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What’s next for Israeli auto-tech & more [OurCrowd Newsletter]

What’s next for Israeli auto-tech & more [OurCrowd Newsletter]

May 15, 2017 |

What’s the secret to hi-tech success? Read up on this news item and more below. Start getting this weekly newsletter via email: Subscribe now Mobileye acquisition to start Israeli auto-tech boom Intel could make more acquisitions in Israel, and Check Point and the defense industries are also interested in the sector. Read more. OurCrowd & Portfolio Companies in the News OurCrowd featured in Times of Israel Surgical Theater featured in VRFocus BioCatch featured in PR Newswire   Hi-tech success is all about ‘disruption,’ experts say Shaping a successful start-up means not only causing significant creative disruption, but also satisfying a critical need – rather than simply “breaking” something for the sake of breaking it, an industry expert told Tel Aviv innovators. Read more. China’s tech money heads for Israel as U.S. welcome wanes Struggling to seal deals in the United States as regulatory scrutiny tightens, Chinese companies looking to invest in promising technology are finding a warmer welcome for their cash in Israel. Read more. Israeli study finds missing protein may contribute to Alzheimer’s Ben-Gurion University researchers say high levels of SIRT6 facilitate DNA repair, recommend focus...

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[PRESS RELEASE] OurCrowd Invests $2.5 Million in Scopio Labs, Brings Total to $80 Million Invested in Healthcare Companies

May 9, 2017 |

MATERIALS FOR RELEASE: PDF download here Photos and logos ZIP file download here OurCrowd Invests $2.5 Million in Scopio Labs Brings Total to $80 Million Invested in Healthcare Companies   OurCrowd now the world’s leading crowdfunding investor in the healthtech sector Scopio is OurCrowd’s 23rd healthcare investment —  Jerusalem – May 24, 2017 – OurCrowd, a global leader in equity crowdfunding, today announced that it will invest $2.5 million (as part of a recently completed $7 million investment round) in Scopio Labs, a developer of an advanced digital microscopy and diagnostics platform. This is OurCrowd’s 23rd healthtech investment for a total of $80 million, making OurCrowd the world’s leading equity crowdfunding platform for healthcare investments. OurCrowd CEO Jon Medved said, “We are excited by our latest investment in Scopio Labs, which is bringing about a revolution in digital microscopy. Scopio Labs joins our portfolio of 23 cutting edge disruptive healthcare technology companies, all of which impact positively the lives of millions of people and are transforming patient care.” Scopio Labs, founded in 2015 by Itai Hayut and Erez Na’aman,...

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Israeli tech used for world’s first dual robotic surgery [OurCrowd Newsletter]

Israeli tech used for world’s first dual robotic surgery [OurCrowd Newsletter]

May 8, 2017 |

Israeli tech is used in the world’s first dual robotic surgery, Israel creates a cyber drone, and which startup will be the next Mobileye? It’s all in this week’s newsletter. Start getting this weekly newsletter via email: Subscribe now Surgeons perform world’s first-ever dual robotic surgery Factory worker to walk again after revolutionary three-hour surgery at Hadassah Hospital Ein Kerem in Jerusalem. Read more. OurCrowd & Portfolio Companies in the News eVigilo featured in Israel21c Intuition Robotics featured in Washington Post Taranis featured in Globes mPrest featured in CIO New Zealand Invertex featured in Crowdfund Insider Nanorep featured in Bankless Times   Israeli companies unveil cyber drone The Condor can locate wanted terrorists at a distance of kilometers, even if they are hiding in buildings or tunnels. Read more. After Mobileye, the hunt is on for next Israeli ‘unicorn’ Israelis continue to excel across a wide spectrum of sectors such as cyber security, transportation technologies, energy, water and big data, positioning the country as an international leader in the hi-tech community. Read more. Israeli companies to train Japanese in cyber know-how Israel and Japan today signed...

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Israeli-founded Gett acquires New York-rival Juno & more [OurCrowd Newsletter]

Israeli-founded Gett acquires New York-rival Juno & more [OurCrowd Newsletter]

May 1, 2017 |

Heat’s on across the rideshare/mobility scene: Israeli-founded Gett acquires its New York-rival  Juno; and how did 3 startups get a VC to say yes? Read up on these news items and more below. Start getting this weekly newsletter via email: Subscribe now On-demand ride service Gett confirms acquisition of Juno for $200M The competitive landscape for transportation apps has become a little smaller today. Gett has announced that it has acquired Juno, a rival in the New York market. Read more. OurCrowd & Portfolio Companies in the News Mpirica featured in Crowdfund Insider Zebra featured in Nvidia Consumer Physics featured in Entrepreneur   How 3 startups got a VC to say yes Elan Zivotofsky is not your typical investor. Rather than just choose where his own firm’s money goes, he makes decisions that also influence thousands of smaller investors. Read more. Israeli startup raising dips in Q1 2017 “We expect the Mobileye deal – which shifted paradigms regarding valuations of Israeli companies – to have future impact on the industry in terms of growth in capital raising volumes.” Read more. Israeli urban tech-integrator brings smart city management to East...

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Israeli youth launch nanosatellite into space & more [OurCrowd Newsletter]

Israeli youth launch nanosatellite into space & more [OurCrowd Newsletter]

Apr 24, 2017 |

Israel is playing a leading role in space innovation, as well as photonics. Read up on these news items and more below. Start getting this weekly newsletter via email: Subscribe now Nanosatellite built by Israeli high-schoolers blasts into space ‘Duchifat-2,’ a joint venture by dozens of high school students from around the country, will study the lower thermosphere. Read more. OurCrowd & Portfolio Companies in the News NSLComm featured in Red Herring Invertex featured in Globes Social Bicycles featured in TechCrunch Argus featured in Yahoo Finance Trendlines featured in Business Times StackIQ featured in Market Wired   The world’s eyes are on Israel for photonics innovations In the early 1970s, when physicist Abraham Katzir was a graduate student at Hebrew University, his supervisor urged him to get into optics, the study of light. The future, he predicted, was all about lasers and optical fibers. Read more. Israeli startups push crowdfunding as investment in Israel Funding platforms like OurCrowd and iAngels — which require relatively low minimum investments and supply easy access to pre-vetted Israeli startups — are making Israeli industry much more accessible to Jews outside Israel. Read more. Microsoft reportedly to acquire...

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