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OurCrowd’s Jon Medved on Bloomberg TV: Crowdfunding Building New Venture Capital Blueprint

Apr 25, 2013 | , , ,

On his recent visit to the UK, OurCrowd CEO Jonathan Medved was interviewed on Bloomberg Television’s “The Pulse.” In the interview Jon discusses the startup environment in Israel using crowdfunding and OurCrowd’s efforts to expand the service to the rest of the world. Jon explains that by unlocking the power of the crowd, more people have the opportunity to invest in the best startups Israel has to offer.   View the video below or play it on Bloomberg TV here....

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Parko raises $500K to solve your parking problems

Apr 22, 2013 | , , , ,

Israeli start-up company Parko, the app developer that helps users find parking, announced the completion of its first financing round of $500,000. The current financing round was led by Jon Medved’s hybrid VC-Crowdfunding platform OurCrowd, which mobilizes investments for promising Israeli ventures using a crowdfunding method. Mass Parking The Parko app, available for iPhone and Android users, was designed for all drivers that occasionally experience difficulties in finding parking. Contrary to popular belief, the parking problem is not only relevant to the Tel Aviv drivers community, but also to many other parts of the country, such as Gush Dan, Jerusalem, Haifa and any place that has a high population concentration. The app, naturally, is based on the principle of sharing on social networks and connects the app users looking for parking space with those who are about to leave one. So how does it work? When activating the app you can select one of two modes – find or share parking spot. If you are vacating a parking spot, you will be asked to mark where your car is parked and...

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Helping Change Lives: BioMed Innovation in the Startup Nation

Helping Change Lives: BioMed Innovation in the Startup Nation

Apr 18, 2013 | ,

And The Blind Shall See Again Ever wonder what causes the gradual onset of blindness? While invasive techniques do exist to combat diseases that result in blindness, wouldn’t it be nice if there was some way to deal with these diseases that didn’t involve cutting our eyes open? Well, Professor Shy Shoham and his team at the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the Technion felt so—and it seems they are on their way to developing a non-invasive solution to degenerative retinal diseases. So how does this thing work? Without getting too far into the particulars, the retina is to the eye as film is to the camera and degenerative retinal disease causes the eye’s “film” to be less sensitive to light, thus affecting vision. To help the retinal cells regain the necessary sensitivity to light required for vision, light-sensitive algae or bacteria are introduced into the eyes. Using holography, Shoham stimulates the retinal cells with very intense beams of light to specific cells, providing a high-resolution image. The team at the Technion hopes to develop some sort of prosthetic...

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OurCrowd’s Jon Medved on ChaiFM

Apr 11, 2013 | ,

On his recent tour of South Africa, OurCrowd CEO Jon Medved was interviewed by Gavin Koppel and Carly Ritz on ChaiFM‘s popular radio show “The Morning Glory”. ChaiFM is South Africa’s Jewish Community Talk and Music Radio Station.  In the interview Jon discussed OurCrowd and how it can help accredited investors to invest directly in Israeli startups and create long term wealth.  Jon and the show hosts also chatted about the Startup Nation, Israel’s high-tech achievements and the next generation of funding for startups. Listen to the full interview here: [soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/87234840″ params=”” width=” 100%” height=”100″ iframe=”true”...

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MassChallenge Calling Best Israeli Startups!

MassChallenge Calling Best Israeli Startups!

Apr 8, 2013 | ,

Applications for MassChallenge Israel close in just 2 days! The startup accelerator connects entrepreneurs with the resources they need to succeed immediately with no strings attached. Boston-based. 300+ top mentors. Hundreds of startup events. Support in housing and travel to the US. Access to $1M+ in total cash prizes with no equity taken. Apply before the April 10th deadline!...

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