Author: OurCrowd

[WayUp in Business Insider] A former Googler who is now CEO of her own startup asks all her employees to cold email their idol — here’s why

Mar 2, 2016 |

Liz Wessel says she has always been the type of person who has no shame in reaching out to someone, whether or not she knows the person. Wessel is the CEO and cofounder of WayUp, a site used by hundreds of thousands of college students to find jobs at places like Microsoft, Uber, The New York Times, Disney, and Google — where Wessel previously worked. Read more on Business...

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[Replay Technology in Globes] Sports virtual reality co Replay Technologies raises $13.5m

Mar 1, 2016 |

Israeli sports imaging startup Replay Technologies has raised $13.5 million in a Series B financing round. The investment was led by Deutsche Telekom Capital Partners (DTCP). The proceeds will support Replay Technologies development of next-generation, multi-dimensional video imaging technologies. The Tel Aviv-based company has already introduced Free Dimensional Video (FreeDTM), which allows viewers to see and experience real-life scenes through immersive camera views from multiple angles. The latest round brings the total raised by Replay Technologies to date to $27 million. Other investors include Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, Samsung Ventures, and OurCrowd. Read more in...

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The Startup Red Carpet (It’s our awards season, too…)

The Startup Red Carpet (It’s our awards season, too…)

Mar 1, 2016 | ,

Earlier this week, people from around the world tuned in to watch the Academy Awards, or “Oscars,” an annual American awards ceremony that recognizes excellence in cinematic achievements. Inspired, we thought this would be a great opportunity to commemorate the excellence of some of our own startups and their innovative, technological achievements. Over the last few months, OurCrowd’s portfolio companies have received several awards in various competitions recognizing their innovative achievements in their respective fields and in the broader startup ecosystem. Here is a quick recap of some of our companies’ recent notable awards: Biocatch voted one of Fintech 100’s Top 50 Emerging Stars BioCatch was listed in the Fintech 100 report as one of the most intriguing 50 ‘emerging stars’ – exciting new fintechs with bold, disruptive and potentially game-changing ideas. The Fintech 100 report gives an in-depth look into those global companies that are taking advantage of technology and driving disruption within the financial services industry. The report is a collaborative effort between H2 Ventures and KPMG. The report also named OurCrowd the 10th most innovative Fintech company worldwide, a significant leap from last year when OurCrowd was...

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OurCrowd’s portfolio company Neverware featured in CNBC

Feb 26, 2016 | ,

OurCrowd’s portfolio company Neverware was featured on CNBC, an American basic cable, internet and satellite business news television channel. The company repurposes obsolete school computers though desktop virtualization to make them function better than they did when newly purchased. Jonathan Hefter, Neverware founder & CEO, explains how his company is able to transform older classroom computers into faster, cloud-ready PCs. Neverware raised $1,012,000 from OurCrowd investors in January 2014 and $107,424 in its 2nd round of funding in September 2014. View the video below or on...

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[NSLComm in Geektime] Israeli space startup SkyFi raises $3 million to spread internet worldwide

Feb 25, 2016 |

There’s been much ado about getting internet to the world’s disaffected and disconnected populations. Large swathes of rural and underdeveloped areas of Asia, Africa and somewhat in Latin America have garnered the attention of Silicon Valley’s biggest superpowers Google and Facebook. But their solutions might be virtual pies in the sky, according to one Israeli startup hoping to create the world’s first global communications network based entirely on nanosatellites. Read more on...

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