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Seizing the Moment: Why Experts Believe Now is the Golden Opportunity for Investing in Israel

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In the last 3 months of 2024, Israel’s GDP shrank by 20% in annualised term s and Israel’s credit rating was downgraded by Moodys. Sophisticated investors and tech leaders are bullish on Israel But don’t take it from me. What is important for them now in the context of Israel is a permanent ceasefire.

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Israeli startup Landscape Maps (Updated April 2021)

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Israel has already produced three Insurance Tech Unicorns including Lemonade, Hippo Insurance and Next Insurance. The map, created by InsurTech Israel and The Digital Insurer shines a spotlight on the sector in Israel. Source: The Digital Insurer in collaboration with the InsurTech Israel ( Download ). Energy Tech.

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How the pre-seed round made a comeback in 2024

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Data by Carta (mostly US companies) reveals that although on average startups saw a 50% reduction in funding in 2023 (the impact in Israel was closer to 65%) pre-seed funding rounds rose by 51%!

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The Anti-Israel BDS Movement Will Fail

David Teten

The BDS movement (Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement) is a global attempt to persuade people not to do business with Israel or businesses that do business with Israel. All these technologies were developed primarily or entirely in Israel. . 40% of Intel’s sales are from chips developed in Israel.

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Covid-19 is a marathon, not a sprint, for startups in US, UK and Israel

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Israel – 500M NIS to cash strapped startups. Earlier this week, Israel started with an alleviation of the self-quarantine measures that restricted people’s movement to no more than 100 meters from their house. This is part of Israel’s Ministry of Finance NIS 1.2 On the health front, there are signs of recovery.

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30 Machine Intelligence Startups to Watch in Israel

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Don’t take my word for it – in the roundup of venture capital predictions for 2017 , I found it to be the top recurring theme. Venture Capital investments in AI, Europe 2016 (Source: Dealroom ). Noteworthy Machine Intelligence startups in Israel ?? Some examples: AI will be the new mobile.

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How can startups engage Amazon and AWS

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The Alexa Fund also provides up to $200 million in venture capital funding to fuel voice technology innovation. AWS Builder Space (Israel) – A non-equity program for early stage startups who are looking to accelerate their speed to market. Amazon and AWS take a hands on approach to supporting startups across stages.