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OurCrowd Weekly Newsletter

Startup Roundup

The birth of a unicorn: The story of an Israeli startup worth a billion dollars

ForeScout_NL.pngCongratulations, another high tech unicorn, ForeScout Technologies, was born this year. The birth was without any complications, after the firm raised $76 million to reach a company value of $1 billion.

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OurCrowd & Portfolio Companies in the News

 

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CEO Jon Medved in 

Forbes

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BT9 featured in

Produce Plus

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Surgical Theater in

Cleveland Business

 

OurCrowd Events

OurCrowd is hosting investor events across the globe

in the upcoming months, featuring guest speakers and

CEOs of our latest investment opportunities.

See our events calendar to learn more and RSVP!


Technology Corner

From agriculture to high-tech: Meet 5 kibbutzim that became global powerhouses

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Here are five kibbutzim that have come up with such successful technologies and products, that their members – once socialist farmers – have become quite wealthy.

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Trending Israeli Entrepreneurs

Meet the man democratizing venture capital for everyday investors and founders

jon_medved_NL.pngForbes interviewed OurCrowd CEO and serial entrepreneur, Jonathan Medved, to learn more about his revolutionary business model that is democratizing venture capital for investors and founders.

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Elon Musk flew to Israel to visit Mobileye

Musk viewed demonstrations of technologies Mobileye is developing for Tesla's self-driving vehicle system.

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Israeli startups to build smart city in Brazil

Croatá Laguna Ecopark in Brazil will boast Israeli solutions for security, landscaping, and engineering.

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OurCrowd's News Nuggets

News_NuggetsIsraeli BioGaming makes PT fun and effective through video games (Geektime)
White House taps Israeli tech for solving California’s water crisis (NoCamels)
Israeli video optimization company, Beamr, raises $15M (Globes)
Israel launches social impact bond to prevent diabetes (Israel21c)
When “Startup Nation” meets “Made in China” (JPost)