As A Partner Jason Greenblatt Joins Ourcrowd

OurCrowd, the international crowdfunding venture investing platform and Israels leading venture investor, announced recently that Jason Greenblatt, former Assistant to the President of the United States, and Special Representative for International Negotiations, will be part of OurCrowd as a partner with responsibility for constructing ties with the Middle East region.

I am pleased to be part of OurCrowd and assist bring its mission of democratizing venture investing to the broader Middle East, assisting startups to clear up urgent issues in medical, sustainable and cyber technology and linking them to the investors they want to carry their creative ideas to reality, Greenblatt stated.

Greenblatt, architect of President Trumps Deal of the Century Israeli-Palestinian peace plan, was a keynote speaker at the 2020 OurCrowd Global Investor Summit in February, conveying a message of hope that economic cooperation can bring Israelis, Palestinians and the wider Middle East together.

I have spent time currently addressing a trouble that many people believed was impossible. There are those who look at an impossible trouble and certainly cant see previous it. And then there are those, like OurCrowd, its investors and its portfolio companies, who look at a hassle and see not an impossibility however an opportunity that can be addressed with the application of resources, talent, ingenuity and dedication, Greenblatt stated.

I recall visiting Ramallah in 2015, simply after Intel received Mobileye for $15 billion. I will never forget the young Palestinian tech entrepreneur who told me: Please Jason, assist us Palestinians learn to build and sell our own Mobileyes. The miracle of Israels startup nation, the disproportionate amount of disruptive technologies and wealth creation activities that come out of Israel, is a model for other countries to follow. Israel is a light for the whole region, allowing this kind of creative thinking to spread for the advantage of all, Greenblatt stated.

As a companion at OurCrowd, I will continue building relationships between Israel and its neighbors in the region, to work on what once appeared to be impossible, building together an economic bridge of peace. By working together on investments, innovation and technology, Israel and its neighbors can together grant a new powerful energy to the region. Together with OurCrowd, I am dedicated to assisting create a Middle East 2.0, whose might and energy can power the region, and the world, to a much brighter future, Greenblatt said.

My intention is to enhance lives and assist people thrive throughout the Middle East, to connect this region and unlock its incredible potential. Each country of this region can be a part of this movement. Each society Palestinian, Israeli, Jordanian, Egyptian, Saudi, Emirati, Qatari, Omani, Bahraini, Kuwaiti and more can be a part of this movement. Together, we can assist to change this region and build a new future today, for all the peoples of the Middle East, Greenblatt said.

I am looking ahead to embarking on this difficult and interesting journey with Jon Medved and the rest of the gifted crew at OurCrowd, Greenblatt said.

OurCrowd has long been working behind the scenes to forge ties between Israels startup ecosystem and its Middle East neighbours regardless of the lack of formal diplomatic ties. Februarys OurCrowd Summit in Jerusalem included contributors registered from each and every nation in the Arab League.

In January, OurCrowd founder and CEO Jon Medved became the first Israeli venture investor to address a public business gathering in Abu Dhabi when he spoke at the SALT conference at Emirates Palace.

OurCrowd founder and CEO Jon Medved stated: We are delighted to welcome Jason Greenblatt to the OurCrowd team. He is not only a visionary who is pointing the way to a brighter future for the whole region, however he is someone who makes things happen. Together with Jason we anticipate to open up a new world of possibilities for our developing portfolio of 200+ organizations and 20 funds. This is going to be an excellent journey together and we look ahead to making previously impossible dreams of regional economic and technology cooperation comes true.