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OurCrowd & Three of its Portfolio Companies Named to Fast Company’s List of the World’s Most Innovative Companies, 2018

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OurCrowd, Insightec, Zebra Medical Vision & Airobotics among top ten companies in Israel

NEW YORK & JERUSALEM--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- OurCrowd, a leading global equity crowdfunding platform has made Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies list for 2018. The top ten companies in Israel include OurCrowd, Insightec, which treats tremors with guided ultrasound; Zebra Medical Vision, which provides lifesaving AI scans at $1 apiece; and Airobotics, a global leader in fully automated industrial drones.

OurCrowd and its portfolio join top honorees on this year's global list, which include Apple, Netflix, Amazon, Spotify, Instagram, Waze and Slack. Other honorees in Israel include Utilis, Gloat, Flytrex, Forter, Syte.ai and Fiverr.

OurCrowd Founder and CEO Jon Medved said, "We are proud to be named among the top ten companies in Israel by Fast Company, alongside some of our top portfolio companies like Insightec, Zebra Medical Vision and Airobotics. We hope that we will continue to innovate and democratize investing and bring many more great companies to the world via our platform.”

Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies (MIC) lists recognize pioneering companies across 36 categories, from artificial intelligence to wellness. More than three dozen Fast Company editors, reporters, and contributors surveyed thousands of companies—many of which were identified by a new MIC submission process—to create these lists

Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies issue (March-April 2018) is now available online at www.fastcompany.com/MIC, including OurCrowd’s listing at https://www.fastcompany.com/company/ourcrowd as well as in app form via iTunes and on newsstands beginning February 27.

ABOUT FAST COMPANY: Fast Company is the world’s leading progressive business media brand, with a unique editorial focus on innovation in technology, ethical economics, leadership, and design. Headquartered in New York City, Fast Company is published by Mansueto Ventures LLC, one of the U.S.’s leading media companies.

About OurCrowd: OurCrowd is the leading global equity crowdfunding platform for accredited investors. Managed by a team of seasoned investment professionals and led by serial entrepreneur Jon Medved, OurCrowd vets and selects opportunities, invests its own capital, and brings companies to its accredited membership of global investors. OurCrowd provides post-investment support to its portfolio companies, assigns industry experts as mentors, and takes board seats. The OurCrowd community consists of almost 25,000 accredited investors from over 112 countries. OurCrowd has raised over $650M and invested in 145 portfolio companies and funds. To join OurCrowd as an accredited investor visit www.ourcrowd.com and click “Join.”

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