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title: Microsoft buys Israel's Aoroto for $200M, Israeli therapy bubbles pop up in NY & the elite IDF unit driving the Startup Nation
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| Not rendering correctly? View this email as a web page here.      Startup Roundup Microsoft buys Israeli cybersec startup Aoroto for $200M  Microsoft confirmed that it has acquired Aorato, an Israel-based maker of security solutions co-founded by veterans of the Israeli defense forces, which only exited from stealth earlier this year. Aorato’s focus is on enterprise services in the cloud and in hybrid on-premise and cloud environments, using machine learning to detect suspicious patterns. To read more about this successful exit out of the Startup Nation, click here. OurCrowd in the News       OurCrowd's Zack Miller  discusses the Israeli crowdfunding scene on TLV1 Radio OurCrowd's portfolio company Consumer Physics featured on Reuters Veiw it here     OurCrowd's portfolio company BriefCam featured in Times of Israel Read it here OurCrowd's portfolio company Freightos featured in Tech in Asia Read it here         OurCrowd's portfolio company Highcon featured in American Printer Read it here OurCrowd's portfolio company Biocatch featured in Biometric update Read it here       OurCrowd Events Silver Spring, MD Join OurCrowd for  "Partners in Innovation – A Showcase of Maryland-Israel Business" November 18th, 2014 6:00PM-8:30PM For more information Please click here Tel Aviv, Israel Join OurCrowd for a private investor meeting sponsored by LeumiTech featuring our latest investments November 19th, 2014 5:30PM-7:30PM Accredited investors only Reserve your seat Tel Aviv, Israel OurCrowd's Danna Hochstein Mann is a featured speaker at IBM Israel's innovation event November 19th, 2014 6:00PM-8:00PM For more information Please click here San Diego, CA Join OurCrowd & ATS for "Innovation & Inspiration - From Service to Standing to Startup"  November 20th, 2014 8:00AM For more information Please click here Technology Corner Bubbling with innovation: Israeli therapy bubbles pop up in NY Israeli startup Talkspace erected large transparent bubbles last week on New York’s Fifth Avenue to offer free online psychological treatment to pedestrians. Passersby can enter a fake living room inside an inflated dome and chat online with a psychologist for free. The project’s aim is to raise awareness of the availability of mental health services over the internet. To read more about this bubbling innovation, click here.  If you’re an accredited investor and interested in investing in some of Israel’s most exciting startups, please register at OurCrowd. Trending Israeli Entrepreneurs Trenches to Traction: How Israel’s elite intelligence unit powers the Startup Nation Join OurCrowd for a lively Q&A discussion about the Israeli military intelligence unit that drives the Startup Nation's high-tech industry. This elite technology unit's alumni who enter into the civilian market have earned a reputation for their unique entrepreneurial skills and for creating outstanding, successful, and innovative startups. November 18th (18:00 Israel / 11:00 NYC / 8:00 AM SF) For more information, click here.  Q&A with 'Mobli' mogul Moshe Hogeg Moshe Hogeg is the CEO and founder of the real-time visual medial platform Mobli, which has brought you apps like Yo!, the messenger app that went viral, and Mirage, a Snapchat rival. Moshe is also the founder of venture capital firm Singulariteam that has offices around the globe, funding startups like StoreDot and META. To read more, click here. ‘Startup Nation’ exporting its businesses to American shores Israel, known as the Startup Nation, is increasingly exporting its culture of entrepreneurship to America. There are a number of reasons why an Israeli might decide to come to the U.S., but for those who are innovators, entrepreneurs, or businesspeople, the move is often based on necessity. To read more, click here. OurCrowd's News Nuggets Israeli e-commerce fraud prevention startup, Forter, raises $15M (PandoDaily) UpWest Labs nurtures promising Israeli startups in Silicon Valley (TechCrunch) Wix is the 2nd Israeli company to advertise during the Super Bowl (Mashable) Growth Potential: The China-Israel connection in high-tech investment (HuffPost) Israeli DIY marketing app, Wannabee, raises $2.2M (Globes) OurCrowd   28 Derech Hebron    Jerusalem,  Israel       You received this email because you are subscribed to OurCrowd Weekly Newsletter from OurCrowd. Update your email preferences to choose the types of emails you receive.  Unsubscribe from all future emails  Powered by HubSpot |
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