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*UNLOCKED*Jonathan Medved: How Israel's dynamism in tech could be a game changer in the Middle East
Published September 6, 2021
Jonathan Medved is a serial entrepreneur and according to the Washington Post (2007) "one of Israel's leading high-tech venture capitalists". In the 2008 NY Times Supplement "Israel at 60," Medved was named one of the top 10 most influential Americans who have impacted Israel.
Medved is the founder and CEO of OurCrowd, the leading global equity crowdfunding platform for accredited investors and angels. OurCrowd has $1.7B in commitments and has made investments in more than 240 companies, in 25 funds and has seen 46 exits since its launch in February 2013. OurCrowd exits include: Jump Bikes sold to Uber, Briefcam sold to Canon, Argus sold to Continental, Crosswise sold to Oracle, and Replay sold to Intel. Bloomberg Businessweek said in the May 7, 2015 edition that "OurCrowd is hands down the most successful equity-crowdfunding platform in the world right now." The Street.com described OurCrowd as "Crowdfunding for Real Investors."
Prior to OurCrowd, Medved was the co-founder and CEO of Vringo (Nasdaq:VRNG) and the co-founder and General Partner of Israel Seed Partners, with $262M under management. Recorded April 2, 2021.
Show Notes
01:15 JM on his educational and career path and what attracted him to Israel
03:14 JM on the early days of VC in Israel
06:16 JM on how he started OurCrowd
08:55 JM on the role played by venture investments in a portfolio
11:45 JM on OurCrowd’s star performers, including Beyond Meat
16:14 JM on the role that Asian investment has played in the development of the Israeli startup ecosystem
23:36 JM on seeing Israel as part of Asia and the economic implications of the Abraham Accords
24:40 JM on an emerging perception of the Middle East beyond conflict and as an economic powerhouse in its own right
26:51 JM on how the Middle East is the bright spot on the economic horizon and OurCrowd’s moves to take advantage of this growth opportunity
28:51 JM on how the changes in the Middle East appear to be coming from the bottom up as well as top down
31:36 JM on the common heritage of Israelis and Arabs
34:04 JM on how the business culture of the Middle East differs from that in the West
37:50 JM on the small country advantage
41:33 JM on Israel as a leader in agricultural technology
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Published September 6, 2021
Jonathan Medved is a serial entrepreneur and according to the Washington Post (2007) "one of Israel's leading high-tech venture capitalists". In the 2008 NY Times Supplement "Israel at 60," Medved was named one of the top 10 most influential Americans who have impacted Israel.
Medved is the founder and CEO of OurCrowd, the leading global equity crowdfunding platform for accredited investors and angels. OurCrowd has $1.7B in commitments and has made investments in more than 240 companies, in 25 funds and has seen 46 exits since its launch in February 2013. OurCrowd exits include: Jump Bikes sold to Uber, Briefcam sold to Canon, Argus sold to Continental, Crosswise sold to Oracle, and Replay sold to Intel. Bloomberg Businessweek said in the May 7, 2015 edition that "OurCrowd is hands down the most successful equity-crowdfunding platform in the world right now." The Street.com described OurCrowd as "Crowdfunding for Real Investors."
Prior to OurCrowd, Medved was the co-founder and CEO of Vringo (Nasdaq:VRNG) and the co-founder and General Partner of Israel Seed Partners, with $262M under management. Recorded April 2, 2021.
Show Notes
01:15 JM on his educational and career path and what attracted him to Israel
03:14 JM on the early days of VC in Israel
06:16 JM on how he started OurCrowd
08:55 JM on the role played by venture investments in a portfolio
11:45 JM on OurCrowd’s star performers, including Beyond Meat
16:14 JM on the role that Asian investment has played in the development of the Israeli startup ecosystem
23:36 JM on seeing Israel as part of Asia and the economic implications of the Abraham Accords
24:40 JM on an emerging perception of the Middle East beyond conflict and as an economic powerhouse in its own right
26:51 JM on how the Middle East is the bright spot on the economic horizon and OurCrowd’s moves to take advantage of this growth opportunity
28:51 JM on how the changes in the Middle East appear to be coming from the bottom up as well as top down
31:36 JM on the common heritage of Israelis and Arabs
34:04 JM on how the business culture of the Middle East differs from that in the West
37:50 JM on the small country advantage
41:33 JM on Israel as a leader in agricultural technology
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.