Equity crowdfunding platform for accredited investors to fund early-stage Israeli startups, investing alongside VC firms.
OurCrowd is an equity-based crowdfunding platform that focuses on helping accredited investors provide venture capital funding for promising Israeli startups. Founded in 2012 by Jonathan Medved, OurCrowd allows individual investors to contribute capital to early-stage companies alongside established venture capital firms.
One of the key value propositions of OurCrowd is that it provides exposure and access to Israel's vibrant startup scene for international investors. OurCrowd vets and selects promising companies across a variety of sectors like cybersecurity, autonomous vehicles, digital health, and agriculture technology to be part of its portfolio.
On the OurCrowd platform, investors can browse investment opportunities and contribute any amount starting from $10,000 per deal. OurCrowd handles the due diligence, post-investment support, and any follow-on funding needs. Investors who are accepted into the OurCrowd community get access to exclusive deal flow and investment data.
As one of Israel's most active venture investors, OurCrowd investments have included several unicorn startups like Lemonade, JUMP Bikes, and Carta. By Q2 2022, OurCrowd has raised $2.3 billion for its 215 portfolio companies and 200 funds and has 200,000 registered investors from 195 countries.