Author: OurCrowd

OurCrowd’s portfolio company Bizzabo featured in The Next Web

Feb 18, 2015 | ,

Leading technology news website, The Next Web, featured OurCrowd portfolio company Bizzabo. Constructing interactive event-groups, Bizzabo utilizes social media in order to facilitate the dialogue between event organizers and guests. Do you want to make the most of your event? Bizzabo’s new platform wants to help with that. Launched today, the Event Success Platform allows users to plan, execute and track their events from start to finish in one place. Bizzabo raised $506,000 from OurCrowd investors in January 2014. Read more on The Next...

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[PRESS RELEASE] Anthony DeChellis Appointed President of OurCrowd

[PRESS RELEASE] Anthony DeChellis Appointed President of OurCrowd

Feb 17, 2015 |

Jerusalem, Israel, February 17, 2015 – OurCrowd, the world’s leading equity crowdfunding platform, has announced that Anthony DeChellis, former CEO of Private Banking Americas at Credit Suisse, has joined as the President of OurCrowd, operating out of the firm’s New York office. Prior to Credit Suisse, DeChellis was head of Private Wealth Management at UBS and ran Private Banking in Europe for Merrill Lynch. Read more...

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Anthony DeChellis Appointed President of OurCrowd

Anthony DeChellis Appointed President of OurCrowd

Feb 17, 2015 | ,

Boom. We are very happy to announce today that Anthony DeChellis, former CEO of Private Banking Americas at Credit Suisse, has joined us as the President of OurCrowd, operating out of the firm’s New York office. Prior to Credit Suisse, DeChellis was head of Private Wealth Management at UBS and ran Private Banking in Europe for Merrill Lynch. “Anthony DeChellis has joined OurCrowd because equity crowdfunding has become a major force in disrupting the future of capital markets,” said OurCrowd CEO, Jon Medved.  “Crowdfunding is now competing with traditional sources of capital by delivering more efficient investment flows driven by transparent and collaborative processes. DeChellis, who ran wealth management businesses at three of the world’s largest banks, now brings to OurCrowd his critical global perspective and proven industry leadership.” Anthony DeChellis commented, “I am pleased to be joining the equity crowdfunding market leader OurCrowd, which is bringing capital to entrepreneurs with ground breaking efficiency.  OurCrowd has opened up opportunities for investors who were previously shut out of this alternative asset class. Broadening the VC investor community should serve to not only democratize wealth creation opportunities, but also enhance the probability of success for those companies who engage and...

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