Jon Medved

Founder and CEO of OurCrowd

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Nov 18, 2024, 9:43 PM

Trump card plays well for Middle East investors

(OurCrowd Studio)

Donald Trump’s second term as US president looks likely to offer fascinating new opportunities for venture investors – especially venture investors in Israel and the Middle East. Trump’s re-election to the presidency has already sent US stocks soaring to record...

Sep 6, 2024, 6:11 PM

4 reasons why Israel is leading a global VC rebound despite the war

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The resilience of Israeli tech, and the growing foreign investment in it have significant implications for Israel’s economic stability

Aug 1, 2024, 11:53 PM

Markets forecast end to Israel’s wars

DESPITE THE HORRIFIC Hezbollah rocket attack on a soccer pitch that killed 12 innocent youngsters in Majdal Shams last weekend – and the premature demise of Hamas chieftan Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran – the war between Israel and Iran’s...

May 28, 2024, 1:04 PM

Proud parents – and midwives – of an Israeli unicorn called BioCatch

For those who first invested in BioCatch via OurCrowd in 2014, the company’s new valuation implies a gross multiple of more than 10X on their original investment. Success has many parents – sometimes too many. The success of a startup belongs...

May 6, 2024, 6:44 PM

A strong blue and white link in the automotive supply chain

(Illustration: Elisheva Eizenbach / mostdesigned.com)

Niamh McBurney, Associate Director at Control Risks in Dubai, advises businesses and organizations operating in volatile areas. So it was no surprise that her phone started ringing after Hamas terrorists stormed into Israel from Gaza on Oct. 7, slaughtering...

Feb 22, 2024, 8:55 PM

Feb. 26 Online: Together, Israel and South Korea can take high tech even higher

The Korean pavilion at the OurCrowd Global Investor Summit in Jerusalem. (OurCrowd)

OurCrowd hosts expert panel to discuss $80 million joint venture fund We tend to invest where we feel most comfortable, so when I was approached a few years ago with the opportunity of investing in a South Korean-based e-commerce startup,...

Dec 31, 2023, 6:22 PM

A multimillion-dollar vote of confidence in Israel’s startups

In December, OurCrowd’s Israel Resilience Fund announced its first eight startup investments and its first closing, with $13 million of committed capital – just weeks after we announced its launch. The fund aims to focus on 50 or more startups...

Oct 27, 2023, 1:14 PM

Global tech community unites behind Israel

(Microsoft Israel Facebook page)

After more than 18 years’ experience of Hamas rule next door in Gaza, countless rocket attacks on Israeli homes and aid money lavished on weapons and hate propaganda, we in Israel did not need proof of the senseless brutality...

May 25, 2023, 12:16 AM

Artificial Intelligence: 20 verticals for investors to watch

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Investors need to take a vertical view of the AI revolution. EVERYBODY IS RUSHING to invest in AI – and with reason, because it’s going to be extremely significant. Some investors are kicking themselves for missing the boat. While it may...

Jul 10, 2022, 8:27 PM

Israelis expect Saudi breakthrough as Biden visit rolls back Sand Curtain

(Illustration by AVI KATZ)

Improving Israel’s relations with the Arab Middle East is a rare and precious point of bipartisan agreement in US politics. President Joe Biden’s arrival in the Middle East this month has fanned expectations of another historic step toward pulling down...

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About Me

Jonathan Medved is the founder and CEO of OurCrowd, based in Jerusalem, a global investment platform where accredited investors can participate in private market startups and alternative assets. Nothing contained in and accompanying this communication shall be construed as an offer to sell, a solicitation of an offer to buy, or a recommendation to purchase any security by OurCrowd, its portfolio companies or any third party.