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We’ve had a big week for OurCrowd as we continue advancing our tech cooperation with Asia. Watch my interview on CNBC at the Asian Financial Forum, or watch the full version in which I announce that KEB Hana, Korea’s largest bank joins as our newest investor and partner, and discuss what the U.S.-China trade conflict means for deal flow and venture capital investments.  We are very excited to share that enVerid won the Product of the Year award at AHR Expo, the most prestigious award in their industry, right after securing the 2019 Innovation Award; they are addressing the air quality crisis by cleaning indoor air and saving energy. Startup Nation and beyond 2018 was a record-breaking year, continuing a quite remarkable five-year run of steady increases in capital invested in Israeli tech startups: Read thoughts from me and others in Forbes, on what comes next This just in: 2018 Innovation Report from the Israeli Innovation Authority Great outcome for team ForceNock and congratulations to the team at Labs/02, our new incubator on their first exit in their first year of operations Top tech news this week  Mobility…A $1B Budget? How This...

Our team was at CES 2019 last week, along with representatives from 15 portfolio companies and funds. 12 were featured in Israel21c’s “27 to watch” and check out the groundbreaking Israeli tech that turned heads. Congrats to Intuition Robotics on the huge news of collaborating with Toyota Research Institute on a breakthrough in-car companion agent. We’re only just getting started… If you’re excited about the tech you’re seeing from CES, get your ticket for the 2019 OurCrowd Global Investor Summit: Startup Nation and beyond With thoughts from me and VayaVision’s CEO: RPT-Mobileye leads Israeli charge into China’s autonomous car market Another amazing partnership! Israel’s Innoviz to provide Samsung unit with sensor tech for self-driving cars Top tech news this week  Enterprise Software…mPrest to Partner With Southern Company for Grid Modernization and Distributed Smart Energy Applications. Consumer Hardware…uBeam announces new CEO and ElliQ is a robot helper for the elderly (video). Mobility…AV perception engine launched for reliable autonomous driving, featuring VayaVision.  News from the industry  What will 3D printing look like in 2019? Read this piece from Avi Reichental, General Partner at OurCrowd’s Cognitiv Ventures fund. (Forbes)  Trusted Humanity — An Opportunity. (Aleph)  What’s Next for Marketplace Startups (Hint:...

Israeli tech firms raised $6.47B in 623 deals in 2018, the highest dollar amount since 2013. Take a deeper look into December’s 27 funding rounds for Israeli firms and the year’s ten biggest investment rounds in Israeli tech. It’s out: the Q4 Corporate Innovation Report is yours to download in a brand new magazine format. Browse OurCrowd’s Knowledge Center for videos and articles and get more out of the platform. Startup Nation and beyond We are fast becoming one of the major medical cannabis investors in Israel…more to come! Congratulations to Syqe Medical on their raise, “the largest financing round ever by an Israeli cannabis company.”  Great insights in this Jefferies report on “Momentum Economies for the Digital Age: The Case of Israel” – look out for OurCrowd’s mention. Top tech news this week  Healthcare…Life-Saving Tech in Thailand, Freezing Cancer, and Israeli Unicorns — NoCamels’ Most Popular Stories in 2018, featuring Alpha Tau. Consumer Hardware…uBeam to Unveil Ultrasonic Wireless Power System at CES 2019 and Robot companion for elderly in 2019 all set. Enterprise Hardware…Wi-Fi Chip Company Celeno Raises $10 Million for European, IoT Expansion.  News from the industry  Why Uber acquired JUMP, 6 IoT trends to watch in...