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33 Israeli startups raised over $10M each in Q1; Israel’s museums are going high-tech at the country’s first conference on museums of tomorrow; Denny Chared hopes to convince untapped billionaires to invest in Israeli high-tech. Read up on these news items and more, below… Start getting this weekly newsletter via email: Subscribe now 30+ Israeli startups post over $10M each in funding in Q1 Israel’s high-tech arena posted a new report that shows 33 companies raised $869.3 million in investments while five startups exited at over $800 million from January-March 2016. Learn more. OurCrowd & Portfolio Companies in the News OurCrowd CEO Jon Medved featured in The Independent Sweetch featured in Geektime OurCrowd featured in Crowdfund Insider Apploi featured in MediaPost Freightos featured in The Loadstar Pixie featured in The Commentator Hacking the Walls: Israel’s museums go high-tech Tower of David, the medieval citadel at the entrance to the Old City in Jerusalem, hosted Israel’s first hackathon for museum technology followed by national conference on museums of tomorrow. Learn more. Denny Chared hopes to convince untapped billionaires to invest in Israeli high-tech Denny Chared, owner of leading financial conference organizer, DC Finance, is convinced Israeli tech...

Mazal Tov to the Startup Nation — another unicorn was born! Check out these five kibbutzim that became global powerhouses. Hear from the leading serial entrepreneur that is democratizing venture capital. Read up on these news items and more, below… Start getting this weekly newsletter via email: Subscribe now The birth of a unicorn: The story of an Israeli startup worth a billion dollars Congratulations, another high-tech unicorn, ForeScout Technologies, was born this year. The birth was without any complications, after the firm raised $76 million to reach a company value of $1 billion. Learn more. OurCrowd & Portfolio Companies in the News OurCrowd CEO Jon Medved featured in Forbes BT9 featured in Produce Plus Surgical Theater featured in Crain’s Cleveland Business From agriculture to high-tech: Meet 5 kibbutzim that became global powerhouses Here are five kibbutzim that have come up with such successful technologies and products, that their members – once socialist farmers – have become quite wealthy. Learn more. Meet the man democratizing venture capital for everyday investors and founders Forbes interviewed OurCrowd CEO and serial entrepreneur, Jonathan Medved, to learn more about his revolutionary business...

Stratoscale raises $27M from several tech giants to transform cloud computing. Check out Alyn Hospital’s ‘Makeathon’ seeking to develop projects to help the disabled. Hear from leading Israeli entrepreneurs and innovators in high-tech. Read up on these news items and more, below… Start getting this weekly newsletter via email: Subscribe now Stratoscale raises $27M to transform cloud computing Israeli data center in the cloud infrastructure developer Stratoscale raised $27 million in a Series C round. Among the investors in the Herzliya-based startup are Qualcomm, Cisco, and Intel. Learn more. OurCrowd & Portfolio Companies in the News OurCrowd featured in Financial Times Pixie featured in Times of Israel OurCrowd CEO Jon Medved featured in Jerusalem Post SightDx featured in Geektime Highcon featured in Packaging Europe Boatbound featured in The Seattle Times Alyn hospital hackers seek to remake the world for disabled Alyn Hospital, Israel’s biggest rehabilitation center for physically challenged and disabled children and young adults, aims to become the world’s first full-time “maker lab” to develop projects to help the disabled. Learn more. Technion’s Prof. Hossam Haick honored by GOOD Magazine Prof. Hossam Haick of the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology has been prominent, among other things...

The latest from the Startup Nation: another exciting exit from the Israeli high-tech scene as VR startup Byondata gets bought by Melbourne’s Consolidated Gems; these five Israeli companies are using technology to change the way we drive; amazing career opportunities at OurCrowd (join us and become a part of our unparalleled team!); and more… Start getting this weekly newsletter via email: Subscribe now Melbourne diamond company acquires Herzliya VR startup Byondata Melbourne-based Consolidated Gems will acquire VR startup Byondata for an undisclosed amount. It’s a quick and apparently successful exit for a young Israeli startup out of the tech-heavy city of Herzliya. Learn more. OurCrowd & Portfolio Companies in the News enVerid featured in Globes VocalZoom featured in NoCamels Boatbound featured in GeekWire Driving Change: 5 Israeli startups revolutionizing the way we drive While technology has not yet come up with an alternative to the daily commute, several Israeli startups are developing technologies to make our daily drive smoother, safer, and more pleasurable. Learn more. We’re Hiring! Career opportunities at OurCrowd (March 2016) OurCrowd is growing and currently looking for extraordinary people to join the...