Author: OurCrowd

Experience the Startup Nation with OurCrowd at the GA

Experience the Startup Nation with OurCrowd at the GA

Nov 3, 2013 | ,

Join the OurCrowd team and fellow investors at various events during the annual JFNA General Assembly conference taking place in Israel, November 10 – 12, 2013. GA Late Night with OurCrowd Scotch, wine and comedy by the walls, featuring comedy by Avi Lieberman Sunday, November 10th, 10:00 PM, at the Jerusalem Press Club Get more info and reserve your space online Born in Israel and raised in Texas, Avi Liberman is a comedian who has performed stand-up on CBS’ “Late Late Show” with Craig Ferguson on Comedy Central’s “Premium Blend” and “Make Me Laugh” as well as NBC’s “Friday Night!” Since 2001, Avi has arranged charitable comedy tours throughout Israel, including “Comedy for Koby,” the proceeds of which benefit the Koby Mandell Foundation. Exclusive Investor Breakfast Exclusive breakfast for accredited investors only — meet the founders and CEO’s of Israel’s most exciting startups in an intimate setting featuring a select group of startups OurCrowd is investing in! Wednesday, November 13th, 8:00-10:00AM at the King David Hotel. Please sign up here to save your seat at the breakfast, and we will be in touch to confirm your registration. Not an accredited...

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Why are investors excited about cyber security startups — again?

Why are investors excited about cyber security startups — again?

Oct 17, 2013 |

“The cyber security market is in a Renaissance” Israel is known by most people as the Startup Nation, thanks to the its startup companies and numerous success stories. However, over the years Israel has also come to be known as a Cyber Nation.  Given its own experiences and geography, Israel has become a leader in the cybersecurity field and is uniquely positioned for cyber challenges. The government, VC’s and angel investors are now more than ever investing in and promoting the cyber security market in Israel. But, why are investors excited about cyber security startups? Ron Moritz, one of OurCrowd’s mentors, gave a keynote address at OWASP Israel at the IDC (400+ attendees) about investing in startup cyber security companies, addressing the recent surge in the market’s popularity among investors and highlights which products and services for the cyber security market are hot right now. View his presentation below: Why Are Investors Excited About Cyber Security Startups, Again? from...

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[Business Reporter] Israel: Tech start-ups are getting ‘bigger with less’

[Business Reporter] Israel: Tech start-ups are getting ‘bigger with less’

Oct 17, 2013 |

“Healthcare and life sciences are also receiving a large amount of funding – OurCrowd is seeing 25 per cent being invested in this area and the remainder going to the internet, software and communications industries. ‘A lot of the money to fund Israeli start-ups is coming from Silicon Valley,’ says Medved. ‘And each year around 50-100 of these companies are bought by the big tech giants such as Google, Microsoft, IBM and Cisco.’...

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TechCrunch: Israeli Startup Maverick Wants To Be “WordPress Of Digital Marketing” To Help SMBs Compete With Major Brands

Oct 15, 2013 | ,

Leading technology website, TechCrunch, featured OurCrowd portfolio company Maverick from Appforma, a social media marketing agency-in-a-box for small businesses. Appforma recently won Facebook’s prestigious Preferred Marketing Developer Innovation Award for its newly-released automated marketing platform, Maverick. The early Dot Com promise was that the web puts small and large businesses on a level playing field. But as the platform has matured, that promise has turned out to be somewhat hollow, not least in the area of online marketing… Enter Maverick from AppForma, a Tel Aviv, Israel-based startup that wants to become the “WordPress for digital marketing”. Akin to an online marketing ‘wizard’, Maverick walks the users through the steps involved in creating and executing campaigns, including running the production, optimization, and follow up of each online campaign. OurCrowd investors backed Appforma (Maverick) with a $315,000 round in March 2013. Read more on...

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