SALT Talks in Partnership with OurCrowd

Pandemic Venture Investment Series on Demand

SALT Talks is a series of digital interviews with the world’s foremost investors, creators and thinkers. SALT Talks provides a window into the minds of noteworthy business leaders, policy experts and innovators shaping the future. All sessions will include Q&A unless otherwise noted.

Top entrepreneurs, investors and business leaders dive deep into the challenges and opportunities arising from the pandemic crisis, discussing breakthrough technologies that address issues from coronavirus prevention and cure to social distancing and food supply. Presented in partnership with OurCrowd, a leading global venture investment platform, SALT Talks is a series of interviews which brings together the world’s foremost investors, creators and thinkers.

Investing in the Pandemic and the New Normal

A survey of general pandemic investment trends and disruptive approaches to funding startups from Jon Medved, CEO, OurCrowd; and a revealing interview with Steve Krausz, Managing Partner, U.S. Venture Partners, on key sectors, potential opportunities, and lessons learned from previous crises. Moderated by Alec Ellison, Chairman, OurCrowd U.S, former Vice Chairman, Jefferies.

Next Generation Mobility in a Post-Pandemic World

A look at the mobility sector in the current COVID-climate, how top entrepreneurs and their mobility startups are navigating the unprecedented business challenges and opportunities in our era and what we can expect for the future mobility revolution. Moderated by Yakir Machluf, Mobility Lead, OurCrowd

Startups Tackling COVID and Other Global Health Challenges

Get exclusive insight into disruption in MedTech and hear from the CEOs behind Israel’s leading COVID-19 vaccine company, MigVax, SaNOtize which is developing breakthrough preventative treatment for those exposed to the virus, and Medaware, which is transforming patient safety by digitally eliminating medication error.

Cybersecurity and Pandemic-Accelerated Digital Transformations

Prior to COVID-19, digital transformation projects were at a pace of their own – slow and experimental. Ron Moritz, serial cybersecurity entrepreneur and sector expert, will quiz top CEOs from startups Morphisec, ITsMine and ThetaRay on how they are dealing with the unprecedented rush to move enterprise applications from the traditional data center to the cloud, managing rapid cybersecurity innovation successfully and the resulting challenges and opportunities. 

Artificial Intelligence: Digital Health’s Secret Weapon 

Leading digital health startups provide a unique view into the revolution in artificial intelligence and how it’s shaping MedTech trends, and where investment opportunity lies. Hear from Zebra Medical providing automated, accurate AI imaging diagnosis, Diagnostic Robotics’s AI triage and clinical-predictions platform, and BrainQ, developing an AI-powered electromagnetic field therapy to reduce neurodisorder related disabilities

The Agri-FoodTech Explosion in an Era of Disruption

Agri-FoodTech startup are not just reimagining the future of agriculture and food, but also the sustainability of our planet. 2019 saw the sector grow to a $20 billion venture capital sector. Technology has proven to be crucial during this global pandemic and highlighted our dependence on a global functioning food chain. The CEOs of Tevel, BlueNalu and Ripple Food reveal how they are innovating in this crucial space. Moderated by Dan Fishel, VP, Business Development, OurCrowd

The Tech Cure for Fake News and Deepfakes

With the advent of social media and online forums sophisticated deepfakes have become a growing problem, intent on the spread of misinformation and pose an alarming threat to public discourse. In this episode we will hear from experts in the disinformation and fake news sector, and learn how Cyabra’s patented Deep Learning technology is protecting large organizations by mitigating the threat in real-time, ensuring access to genuine information, while gaining and maintaining credibility.