OurCrowd Launches Next Stage Of Transforming Access To Private Markets

TITLE: OurCrowd’s Strategic Evolution: Democratizing Private Market Investments Through Community and Global Vision

Leadership Transition Marks New Chapter in Venture Platform’s Growth

OurCrowd, the global venture investment platform boasting over 240,000 registered investors across 195 countries and $2.6 billion in committed capital, has announced a significant leadership transition. Founder Jon Medved is moving from CEO to Chairman, signaling a strategic shift toward enhanced community engagement and global expansion. This transition comes after Medved successfully built the platform over 12 years into one of the world’s most active venture investment communities., according to industry news

Leadership Transition Marks New Chapter in Venture Platform’s Growth
The Five Pillars of OurCrowd’s Success
Impact Investing: Where Purpose Meets Profit
The Community-Driven Future
Democratizing Access to Private Markets
Looking Ahead: 10X Growth Ambition

The Five Pillars of OurCrowd’s Success

Medved identifies five key factors that have driven OurCrowd’s remarkable growth, which could serve as a blueprint for venture investment platforms worldwide:

Identifying Emerging Trends: OurCrowd has consistently demonstrated an ability to spot significant technological and market shifts as they emerge. “We’ve focused on giving individual investors access to the right themes at the right time,” Medved explains, citing cybersecurity, semiconductors, FinTech, and more recently, artificial intelligence as prime examples., as related article

Leveraging Startup Nation’s Ecosystem: The platform has deeply benefited from Israel’s vibrant technology ecosystem, which Medved describes as “the absolute miraculous nature of the Israeli ecosystem.” Despite global challenges, Israeli tech has shown remarkable resilience, with private funding reaching $11.9 billion in the first three quarters of 2025 and M&A exits hitting record levels.

Strategic Sector Selection: While acknowledging that “we’ve had our share of failures,” Medved emphasizes that OurCrowd’s overall sector strategy has provided investors with exposure to high-growth areas. The platform has navigated the natural cycles of technology hype and correction while maintaining focus on transformative industries.

Global Vision from Inception: “We’ve been global from day one,” Medved states, noting that nearly half of OurCrowd’s portfolio now consists of companies based outside Israel. This international approach has given investors access to notable startups worldwide, including positions in companies like Anthropic, SpaceX, and Databricks.

Investing in People: The platform has cultivated talent from within, with many team members progressing to establish their own funds and companies. This commitment to human capital is exemplified by the appointment of Cali Chill as Acting CEO & Chief Operating Officer after seven years of growing through senior leadership roles at the company.

Impact Investing: Where Purpose Meets Profit

OurCrowd has pioneered the integration of social and environmental impact with financial returns, demonstrating that investors can “do well by doing good.” The platform’s impact investment initiatives include:

A $200 million health-focused impact fund dedicated to advancing global health equity
Investments in transformative companies like UPnRIDE, developing mobility devices that allow wheelchair users to stand while traveling
Support for Intuition Robotics, creating companion robots for older adults
Backing CropX, a farm management platform demonstrating up to 50% water savings and significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions

“In order to stimulate the crowd and get people involved, you have to really not just offer good investment, but you have to offer investment that does good,” Medved emphasizes.

The Community-Driven Future

Medved’s transition to Chairman will focus heavily on unlocking the platform’s community potential. “We have a lot to do in terms of unlocking our community building efforts,” he notes, emphasizing that this involves not just growing member numbers but enhancing “the quality of their engagement.”

The vision involves transforming OurCrowd’s 240,000-plus members into active influencers and value-add investors. This becomes particularly crucial as portfolio companies navigate extended private phases before potential public offerings. Medved believes community members should become more involved in ensuring the “staying power” of their investments through market cycles.

Democratizing Access to Private Markets

OurCrowd addressed a fundamental market gap when it launched in 2013: the growing number of companies choosing to remain private for longer periods. “There was a structural problem in the market with more and more companies not being able, or choosing not to go public and staying private for longer and longer,” Medved explains.

This trend has evolved into what Medved calls “a tsunami,” with approximately 1,600 unicorn companies representing over $7 trillion in assets. OurCrowd enables accredited investors to participate in this previously inaccessible market with minimum investments as low as $10,000, providing access to pre-vetted startups, exclusive venture funds, venture debt, and private equity opportunities worldwide.

Looking Ahead: 10X Growth Ambition

Medved outlines an ambitious vision for the next decade: growing OurCrowd tenfold. The strategy includes forging more partnerships, accessing higher-quality deals and funds, and developing new products and services. However, the centerpiece remains “harnessing the OurCrowd community” to create what Medved describes as “a virtuous circle of investment.”

“You get the best deals if you can provide the most added value to the startups in your portfolio,” he notes, emphasizing that engaged investors who support companies through multiple funding rounds and provide strategic value ultimately create stronger investment outcomes.

As Israel’s technology ecosystem continues to break records and global private markets expand, OurCrowd’s community-focused approach positions it uniquely to continue transforming how investors access and engage with private market opportunities worldwide.

“Unless you’re participating in the private market, you’re missing a big part of what’s exciting in investment today,” Medved concludes, highlighting the platform’s established track record in democratizing access to alternative investments that were once the exclusive domain of institutional investors.