Author: OurCrowd

We’re Hiring! Career opportunities at OurCrowd (March 2016)

We’re Hiring! Career opportunities at OurCrowd (March 2016)

Mar 15, 2016 | , ,

OurCrowd is growing and currently looking for extraordinary people to join the team behind its leading, innovative and industry-altering crowd investing platform. So, if you’re hoping to get your foot in the high-tech industry door, are dreaming about growing your career in the exciting startup ecosystem, or know someone looking for a job in the hottest markets, you’ve come to the right place! OurCrowd offers competitive benefits and salary with opportunities to grow in a fast-paced work environment. Take a look at the full job descriptions for the following positions below: Senior Full-Stack Developer Marcom & Visual Media Marketing Manager Product Marketing Manager Inside Sale Associate UI/UX Designer Join us and become a part of our unparalleled team! All CVs should be sent to career@ourcrowd.com If you don’t see a position that fits your background but are still interested in being part of the growing OurCrowd family, check out the listings here for the chance to work for some of our awesome portfolio companies and become part of the growing OurCrowd family! ———- Senior Full-Stack Developer Location: Herzliya Job description & Requirements: An ideal candidate: Would have very good...

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OurCrowd’s portfolio company Stringify featured in Lifehacker

Mar 10, 2016 | ,

OurCrowd’s portfolio company Stringify (formerly Milla) was featured in Lifehacker, a daily weblog about life hacks and software. Stringify’s unifying platform transforms the way people connect their lives with a highly-customizable network of devices. The problem with investing in smart, connected devices like Wi-FI color-changing light bulbs, internet-enabled power strips, and wearables like Fitbits is that you need a dozen apps for them all. Stringify is an iPhone app (Android is on the way) that links all of it together. Imagine it: one app to manage them all, one app to automate them. Here’s how to set it up. Stringify raised $1,174,108 from OurCrowd investors in July 2014 and $562,498 in a follow-on funding round in September 2015. Read more on...

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OurCrowd’s portfolio company BillGuard featured in TechCrunch

Mar 10, 2016 | ,

Leading technology website, TechCrunch, featured OurCrowd’s portfolio company BillGuard. The company identifies fraud and “grey” charges, which cost consumers over $25B annually, by analyzing crowdsourcing transaction data from its millions-strong user base. Prosper Marketplace, the marketplace lender focused on refinancing and credit rehabilitation, has re-launched its BillGuard app (acquired last September) under its own brand as Prosper Daily. With the rebranding, the former BillGuard becomes Prosper’s first mobile app and is the company’s first beachhead into what chief executive Aaron Vermut hopes will be a broader suite of mobile products. BillGuard raised $3,896,064 from OurCrowd investors in August 2014. Read more on...

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Intel hitting it out of the park, acquires OurCrowd’s portfolio company Replay Technologies

Intel hitting it out of the park, acquires OurCrowd’s portfolio company Replay Technologies

Mar 9, 2016 |

Game. Set. Match. We’re excited to share that earlier today Intel announced its acquisition of OurCrowd’s portfolio company, Replay Technologies. We are delighted with today’s news about the Intel acquisition of Replay Technology. This is good news for Replay and its investors and for Intel. We believe that together Replay and Intel will create even more excitement in the fast growing area of sports technology.” ~ OurCrowd Founder & CEO, Jon Medved Back in January, at CES 2016, Intel had announced several sports-oriented collaborations, including Replay Technologies, as a testament to the company’s growing interest in the digitization of sports. Intel states that it is especially excited about how data is re-inventing the way people consume and interact with sports media. Now, Intel is taking the next step in its collaboration with Replay Technologies, stating that: Together, we will scale this new category for sports entertainment that we call immersive sports, which is attracting the attention of leagues, venues, broadcasters and fans. Immersive sports requires the high-performance computing Intel is known for, and it’s also data driven – fueling the continued build out...

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The million-dollar question: What kind of angel investor are you?

The million-dollar question: What kind of angel investor are you?

Mar 8, 2016 | ,

As an angel investor, you already likely know (or soon will) that there is a long list of young technology companies and enthusiastic entrepreneurs with brilliant ideas, ready to pitch to you in the hopes of securing an investment. For example: OurCrowd screens at least 200 companies a month before we choose who to meet, and of those, the 2-4% to invest in and present to our accredited investor community. In addition, we have our own set of criteria for who and what we’ll offer as investment opportunities. So… how do you identify investments? How do you choose which company’s deck to review, which CEO to meet with? Most likely, as an angel investor, you fit a certain type. Knowing what drives you to invest in a particular startup may help you consolidate the time and energy that goes into your investing strategy. Stage Most angel investors are interested in seed or early-stage companies. Certainly, growth-oriented companies are the ones in most need of angel funding, as VCs typically invest when a company already shows long-term growth potential. But if you are an investor...

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