“If Ripley’s Believe it or Not! and National Geographic got together and had a kid, it would be Atlas Obscura,” says John Backus, Founder and Managing Director of PROOF venture capital. “We love this company. It’s at scale. It’s about $20 million in revenue, and it’s been profitable for the last year.” Now, Atlas Obscura Co-founders Joshua Foer and Dylan Thuras are inviting the company's millions of followers to become shareholders, via OurCrowd.
Learn more here: /startup-news/why-the-founder-of-proof-vc-invested-in-travel-giant-atlas-obscura-and-suggests-you-consider-doing-the-same
Today we announced the first closing of our Israel Resilience Fund with $13M committed in just 40 days, and the selection of the first 8 companies. Investors will have the satisfaction of helping great Israeli startups grow despite a major crisis.
#IsraelTechDelivers #NoMatterWhat
📣 Read the full press release here: /startup-news/ourcrowd-announces-first-close-of-israel-resilience-fund-with-8-initial-investments-to-support-israels-tech-sector-at-time-of-crisis
It sounds like the plot of Fantastic Voyage: A micro-robot guided to the brain to deliver therapeutic drugs or carry out minor surgery with minimal damage to surrounding tissue. Only Raquel Welch could have done it better.
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The tiny micro-robot smaller than a grain of rice created by Bionaut Labs is guided through a patient’s central nervous system into a targeted spot in the brain where it can perform minor surgery, deliver therapeutic drugs, or return with tissue for a biopsy.
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/companies/bionaut-labs
“Loneliness is far more than just a bad feeling—it harms both individual and societal health. It is associated with a greater risk of cardiovascular disease, dementia, stroke, depression, anxiety, and premature death.” - Dr. Vivek Murthy, the US Surgeon General
@intuitionrobotics is combatting isolation and loneliness with ElliQ.
Learn more about the journey here: /companies/intuition-robotics
Israel’s AIR Evtol expects to start delivering its two-seater, battery-operated electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft next year, with 400 pre-orders already booked.
Join the Air EV urban mobility revolution: /companies/air-ev
Everybody is rushing to invest in #AI – and with reason, because it’s going to be extremely significant.
Our CEO Jonathan Medved suggests investors take a vertical view.
Read more here: /startup-news/artificial-intelligence-20-verticals-for-investors-to-watch
MBZUAI and OurCrowd Arabia sign MoU to drive funding for AI startups and research.
Read more: /startup-news/mbzuai-and-ourcrowd-arabia-sign-mou-to-drive-funding-for-ai-startups-and-research
OurCrowd inks initial accord for tech incubator to boost Latin America-Israel ties.
Read more: /startup-news/uruguay-and-israels-ourcrowd-agree-to-advance-tech-ties-between-latam-and-israel
