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Winning the Gold for Innovation: The OurCrowd Olympics Connection

The Olympic Games have always been a time for the world to come together and admire the potential of the human species as a whole, especially the athletes’ physical and mental capabilities, like talent, skill, and strategy. But there’s a lot more to admire about the international sporting event, namely the proliferation of amazing technological advances that help the athletes on an individual level and facilitate the event itself taking place. High-level security technology, medical innovations, and imaging technology, for example, are being put to service in sports and sporting events to prevent and treat injury, improve training and performance, enhance the experience for fans, and more. As the 2016 Rio Olympics are rapidly coming to a close, we survey four outstanding companies from our portfolio, highlighting their current and potential contributions to the sports technology sub-sectors and events inside and outside the arenas – the OurCrowd-Olympics connection. BriefCam As the developers of a revolutionary video synopsis technology, BriefCam has a direct connection to the summer Olympics as it is helping Rio monitor its bank of surveillance cameras and is assisting authorities in keeping track of what’s happening at street...

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Kaltura raises $50M, Israeli startups win awards, and more [OurCrowd Newsletter]

What’s new? Kaltura raises a whopping $50 million. What’s trending? 12 Israeli sensor technologies. Who’s winning global innovation awards? You guessed it — Israeli startup! Read up on these news items and more, below. Start getting this weekly newsletter via email: Subscribe now Israeli startup Kaltura raises $50M to ‘videofy’ the world On its way to becoming a “unicorn?” Israeli open-source video platform Kaltura has raised a whopping $50 million from American investment bank Goldman Sachs. Read more. OurCrowd & Portfolio Companies in the News Consumer Physics featured in Israel21c Borro featured in Bridging & Commercial ReWalk featured in Healio Israeli startups win Beijing Global Innovation Awards Israeli startups took first and second place at the Global Innovation Awards 2016, an international startup competition featuring 21 startups from around the world competing for $1.5 million in cash prizes. Read more. 12 Israeli sensor technologies that will rock your world Today’s sensors provide key information on everything from digital health to airport safety. Here are a dozen Israeli sensor pioneers that illustrate the country’s strength in this powerful sector. Read more. Israeli SportsTech companies pitch in US With advanced technologies that include...

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August fundings start big, Israeli entrepreneur success secrets [OurCrowd Newsletter]

This last week saw big funding rounds for a number of Israeli startups. Get some tips and insights from several successful Israeli entrepreneurs, including Shlomo Kramer and Splacer founders Adi Biran and Lihi Gerstner. It’s a new era for female Israeli entrepreneurs. Read on for the latest in Startup Nation. Start getting this weekly newsletter via email: Subscribe now Startups nail down big funding in first week of August The first week of the month posted big funding rounds for a slew of Israeli startups in a range of fields including 3D printing, social networking, MedTech, mobile, and cybersecurity. Read more. OurCrowd & Portfolio Companies in the News BioCatch featured in Times of Israel Freightos featured in BBC Splacer featured on Forbes Webydo featured in Fox Business Panorama featured in The Huffington Post ReWalk featured in WBJournal 5 success secrets from serial entrepreneur Shlomo Kramer Starting his career in the Israeli Army’s elite 8200 information security corps, Shlomo Kramer has helped found a string of publicly traded information security companies with a total market capitalization of $26.6 billion. Read more. Interview with Splacer founders Adi Biran and Lihi Gerstner Adi Biran and Lihi Gerstner, founders of...

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HIL acquires Nanolabz, electric roads, & OrbiMed investors’ faith in Israel [OurCrowd Newsletter]

Learn about OurCrowd portfolio company HIL’s exciting acquisition of Navada-based nanotech company, Nanolabz; discover the electrifying innovation of electric roads and the Israeli startup behind them; hear from the partners and investors of a new multi-million Israel-focused VC fund; and more this week from Startup Nation… Start getting this weekly newsletter via email: Subscribe now Israeli biomed HIL Applied Medical acquires Reno’s Nanolabz in race for cancer treatment Jerusalem-based HIL Applied Medical (an OurCrowd portfolio company) announced their buyout of Nanolabz, a Nevada-based firm developing smart nano-engineered targets for the short-pulse R&D sector. Learn more. OurCrowd & Portfolio Companies in the News ReWalk featured in Times of Israel Zebra Medical Vision featured in Globes HIL Applied Medical featured in Geektime OurCrowd featured in The Australian Consumer Physics featured in Bloomberg OurCrowd featured in Crowdfund Insider Israeli startup ElectRoad can turn any road electric The new ElectRoad wireless charging solution can be implemented in any roadway and will end dependence on expensive batteries and the limits on travel distances. Learn more. OrbiMed’s partners: “Our investors are aware of Israeli capabilities” Healthcare investment firm OrbiMed announced the closing of its second Israel-focused VC fund...

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MagnaCom acquired for $50M, will.i.am’s Israeli-powered watch, & Mazor CEO on robotic surgery [OurCrowd Newsletter]

Find out which communication giant made an impressive acquisition of an Israeli startup; discover the Israeli tech behind will.i.am’s new watch-based gadget; hear about a leading Israeli entrepreneur’s plan for the future of robotic surgery and more this week from Startup Nation… Start getting this weekly newsletter via email: Subscribe now Broadband communication giant Broadcom buys Israeli MagnaCom for $50M Broadband communication giant Broadcom purchased Israeli startup MagnaCom, which has created a modulation technology that may be the base for future cellular networks, for $50 million. Learn more. OurCrowd & Portfolio Companies in the News ReWalk featured in Israel21c Highcon featured in Labels & Labeling OurCrowd CEO Jon Medved featured in CNBC will.i.am’s Dial watch packs Israeli tech punch Musician and entrepreneur will.i.am from The Black Eyed Peas bought Tel Aviv startup Sensiya to power new watch-based gadget that can make calls and send texts. Learn more. Mazor CEO Ori Hadomi discusses future plans for robotic surgery Following its agreement with Medtronic — the world’s largest medical device maker — Mazor CEO, Ori Hadomi, talks about his vision for the company’s future expansion of robotic surgical systems. Learn more. First class...

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