OurCrowd Shifts Focus to Mature Companies for Faster Returns Under New CEO
Global investment platform OurCrowd announced a strategic shift from early-stage startups to more focused investments in mature companies with lower risk profiles. The move aims to generate quicker liquidity and returns for investors, targeting exits within two to three years instead of the previous 12-year horizon. About 80% of future investments will be in later-stage companies valued in the hundreds of millions to low billions, reflecting a move away from broad early-stage involvement and a reduced emphasis on dominating the Israeli market.
Alongside the strategy update, OurCrowd appointed Tal Tzachil as its permanent CEO. Tzachil has served as interim CEO and COO since mid-2025, succeeding founder Jon Medved, who stepped down for health reasons but remains a shareholder. The board also named Ben Plotkin as chairman. Tzachil, with seven years at OurCrowd and a legal and business background, highlighted the company’s new approach to invest in fewer but larger deals, leveraging partnerships with 40 leading venture capital funds like Lightspeed and NEA. These partnerships provide quarterly data on thousands of companies and access to follow-on and secondary investments.
Examples of the new strategy include early investments in SpaceX at significantly lower valuations and a March 2026 investment in AI chipmaker Cerebras, which recently went public with shares rising from $100 to around $220. OurCrowd also made three follow-on investments in portfolio company ZutaCore, anticipating a significant acquisition soon. The past year under Tzachil’s interim leadership focused on operational stabilization, AI-adapted workflows, and portfolio evaluation and monetization plans.
Founded in 2013, OurCrowd offers accredited investors and family offices access to venture capital alongside global institutions and sovereign funds. It currently has nearly 8,000 active investors and has raised and invested over $2.6 billion across more than 500 portfolio companies and funds, achieving 73 exits to date.