Denes Ban
General Partner, Managing Partner & MD Asia
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- Full Name
- Denes Ban
- Firm
- OurCrowd
- Firm Type
- Venture capital investment platform / equity crowdfunding platform for accredited investors
- Investment Stage
- Early-stage startups, incubators, venture funds, growth companies, and alternative investments
- Check Size
- OurCrowd platform investor minimums have been reported as $10,000 for companies and $50,000 for funds; no Denes Ban-specific company check size was verified
- Target Company Profile
- Pre-vetted startups, venture funds, incubators, and sought-after growth companies accessible through OurCrowd’s curated platform
- Sector Focus
- Technology and alternative investments, with recent firm activity emphasizing AI, cybersecurity, autonomous vehicles, quantum technologies, space, and data infrastructure
- Geographic Focus
- Global, with OurCrowd headquartered in Jerusalem and active in Israeli and international technology markets
- Location
- Jerusalem, Israel
Background
I could not verify the stub’s person-specific claims that Denes Ban is or was “General Partner, Managing Partner & MD Asia” at OurCrowd from current public OurCrowd team data, LinkedIn-searchable public results, or general web search results. The current OurCrowd team page’s structured organization data does not list Denes Ban among employees or leadership.
The verifiable firm connection in the stub is OurCrowd. OurCrowd was founded in 2013 and is a Jerusalem-based venture investment platform that gives accredited investors access to startups, venture funds, and alternative assets. Its public materials describe the platform as offering “pre-vetted startups” and “exclusive venture funds,” and its structured data lists OurCrowd Management Limited at Derech Hebron 28, Jerusalem.
OurCrowd’s founder Jon Medved led the company as CEO from its founding until October 2025, when Calcalist reported that he stepped down after an ALS diagnosis and moved into a Chairman role. The same report said Cali Chill became Acting CEO and COO, after holding senior roles in legal operations, funds, investment strategy, and investment committee leadership.
Investment Thesis & Focus
- OurCrowd’s platform focus is curated private-market access: its homepage says investors can “Invest in pre-vetted startups, targeted venture funds and a range of alternatives.”
- The platform is aimed at accredited investors, with reported minimums of $10,000 for startup-company investments and $50,000 for fund investments.
- OurCrowd’s model is not a traditional single-partner angel profile; the firm says it offers access to direct investments, funds, incubators, and alternatives.
- Recent firm leadership comments frame the strategy around democratizing venture and alternative investing while expanding access to “early-stage startups” and growth companies such as Groq, SpaceX, Anthropic, and Databricks.
- I found no public Denes Ban-authored thesis, sector memo, interview, or investment criteria.
Notable Investments
- No public investments could be specifically attributed to Denes Ban.
- Anthropic - AI company cited by Calcalist as one of the major companies OurCrowd backed under Cali Chill’s investment leadership.
- Databricks - Data and AI infrastructure company cited by Calcalist among OurCrowd-backed major companies.
- Scale AI - AI data company cited by Calcalist among OurCrowd-backed companies.
- Safe Superintelligence - AI company cited by Calcalist among OurCrowd-backed companies.
- Kodiak Robotics - Autonomous trucking company cited by Calcalist among OurCrowd-backed companies.
- Quantum Machines - Quantum-control company cited by Calcalist among OurCrowd-backed companies.
- Groq - AI inference-chip company cited by Calcalist among OurCrowd-backed companies.
- SpaceX - Space and launch company cited by Calcalist among OurCrowd-backed companies.
- Beyond Meat - OurCrowd exit cited in public summaries of the firm’s portfolio.
- Lemonade - OurCrowd exit cited in public summaries of the firm’s portfolio.
- Innoviz - OurCrowd exit cited in public summaries of the firm’s portfolio.
- CyberX - Cybersecurity company cited as an OurCrowd exit after acquisition by Microsoft.
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