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Another OurCrowd exit, Israeli tech and the future of transportation [OurCrowd Newsletter]

OurCrowd’s portfolio company Fireblade was acquired by StackPath. Learn about the tech that helped put Israel on the automotive map. Read up on these news items and more, below… Start getting this weekly newsletter via email: Subscribe now Israeli cyber startup Fireblade sold to 1-yo StackPath Israeli cyber firm Fireblade (an OurCrowd portfolio company) has been sold to StackPath, an intriguing company founded a year ago that has already raised $180 million. Fireblade is developing technology for securing websites against attacks by hackers and denial of service (DDoS) attacks. Read more. OurCrowd & Portfolio Companies in the News Engie featured in TechCrunch Fireblade featured in Globes Freightos featured on Times of Israel Zoomcar featured in Geektime Influitive featured in Financial Post Surgical Theater featured in Tech Insider Israeli technology and the future of transportation Today, we’re at the forefront of a new revolution in mobility. Advances in computer vision and navigation technology have helped put Israel on the automotive map. Read more. Not just fun and games: Seeking tech behind video games When 500 people gathered last week in Tel Aviv for the 10th annual GameIS Developers conference, the focus was on tech and its...

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All-Israeli exit, semiconductors, & Aussies in Startup Nation [OurCrowd Newsletter]

Find out which Israeli startup made an impressive acquisition of a fellow Israeli company; explore Israel’s burgeoning semiconductor industry; meet the Australian cybersecurity and FinTech startup delegation to take part in an accelerator program in Tel Aviv; and more this week from Startup Nation… Start getting this weekly newsletter via email: Subscribe now An all-Israeli exit: NNG acquires automotive cyber startup, Arilou Technologies NNG, the developer of the iGO navigational app, announced that it had acquired a controlling interest in Arilou Technologies, which provides cyber protection for vehicles. Learn more. OurCrowd & Portfolio Companies in the News Pixie featured in VentureBeat OurCrowd featured in The Jewish Chronicle BriefCam featured on CNN Surgical Theater featured in HIT Consultant Trendlines featured in Globes Webydo featured in Forbes When the chips are up: Israel’s burgeoning semiconductor industry sees exits worth billions From Intel, Qualcomm, and Motorola, to startups like Celeno and Valens – Israeli innovation in the semiconductor space has helped place it squarely at the forefront of the global technological revolution. Learn more. Aussies to storm Startup Nation in search of innovation spark A delegation of 10 Australian cybersecurity and FinTech startups will take part in...

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eBay acquires SalesPredict, 12 aging-tech startups, & Israel’s $6M woman [OurCrowd Newsletter]

What’s new? e-commerce giant eBay is buying Israeli startup SalesPredict. What’s trending? Israelis are developing new technologies for the myriad needs of the graying population. Who’s innovating? Dr. Kira Radinsky has just been appointed eBay Israel chief scientist. Read up on these news items and more, below. Start getting this weekly newsletter via email: Subscribe now eBay acquires Israeli startup SalesPredict eBay is acquiring SalesPredict, which uses advanced analytics to predict consumer-buying behavior. This is eBay’s latest move to build up its machine-learning capabilities in order to clean up its product catalog. Learn more. OurCrowd & Portfolio Companies in the News Applango featured in WSJ Webydo featured in Secret Tel Aviv OurCrowd featured in City A.M. 12 Aging-Tech Israeli startups to watch The world’s fast-growing over-60 population needs tech solutions for everything from retirement planning to health monitoring, and Israeli companies are stepping up to meet the challenge. Learn more. Dr. Kira Radinsky is Israel’s $6M woman The 30 year-old SalesPredict co-founder and CTO (acquired by eBay) has just been appointed eBay Israel chief scientist. In a recent interview, Dr. Kira Radinsky discusses her future plans. Learn more....

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Israeli exits at $3.3B in H1, radiation-proof spacesuits, & interview with Trendlines CEO [OurCrowd Newsletter]

The latest from the Startup Nation: Israeli high-tech exits reached an impressive $3.3B in the first half of 2016; check out the Israeli spacesuit that will protect help astronauts in space; hear from the CEO of Trendlines about AgTech and going public in Singapore;  and more… Start getting this weekly newsletter via email: Subscribe now Israeli startups sell for $3.3B in the first half of 2016 Israeli startup companies were sold for a total of $3.32 billion in the first six months of 2016. These ‘exists’ span 45 deals in which high-tech companies were either acquired or had merged with other companies. Learn more. OurCrowd & Portfolio Companies in the News OurCrowd featured in Israel21c Proov featured in Calcalist [Hebrew] Argus featured in WSJ The secret to protecting astronauts in space? A special suit that Israeli startup StemRad is building Radiation suits are big business. StemRad’s technology offers the first real protection against gamma rays and acute radiation sickness for emergency responders and astronauts. Learn more. One-on-one with The Trendlines Group CEO, Todd Dollinger Todd Dollinger, CEO of The Trendlines Group (an OurCrowd portfolio company), shares his insights on agricultural...

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A Deeper Look Into Internal Rate of Return (IRR)

This guest post was written by Shmuel Bornstein, a Business Development and Finance Associate at OurCrowd. Shmuel focuses on the secondary financing of OurCrowd’s portfolio companies. ——- With access to increasing investment opportunities spanning global markets and asset classes, it is no wonder that many investors feel overwhelmed by their choices. One of the challenges of navigating the decision waters of where to invest is the seeming inability to compare between different opportunities; what does the risk-reward profile of an Australian REIT have to do with a 10-year US government backed bond? To overcome this, the financial world has engineered tools that allow comparing oranges and apples—the IRR being a staple. What is the Internal Rate of Return (IRR)? Here’s the technical definition. Bear with me. The internal rate of return on an investment is the annualized effective compounded return rate that makes the net present value of all cash flows (both positive and negative) from a particular investment equal to zero. It can also be defined as the discount rate at which the present value of all future cash flows are equal to...

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