Author: OurCrowd

OurCrowd First named Israel’s most active micro VC fund in 2015

OurCrowd First named Israel’s most active micro VC fund in 2015

Feb 11, 2016 | ,

Turns out, 2015 was a great year for OurCrowd’s first fund! We are proud to announce that OurCrowd First, our seed fund for investing in early-stage Israeli and global ventures, has been named Israel’s most active micro venture capital fund in 2015, according to the latest IVC-APM report by the IVC Research Center and APM & Co. Law Firm. Managed by serial entrepreneurs Eduardo Shoval and Yori Nelken, OurCrowd First takes a hands-on investment approach, leveraging the rich startup experience of its General Partners to provide meaningful, substantial guidance to our portfolio companies. We are delighted that OurCrowd First has, in its first year of operation, become the most active micro VC in Israel. This highlights our commitment to providing seed capital to the growing cohort of Israeli entrepreneurs.” ~  OurCrowd CEO Jon Medved The report analyzed the most active venture capital funds according to the number of early stage investments made in Israeli companies during 2015. OurCrowd First topped the list with seven first investments from its 2015 $10M fund. To date, OurCrowd First has built a highly diversified portfolio...

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[Bat Blue in PR Newswire] Bat Blue Releases Book on Unified Cloud Security

Feb 9, 2016 |

Authored by Bat Blue Founder and CEO, Babak Pasdar and Gillian Ibach, Lead Cyber Intelligence Analyst, the book goes beyond an honest diagnosis that security as it exists is not working, to offer meaningful and specific guidance on how to build effective, agile and sustainable cyber security. Their solution is a radical departure from traditional security’s broken and haphazard approach. Read more on PR...

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And the Geek Award 2016 goes to… OurCrowd portfolio companies!

And the Geek Award 2016 goes to… OurCrowd portfolio companies!

Feb 9, 2016 |

Last week, leading Israeli tech blog Geektime hosted the 2016 Geek Awards, the first annual competition and award ceremony to recognize and celebrate the most compelling startups, entrepreneurs, and investors of the year in Israel. The team of judges that helped pick the candidates and winners in various different categories included leading experts and representatives from the industry, such as Saul Singer, Inbal Orpaz, Hilla Brenner, Assaf Gilad, David Shamah, and more. 5 of OurCrowd’s portfolio companies were nominated in four different categories (Engie was nominated twice!), winning two awards! Here is the breakdown of OurCrowd representation at the 2016 Geek Awards: Best Israeli IoT startup Both Engie and Argus were nominated in this category, with the latter taking home the prize! Other nominees included Sensibo, Earlysense, and GreenIQ. Argus Cyber Security is one of the first startups to address the security challenges inherent in connected cars. In October Argus, an Israeli firm focused on automotive computer protection, announced that they wrapped up a $26 million Series B funding round. Argus markets an embedded hardware that integrates with the car’s computing systems on the production line, acting like a standard...

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OurCrowd’s Jon Medved featured on CNN: “Tech Investments in 2016”

OurCrowd’s Jon Medved featured on CNN: “Tech Investments in 2016”

Feb 9, 2016 | , ,

OurCrowd CEO Jonathan Medved was featured on CNN’s “Quest Means Business,” where he discussed the future of tech investments with the show’s host, Richard Quest. In the interview, Jon discussed the power of the ‘crowd’ and how equity crowdfunding is a game changer, the Startup Nation’s booming tech sector, and OurCrowd’s 2016 Global Investor Summit — where 3,000 investors, entrepreneurs, and industry tech leaders gathered for the biggest investor event Jerusalem has ever seen. View the video below or play it on...

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