Author: OurCrowd

[BioCatch in Enterprise Times] NatWest chooses BioCatch over IBM

Nov 21, 2016 | ,

UK bank NatWest has chosen behavioural biometrics firm BioCatch to help secure its online banking. BioCatch has been deployed at NatWest subsidiary Coutts since the start of 2016. The bank has now decided to go with a larger roll-out across the business. The decision to go with BioCatch will come as a blow to IBM who has been a long-term security partner to NatWest. It currently provides its Trusteer Rapport to NatWest customers free of charge and has its own behavioural biometric solution. It will be interesting to see how IBM responds to this lost business. Read more on Enterprise Times...

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[Crowdfund Insider] OurCrowd’s Jon Medved: Business is Booming

[Crowdfund Insider] OurCrowd’s Jon Medved: Business is Booming

Nov 18, 2016 |

OurCrowd’s co-founder and CEO Jon Medved is one of the most vocal advocates in the investment crowdfunding sector. Medved has created one of the most prominent funding marketplaces, eschewing borders and definitions to raise capital for promising early stage companies around the globe. A best in breed crowdfunding site, OurCrowd invests in every single company that it lists on its platform – so investor interest is closely aligned. OurCrowd has garnered unique deal access, too. Smaller investors can find themselves investing alongside big name VCs like Sequoia, Khosla Ventures and perhaps Mark Cuban. This is typically pretty difficult unless you have big money or operate in Silicon Valley. Read more on Crowdfund...

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[Zebra in Inc.] 15 Israeli startups to watch in 2017

Nov 17, 2016 |

Shefayim-based machine learning diagnostics company Zebra Medical Vision adds to the medtech space. The founder and chairman, Eyal Gura, founded Zebra after a diving accident that led to many unnecessary procedures because of the technician’s inability to analyze the medical image correctly. Zebra announced a new algorithm that detects breast cancer at an early stage. During the course of 2016, Zebra has announced two algorithms focusing on disease detection for liver and arteries, and it’s planning to release several new algorithms over the course of 2017. Zebra Medical Vision has raised $20 million in two years, which includes its latest round ($12 million) in May. These companies are leading innovation and ingenuity in Israel. Hopefully, we’ll see many more success stories in the future. Read more on Inc....

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[Argus in Inc.] 15 Israeli startups to watch in 2017

Nov 17, 2016 |

Argus provides a range of automotive cybersecurity services that empower its customers to more proactively measure and make sense of the threats facing them. As cyber attacks become more prevalent and complex, underestimating the threats you face is becoming your greatest vulnerability. This is particularly the case when it comes to our cars, which are becoming smarter and more automated. Argus offers its customers, clustered in the auto industry, a variety of services covering risk assessment, vulnerability analysis, code review, penetration testing, and incident response. Based in Tel Aviv, this startup raised $26 million in Series B funding in late 2015. Read more on Inc....

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[Maniv Portfolio Company in Wired] Nexar’s AI Dashcam could stop your next crash- and definitely collect your data

Nov 16, 2016 |

There are many wonderful ways to make the evening news. Not among them: Plowing into another car on the freeway because it hit the brakes and you didn’t notice in time. Increasingly common collision warning systems fight back, but only for folks who can afford new cars. Until now. Starting this week, anybody with a smartphone can have their own automated warning system—for free. Read more on Wired...

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