Author: OurCrowd

Shopping for Security: OurCrowd’s Cybersecurity Portfolio [Infographic]

The need to keep pace with the abilities and threats posed by groups bent on stealing or destroying valuable data has become painfully clear. More sophisticated hackers, with the tools and skills once possessed only by government entities, are engaging in electronic warfare 24/7 and enterprises of all sizes need to protect themselves. This dynamic — a major market need with lots of opportunities for startups — has compelled early-stage investors and angels to get serious about cybersecurity. Cybersecurity is already an incredibly large industry that’s poised for enormous growth over the next several years; estimating to reach upwards of $150 billion by 2019. We at OurCrowd, along with our investors, have our bets on a variety of different solutions in the cybersecurity field and have compiled the following infographic that samples some of our portfolio companies making waves in this rapidly growing market. Do you find this infographic helpful? Pass it forward and share it with your friends! To find out more about cybersecurity and investment opportunities on our platform, contact our Investor Relations team or visit our...

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[Applango in The Wall Street Journal] A Startup Scene Blooms

STAMFORD, Conn.— Ahmed Khattak started an ecommerce business in New Haven, eventually moving it to Seattle. By 2014, he decided he was ready for a new opportunity and a new location. Friends advised him to start his next company in San Francisco. Instead he choose Stamford. Read more on The Wall Street...

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[Israel21c] New $15m fund to accelerate Israeli ag-tech

Radicle, a $15 million agricultural technology accelerator, is opening in Jerusalem as a program of global crowdfunding VC OurCrowd, in partnership with Finistere Ventures, Cloud Break Advisors and an alliance of top agricultural industry leaders including Bayer and DuPont. In botany, “radicle” refers to the first part of a seedling to emerge from a planted seed. Radicle aims to reduce the time it takes for startups to develop, market and commercialize new ag-tech products that have the potential to meet global farming challenges in productivity, sustainability and quality. Several companies in OurCrowd’s existing portfolio are in ag-tech, including EdenShield, a non-toxic chemical application that protects crops from pest damage; and CropX, a software-driven smart irrigation system. Read it...

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