Tagged: jon medved

January 12, 2022 @ 1:00 am By JD Alois  |  

OurCrowd, a global investment crowdfunding platform, is holding a virtual Job Fair on January 17, 2022, from 5 to 7 pm (Israel Time). According to a note from OurCrowd, the Job Fair aims to fill positions at over 170 of its portfolio companies. The online… Read More

November 22, 2021 @ 1:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Online investment platform OurCrowd has become the first venture capital firm to be approved by Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) to operate as a find manager in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). OurCrowd said in a statement that it hs incorporated a wholly-owned subsidiary, OurCrowd… Read More

November 12, 2021 @ 9:36 am By JD Alois  |  

Global investment platform OurCrowd has inked another Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) – this time with an entity from Colombia. According to an email distributed by OurCrowd, they have signed an MOU with iNNpulsa to establish a fund to invest in OurCrowd portfolio companies, as well… Read More

October 27, 2021 @ 9:30 am By JD Alois  |  

OurCrowd, a top global investment crowdfunding platform, has received an investment from SoftBank. According to a note from the company, the SoftBank Vision Fund 2 will make a $25 million convertible equity investment into the company. Terms of the investment were not disclosed. As part… Read More

October 7, 2021 @ 8:33 am By JD Alois  |  

OurCrowd has been recognized as the leading VC investor in Israel for the 9th year in a row. OurCrowd is a global investment crowdfunding platform matching investors with promising private deals around the world. Israel is one of the hottest startup markets anywhere and OurCrowd… Read More

August 5, 2021 @ 11:52 am By JD Alois  |  

  Leading online investment platform OurCrowd has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Azerbaijan Investment Company (AIC) – the government’s investment arm. The agreement makes OurCrowd the first Israeli business to sign an agreement with Azerbaijan since the country opened its Trade and Tourism… Read More

July 13, 2021 @ 9:36 am By JD Alois  |  

OurCrowd, a global online investment platform catering to both individual and institutional investors, streamed a session today that discussed the Top 10 Post-Pandemic Tech Trends that believes are impacting markets. The session was modeled after a popular segment of OurCrowd’s annual Investor Summit held in… Read More

July 6, 2021 @ 7:29 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Israel’s thriving high-tech ecosystem needs a recalibration if it is to continue as a global hotspot, OurCrowd CEO Jon Medved said in an article published on LinkedIn today. At first glance, things look good given the record $10.5 billion in investment the sector attracted in… Read More

June 3, 2021 @ 10:42 am By JD Alois  |  

Following the Abraham Accords, initiated by the Trump administration that saw the normalization of relations between the UAE and Bahrain, OurCrowd – a top global early-stage investment platform, moved quickly to announce relations with middle east gr0ups. After quietly working behind the scenes for years,… Read More

April 29, 2021 @ 3:50 pm By JD Alois  |  

Earlier this week, OurCrowd CEO and founder Jon Medved held a virtual press briefing commenting on both the marketplace in Israel and the performance of OurCrowd in a pretty hot investment environment. Recently, it was reported that Israel has broken into the top 20 nations… Read More

March 22, 2021 @ 11:00 am By JD Alois  |  

OurCrowd has partnered with Waterfund to build an investment portfolio of 15 water and Agtech companies. According to a release, Waterfund has committed $50 million of capital to the OurCrowd managed portfolio, with an initial investment completed in Plenty, Inc., a vertical farming firm. Simultaneously,… Read More

March 16, 2021 @ 2:30 am By JD Alois  |  

OurCrowd has revealed that NTT Finance, a subsidiary of NTT Group (Nippon Telegraph and Telephone), will establish NTT Finance Israel LP in partnership with OurCrowd. According to OurCrowd, NTT Finance will initially commit $15 million for a dedicated investment program. OurCrowd will provide early access… Read More

March 10, 2021 @ 1:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Top global investment platform OurCrowd has appointed Dr. Hasanat Dewan as Chief Innovation Officer.  Simultaneously, OurCrowd announced a Global AI (artificial intelligence) Innovation Center at an undetermined location. According to OurCrowd, Dr. Dewan will oversee the development and deployment of OurCrowd’s next-generation platform, supporting a… Read More

March 2, 2021 @ 9:27 am By JD Alois  |  

Rewire, a digital banking startup that is targeting cross-border banking services has announced a $20 million Series B funding round. The round was lead by leading global crowdfunding platform OurCrowd and also included a line of credit from an undisclosed bank. According to a release,… Read More

January 13, 2021 @ 9:30 am By JD Alois  |  

OurCrowd is a leading venture marketplace where smaller (accredited) investors can participate in private securities offerings alongside really big investors. A recent example is where JumpCloud, an enterprise cloud service provider, raised $100 million in a Series E Round. OurCrowd’s name was alongside high profile… Read More

January 7, 2021 @ 1:23 pm By JD Alois  |  

OurCrowd, one of the top investment crowdfunding platforms in the world, has launched a new vehicle for Canadian accredited investors to access its OC50 fund. OurCrowd’s OC50 was created as a diversified fund to allow more investors access to highly-vetted startups across a variety of… Read More

December 8, 2020 @ 9:26 am By JD Alois  |  

OurCrowd, a top global investment crowdfunding platform, has announced the availability of a fund that is open to individual investors in Canada. OurCrowd’s OC50, a portfolio index fund, is said to be available with “unprecedented low minimum contributions” opening up the world of VC investing… Read More

December 2, 2020 @ 3:00 am By JD Alois  |  

OurCrowd, the world’s largest global investment crowdfunding platform, has partnered with Portuguese venture capital firm UnderRock Investments. This most recent partnership is part of a growing number of global alliances established by OurCrowd including: Stifel brokerage and investment banking firm, United Overseas Bank Limited (UOB)… Read More

November 19, 2020 @ 7:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Leading global online investing marketplace OurCrowd has received a $60 million investment from ORIX Corporation (NYSE:IX). Orix is a Japan based financial services firm that offers lending, investment, life insurance, banking, asset management, real estate, and more. ORIX operates globally with offices in 37 countries… Read More

October 26, 2020 @ 7:20 pm By JD Alois  |  

  OurCrowd, a leading online investment marketplace, has partnered with SALT on a series of discussions called the Pandemic Venture Investment Series starting October 29. SALT is a global thought leadership forum and networking platform encompassing finance, technology, and geopolitics. According to  OurCrowd, each episode… Read More