OurCrowd

Yori Nelken, OurCrowd First General Partner and a seasoned tech entrepreneur and investor. Nelken got his start selling language processing software to big banks like Wells Fargo & Co (NYSE: WFC) and Bank of America Corp (NYSE: BAC). Now, Nelken invests in early-stage startups, and he describes...

The rise of fintech in the last decade has led to an incredible amount of innovation within the historically old-school world of the financial markets. Thanks to this infiltration of Silicon Valley and the entrepreneurial mindset, there are a gluttony of new tools that aim to help all investors,...

With every new year comes a tide of new and exciting technologies looking to carve out their own niche in the fabric of society. Whether these innovations, and the companies behind them, actually succeed depends on a lot of factors. One of the main driving forces behind innovation is finding...

Last year was a good year for global equity crowdfunding platform OurCrowd. They had two IPOs, seven acquisitions and closed a $72 million Series C funding round (which Benzinga wrote about in September). The Israel-based startup is now gearing up to host the third annual OurCrowd Global Investor...

Equity crowdfunding platform OurCrowd announced the close of a $72 million Series C funding round today. The company plans to use the funding to hit its goal of investing $1 billion annually. Given the funding news, it’s worth taking a look at why a platform like OurCrowd has resonated...

The vast majority of people don't have the capital to invest like a hedge fund. It takes skill, knowledge and monetary resources...right? Not so much anymore, due to advances in the fintech space, some startups are helping regular people invest in private companies. Here are a few of them....