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Israel’s most active venture investment firm to host biggest investor event in the Middle East; over 23,000 registered to attend previous SummitOurCrowd passes landmark $2 billion of investment commitments with 60 exits since inceptionExpecting largest ever delegation to Summit of investors, corporate executives, government representatives, and journalists from around the world, including for the first time significant representation from the Gulf regionSummit Week packed with partner events, corporate meetups, insider access to accelerators, and cultural opportunities Jerusalem, November 9, 2022 – OurCrowd, the leading global venture investing platform and Israel’s most active venture investor, will host its 10th anniversary celebration at the OurCrowd Global Investor Summit on February 15, 2023, in Jerusalem, Israel. The Summit will be held as OurCrowd’s total amount of investment commitments crosses the $2 billion mark. The 2020 Summit, OurCrowd’s last mega conference, was the largest investor event in the Middle East, and one of the biggest business events in Israel’s history.  OurCrowd has been acclaimed by Pitchbook as Israel’s “most active investor” each year since it was founded in 2013. It has recorded 60...

Collaboration will further strengthen ties between startups and corporates in Israel and Singapore June 27, 2022 09:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time JERUSALEM & SINGAPORE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–OurCrowd, Israel’s most active venture firm, today announced its partnership with the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB), under its Global Innovation Alliance (GIA) programme. The GIA is a platform that serves to catalyze cross-border collaboration between Singapore and major innovation hubs globally. Israel joins the ranks of other notable tech hubs in the programme including Silicon Valley, China, and Europe. As the first Israeli company to run the programme, OurCrowd’s collaboration with EDB will provide thousands of Israeli startups the opportunity to work with Singapore-based corporates across the manufacturing and services sectors including healthcare, precision engineering and chemicals. This collaboration includes a series of in-person meeetings and virtual programmes including curated networking sessions and bespoke demo days. The first such programme involving in-person meetings will be held in Israel this July, where invited Singapore-based corporates will meet with Israeli entrepreneurs to discuss collaboration opportunities in technology and innovation. Yakir Machluf, OurCrowd’s newly appointed Head of...

OurCrowd High-Tech Jobs Index Q1 2022 Israeli high-tech startups see hiring slowdown ahead in 2022 Tech sector remains resilient despite economic and political instability Startup recruitment plans rebound from pandemic lows in 2021 but expected to slow for the rest of 2022Majority of companies felt no negative impact of global market instability, first weeks of the war in Ukraine or Israeli political volatility“Seems like all governments, center, right or left, support high tech as a growth engine.” – Startup CEOCompanies overwhelmingly need R&D/Software hires, and have difficulty finding them, creating a strong job-seeker’s market“I recommend any CEO from small companies and bigger to have a professional HR recruited as part of the main hires.” – Eran Atlas, Co-Founder and CEO of DreaMed DiabetesRemote work becomes increasingly permanent as hybrid home/office models become the normMajority see pandemic practice of remote sales a success but are increasing recruiting efforts overseas Jerusalem, June 22, 2022 – The Q1 2022 OurCrowd High-Tech Jobs Index released today shows that while recruitment has picked up from the same time last year, companies have a more...

Israeli high-tech startups plan hiring spree in 2022 as pandemic recedes Battle for software/R&D staff intensifies amid shortage of qualified candidates As pandemic fears decline, startup recruitment plans rebound in sharp reversal from Q3 2021Job-seeker’s market continues as majority of startups increase recruitment in Q4 2021 and make plans to hire more employees in 2022Majority of startups report widespread shortage of qualified candidates with software/R&D staff most in demandHybrid work patterns continue, but may harm productivity for some companies“We’re now growing almost 100%, across R&D, operations and sales.” – Dror Talisman, CEO of NeuroBrave Ltd“It’s harder to find people with certain specific expertise. The ‘fight’ over highly qualified hires has increased in Q4 over Q3. In multiple cases we had to raise salaries to fight and get the employee on board.” – CEO, Israeli high-tech startupData for this report was collected and analyzed prior to the Russian invasion of Ukraine Jerusalem, March 22, 2022 – The Q4 2021 OurCrowd High-Tech Jobs Index released today shows that startups have revived aggressive recruitment plans as the Covid-19 pandemic recedes. 72% of...

Download PDF: About OurCrowd Download PDF: Information Memorandum About OurCrowd OurCrowd is a global venture investor that empowers institutions and individuals to invest in, and engage with, leading global private technology companies. The business was founded in 2013 and as at January 2022 has a team of 260+ across its 14 global offices. Since inception, OurCrowd has deployed over $2.5 billion in 300+ companies (having vetted over 16,000) and has successfully exited 55 positions. OurCrowd is aligned with investors by investing its own capital in each portfolio company. OurCrowd builds value for its portfolio companies throughout their life cycles by, providing mentorship, recruiting industry advisors, navigating follow-on rounds and creating growth opportunities through its network of partners and Wholesale investor base. OurCrowd has enjoyed 55 liquidity events (exits), including and not limited to: the Beyond Meat IPO (NASDAQ:BYND), the Lemonade IPO (NYSE: LMND), JUMP acquired by Uber, Kenna acquired by Cisco; Briefcam acquired by Canon, Argus acquired by Continental, Crosswise acquired by Oracle, and Replay acquired by Intel. OurCrowd Investment Capabilities OurCrowd is focused on providing Wholesale Investors with...