Israel’s Silicon Valley grooms next wave of unicorn startups

Global Business

In the tech world, Israel is known as the “Startup Nation”. After China and the United States, it has more Nasdaq listed companies than any country in the world.

What’s Israel’s secret? CCTV’s Stephanie Freid filed this report.

Israel\'s Silicon Valley grooms next wave of unicorn startups

In the tech world, Israel is known as the "Startup Nation". After China and the United States, it has more Nasdaq listed companies than any country in the world. What's Israel's secret? CCTV's Stephanie Freid filed this report.

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  • Israel’s Silicon Valley is absent the expansive, lush lawns of California and the standard office tower view there is a thoroughfare.
  • A majority of today’s Israel tech investors are from China. China has invested $8.5 billion into Israel in the last three and a half years.

Foreign Policy Consultant Elmira Bayrasli on starting block
For more on extraordinary entrepreneurs in developing countries, CCTV’s Rachelle Akuffo spoke to Elmira Bayrasli, co-founder of Foreign Policy Interrupted and author of “From the Other Side of the World: Extraordinary Entrepreneurs, Unlikely Places.”
Follow Elmira Bayrasli on Twitter @endeavoringE.

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The Unicorn List: Current Private Companies Valued At $1B And Above