In the News: What’s next after Israel’s biggest diplomatic event in its history?

Israel hosted its biggest diplomatic event in its history last week: delegations from 49 countries, including 41 heads of state, gathered in Jerusalem for The Fifth World Holocaust Forum.

We are looking forward to welcoming thousands more tech and investment leaders from around the globe this February 13th for the 2020 OurCrowd Global Investor Summit to share, celebrate and invest in Israeli and global tech. Space is limited; tickets for active OurCrowd members are guaranteed upon registration. Apply now. 

Happy Chinese New Year from OurCrowd: We want to wish our Chinese friends all over the world a healthy, happy, and prosperous year ahead. 

Startup Nation and beyond

Great coverage in Forbes about CanNegev, the Israeli government-sponsored incubator which will be operated by OurCrowd, BOL Pharma and Perrigo in Yerucham.

Zebra Medical Vision publishes in the prestigious journal Nature Medicine, groundbreaking research that enables successful diagnosis of Osteoporosis from existing CT scans. One in three women and one in five men older than 50 will suffer an osteoporotic fracture in their lifetime. 

Latest discovery from OurCrowd portfolio company CyberMDX: MDhex vulnerabilities impact GE patient vital signs monitoring devices.

Microsoft to set up Israel data center: The Microsoft Azure data center will be the first set up in Israel by a tech giant and will provide cloud services in Israel from 2021.

Top tech news this week 

• Consumer Software…Vimeo launches short-form social video editing platform powered by Magisto.
• Incubators…Ensuring Trustworthiness of Industrial Devices – a report by ARC Advisory Group, featuring Labs/02’s IXDen.
• Foodtech…5 healthy snack foods with an Israeli flavor, featuring DouxMatok.

News from the industry 

Hear from our SVP of Global Operations Josh Wolff how over 2 dozen global financial institutions will give companies and startups the opportunity to connect with not just investors, but influencers from around the world, at the 2020 OurCrowd Global Investor Summit. 

Israeli cyber expert: Healthcare is world’s most cyber-targeted industry.

Events & more

How has cyber warfare shaped our lives? What does the future of cyber attacks look like? We are looking forward to finding out the answers to these questions in Keren Elazari’s keynote at the 2020 OurCrowd Global Investor Summit! Apply now.

Summit Week will be as packed as ever, with corporate meetups, VC forums, insider access to accelerators and labs, and touring opportunities providing a unique insider’s look at the innovation ecosystem. Check out the Summit’s surrounding events.

See which OurCrowd events are taking place near you on our Events Calendar.

Looking to connect

We currently have 500+ open positions at our global portfolio companies. Here are a few of the most exciting:

• Associate IT Engineer for data.world (USA)
• Senior Product Manager for Freightos (Europe)
• Senior Backend Developer for BioCatch (Israel)

Search and filter through OurTalent to find your next challenge.