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OurCrowd ranked one of the world’s top ten most innovative fintech companies

OurCrowd ranked one of the world’s top ten most innovative fintech companies

Dec 15, 2015 | ,

Just in: OurCrowd was voted the 10th most innovative Fintech company worldwide in the second annual Fintech 100 report, the leading Global Fintech innovators report published by investment firm H2 Ventures and KPMG. In addition to the top-ten distinction, OurCrowd was also the sole crowdfunding platform and the only Israeli company named among the top ten listed. This represents a significant leap from last year, when OurCrowd was ranked #22. The top ten companies in the Fintech 100 for 2015 are: ZhongAn (China) Oscar (USA) Wealthfront (USA) Qufenqi (China) Funding Circle (UK) Kreditech (Germany) Avant (USA) Atom Bank (UK) Klarna (Sweden) OurCrowd (Israel) OurCrowd CEO Jon Medved stated: “It is truly an honor to be a part of such a prestigious list of Fintech innovators two years in a row. We are proud to be recognized as the world’s leading equity crowdfunding platform. Fintech is now a global sector and we are glad to be leading an Israeli contingent of 8 companies on the list.” OurCrowd portfolio company BioCatch was also listed in the Fintech 100 report as one of...

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Mobile Health: 8 Israeli Tech Trends, 8 Crazy Nights 2015 (8/8)

Mobile Health: 8 Israeli Tech Trends, 8 Crazy Nights 2015 (8/8)

Dec 14, 2015 | ,

It’s that time of year! Join us for the next eight days for what’s become an OurCrowd tradition: highlighting during Hanukkah — the festival of lights – the top eight Israeli tech trends that spark the interest of our investment team and what they see on the ground. Trend #8: Mobile Health Behind the trend: For years, the business of health care has been the focus of much debate in the US. As costs of medical care increase, quality of patient care hasn’t followed suit. More and more individuals are looking to preventative care as a way of avoiding costly procedures and unnecessary medication. Naturally, greater availability of personal mobile devices make it so individuals can more easily take charge of their own well-being, from wireless-enabled wearable technology devices and sensors like Fitbit to personal fitness training apps and data trackers for smartphones. What’s up next: Mobile health, or mHealth, is all about the apps, and Israel is at the cutting edge of mobile health technologies. The industry in Israel has seen quite a growth spurt in recent years as Israeli entrepreneurs...

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Interlude raises $18.2M, Hanukkah Tech Trends, & leading Israeli entrepreneurs [OurCrowd Newsletter]

Interlude raises $18.2M, Hanukkah Tech Trends, & leading Israeli entrepreneurs [OurCrowd Newsletter]

Dec 14, 2015 |

Interlude raises $18.2M from MGM — will the major movie studio bring it to the silver screen? Check out the top eight Israeli tech trends sparking up the Startup Nation. Hear from leading Israeli entrepreneurs and one Google exec VC about the country’s high-tech scene. Read up on these news items and more, below… Start getting this weekly newsletter via email: Subscribe now Israeli interactive video startup Interlude raises $18.2M Interlude, an Israeli music and media company pushing a new emotive, interactive video platform, raised $18.2M in a round led by MGM, including the movie studio’s CEO Gary Barber joining the young startup’s board. Learn more. OurCrowd & Portfolio Companies in the News CrediFi featured in Times of Israel OurCrowd CEO Jon Medved featured on Sky News Business Consumer Physics featured in Israel21c Freightos featured in Israel BizReg Neverware featured in IT Pro OurCrowd featured in Channel NewsAsia 8 Israeli Tech Trends, 8 Crazy Nights 2015 It’s that time of year! OurCrowd’s annual tradition of highlighting during Hanukkah — the festival of lights – the top eight Israeli tech trends that spark the interest of our investment...

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Drones: 8 Israeli Tech Trends, 8 Crazy Nights 2015 (7/8)

Drones: 8 Israeli Tech Trends, 8 Crazy Nights 2015 (7/8)

Dec 13, 2015 | ,

It’s that time of year! Join us for the next eight days for what’s become an OurCrowd tradition: highlighting during Hanukkah — the festival of lights – the top eight Israeli tech trends that spark the interest of our investment team and what they see on the ground. Trend #7: Drones Behind the trend: Admit it. It’s on your Hanukkah gift wish list. After all those bird’s eye view videos on Facebook of your college roommate’s Victorian home, Bay Area neighborhood and snowboarding trip in Vail, you’ve finally confessed your desire for your very own drone. You’re not alone. As drone technology has improved and costs lowered, people are clamoring for their own commercial unmanned aircraft and coming up with creative uses for them. Drones are being used for more than just real estate sales and vain entertainment purposes, however. Farmers use them for aerial survey of fields and crops. Police employ them for surveillance purposes. In fact, drones were a huge hit at the Paris Police Expo last month, where manufacturers noted an increase in inquiries and demands from police...

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Video Tech: 8 Israeli Tech Trends, 8 Crazy Nights 2015 (6/8)

Video Tech: 8 Israeli Tech Trends, 8 Crazy Nights 2015 (6/8)

Dec 12, 2015 | ,

It’s that time of year! Join us for the next eight days for what’s become an OurCrowd tradition: highlighting during Hanukkah — the festival of lights – the top eight Israeli tech trends that spark the interest of our investment team and what they see on the ground. Trend #6: Video Tech Behind the trend: Video has been the top focus of online marketing and advertising in recent years and shows no indication of disappearing as a promotional preference in 2016. With Google’s decision to include video-based advertisements in search, and Twitter and Facebook testing auto-play video in their user’s feeds, it’s clear the industry’s biggest players believe the market is ready to accept more video as advertising. This is in no small part due to our current obsession with promoting ourselves via video through apps like Instagram, Snapchat, Periscope, or Vine. Last month, Snapchat announced that it had six billion video views a day. Also last month, Instagram launched its second video app – Boomerang –that combines photos and one-second videos that run in loops backwards and forwards. What’s...

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