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HOW UNIT 8200 IS TRANSFORMING ISRAEL’S TECH SCENE 
FROM THE TRENCHES 
TO TRACTION
LEGAL DISCLAIMER 
The information contained in this presentation is provided solely for informational purposes and 
does not constitute an offer or solicitation of investment in any OurCrowd limited partnership related 
to any companies. Anything contained in this presentation should not be construed as creating a 
presumption by you or OurCrowd that you are an accredited investor. The offer to invest in any 
OurCrowd limited partnership related to any company can only be made on the OurCrowd website 
and only to investors who have been fully qualified as accredited investors in accordance with the 
laws and regulations of their respective jurisdictions. OurCrowd makes no representation or 
warranty, express or implied, with respect to any data provided to you regarding any information 
provided by the companies on its web site or in this presentation, and will not be liable in any way to 
you or to any other person for any inaccuracy, error or omission of any company data. Please be 
aware that investments in early stage companies contains a high level of risk and you should consider 
this prior to making any investment decisions
GADI MAZOR, 
OURCROWD CTO 
AND 8200 GRAD 
• A renown entrepreneur in 
the enterprise software 
and the mobile space, 
Gadi is OurCrowd’s CTO 
and general partner 
• Major in the IDF, finished 
officers’ course with 
honors
ZACK MILLER, HEAD 
OF COMMUNITY, 
OURCROWD 
• NOT 8200 grad (but I did 
graduate from Harvard 
and Kellogg and have a lot 
of respect for these guys)
ABOUT 
OURCROWD 
• Investors from over 30 
countries have invested 
over $70M in 52 portfolio 
companies
ISRAEL IS THE #2 TECH 
ECOSYSTEM IN THE WORLD
“Microsoft is an Israeli company almost as much as 
it is American.” 
–STEVE BALLMER, PAST MICROSOFT CEO
WITH A VIBRANT STARTUP ECOSYSTEM 
ISRAEL CONTINUES TO LEAD GLOBAL 
INNOVATION
Israel’s tech scene succeeds 
because of its startup infrastructure
THE ISRAEL DEFENSE 
FORCE’S UNIT 8200 
WHAT I S I T ?
“The central mission of the unit is to save lives, to 
prevent terror and other attacks. We teach our 
people that the mission is so important that there 
is no possibility of failure.” 
–RESERVE COLONEL, 8200 UNIT
In Israel, 8200 is the 
entrepreneur’s Harvard
8200 ALUMNI
WHY 8200 IS SO SUCCESSFUL IN 
PRODUCING A GENERATION OF TOP 
TECHNOLOGISTS AND ENTREPRENEURS
VERY SELECTIVE PROCESS 
BEST OF THE BEST
HIGH(EST) STAKES
TEACHES BOOTSTRAPPING
“Instead of the quiet acceptance of doctrine and 
tradition, the growth of the Israeli army has been 
marked by a turmoil of innovation, controversy, 
and debate.” 
–EDWARD LUTTWAK
8200 FUNCTIONS AS A TECH 
INCUBATOR
8200 ALLOWS 
FOR CROSS-POLLINATION 
OF IDEAS
8200 EMPLOYS A 
FLAT STRUCTURE 
• the power to improvise 
• challenge authority, 
tradition, group think
8200 AND BEYOND
8200 IN THE OURCROWD PORTFOLIO
ABOUT 
OURCROWD 
• Investors from over 30 
countries have invested 
over $70M in 52 portfolio 
companies
www.ourcrowd.com 
zack@ourcrowd.com 
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From the Trenches to Traction: How Unit 8200 is Transforming Israel's Tech Scene

  • 1. HOW UNIT 8200 IS TRANSFORMING ISRAEL’S TECH SCENE FROM THE TRENCHES TO TRACTION
  • 2. LEGAL DISCLAIMER The information contained in this presentation is provided solely for informational purposes and does not constitute an offer or solicitation of investment in any OurCrowd limited partnership related to any companies. Anything contained in this presentation should not be construed as creating a presumption by you or OurCrowd that you are an accredited investor. The offer to invest in any OurCrowd limited partnership related to any company can only be made on the OurCrowd website and only to investors who have been fully qualified as accredited investors in accordance with the laws and regulations of their respective jurisdictions. OurCrowd makes no representation or warranty, express or implied, with respect to any data provided to you regarding any information provided by the companies on its web site or in this presentation, and will not be liable in any way to you or to any other person for any inaccuracy, error or omission of any company data. Please be aware that investments in early stage companies contains a high level of risk and you should consider this prior to making any investment decisions
  • 3. GADI MAZOR, OURCROWD CTO AND 8200 GRAD • A renown entrepreneur in the enterprise software and the mobile space, Gadi is OurCrowd’s CTO and general partner • Major in the IDF, finished officers’ course with honors
  • 4. ZACK MILLER, HEAD OF COMMUNITY, OURCROWD • NOT 8200 grad (but I did graduate from Harvard and Kellogg and have a lot of respect for these guys)
  • 5. ABOUT OURCROWD • Investors from over 30 countries have invested over $70M in 52 portfolio companies
  • 6. ISRAEL IS THE #2 TECH ECOSYSTEM IN THE WORLD
  • 7. “Microsoft is an Israeli company almost as much as it is American.” –STEVE BALLMER, PAST MICROSOFT CEO
  • 8. WITH A VIBRANT STARTUP ECOSYSTEM ISRAEL CONTINUES TO LEAD GLOBAL INNOVATION
  • 9. Israel’s tech scene succeeds because of its startup infrastructure
  • 10. THE ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCE’S UNIT 8200 WHAT I S I T ?
  • 11. “The central mission of the unit is to save lives, to prevent terror and other attacks. We teach our people that the mission is so important that there is no possibility of failure.” –RESERVE COLONEL, 8200 UNIT
  • 12. In Israel, 8200 is the entrepreneur’s Harvard
  • 14. WHY 8200 IS SO SUCCESSFUL IN PRODUCING A GENERATION OF TOP TECHNOLOGISTS AND ENTREPRENEURS
  • 15. VERY SELECTIVE PROCESS BEST OF THE BEST
  • 18. “Instead of the quiet acceptance of doctrine and tradition, the growth of the Israeli army has been marked by a turmoil of innovation, controversy, and debate.” –EDWARD LUTTWAK
  • 19. 8200 FUNCTIONS AS A TECH INCUBATOR
  • 20. 8200 ALLOWS FOR CROSS-POLLINATION OF IDEAS
  • 21. 8200 EMPLOYS A FLAT STRUCTURE • the power to improvise • challenge authority, tradition, group think
  • 23. 8200 IN THE OURCROWD PORTFOLIO
  • 24. ABOUT OURCROWD • Investors from over 30 countries have invested over $70M in 52 portfolio companies