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Israel’s health startups: the land of milk and life sciences
We write a lot about startups and given my background, I tend to write about Israeli Internet apps, social media, and software as a service (SaaS). But Israel is really known for its hard sciences:...
View ArticleApplango, finalist in Israel SaaS startup competition, wins place on...
Applango, a startup providing enterprise Software as a Service (SaaS) management solutions, today announced that it was selected as finalist at the 2012 IGT Cloud Summit among 24 other SaaS companies...
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Israeli Startup SweetPacks acquired for $43 million
Israeli company SweetPacks, founded in 2000, was just recently acquired by Perion Network, an Israeli digital media company. The acquisition, worth $43 million in cash and stocks, took place on...
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Does conflict halt Israel’s growth?
In the book, “Start-Up Nation,” there is an entire chapter talking about the Israeli mindset; how terrorism and war never affects work ethic. Intel has a few D&P centers in Israel. During a rain of...
View ArticleReverse Aliyah: Time is right for Israeli CEOs
Huge companies have development and research centers in Israel. These centers are very strategic and have Israeli leadership running them . Microsoft has an R&D center in Hertziliya Intel has and...
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Israel: one of the best places in the world to start a company
The Wall Street Journal recently wrote that London is hosting 15 Israeli tech companies in hopes of changing public opinion: that London is not just a stop on the way to Silicon Valley. Israel has...
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8 Israeli tech trends for 8 crazy nights: Water (4/8)
We’re celebrating Hanukah in Israel right now and given all the fun and festivities going on, we thought it would be a good time to look back over the past few months and highlight some of the tech...
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What Israeli entrepreneurs are working on now
After opening our doors last fall, we’ve gotten to know so many of you: thousands of investors, entrepreneurs, and partners. Particularly, we’re seeing an incredible number of really high-quality...
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Why business students are choosing internships in Israel: My story
Start-up Nation. Economic miracle. Highest density of start-ups. Innovation. Creativity. Culture. Mentality. This is probably the shortest summary I have given to answer the question “What am I doing...
View ArticleIsrael as “startup community”: an ecosystem for success
Startups don’t typically appear out of thin air. Behind the scenes are always various levers that aid and abet entrepreneurs in the quest for success. Brad Feld talks about the ecosystem in which...
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Serendip: Improving the radio experience (and Pandora burnout)
It is clear that social media has become the greatest way to share interests, business ideas, and news that the world has ever seen. Hundreds of apps and websites have leaned on Facebook, Twitter, and...
View ArticleIs newspaper Maariv’s fate, Israel’s fate, too?
If you haven’t been following, Israeli newspaper, Maariv, is facing a similar fate to other old media firms. The 64-year-old paper has been knee-deep in bankruptcy proceedings. The childhood paper for...
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Hacking Israeli startups, worldwide
AngelHack has decided to bring a hacking competition to Tel Aviv, marking the first time they will ever be here. AngleHack is a company built to help startups reach the next level by mentoring them,...
View Article500Startups, Geeks on a Plane, and OurCrowd
Last week, we had the pleasure of hosting dinner for Dave McClure and his coterie of geeks from his Geeks on a Plane (#GOAP) trips. It was the first time GOAP visited the Middle East and we heard from...
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My summer internship with OurCrowd: What I learned from my first 3 weeks
Writing a blog entry the week following Google’s acquisition of Waze, one of the largest high-tech acquisitions in Israel’s history, reaffirms why I decided to spend my summer internship working at...
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OurCrowd launches #WhatsYourBigIdea campaign showcasing Israel’s...
Have you ever had a flicker of inspiration? A moment in which you knew you were going to change the world with one simple thought? And then, for whatever reason, that great thought just… didn’t really...
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From Ballistics to Blackouts: How One Company Uses Israel’s Military...
Guest post by Phillip Fine, Jerusalem-based writer/editor. There’s commercialization of military know-how and then there’s Israel’s commercialization of military know-how. Take mPrest Systems Inc., a...
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Managing Israel’s Cybersecurity: The Triple Mission of the Israeli National...
This is a guest post by Joel Tsafrir featuring an interview with Yigal Unna, Director General the Israeli National Cyber Directorate (INCD). As early as 2002, before the cyber hype began, the Israeli...
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In the News: This is what medical impact looks like
Great news from the Israeli medical scene this week: Alpha Tau, the company that has cancerous tumors disappearing in a matter of weeks, is moving on to clinical trials, and we join the team in hoping...
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In the News: The cyber company that real-life ‘Catch Me If You Can’ Frank...
Cyber hacks and data breaches are an ever-present theme in the news…how are startup solutions measuring up? Firstly, Labs/02 startup ItsMine says it will provide its AI data protection tool free of...
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5 Reasons to Join Us at the OurCrowd Summit this March
This has been a year of AI breakthroughs, unicorn chasing, smart mobility, crypto-crashes, surprise exits and much more. But it’s time to look forward: what can we expect from 2019? What kinds of tech...
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In the News: Countries collaborating with Israeli tech
What’s possible when countries come together to collaborate around technology? Israel’s Security Agency has launched a worldwide challenge in the hopes of recruiting tech experts – who will succeed?...
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In the News: The 2019 tech predictions are out
As 2018 comes to a close…what will shape tech and VC in 2019? The predictions are rolling in…Read 6 investment trends from CTech and check out predictions from PitchBook and Forbes. Wishing all who...
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In the News: A year of impact…will we see you at CES?
Join me in feeling proud as we reflect on technology’s awesome impact in 2018! Social impact investing – can doing good coexist with ROI? P.S. Will we see you at CES? Check out our booth info below,...
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In the News: $6.47B raised – a new record for Israeli tech
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...
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In the News: News from CES 2019; see the same tech in Jerusalem on March 7th
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...
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In the News: Watch – Innovation doesn’t stop for politics
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...
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In the News: The cannabis tech opportunity is hot – and here
Big news: The Israeli Cabinet is set to approve the export of medical cannabis. We are excited that an investment of ours is one of the few that qualify for the export, and are proud to take part in...
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Miss it? We’ve brought #OCSummit19 to you – watch it all now
The 2019 OurCrowd Global Investor Summit was absolutely historic; in fact, it was so enormous, the highlights create FOMO even for those who did attend! Here’s a quick look at what, together with the...
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In the News: Lots of IPO talk, while Israel works to ‘scale up’
Everyone’s talking about how it’s raining IPOs – following Beyond Meat’s Nasdaq debut, Uber went public this past Friday; see interesting data here on today’s tech IPOs. Or watch my interview where I...
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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...
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In the News: Watch full-length content or join our highlights webinar | 2020...
“A great event. Very well organized. For venture capitalists like myself, this event is even better than CES.” – Dong-Su Kim, CEO, LG Technology Ventures The 2020 OurCrowd Global Investor Summit was...
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In the News: Our new partnership with Jason Greenblatt to build business ties...
We are delighted to share big news out of Jerusalem as former Assistant to the President of the United States, and Special Representative for International Negotiations Jason Greenblatt joins OurCrowd...
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In the News: The impact of coronavirus on startups & OurCrowd’s next steps
As the global community comes together to combat the coronavirus, our thoughts are with those directly and indirectly affected. Israel has taken an active role in trying to prevent the spread of the...
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In the News: Join our Wednesday Webinar on coronavirus: Challenges &...
Alongside governments around the globe, Israel is taking strict social distancing measures in the face of the COVID-19 global health emergency. The startup nation is also utilizing its strengths to...
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In the News: Startups Equipped to Combat the Coronavirus
It’s been another intense week as the global community continues to combat the coronavirus pandemic. I am proud of my team, working day and night to support our companies playing a part in this effort,...
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In the News: Time to move fast and fix things
Now is the time for tech to drive the effort and support the global community in reversing the course of this coronavirus pandemic and help us establish a more successful, healthier and safer future....
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In the News: News from startups hard at work fighting COVID-19
We’re optimistic that the coronavirus vaccine being developed by MigVax can bring very, very good news to the world, as I told CBN. The company believes it can build off of the coronavirus vaccine...
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In the News: Coronavirus, industry reinvention & venture capital
The coronavirus crisis has created heightened awareness of healthcare challenges, which will cause more money to flow to what we have seen as traditionally underfunded areas – medtech, digital health,...
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In the News: Expect a ‘renaissance’ in medical innovation
Trends that began way before the virus hit − whether e-commerce, working from home, distance learning or robotic process automation − have now accelerated to light-speed. The impact of this crisis on...
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Record First Quarter for Israeli High-Tech Investments
By OURCROWD Venture funding set to double over 2020 Capital raising by privately held Israeli technology companies soared to a record $5.37 billion in the first quarter of 2021, 89% higher than in the...
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