GE Ventures and OurCrowd: Breaking new ground in innovation finance

In the spirit of crowdbuilding, last month OurCrowd hosted a special visit by GE Senior executives from the U.S. at our Jerusalem offices. The event joined the GE team with our portfolio’s entrepreneurs to discuss ways to collaborate company growth. Partners since November 2013, GE is looking to contribute investment dollars as well as experience and expertise to OurCrowd investments. The partnership allows GE Ventures to co-invest alongside OurCrowd in companies that are focused on GE’s core industries of healthcare, software, energy and advanced manufacturing. Throughout the day, participants took part in various round table discussions, including: Key Decisions in Commercialization Strategy by Brett May – Head of Ventures and Business Development, GE Software How to Pitch Investors by David Mayhew, GE Ventures – Chief Risk Officer Impactful Branding & Communications for Startups by Andy Goldberg – GE Corporate Global Creative Director Importance of Strategic Partnerships by Karen Kerr – Senior Managing Director, Advanced Manufacturing Financial Planning & Reporting: Smart Cash Management by Dennis Cinelli – GE Ventures Chief Financial Officer Impactful Branding & Communications for Startups by Andy Goldberg –...

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