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Global equity crowdfunding platform OurCrowd announced on Thursday it has appointed Alan Weisleder as Partner and Executive Vice President of Investor Relations. The funding portal revealed that Weisleder will lead its global investor relations team, being responsible for developing and maximizing client acquisition and investment for its portfolio companies, and head the strategy and expansion of its marketing approach, product offerings, and communication tools. Read more on Crowdfund Insider...

Speaking on CNBC Asia, OurCrowd co-founder and CEO Jon Medved told the audience that increasingly Israel and OurCrowd is focusing on Asia. Read more on Crowdfund Insider...

On Monday, several hundred Israeli tech experts and businessmen met with a delegation of Indian CEOs in Tel Aviv. “We’re experiencing a huge growth in our business from the Eastern market,” Jon Medved, CEO and founder of the Jerusalem-based equity crowdfunding platform OurCrowd, told International Business Times. “This really represents the next wave of the Israel-India connection, which was previously a defense and agriculture relationship. Now it’s broadening out into technology in other areas.” Read more on International Business Times...

India’s Reliance Industries is investing $25 million in the Jerusalem Innovation Incubator, the company has notified the Bombay Stock Exchange. Reliance has a 20% stake in the incubator, Motorola Solutions has a 20% stake, and Jerusalem based crowdsourcing fund OurCrowd has a 60% stake while Hebrew University of Jerusalem technology transfer company Yissum will provide promising technology and support. OurCrowd announced the establishment of the consortium last month but did not disclose any financial details. Read more on Globes...

OurCrowd CEO Jon Medved LIVE on CNBC’s Squawk Box Asia talking about the “Asian invasion,” and what’s next for Chinese-Israel tech relations. Watch the video...