[CNN] Is it VC firm? Is it an Angel fund? No, it’s OurCrowd
Jon Medved, CEO of “OurCrowd” talks to CNN about what his company looks for in a start-up.
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Forbes on OurCrowd: one of the “the 5 most important new companies you need to know”
Off the heels of SXSW, Forbes.com contributor Mark Feldman lists OurCrowd as one of the 5 most important new companies to keep an eye on. “Israel-based OurCrowd is beginning to crowd out other venture models with its lower risk alternative to angel investing while removing the headaches of managing startups and sitting on boards.” Read more on Forbes.com...
Read MoreOurCrowd featured in Forbes’ “5 Most Important New Companies”
Forbes contributor Mark Fidelman featured OurCrowd among a list of the top 5 most important new companies to know from SXSW. Read the list online here or below. The 5 Most Important New Companies You Need to Know From: Forbes.com By Mark Fidelman, contributor | April 2nd 2013 After a month of burning up airline fossil fuels, I’ve finally landed in a place that I can tell you about some of the hottest new companies to watch. I saw most of them at Summer Camp for Hipsters or as the more civilized call it – South By SouthWest (SXSW). Anyone that has ever attended SXSW understands that it’s like high school flipped upside down. Where bullies are knocked down, jocks can’t keep up, and the cheerleading is done by the attendees. Big companies attending seemed to have a form of imposter’s syndrome as if they had expected SXSW to be incongruous with business but it was business that was incongruous with SXSW. And for some strange reason – it all worked. For me, I didn’t want to like SXSW...
Read More[Forbes] The 5 Most Important New Companies You Need to Know
Israeli based OurCrowd is beginning to crowd out other venture models as a better model for startup funding. OurCrowd for investors provides a lower risk alternative to angel investing while removing the headaches of managing startups and sitting on...
Read MoreOurCrowd featured in International Business Times
Vanessa O’Brien of the IBT featured OurCrowd as the best way to invest in startups without the barriers that exist in traditional VC. Check it out below or read it online here. Israel Is In The Midst Of A Technology Startup Boom. How Do You Invest In It Without A Lot Of Money? Try Crowdfunding Venture Capitalists From the International Business Times By Vanessa O’Brien | March 22 2013 9:43 PM TEL AVIV, Israel — The average Tel Avivian spends about a year of life trawling through traffic on the frustrating hunt for a car park, according to municipal statistics. That may seem like a lot, but it’s on par with the world’s other big cities, according to IBM’s Global Parking Survey 2011. Now, there’s an app for that. And it’s one of the products of Israel’s burgeoning technology startup scene: High-tech exports are estimated to be worth $18.4 billion a year, or almost one-half of the country’s entire exports, according to Central Bureau of Statistics data. Two Tel Aviv residents who fought the daily car-park battle in the sweltering...
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