It was supposed to be a dazzling affair, a debutante ball to introduce Israel’s innovators to investors looking to make money off solutions to this region’s mounting crises.

Many would say capitalism is what drove the climate crisis, and that a solution would depend on a different economic model that prioritizes sustainability and equity.

Israel has become one of the major world players in tech startups. In 2021, Israel received almost 30 times more capital flow than the U.S. on a per capita basis, supporting its reputation as the startup nation. In fact, Israel’s high-tech companies raised about $15 billion through 663 deals in 2022. So much so that many now refer to Israel as Startup Nation.

Israel is on the frontlines of the climate challenge. There are nearly 700 climate tech startups in Israel with 10 selected to represent Israel in COP27 as part of the Israeli climate tech delegation. The Jerusalem Press Club, together with Jennifer Laszlo Mizrahi & Laura Kam, hosted the “Climate Change, Technology, Innovations & Solutions” Delegation. A select group of 15 tech and climate Journalists from the U.S, U.K, Morocco, Austria and Germany, came to cover the 2023 OurCrowd Global Investor Summit and to witness Israel’s finest climate startups in an exclusive JPC Press field tour.

A founder asks: What’s the ideal runway? Consider this, says Judah Taub: The ideal is actually raising capital when you can vs. when you must. An ideal timeline (founders who’ve been there would likely agree) is raising your next funding long before you need it.

We are on a mission to grow our portfolio to 40 companies over the next five years, from accelerating new technologies to addressing next-gen food ingredients. Our approach includes bringing academic intellectual property to reality, providing technological and business mentoring to Israeli entrepreneurs, and investing in early-stage startups while facilitating their growth to next investment levels.

Patricia Wu talks with Maolac CEO & Co-founder Maya Ashkenazi Otmazgin. Israeli foodtech startup Maolac is developing a nutrient-rich superfood based on one of the most miraculous nutrient sources known to humankind: breast milk.

Had a fun time doing this interview with @YoelTIsrael . Too bad I had to cut it at the end because… Twitter.

A company that is using AI-powered technologies to help rehabilitate people with severe brain injuries, including those caused by strokes, has caught the eye of the World Health Organization (WHO) Foundation.

Since the 2020 peace treaties (Abraham Accords), Israel has normalized its relations with the countries of the Middle East. In mid-February, the OurCrowd conference welcomed the largest delegation of Arab businessmen in the country’s history.

Award-winning portfolio manager and podcast host Thane Stenner chats with Jon Medved

From Jerusalem, Israel – One of the leading firms specializing in investment in technology startups in the world will look for business opportunities in the coming monthsto expand to Argentina and Latin America in different sectors that are decisive for the economy such as agriculture , water management, logisticsfor businesses and an improvement in food preservation, among other sectors . The investor universe that targets small firms with innovative ideas observes the region’s political and economic context cautiously but sees clear chances of setting foot in a market of more than 660 million people .

With autonomous driving proceeding in the slow lane, the mobility sector has swung its headlights to electric vehicles. Public transport, private cars and bikes, and personal aircraft are transporting us to a green future, but sourcing the power, storing it, and protecting it is a big hurdle. Automotive Industries reviews mobility innovation at the OC Summit to share how start-up technologies are overcoming it.

Three years after the pandemic halted global gatherings, a top Israeli tech conference was back and ready to wow capitalists venturing to the Jewish state for the first time. The message of the 10th annual OurCrowd summit was clear: Israelis prided themselves on transforming a desert country into a verdant agricultural powerhouse quenched with desalinated seawater, and now their “startup nation,” as homegrown Silicon Valley types are fond of calling the country, was ready to export planet-saving technologies to the rest of the world.

It’s been three years since the world-renowned OurCrowd Global Summit has taken place due to the pandemic, and this year it returned, better than ever.

Since the 2020 peace treaties (Abraham Accords), Israel has normalized its relations with the countries of the Middle East. In mid-February, the OurCrowd conference welcomed the largest delegation of Arab businessmen in the country’s history.

More than 8,500 entrepreneurs and investors from 80 countries descended on Jerusalem last week for the festival of technology that is OurCrowd, an event that exemplifies why Israel is the original start-up nation.

FreshStart, a global FoodTech incubator, announced at the OurCrowd Global Summit, that it had reached 10 investments in the incubator, with three companies already raising external funding totaling $22 million.

OurCrowd’s Eric Brand previews the 2023 OurCrowd Global Investor Summit, the biggest investor event in the Middle East. More info: https://www.ourcrowd.com/

The Media Line reports on some of the innovative MedTech and FoodTech startup companies hoping to create a revolution in food and medicine that were on display at the recent OurCrowd Global Investors summit in Jerusalem

In Israel, interest in food tech ranges from alternative proteins to food waste, veertical farming to delivery robots. Which areas have ecosystem major pinpointed as particularly strong growth opportunities?

Speak to Jonathan Medved, CEO of our crowd speaking to us from Jerusalem and Jonathan, thanks for joining us. Well, we just heard Prime Minister Netanyahu speaking at the conference of presidents of major American Jewish organizations urging investment in Israel saying the economy is so strong here. What was the experience in general at our crowd, the move there at the summit? Look, the mood was extremely bullish. Uh this was an investment conference, not a disinvestment conference. We had nine thousand people who had tickets. They came from 81 countries.

Africa is beaming with technology start-ups that are disrupting the healthcare sector. These start-ups have attracted sizeable investment.

We spent a week in Israel for the Investment Summit organized by the OurCrowd fund

Investors globally scaled down on their investments into start-ups in 2022, but Africa continued to attract a big chunk of finance although it still accounts for the least share of start-up investments.

Hashalom Station in the center of Tel Aviv, the capital of Israel, on the 16th (local time). Around this station, where more than 60,000 people come and go every day, high-rise building construction is in full swing wherever you turn your eyes. This area is one of Israel’s leading start-up complexes, where tech companies are concentrated. “Tel Aviv, where 3,000 tech companies are concentrated, is always short of offices,” said an official from ‘UltraRed,’ a cyber security startup residing in a nearby office. ” he said. In fact, it is known that the most expensive apartment in Tel Aviv has been built in this area, and entrepreneurs working in nearby offices have moved in.

The OurCrowd Summit is a dazzling annual event that brings together a world of hi-tech; specifically investors, entrepreneurs, and industry leaders from around the world to discuss the latest trends and innovations in technology and investment. A few years ago it was cryptocurrency and cannabis. This year it was AI, food tech, and content.

After its pandemic success, Israeli-Canadian startup SaNOtize is hoping that clinical trials will show that its pioneering antiviral nasal spray can be used to treat the flu and other upper respiratory viruses.

At the OurCrowd Global Investor Summit, held February 15 in Jerusalem, there were whoops of excitement when the opening notes of the Netflix hit TV show Fauda were heard.

Daniel Barav, the youngest reporter at OurCrowd’s Global Investor Summit brings us a 10-year-old’s view on emerging technologies and investing. This event brings together thousands of investors, startup founders, celebrities, and business delegations from more than 80 countries in Jerusalem. Daniel discovers emerging foodtech startups and listens to investment advice for children and not so children, from the founder of most active crowdfunding platform for investments in startups in Israel.

I cannot help fearing that men may reach a point where they look on every new theory as a danger, every innovation as a toilsome trouble, every social advance as a first step toward revolution, and that they may absolutely refuse to move at all – Alexis de Tocqueville

During the annual conference of the OurCrowd investment platform, delegations from around the world participated, including Morocco and Abu Dhabi • In addition to referring to the legal reform, the investors also revealed the expected investments with Israel • Also: Is governmental stability in danger due to the Gallant and Smotrich conflict?

Cody Stanford recently arrived in Israel as a guest of the digital health company Sweetch, where she serves as a member of the scientific advisory committee. She attended the annual conference of the investment group Ourcrowd, which invests in the company. We took the opportunity to talk to her about new ways to treat obesity.

In one of the most innovative ecosystems in the world dedicated to innovation, the Milanese startup Maiora Solutions , with its own Resmart brand , will be one of the promoters of an event dedicated to the CEOs and Founders of Italian restaurant chains and start-ups operating in the food sector retail & restaurant tech .In one of the most innovative ecosystems in the world dedicated to innovation, the Milanese startup Maiora Solutions , with its own Resmart brand , will be one of the promoters of an event dedicated to the CEOs and Founders of Italian restaurant chains and start-ups operating in the food sector retail & restaurant tech .

It was good to be back in person at OurCrowd’s global investor conference in Jerusalem this week. The last one was three years ago, and following the pandemic and a major financial correction, we are in a very different world and the event reflected that. Over the span of a few days we got to drink from a firehose in terms of opinions and thoughts as to where we are headed when it comes to tech and finance. At the same time you are getting pitched non-stop by entrepreneurs who are all quite aware that investors from all over the world made the hike to the heart of the Middle East to source new deals. And one of OurCrowd’s flagship companies, Vancouver-based Sanotize used the conference’s audience to run an actual patient trial. So what stood out, any recurring themes or highlights? Let’s see:

OurCrowd, the leading global venture capital investment platform and Israel’s most active venture capitalist, celebrated its 10th anniversary in style at the OurCrowd Global Investor Summit on February 15, 2023 in Jerusalem. IsraelValley participated in this exceptional Summit.

It was really very moving this year

(JNS) You never know who you’re going to sit next to at an OurCrowd Global Investor Summit cafe table at breakfast time. In my case, it was Cameron Jones, co-founder and COO of Flash Forest, named at the World Economic Forum in Davos as one of the top 11 startups of the year.

JERUSALEM–International investors have just finished a week in Jerusalem looking for products to back that can make life on earth better and also turn a profit. They were attending the OurCrowd Global Investors Summit that brought idealism and capitalism together.

Thousands of people and companies from all over the world flock to Jerusalem as the OurCrowd Global Investors summit returns to the capital of the Startup Nation for the first time since the start of the COVID pandemic and The Media Line was there to see the exciting event firsthand

This week we participated at the OurCrowd Summit and took part of the of the Israeli tech and innovation celebration. ARC Innovation at Sheba Medical Center showcased 4 cutting-edge ARC startups at the @OurcrowdFund Summit – AISAP, Biobeat, MICA AI Medical and EXERO. Each is revolutionizing healthcare in its own way.

A global summit of leading investors, OurCrowd 2023, was held in Jerusalem on Wednesday, attracting thousands of participants from about 80 countries and regions.

Yeshiva University was an exhibitor this week at the OurCrowd summit in Jerusalem, the largest global investor summit of the year in the Middle East. OurCrowd is a global venture investing platform that empowers institutions and individuals to invest and engage in emerging companies. Thousands of participants from around the world and hundreds of alumni in the Israeli workforce gathered and networked in the booths. The university also hosted a S. Daniel Abharam Israel Program student delegation where 30 students explored the tech ecosystem.

The Abraham Accords, also known as the “Deals of the Century”, not only brought peace and stability to the region, but also signified the greatest economic boost in the history of the member countries. Since their signing in 2020, they have normalized relations between Israel, the United Arab Emirates, Sudan, Bahrain and Morocco. As well as being a historic geopolitical and strategic shift, the deal opened up new trade corridors between some of the world’s most successful economies. The partnership between the UAE and Israel is a good example: in 2021, the growth of joint trade reached a record increase of nearly $1.1 billion.

The judges still believe that their verdicts speak for themselves, but in the meantime the members of the Knesset, led by MK Tali Gottlieb, mow them down in the media and online. If they continue to remain silent, they will continue to lose the battle * Hi-tech companies have already withdrawn 780 million dollars from the country in protest of The legal reform – and all Israelis are going to pay a high price

After three years, Israel’s largest online investment company meets its investors in person again. The focus is on the Abraham Accords – as well as on the development of technologies that deal with future challenges.

Billionaire Maurice Kahn won the Maimonides Award of the investment platform OurCrowd for 2023, for a lifetime’s work of entrepreneurship that contributed to building Israel as a start-up nation • According to the decision of Nachum Rosenberger, the buyer of the President Hotel in the Talbiah neighborhood of Jerusalem – it will become a social enterprise until its demolition • Events and appointments

The Israeli startups that could save our planOurCrowd , the Jerusalem-based crowdfunding platform that allows anyone with a minimum of $10,000 to invest in select startups, and which boasts more than $2.1 billion in capital commitments , has been for the better part of its 10 years the master of Israeli conventions has been in existence, bringing thousands of investors to meet with the group’s hundreds of portfolio companies.t

You never know who you’re going to sit next to at an OurCrowd Global Investor Summit cafe table at breakfast time. In my case, it was Cameron Jones, co-founder and COO of Flash Forest, named at the World Economic Forum in Davos as one of the top 11 startups of the year.

A global summit of leading investors, OurCrowd 2023, was held in Jerusalem on Wednesday, attracting thousands of participants from about 80 countries and regions.

Yesterday Herzog referred to the efforts he is leading and said at the OurCrowd conference that he “really believes that this historic moment in the history of the State of Israel is an illustration of the unique status of our society, in that it is exciting and open to discussing so many issues. “In fact, we are standing at a crucial juncture in the national debate on the structure of democracy our. I am very proud of my Israeli brothers and sisters from all sides who are taking an active part in the discussion.”

Thousands of people and companies from all over the world flock to Jerusalem as the OurCrowd Global Investors summit returns to the capital of the Startup Nation for the first time since the start of the COVID pandemic and The Media Line was there to see the exciting event firsthand

Technology is the answer to many of the world’s problems, Israel’s President Isaac Herzog told investors and business leaders in Jerusalem yesterday. “But it can never replace the intention for good that is at the heart of our human civilization.” He was addressing the OurCrowd Global Investor Summit, the biggest event of its kind in the Middle East, with a record attendance of over 9,000 people.

Israeli companies looking to penetrate the vast Asian marketplace should start in Abu Dhabi, according to Abdulla Abdul Aziz AlShamsi, acting director-general of the Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO).

The show floor was densely packed with innovation and human bodies at the sold-out OurCrowd Global Investor Summit on Wednesday. Moving from space to space, attendees had to carefully pick their route between the 9,000 investors, entrepreneurs, and executive and industry experts who had gathered in Jerusalem to discuss the positive impact and potential presented by modern technology and the start-ups behind it.

You never know who you’re going to sit next to at an OurCrowd Global Investor Summit cafe table at breakfast time. In my case, it was Cameron Jones, co-founder and COO of Flash Forest, named at the World Economic Forum in Davos as one of the top 11 startups of the year.

Over 9,000 people from 81 countries registered for OurCrowd’s annual conference in Jerusalem on Wednesday. ISRAEL21c reporter, Brian Blum, went and had a look.

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John Medved, founder and CEO of the investment platform OurCrowd, on the high-tech protest against legal reform: “Most investors don’t even know what it’s about” • President Herzog: “We are at a critical crossroads in a national debate about how our democracy is built – and I I think this debate also reflects the spirit of Israeli innovation”

The OurCrowd investment conference celebrated its 10th anniversary this year and hosted about 1,000 guests from 81 countries around the world. The largest delegations came from the United Arab Emirates, Singapore, the USA, Mexico and Australia. Among those at the conference were startups, investors, representatives of government bodies and journalists

A running trope of the Netanyahu government since the start of the battle over judicial ‘reform’ is that the majority spoke last November 1, when they voted a religious-right wing government into power. The campaign to stymie the government’s plan to neuter and politicize Israel’s courts is nothing more than an attempt to defy the will of the people.

The last time I was in Jerusalem for the Our Crowd Summit was February 2020, and the world changed on the way home. We got rerouted through Korea to avoid Hong Kong where the first Covid-19 cases had just been detected, but then found ourselves as early home isolators after someone on our flight to Korea tested positive – who knew then what the next few years were going to deliver!

“OurCrowd invest in Morocco, maybe within a month or a few months this year”. The announcement was made on Wednesday February 15 by the CEO and founder of the international venture capital firm, Jon Medved, at the opening of the Investor Summit “OurCrowd Global Investor Summit” in Jerusalem. The idea is to bring together players from the Moroccan and Israeli entrepreneurial ecosystem, through events to explore opportunities for collaboration, like the collaboration between H2Pro and Gaia Energy who signed, last November, a memorandum of understanding for the transfer, integration and implementation of the most efficient electrolyzers in the world, in order to massively produce green hydrogen in Morocco. “We are very committed to key sectors such as FoodTech and energy, with a lot of investments in renewable energies, green hydrogen and storage. We are also focusing on health with several projects in this sector within our portfolio.

The fifth technological trade mission organized by the Institute for the Promotion of Israel has led nine companies from the Region ( Inbentus , Bemyvega , Veryagro, Mysmartbeach , Slango , Libelium, AINostrum, AgroAir and Zas!jobs) and two investment funds (Seeking Seed and MHI Capital), “explain their projects to potential investors with meetings with some of the main entities of the very powerful Israeli ecosystem of support for emerging technology-based companies”, according to the director of the Development Institute, Joaquín Gómez ., who adds that participation in the “Global Investor Summit” completes an intense week of learning about the best techniques for seeking alternative financing

The President of the State spoke at the OurCrowd conference in the Nation Buildings in Jerusalem and referred to his efforts to reach a compromise regarding the legal reform, after presenting a compromise outline at the beginning of the week

The OurCrowd Investment Conference, the largest investor event in the Middle East, returns to Jerusalem and will be held at the Nation Buildings next Wednesday, February 15, 2023

President Yitzhak Herzog at the OurCrowd conference in the Nation Buildings this morning: “I am doing my best to bring the discussion to a constructive dialogue that will lead to an agreed result that will strengthen and nurture and preserve Israeli democracy. I can say that I do not know if I will achieve results, but I can say that I am giving 100% effort Hoping to achieve 100% results. I cannot guarantee 100% results, I do guarantee 100% effort.”

According to Lapid, “the starting point is an announcement to stop the legislation for 60 days before the first reading, to allow the president to lead the process. Nothing will happen if it takes a few more weeks, thanks to which we will save the people of Israel from a terrible crisis. This crisis is already hurting the economy. Senior officials of the banking system yesterday explained to the Minister of Finance that the money is already fleeing Israel. This will harm the livelihood of every Israeli citizen.

President Yitzhak Herzog said today (Wednesday) that “I don’t know if I will be able to achieve results, but I can guarantee that I will work with 100 percent effort.” In doing so, he referred to the outline of the talks he presented at the beginning of the week and which he is trying to promote between the coalition and the opposition. He said these things at the OurCrowd international investment conference.

“OurCrowd will invest in Morocco, maybe within a month or a few months this year”. The announcement was made on Wednesday February 15 by the CEO and founder of the global venture capital firm, Jon Medved, at the opening of the OurCrowd Global Investor Summit.in Jerusalem. The idea is to bring together players from the Moroccan and Israeli entrepreneurial ecosystem, through events to explore opportunities for collaboration, like the collaboration between H2Pro and Gaia Energy who signed, last November, a memorandum of understanding for the transfer, integration and implementation of the most efficient electrolyzers in the world, in order to massively produce green hydrogen in Morocco. “We are very committed to key sectors such as FoodTech and energy, with a lot of investments in renewable energies, green hydrogen and storage. We are also focusing on health with several projects in this sector within our portfolio.

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Daniel Einhorn, Co-Founde & CEO, Mermade

Ori Sobovitz, Partner, OurCrowd

Rajat Bharagava, CEO & Co-Founder, Jumpcloud

While some leftwing startups claim they are pulling their money out of Israel (and trying to convince others to do the same), at the very impressive OurCrowd summit in Jerusalem for VCs, investors and startup companies, we spoke with a number of Israeli startups (including some located in Tel Aviv) and they said they have no intention of leaving Israel or pulling their money out of the country.

The OurCrowd Global Investor Summit opened with Israeli President Isaac Herzog addressing the crowd at an event that claimed around 9000 registrations – the largest ever for OurCrowd. Attendees included over 1700 individual investors, 1000+ multi-national corporations, 630+ venture capitalists, and hundreds of members of the press. This is not to mention the hundreds of entrepreneurs showcasing their creations, which are typically in the midst of raising money.

State President Yitzhak Herzog this morning referred to the legal revolution and the negotiations he proposed to mediate between the coalition and the opposition, saying that “I am doing my best to bring the discussion into a constructive dialogue, which will lead to an agreed result that will strengthen, nurture and preserve Israeli democracy.” He added at the OurCrowd conference in the nation’s buildings that “I can say that I don’t know if I will achieve results, but I can say that I am giving 100% effort in the hope of achieving 100% results. I cannot guarantee 100% results, I do guarantee 100% effort.”

At the hearing in the Constitutional Committee, the chairman tried to issue an ultimatum to the opposition and made it clear that “we will not postpone the vote”. He alienated Mish Atid MKs, Farkash HaCohen replied to Rothman: “I also want negotiations, but not when it comes up for a vote on Monday.”

Moroccan venture capital firm UM6P Ventures is looking to expand investments in Israeli technologies to help scale up biotech solutions in Africa.

Senior business leaders from the United Arab Emirates spoke at the OurCrowd Global Investor Summit on a panel titled “What’s Next for the Middle East: Insights from Leaders of a Regional Power,” discussing the growing commercial and investment opportunities following the Abraham Accords.

While some leftwing startups claim they are pulling their money out of Israel (and trying to convince others to do the same), at the very impressive OurCrowd summit in Jerusalem for VCs, investors and startup companies, we spoke with a number of Israeli startups (including some located in Tel Aviv) and they said they have no intention of leaving Israel or pulling their money out of the country.

The President spoke at an investment conference in the nation’s buildings: “We stand at a crucial juncture in the national debate on the structure of our democracy”The President spoke at an investment conference in the nation’s buildings: “We stand at a crucial juncture in the national debate on the structure of our democracy”

The fifth technological trade mission organized by the Institute for the Promotion of Israel has led nine companies from the Region ( Inbentus , Bemyvega , Veryagro, Mysmartbeach , Slango , Libelium, AINostrum, AgroAir and Zas!jobs) and two investment funds (Seeking Seed and MHI Capital), “explain their projects to potential investors with meetings with some of the main entities of the very powerful Israeli ecosystem of support for emerging technology-based companies”, according to the director of the Development Institute, Joaquín Gómez ., who adds that participation in the “Global Investor Summit” completes an intense week of learning about the best techniques for seeking alternative financing

In a speech this morning (Wednesday), President Yitzhak Herzog referred to the “blitz” of meetings that took place last night at his home in the Tzahala neighborhood in Tel Aviv in an attempt to reach a compromise in the legal revolution. The president of the country admitted that he cannot guarantee that results will be achieved following this round of meetings, but added: “I promise to put in all the efforts.”

The last time I was in Jerusalem for the Our Crowd Summit was February 2020, and the world changed on the way home. We got rerouted through Korea to avoid Hong Kong where the first Covid-19 cases had just been detected, but then found ourselves as early home isolators after someone on our flight to Korea tested positive – who knew then what the next few years were going to deliver!

A senior Spanish politician decided to visit Israel to counteract Barcelona’s recent announcement that the city will no longer be twinned with Tel Aviv, citing claims of “apartheid” and “violation of human rights.”A senior Spanish politician decided to visit Israel to counteract Barcelona’s recent announcement that the city will no longer be twinned with Tel Aviv, citing claims of “apartheid” and “violation of human rights.”

Those were some of the exhibits and displays lining the halls of the Jerusalem Convention Center today as OurCrowd summit attendees milled about, exchanging handshakes, hugs and business cards in conversation peppered with English, Hebrew, Spanish and Arabic.

President Isaac Herzog at the OurCrowd Global Investor Summit 2023 at the International Convention Center in Jerusalem this morning Wednesday, 15 February 2023 “Shalom, to all of you! Good morning! I am so happy to see so many people from over 80 countries here in Jerusalem. The First Lady and I are so happy to be part of this very impressive conference. I want to say thanks to our good friend Jon Medved, CEO of OurCrowd; Mayor of Jerusalem, Moshe Lion; to our friends from all over the world and especially the Gulf states who are here with us, including the Director General of the Abu Dhabi Investment Office, Abdullah Abdul Aziz Al Shamsi, and ambassadors and distinguished visitors, ladies and gentlemen.

OurCrowd Global Investor Summit returned to the Jerusalem International Conference Center on February 15, 2023. After a three-year absence due to the pandemic, the conference hosted more than 9,000 attendees, from over 81 countries, including delegations from Asia, Latin America, Australia, Europe, the US, the Middle East, and North Africa, plus an online option. The delegation from Morocco was organized by OurCrowd Arabia Head of Business Development MENA Youssef Seffar in cooperation with the Moroccan government. The Moroccan Pavilion at the Summit included companies from a wide variety of industries, including fintech, AI, drones, Metaverse and Web3, solar energy, as well as technologies for physical fitness, training, human resources, and real estate. Participants lined up to speak with people in the Abu Dhabi and Morocco information centers. As Seffar commented, “Morocco has great potential as a gateway to Africa and Europe, and now when we add our strategic relationship with Israel, the sky is the limit.”

President Yitzhak Herzog participated in the OurCrowd conference at the Nation Buildings this morning. “I truly believe that this historic moment in the history of the State of Israel is an illustration of the unique status of our society, in that it is exciting and open to discuss so many issues. In fact, we are standing at a crucial crossroads in the national debate on the structure of our democracy. I am very proud of my Israeli brothers and sisters from all sides who taking an active part in the discussion”.

The investment conference of the Israeli investment platform OurCrowd will host a business technology delegation from Morocco, which includes dozens of startups and investors. The delegation will include 40 companies and organizations, including dozens of start-ups, venture capital funds, technology incubators and public institutions.

The delegation from Morocco was organized by OurCrowd Arabia’s business development manager for the Middle East and North Africa region, Youssef Safar, in collaboration with the Moroccan government. The start-ups participating in the delegation from Morocco represent a variety of technological sectors and they will present their solutions in the Morocco pavilion on the conference grounds

The Summit, which is the largest investor event in the Middle East, returns to Jerusalem on February 15, 2023, with more than 8,500 in-person participants expected from over 80 countries around the world, including delegations from Asia, Latin America, Australia, Europe, the US, the Middle East, and North Africa.

Chief Executive Yasser Biaz says UM6P Ventures is specifically looking to invest in deep technologies including in agriculture, food, climate tech and precision fermentation; ‘When you’re operating in deep tech, Israel is a must have,’ he says

Prof. Eyal Zimlichman Deputy Director General, Chief Medical Officer, and founder of Sheba’s ARC Innovation Program says to @OurCrowd journalists: “Israel is a leader in digital health, Sheba is developing solutions that will change the future of medicine.”

A delegation of Moroccan tech and venture capitalists has just arrived in Jerusalem to take part in the Global Investor Summit. Objective: to use the new relations with Israel to develop the ecosystem of startups in the Kingdom

A delegation of Moroccan emerging companies working in the fields of technology and investments will participate in the World Investment Conference, which will be organized tomorrow, Wednesday, in Jerusalem, by the Israeli investment platform OurCrowd.

Over 6,000 guests from 80 countries are expected to participate in the conference that will open tomorrow at the Nation Buildings in Jerusalem. Among the guests are also the US ambassador to Israel and a delegation of investors and start-ups from Morocco

The Moroccan delegation includes startups, venture capital (VC) entities, technology incubators, as well as institutional players. Several industries are represented: Fintech , artificial intelligence , drones , solar energy , metaverse , Web3 , etc. Chari , Icon.ma , Kekeli Technologies , OCP Maintenance Solutions , GRCC Me Time and Aerodrive Engineering Services, UM6P Ventures , Hack & Pitch… will be present at this summit. “We are delighted with the presence of the Moroccan delegation and we expect to strengthen our partnership to welcome more and more Moroccan players,” said Jon Medved , CEO and founder of OurCrowd .

Over 6,000 attendees are registered for the upcoming OurCrowd Summit 2023 on Wednesday, and attendance hasn’t been affected at all by the unrest surrounding the new government’s proposed judicial reforms, according to OurCrowd CEO Jon Medved.

The annual OurCrowd summit doesn’t get underway until tomorrow, but attendees are already pouring into Israel for events surrounding the daylong confab. A delegation of more than 40 entrepreneurs and investors from Morocco arrived today, part of what is expected to be a sizable group of attendees from Arab countries that have normalized relations with Israel through the Abraham Accords.

Morocco’s UM6P Venture is looking to expand its Israeli

Israeli President Isaac Herzog is calling for both sides of the Israeli judicial reform debate to come together and reach a compromise. “I think the same way you see the innovative spirit of the State of Israel, you also see it in this debate and I am very proud of my brothers and sisters ‒ the Israelis taking an active role in the debate from all of its sides. All I can say about myself is that I’m doing my best to direct this debate into a constructive dialogue that will lead to an agreed-upon result that will strengthen, and foster, and protect Israeli democracy,” said Herzog.

This week, top global investment marketplace OurCrowd is holding its Global Investor Summit in Israel. The event is the largest of its kind as investors and entrepreneurs from around the world to convene to discuss opportunities in innovative private firms. For the first time, OurCrowd is welcoming a delegation from Morocco which will showcase multiple early-stage ventures raising growth capital.

“I don’t think if you interview a Silicon Valley entrepreneur, he’ll say that he is doing what he’s doing to create jobs and improve people’s lives. It’s about money,” said Medved. “Here, in Israel, it has always been a sense of mission. We are the Start-up Nation. We are quickly becoming the Scale-up Nation. This is just who we are.”

Over 6000 attendees are registered for the upcoming OurCrowd Summit 2023 on February 15, and attendance hasn’t been affected at all by the unrest surrounding the new government’s proposed judicial reforms, according to OurCrowd CEO Jon Medved.

President Isaac Herzog regarded the ongoing controversy and debate surrounding the new government’s proposed judicial reforms today during the opening plenary session of the OurCrowd Global Investor Summit on Wednesday, calling for both sides of the conversation to attempt to reach a suitable compromise.

“During my entire career I don’t remember being forced to engage in politics, but the current crisis leaves me no choice. They say we have reached the end of democracy. Things I have never faced as a venture capital investor” • A short conversation with John Medved, founder and CEO of the OurCrowd investment fund

The Shira Hadasha congregation in Jerusalem, though Orthodox, is progressive and has certain customs not generally seen in other Orthodox congregations. They’ve now gone a step further with a mixed voice choir, which does not necessarily run the gamut from tenor to bass, but which includes both men and women.

Few are better placed to comment than serial entrepreneur, venture capitalist and angel investor Jon Medved.
It seems strange to say it, but technology is having a turbulent time. Darlings during the pandemic, technology companies’ pandemic boom has hit a post-pandemic bump. 2022 was a really rough year for tech amid global unrest, supply chain issues and soaring inflation. Google, Amazon, Meta and Microsoft have all made significant layoffs.

OurCrowd’s investment conference, the largest investor event in the Middle East, returns to Jerusalem and will be held at the Nation Buildings next Wednesday, February 15, 2023. More than 6,000 people from more than 70 countries are expected to participate in the conference, including delegations from Asia, Latin America, Australia, Europe, USA, Middle East and North Africa.

It seems strange to say it, but technology is having a turbulent time. Darlings during the pandemic, technology companies’ pandemic boom has hit a post-pandemic bump. 2022 was a really rough year for tech amid global unrest, supply chain issues and soaring inflation. Google, Amazon, Meta and Microsoft have all made significant layoffs.

OurCrowd ‘s investment conference , the largest investor event in the Middle East, returns to Jerusalem and will be held at the Nation Buildings next Wednesday, February 15, 2023. More than 6,000 people from more than 70 countries are expected to participate in the conference, including delegations from Asia, Latin America, Australia, Europe, USA, Middle East and North Africa.

OurCrowd is returning next week (February 15, 2023) with its investor summit, held in Jerusalem. The OurCrowd Global Investor Summit focuses on online capital formation and is the largest gathering of its kind globally. OurCrowd hit the pause button on the event following the emergence of the COVID health challenge.

The OurCrowd Global Investor Summit, the largest investor event in the Middle East, returns to Jerusalem on February 15, 2023, with more than 6,000 in-person participants expected from over 70 countries around the world, including delegations from Asia, Latin America, Australia, Europe, the US, the Middle East and North Africa. It is the first time that the conference will be held since 2020, when it paused due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Middle East’s largest investor event reconvenes in Jerusalem on Feb. 15th for the first time since 2020. Sessions will address climate change, food and water insecurity, health access, pollution, tangled supply-chains, online security­ and other urgent issues facing the global community. Global array of speakers include Israeli President Isaac Herzog, WHO Foundation CEO Anil Soni, Fauda star Lior Raz, Softbank Israel lead Yossi Cohen, US Ambassador Thomas Nides

Pavilion sponsored by MENA region; delegations and speakers from Middle East and North Africa highlight business opportunities following Abraham Accords

6,000 people from 70 countries are expected to participate in the conference. Among other things, the conference will deal with companies that manage to grow even in times of crisis and investment opportunities in the Middle East against the background of the “Abraham Agreements”

OurCrowd Global Investor Summit on Feb. 15 showcases Israel’s startup nation for thousands of global visitors. Israel’s President, the country’s best-known chef, and its most famous TV star walk into a room with some of the world’s wealthiest people.

Feb. 15, Jerusalem, Israel. OurCrowd Global Investor Summit. Thousands of investors and startup executives from around the world are expected at the annual conference. Jerusalem International Convention Center.

On Feb. 15, OurCrowd will host its annual Jerusalem tech summit that will feature some of the startups that went public, with product demonstrations from private companies in telemedicine, transportation, food and agriculture tech, and health technology.

The OurCrowd Global Investor Summit, the biggest business event in Israel, returns to Jerusalem on Feb. 15th after a three-year break caused by the pandemic. Bringing our global community of high-tech investors, startup entrepreneurs and multinational partners together in one place is always a pleasure, but this year, after so many months of Zooms, Skypes and FaceTimes, it feels like a necessity.

The scope of the investment in OurCrowd activity will reach 60 million dollars, and part of it will be financed by the Investment Ministry of Abu Dhabi. Liquidity’s development center will focus on the development of fintech solutions based on machine learning automation

OurCrowd, one of Israel’s biggest venture capital companies, is expanding its operations in Abu Dhabi with a new investment centre and an artificial intelligence hub, in partnership with the Abu Dhabi Investment Office. The venture capital centre of OurCrowd Arabia, which was incorporated at Abu Dhabi Global Market in 2021, will manage deals for its existing platform and cater to emerging markets, the companies said in a joint statement on Wednesday, during Abu Dhabi Finance Week.

OurCrowd, the leading global venture investing platform and Israel’s most active venture investor, will host its 10th anniversary celebration at the OurCrowd Global Investor Summit on February 15, 2023, in Jerusalem, Israel. The Summit will be held as OurCrowd’s total amount of investment commitments crosses the $2 billion mark. The 2020 Summit, OurCrowd’s last mega conference, was the largest investor event in the Middle East, and one of the biggest business events in Israel’s history.

“We are delighted to announce that OurCrowd has passed the landmark figure of $2 billion in commitments,” said OurCrowd founder & CEO Jon Medved. “Our investors play a vital role in providing the funds that enable smart entrepreneurs to address some of the world’s most urgent problems. As we celebrate our tenth anniversary, our focus is firmly on the future and bringing the latest technology to bear on the challenges we face in sustainability, healthcare, food security, alternative energy, alternative proteins and cybersecurity.”

Known as a cradle of many religions, a historical center, and a home to more than 2000 active archeological sites, the city of Jerusalem has long been a center of discussion worldwide. But even with religion, culture, and history at its core, Israel’s groundbreaking tech and innovation ecosystem in Jerusalem has found its place. Many startups have made their headquarters in the famous Jerusalem stone buildings over the past decade.