{"id":42933,"date":"2023-10-20T15:24:52","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T15:24:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/startupsmart.test\/2023\/10\/20\/ourcrowd-launches-in-australia-to-provide-equity-crowdfunding-for-start-up-companies-startupsmart\/"},"modified":"2023-10-20T15:24:52","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T15:24:52","slug":"ourcrowd-launches-in-australia-to-provide-equity-crowdfunding-for-start-up-companies-startupsmart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.startupsmart.com.au\/uncategorized\/ourcrowd-launches-in-australia-to-provide-equity-crowdfunding-for-start-up-companies-startupsmart\/","title":{"rendered":"OurCrowd launches in Australia to provide equity crowdfunding for start-up companies – StartupSmart"},"content":{"rendered":"
Global equity crowdfunding platform OurCrowd is launching in Australia, giving local start-ups a new avenue for funding and sophisticated investors an opportunity to invest in global businesses.<\/p>\n
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\u201cWe\u2019re in the process of taking OurCrowd global,\u201d founder and entrepreneur Jon Medved, who started the platform in Israel, told StartupSmart<\/i>.<\/p>\n
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\u201cIf you\u2019re not global from day one in Israel, you\u2019re not going anywhere.\u201d<\/p>\n
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He says OurCrowd currently has thousands of investors signed up around the world. Last year it raised more than $30 million for 32 companies, including 11 financings of more than $1 million.<\/p>\n
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Medved says Australia is an underserved market for venture capital and angel investment.<\/p>\n
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OurCrowd examines fundraising deals being offered by companies before deciding which ones to offer to its investor membership through its platform. Investors then decide which deals they want to invest in. Investors have to be sophisticated, accredited investors with a net worth of $2.5 million or have an annual income of at least $250,000.<\/p>\n
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