Author: OurCrowd

OurCrowd’s Portfolio company Consumer Physics featured on CNN

Jun 20, 2014 | ,

OurCrowd’s portfolio company Consumer Physics, developer of  the world’s first affordable molecular sensor – the SCiO –  that fits in the palm of your hand, has been featured in CNN’s 2014 top 10 inventions list. A new handheld gadget called SCiO takes the guesswork out of analyzing your food. The device, about the size of a cigarette lighter, can be used to scan almost any food or beverage, analyze its chemical makeup and send the data wirelessly to your phone. SCiO contains a tiny optical sensor, called a spectrometer, which reads the molecular fingerprint of an object by shining an infrared light on it. The gadget then sends the data to the cloud for analysis and forwards the results to your phone, all in seconds. An accompanying SCiO app displays fat, protein and carbohydrate levels down to the milligram. Seeded by OurCrowd and top tier Silicon Valley VC Khosla Ventures, Consumer Physics raised $3,300,000 from OurCrowd investors in its 2nd round of funding in May 2014. Read more on CNN...

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OurCrowd’s portfolio company BioCatch featured in TechCrunch

Jun 18, 2014 | ,

Leading technology website, TechCrunch, featured OurCrowd portfolio company BioCatch. 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. Today the company is announcing it’s closed a $10 million Series A round led by OurCrowd, and Blumberg Capital. The new capital will be used to expand Tel Aviv-based BioCatch’s R&D efforts and push for growth in its key markets, including North America, Europe and Brazil. BioCatch “collects and analyses over 400 bio-behavioral, cognitive and physiological parameters” to create unique user profiles for visitors to banking and e-commerce sites.   BioCatch raised $3,334,500 from OurCrowd investors in February 2014. Read more on...

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OurCrowd’s portfolio company Bizzabo was featured in the Times of Israel

Jun 18, 2014 | ,

OurCrowd portfolio company Bizzabo was featured in the Times of Israel, an English-language news website covering Israel, the region & the Jewish world. Constructing interactive event-groups, Bizzabo utilizes social media in order to facilitate the dialogue between event organizers and guests. “The solutions for event management available today are very ad hoc,” Ben-Shushan said in an interview. “There is definitely a business opportunity for a company like ours, which has a great deal of experience in helping organizers build a community around event participants.” Bizzabo provides users with information about shows, seminars, demonstrations, projects, marathons and other events taking place in their area. Although it can be used for any kind of event in any kind of industry, the tech community has embraced Bizzabo.   Bizzabo raised $506,000 from OurCrowd investors in January 2014. Read more on the Times of...

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The History of Online Investing

The History of Online Investing

Jun 16, 2014 | , ,

This week, the global OurCrowd team gathered in the Jerusalem office for the first ever employee training seminar. The partners presented internally on a multitude of topics, ranging from the Venture Capital industry in Israel to the everyday tasks of the various OurCrowd departments. Below is a slide deck from Zack Miller, Partner and head of the investor community at OurCrowd, about the evolution of online investing. The financial service industry, like most things nowadays, has migrated towards social online platforms. Information on stocks, funds and investment opportunities, which were once only accessible to Wall Street stock brokers, can now be found 24/7 on one of many online forums. From Charles Schwab, to WealthFront and OurCrowd, this evolution is breeding a new type of investor, who is self-sufficient and knows the power of the information at hand. History of Online Investing from...

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OurCrowd’s portfolio company The Trendlines Group was featured in Globes

Jun 12, 2014 | ,

OurCrowd portfolio company The Trendlines Group was featured in Globes, the leading Israeli financial daily. The Trendlines Group establishes, invests in, and develops innovation-based medical and agritech businesses that improve the human condition. Trendlines International Ltd., an investment company active in medical devices and agritech, has filed a prospectus for an offering on the Toronto Stock Exchange… it is estimated that the company will seek to raise between a few million dollars and tens of millions, at a valuation in the tens of millions. Trendlines generally invests around $500,000 in its portfolio companies, and not more than $5 million. A large part of the investment is financed by the Chief Scientist. The group has 52 portfolio companies, and seeks to continue setting up companies at a rate of 8-10 a year.   The Trendlines Group raised $900,000 from OurCrowd investors in May 2013. Read more on...

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