: OurCrowd

[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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[The Bouqs in TechCrunch] Flower delivery startup The Bouqs raises $24 million to grow past its many competitors

Jan 30, 2017 | ,

There’s a field full of flower delivery services to choose from these days from the old school 1-800-flowers and FTD to startups popping up over the last few years like BloomThat, Farmgirl Flowers, UrbanStems and The Bouqs. That last one just raised $24 million in Series C financing, bringing the total now to $43 million. The Bouqs doesn’t quite roll off the tongue but that fresh new funding puts it at the top of the heap in capital raised among on-demand flower startups. Read more on TechCrunch...

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