Welcome to the eighth episode of Veni Vidi VC ! This is an exclusive show where we cover the journey of the most interesting personalities of the Venture Capital world. SHOWNOTES This week, we host Ryan Johnson, currently Associate at OurCrowd, an equity-based crowdfunding platform, built for accredited investors to provide venture capital funding for global start-ups. I had an amazing conversation with Ryan in the heart of Silicon Valley about the equity crowdfunding and Israeli startup ecosystem. Ryan shares his journey from studying finance in college, to making a small fortune by investing in Apple stocks, doing investment banking on the coasts of La Jolla, and eventually finding his way to a one of the most interesting firms in the exclusive crowdfunding investment world. FUN FACT: While OurCrowd has made many of its investments in startups based out of United States, its headquarters are based in Jerusalem, Israel. Ryan likes spending his time on the following resources: Academic and Research Papers - currently on Machine Learning (ML) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) Twitter ProductHunt YCombinator Hacker News AVC by Fred Wilson If you are interested in connecting with Ryan, please use Twitter or LinkedIn and reach out to him at https://twitter.com/RyanCTJ or LinkedIn for feedback on your startup or advice on making a career in venture, mentioning "@venividiventure" in the tweet / subject. Getting in touch: In order to know more about the show, sponsoring, or nominating a guest, email us at venividiventures@gmail.com. Hosted by: Nipun Gupta