Author: OurCrowd

We’re Hiring! Career Opportunities at OurCrowd (November 2015)

We’re Hiring! Career Opportunities at OurCrowd (November 2015)

Oct 29, 2015 |

Named one of the hottest startups in Israel in 2015. That’s right: OurCrowd is growing at a record-breaking speed while maintaining the startup mentality upon which we were founded. OurCrowd is a leading equity crowdfunding platform for accredited investors who wish to invest in Israeli and global early stage companies. Managed by a team of well-known investment professionals and led by serial entrepreneur Jon Medved, we select opportunities, invest our own capital and bring these startups to our constantly growing global investor community. Our goal is to deliver an equity crowdfunding solution at a scale never accomplished before. OurCrowd has raised over $160 million in equity crowdfunding for its 80+ portfolio companies which include leading companies, such as Borro, BillGuard, Consumer Physics (SCiO), mPrest, and ReWalk, OurCrowd’s first portfolio company to complete a successful IPO on the NASDAQ. OurCrowd is currently seeking extraordinary people who are excited about our innovative. Join us and become a part of our unparalleled team! ——– Senior Web Developer Job Description: OurCrowd is looking for an outstanding senior full-stack developer to join our team in Hertzliya, to develop an innovative and industry-changing...

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Looking for an innovative job? 36 OurCrowd portfolio companies hiring in November 2015

Looking for an innovative job? 36 OurCrowd portfolio companies hiring in November 2015

Oct 28, 2015 |

As OurCrowd’s investments continuously grow both in size and quantity, our existing portfolio companies are rapidly expanding too. To date, OurCrowd has invested over $160M in 80 portfolio companies, many of which won international awards and are widely acclaimed for their innovative products and amazing all-star teams. In 2014 alone, over 260 jobs were created within OurCrowd’s portfolio companies, post-investment. So, if you’re hoping to get your foot in the high-tech industry door, dreaming about being part of the exciting startup ecosystem, or know someone looking for a job in the hottest markets, you’ve come to the right place! Check out the listings below to see how you might have the chance to work for some of our awesome portfolio companies and become part of the growing OurCrowd family: RevolutionCredit If you’re interested in helping start a revolution to make every aspiring consumer creditworthy, then join RevolutionCredit. Regional VP, Business Development; Orange County or New York, USA. Webydo Webydo is looking for a talented and experienced content marketing professional to increase user engagement and generate traffic. To apply, submit...

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[BioCatch in the Times of Israel] Impossible to kill RATs drain bank accounts dry, says BioCatch

Oct 27, 2015 |

Imagine a piece of malware that is practically impossible to detect and can suck a victim’s bank account dry – because it was installed by the user, and acts like any other legitimate piece of software. That is exactly what a new form of a socially-engineered RAT (Remote Access Tool) attack does – and according to Israeli financial security tech firm BioCatch, the company’s solution is the only one that can detect and prevent these attacks. Read more in the Times of...

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OurCrowd’s portfolio company BioCatch featured in the Times of Israel

Oct 27, 2015 | ,

OurCrowd’s portfolio company BioCatch was featured in The Times of Israel, an English-language news website covering Israel, the region & the Jewish world. The company has developed a novel form of authentication used by online businesses to continuously guarantee users are who they say they are, by analyzing their behavioral and cognitive responses. When a user interacts with a BioCatch-powered site for the first time, the system records their behavior, adding it to their user profile, along with username and password information. When the user returns, the site’s authentication system checks the login information — while BioCatch checks to see if the user’s Cognitive Signature matches the one in their profile. If it doesn’t, that user is barred from accessing the online account and information – even if they have the right password. That would include exceptional or unusual behavior when interacting with a banking site, said Oren Kedem, VP Products of BioCatch. With its system, BioCatch can determine if the user accessing a bank account is moving the mouse in the usual way, or if they are clicking on links in the usual order....

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