Global Startups Invited to Apply for Series A Funding Pitch Contest: Deadline January 27, 2014

Tel Aviv, Israel (ots/PRNewswire) -

Marketing & Ad:Tech Israel Conference offering $30,000 in Services
Plus

Funding to Winning Company Chosen by Panel of Corporate A-Listers

With the number of tech accelerators globally now more than 1,500,
there has been similar growth in Seed and Angel investments.
Ironically, the number of venture firms making Series A and later
stage investments in technology startups is actually declining, with
61% of US early-stage companies unable to raise follow-on funding of
any kind. This phenomenon, studied by industry analysts and
documented by PriceWaterhouse and CB Insights among others, is known
as the "Series A Crunch."

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"Early Stage companies need customers and they need funding," says
Levi Shapiro, a partner at JIMMI Fund, who is the founder of the
Marketing & Ad:Tech Israel conference. "We have created a funding
pitch contest as a way to expose worthy startups to both."

Companies from anywhere in the world are eligible to apply to
participate in the Global Startup Pitch by Jan 27th. They must have a
product in the market and have raised less than $1.5 million USD.
Details and a link to the application can be found here:
http://www.adtechsummit.com/contest [http://cts.vresp.com/c/?LeviSha
piroMATIIsrae/8b39fd4efa/44cc4699d0/407fe69af6 ]

The winner will be announced at the Marketing & Ad:Tech Israel
Conference (http://www.adtechsummit.com [http://cts.vresp.com/c/?Lev
iShapiroMATIIsrae/8b39fd4efa/44cc4699d0/26f76bda56 ]) on February 11,
2014 in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Contest Judges include digital media notables such as David Roman
(CMO of Lenovo), Greg Stuart (Global CEO of the Mobile Marketing
Association), Jane Randel (SVP Communications & Brand Services, Kate
Spade), Gavin Marshall (Head of Digital Innovation, SAB Miller), Carl
Fremont (Chief Digital Officer, MEC), Stephanie Hospital (EVP,
Orange), etc. In addition to the Funding Round eligibility, the top
two startups will each receive a suite of FREE legal, accounting,
software and other professional services worth more than $30,000.

"The Marketing & Ad:Tech Israel conference brings together the
world's top brands, agencies and publishers to explore the future of
marketing," says Jon Medved, Founder and Managing Partner of
OurCrowd, an equity crowd-funding platform for accredited investors,
who will award the prize. "What better way to peer into the future of
digital marketing than to invest in the most innovative ideas?"

The winning company will be eligible to begin negotiations for a
Round of Funding, courtesy of the equity crowd-funding platform,
OurCrowd.

Israel is a natural home for a digital media conference and
Startup Pitch Contest. The world's #2 startup ecosystem has seen
acquisitions in the last few months by Google, Apple and Facebook. In
fact, VC-backed exits reached a record high last year of $4.2
billion, with average exits rising to $83 million.

Application Details:

- Deadline: January 27, 2014
- Submissions Form: http://bit.ly/1eOFpEM
[http://cts.vresp.com/c/?LeviShapiroMATIIsrae/8b39fd4efa/44cc4699d0/36db02a36d ]
- Attention: cm@ourcrowd.com

About Marketing & Ad:Tech Israel

Marketing & Ad:Tech Israel (http://www.adtechsummit.com [http://c
ts.vresp.com/c/?LeviShapiroMATIIsrae/8b39fd4efa/44cc4699d0/f500e93f72
]) is an annual conference for the world's top brands, agencies and
publishers to explore the future of digital marketing. All
presentations are TED-style lectures by globally recognized
thought-leaders. The highlight of the conference is a Business
Contest with six startup companies. Winner and 1st Runner-Up receive
a suite of more than $30,000 worth of free services while the winning
company is eligible for beginning negotiations for their next round
of funding, courtesy of OurCrowd. For more information visit
http://www.adtechsummit.com

Press contacts:
U.S.
Judy Safern
LeadingThinkers
+1(718)766-5431
Email: judy@leadingthinkers.com

Israel:
Nahum Donitza
Donitza PR-DMC
+972-3-516-7336
Email: nahum@donitza.co.il

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