Jon Medved – World Changer from Jerusalem

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Jon Medved

Founder & CEO, OurCrowd

  • A veteran pioneer of Israeli venture capital and angel investing.
  • In the 1990s co-founded Israel Seed Partners, which raised $260 million.
  • Founded Vringo, which went public in 2013.
  • In February 2013 launched OurCrowd in Jerusalem, opening startup investing to the global crowd.
  • OurCrowd passed $2 billion in investment commitments.
  • The platform has more than 200,000 registered members around the world.
  • Its portfolio includes about 370 companies, plus some 410 more through 40 partner funds.
  • OurCrowd has had more than 60 exits, including Beyond Meat, Lemonade and Innoviz.
  • Hosts the OurCrowd Global Investor Summit in Jerusalem.
  • The summit grew from 700 attendees from 27 countries in 2014 to over 23,000 registrants from 183 countries in 2020.
  • He has said OurCrowd is "uniquely positioned to bring the global startup ecosystem together in Jerusalem."
  • OurCrowd operates offices in ten countries, linking Jerusalem with investors on every continent.
  • His life's work turns Jerusalem into a meeting point where the world invests in Israeli innovation.

From the vision of Isaiah · Isaiah 60:3

“And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising.”

וְהָלְכוּ גוֹיִם לְאוֹרֵךְ, וּמְלָכִים לְנֹגַהּ זַרְחֵךְ.

Each year, people from more than 180 countries come to Jerusalem's light – through his summit.

Support & connect: OurCrowd

Verse in English from the King James Version. Facts compiled from public sources, October 2026.

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