The OurCrowd Virtual Job Fair will make thousands of job vacancies from OurCrowd’s portfolio companies accessible to its participants.
"This is a major step toward developing OurCrowd’s business in the UAE and demonstrates our long-term commitment to the Gulf region,” said CEO Jon Medved.
The investment from Japan's SoftBank includes a strategic partnership with SoftBank Investment Advisers (SBIA), which is headed by former head of the Mossad Yossi Cohen.
The Abraham Accords are resurrecting the centuries-old original trade routes between west and east.
OurCrowd offers accredited investors the opportunity to put their money into startups.
The agreement makes OurCrowd the first Israeli business entity to sign an agreement with Azerbaijan since Azerbaijan opened its Trade and Tourism Offices in Israel.
OurCrowd livestreamed a virtual version of the annual presentation delivered at its Global Investor Summit held every year in Jerusalem. Due to the pandemic, the summit was not held this year.
Nine months on, a look at whether the Abraham Accords brought the prosperity it promised for UAE and Israel.
The country's ecosystem is currently on pace to break $20 billion this year.
Waterfund committed $50 million of capital to the OurCrowd managed portfolio, with an initial investment completed in Plenty, Inc., a vertical farming leader.