Israeli venture firm OurCrowd launches $200 million fund for global health solutions

(JNS) — The Israeli global crowd-funding venture firm OurCrowd announced this week its launch of a $200 million Global Health Equity Fund. News of the collaboration with the WHO (World Health Organization) Foundation was shared at this year’s Clinton Global Initiative in New York City on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly.

The fund will focus on healthcare solutions with a potentially global impact.

“COVID-19 was a wake-up call for me as an investor,” said Jon Medved, founder and CEO of OurCrowd. “The pandemic opened my eyes to health inequity around the world and reinforced...