Author: OurCrowd

[Surgical Theater in Upload VR] How Surgical Theater Changes The Way Neurosurgeons Operate

Dr. Robert Louis, a neurosurgeon at Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian in Orange County, CA, is pitched some type of new technology, gadget or medication every day. He’s shown things so often that he developed an internal filter that automatically sets expectations a lot lower than the enthusiasm of the rep. But that all changed in October 2015. Read more on Upload...

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[Zoomcar in The Wall Street Journal] Ford Leads $24 Million Funding in India Car-Rental Startup Zoomcar

A Ford Motor Co. investment arm is among the companies pouring $24 million into a vehicle-rental startup in India, the latest development in the race to use technology in new ways to target consumers in the world’s second-most-populous country. Bangalore-based Zoomcar allows users to rent its vehicles for as little as an hour at a time, a model similar to the U.S.’s Zipcar Inc., which Avis Budget Group acquired for about $500 million in 2013. Read more on The...

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The Rise of Cyber-Crime and the Need for Security

Recent years have seen strong growth in the cybersecurity market, which is expected to continue booming. Now worth about $122.45 billion, cybersecurity is expected to increase about 10% a year through 2021, according to a recent study by MarketsandMarkets. The growth of the industry is driven by a wide array of existing segments that have grown to touch more and more parts of our lives, as well as by completely novel security needs that arise in changing market conditions. This great diversity within the cybersecurity sector yields a field whose products and services range from authenticating users with facial recognition to evaluating the likelihood that a known vulnerability might be exploited.  This is frequently reflected in the breadth of cybersecurity investors’ portfolios, including OurCrowd’s.  For example, Fireblade relies on behavioral patterns to identify malicious or unwanted users on web applications. BioCatch offers a similar behavioral-based solution to identify users based on their physical interaction with devices. Companies like Argus make sure that cars, increasingly connected to the internet, are inaccessible to bad actors. Kenna, helps security teams prioritize their response to the vast amounts...

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Press Center

Find past press releases and media kits below on the Press Center.  For all media inquiries and requests for a media kit including high resolution team photos and logos for OurCrowd and its portfolio companies, email Leah Stern, Director of Communications, here. October 3rd, 2017 release: OurCrowd Forms Strategic Partnership with Cardumen Capital. See it here. October 3rd, 2017 release: OurCrowd Expands Global Operations with New Office in Spain. See it here. August 3rd, 2017 release: Alan Weisleder Joins OurCrowd as Partner and Executive Vice President of Investor Relations. See it here. June 27th, 2017 release: LetsVenture and OurCrowd Join Forces in Strategic India-Israel Partnership. See it here. June 22nd, 2017 release: OurCrowd Launches OurNetwork – Matching the World’s Biggest Companies with Israel’s Most Exciting Startups. See it here. June 8th, 2017 release: OurCrowd, Motorola Solutions and Reliance Industries Launch Incubator to Give Jerusalem Startups a Global Competitive Edge. See it here. June 6th, 2017 release: OurCrowd Announces Strategic Collaboration Agreement with Reliance Private Client in India. See it here. June 5th, 2017 release: National Australia Bank and OurCrowd – An Australian First Collaboration. See it here....

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