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Oct 27, 2023, 1:14 PM

Global tech community unites behind Israel

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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

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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...

Apr 4, 2022, 7:24 PM

Ukraine crisis: Troubled times need new technologies

(Illustration by Avi Katz)

Even if Russia's onslaught against Ukraine ends soon, which sadly seems unlikely, the global economic reset created by the crisis is likely to have a lasting impact. Just as the Covid-19 pandemic had a seismic effect, ushering in a new...

Mar 15, 2022, 11:58 PM

Capital’s hand may be invisible but its heart is clearly with Ukraine

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The “invisible hand” of capitalism first described by Adam Smith has always been assumed by its critics to be callous and uncaring. But never has the caring heart of capitalism beaten so loud as in the global business community’s...

Jan 14, 2022, 10:36 AM

A winter’s tale: Tu B’Shvat and venture capital

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It wasn’t until I became a venture investor that I fully understood the deep philosophy behind the strange timing of the Jewish new year for trees Growing up Jewish, I thought it was kind of quaint that we celebrated the...

Dec 31, 2021, 4:23 PM

We’ll meet again: Surviving the cancel culture of COVID-19

(Illustration by Avi Katz)

THE MICROSCOPIC virus that causes COVID-19 has morphed once again into a shape-shifting monster in whose vast and deadly shadow nations seal their borders and global events are left hanging by a thread. First came the coronavirus, then came the...

Dec 7, 2021, 7:40 PM

Going beyond ESG investing to save the planet

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Oct 22, 2021, 5:03 PM

All in the family

Some of the biggest brands in the world economy began as family businesses (Photo: Matthew Kalman)

Some of the biggest brands in the world economy began as family businesses, and many of them are still run by a boardroom of brothers and sisters. “Never work with friends or family.” It’s one of the most repeated adages...

Aug 30, 2021, 1:58 PM

Israel, Azerbaijan and the globalization of entrepreneurship

Location, location, location? Covid has redrawn the innovative map. Location really doesn't matter anymore Last month, I became the first Israeli businessman to sign a memorandum of understanding with the Azerbaijan Investment Company, the sovereign investment arm of the Azeri...

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Jonathan Medved is the founder and CEO of OurCrowd, the world’s leading global equity funding platform for accredited investors, based in Jerusalem. 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.