OurCrowd: Tech Jobs Index Jumps by 50% in Q1 2021 OurCrowd, a leading global online investment platform for early-stage firms, has published the High Tech Jobs Index Q1 2021. According to the report, job openings at OurCrowd portfolio companies have risen by 50% year over year for Q1 2021. OurCrowd states that portfolio companies are seeking approximately 1000 positions with software engineers and biz-dev openings in high demand. According to the report, OurCrowd companies have added an average of 15 new job vacancies each day during Q1 2021, up from 14 per day during Q4 2020, or 13 per day during Q3, and 10 per day during Q2. Of course, the global COVID-19 health crisis emerged in Q1 202o with widespread closures occurring in Q2 202o.