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OurCrowd Weekly Newsletter

Startup Roundup

With $22M boost, Yotpo to expand workforce, operations

Yotpo_NL.pngYotpo, an Israeli startup that enables companies to generate online reviews and content, has raised $22 million. The company plans to hire in Tel Aviv and New York, and open 2 more offices.

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OurCrowd & Portfolio Companies in the News

 

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Freightos featured in 

The Loadstar

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VocalZoom featured in

Tech Times

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Neverware featured in

Samsung blog

  

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

LifeBEAM introduces the future of wearable exercise tech

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It took only 90 minutes for Israeli-founded LifeBEAM to reach its Kickstarter funding goal of $100,000 towards commercializing Vi, a first-of-its-kind augmented reality (AI) personal trainer.

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Trending Israeli Entrepreneurs

Eric Schmidt: Israel developing more unicorns

Eric_Schmidt_NL_2.pngIn Tel Aviv for Google Israel R&D Center's 10th anniversary, Eric Schmidt, the Alphabet chairman (and former Google CEO) said Israel is maturing beyond Startup Nation.

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Female entrepreneurs sweep the TLV StartUp Challenge

Three-day TAU Innovation Conference draws 3,000 attendees, including budding Israeli entrepreneurs hoping to make the leap into the big league.

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19 Israeli-led companies win 2016 Red Herring Awards

13 startups (including OurCrowd!) headed by or started by Israeli entrepreneurs honored in Europe Top 100; 6 firms placed in North American 100 list.

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OurCrowd's News Nuggets

News_NuggetsCurbing distracted driving: Cellepathy prevents car collisions (NoCamels)
Hot time in cybertown: Sixgill raises $5M, Nuro raises $2.6M (Geektime)
Israeli video marketing company, Eyeview, raises $21.5M (Globes)
Move over, Siri and Cortana: Israeli bots are coming (Israel21c)
The new tech triangle: China, US, Israel (Forbes)