Most promising Israeli startups of 2014, Israelis hack ALS solution & one-on-one with Interlude’s co-founder and CEO, Yoni Bloch

Startup Roundup

2 OurCrowd portfolio companies listed in top 10 leading Israeli startups of 2014

OurCrowd's portfolio companies, Consumer Physics and enVerid, have snagged two of the top ten Israeli startup awards in the Globes-Journey competition, placing 5th and 8th on the list. The ranking is done by leading investors, entrepreneurs, and venture capitalists, with the aim of discovering promising companies that will be very prominent in Israeli high-tech in the coming years. To read more about the most promising Israeli startsups of 2014, click here.

OurCrowd in the News

	OurCrowd CEO Jon Medved was featured on TLV1 Radio and Ynet [Hebrew article]	OurCrowd's portfolio company Webydo featured in The Next Web Read it here
	OurCrowd's portfolio company Easy Social Shop featured in Examiner.com Read it here	OurCrowd's portfolio company BillGuard featured in PandoDaily Read it here
	OurCrowd's portfolio company ReWalk featured on Bloomberg TV View it here	OurCrowd's portfolio company ReWalk featured on ABC News View it here
	OurCrowd's portfolio company Apploi featured in Computerworld Read it here	OurCrowd's portfolio company Biocatch featured in CUTimes.com Read it here

OurCrowd Events

	Washington D.C. OurCrowd CEO Jon Medved is featured speaker at the Jewish Federation North America General Assembly November 9th-11th, 2014 For more information Please click here	Jerusalem, Israel Join us at the Jerusalem OurCrowd offices for a live viewing of UP-n-RIDE's deal launch webinar November 11th, 2014 6:30PM-7:30PM Accredited investors only Reserve your seat
	London, England OurCrowd is hosting three investor events in London featuring CEO & founder Jonathan Medved November 12th-13th, 2014 For more information Please click here	Scottsdale, Arizona Exclusive investor dinner "Bringing Global Investors to Crowd Build Israel, the Startup Nation" November 12th, 2014 Accredited investors only Reserve your seat

Technology Corner

ALS solution may come closer with Israeli-made app

Although it was first diagnosed over 150 years ago, the sad truth is that researchers know little about ALS. What’s needed is more data on the patients. The Israeli branch of German software giant SAP Technologies has embarked on a unique project with Prize4Life, an ALS research funding organization. The project is a hackathon in which SAP volunteers will develop an app for mobile devices to enable caregivers to record and upload data on an ALS patient’s condition. To read more about the ALS data hack, click here.

Trending Israeli Entrepreneurs

GetTaxi CEO Shahar Waiser: "Being Israeli gives us an advantage"

In an interview with Israel's leading business daily, Globes, GetTaxi founder and CEO Shahar Waiser discusses innovation as the growth engine of the Israeli economy, institutions investing in startups, and the advantages of starting out in the Startup Nation. GetTaxi, a free app that lets you instantly book a taxi ride with a tap of your mobile phone, was recently named by Globes as Israel’s most promising startup in 2014. To learn more about GetTaxi and read the full interview, click here.

Q&A with ‘Interlude’s’ interactive video superstar Yoni Bloch

Israeli rock star-turned-entrepreneur Yoni Bloch is the founder and CEO of Interlude, an Israeli startup developing interactive video technology that turns passive, linear videos into user-directed, multi-path stories. In 2012, just one year after founding Interlude, Yoni won the Israeli Prime Minister’s innovation award for his work. To read more, click here.