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MATERIALS FOR RELEASE: PDF download here Photos and logos ZIP file download here OurCrowd Opens Singapore Office, Appoints Denes Ban Managing Partner Asia Singapore office will tap rising interest from Asia investors in Equity crowdfunding Move follows partnership with UOB and SassCorp in Singapore —  Jerusalem/Singapore– November 28, 2016 – OurCrowd, a global leader in equity crowdfunding, announced today that it has opened an office in Singapore, its seventh worldwide, to serve the growing community of Asian investors interested in funding early stage high-growth companies. It has appointed Denes Ban, a successful entrepreneur and technology executive, as Managing Partner Asia and head of OurCrowd’s Singapore Management company. The move follows OurCrowd’s announcement earlier this year that it has partnered with United Overseas Bank (UOB) and Sassoon Investment Corporation (SassCorp) to pursue equity crowdfunding for startups and SMEs in the region. OurCrowd also received a formal license to begin operating in Singapore from the Monetary Authority of Singapore in  August  2016. “Asia is one of our fastest growing markets and following our launch in Singapore, we will be looking to...

MATERIALS FOR RELEASE: PDF download here Photos and logos ZIP file download here OurCrowd Launches Israel’s First Exclusive Digital Health Fund: “OurCrowd Qure” Collaboration with Johns Hopkins University aims to fast track clinical validation Managed by Allen Kamer (ex-Optum) and Dr. Yossi Bahagon (ex-Clalit) — Jerusalem – November 1, 2016 – OurCrowd, a global leader in equity crowdfunding announced today that it has launched Israel’s first exclusively focused digital health fund: OurCrowd Qure. The fund will focus on Seed and Series A rounds investing in innovative digital health startups. This is OurCrowd’s first sector fund dedicated to the rapidly developing digital health market valued globally at $70 billion US in 2015 and projected to be over $230 billion US by 2020. “Digital health is one of the fastest growing sectors in terms of funding and M&A activity,” said OurCrowd CEO Jon Medved. “Exclusively focusing in digital health is important given the complexity of healthcare delivery and markets.”  OurCrowd Qure has established a collaboration with Johns Hopkins University to provide validation of value, fast track market access, on-going feedback and...

MATERIALS FOR RELEASE: PDF download here Photos and logos ZIP file download here Alec Ellison Joins OurCrowd Advisory Board Wall Street Veteran brings 30 years of experience in technological and financial sectors — Jerusalem, Israel, October 27, 2016 – OurCrowd, the world’s leading equity crowdfunding platform, has announced that Alec Ellison, former Vice Chairman of Jefferies, LLC, and Chairman of the Technology Investment Banking group, has joined the OurCrowd Advisory Board. Prior to Jefferies, Ellison was President of Broadview International (which Jefferies acquired).  He began his banking career at Morgan Stanley. Mr. Ellison holds a B.A. from Yale and an M.B.A. from Harvard, where he was a Baker Scholar. “We’re honored to welcome Alec to OurCrowd,” said OurCrowd CEO, Jon Medved.  “With nearly 30 years on Wall Street, Alec’s insight and experience in the technology and financial services industries will be of immense value as we continue to grow OurCrowd. Our firm continues to scale up, and our partnerships and work with world-class financial institutions are key to driving the current growth. Alec has been a friend of OurCrowd and a significant...