Daily Data Dive: Israel’s Booming Startup Scene

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Israel is known as a cybersecurity hotspot internationally, and while that remains true, the newest data indicates that Israel’s tech ambitions and prowess extend much further.

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    $370 Million | The amount Israel’s top 60 startups had raised in total by 2014.

    $167 Million | The total amount of startup funding dispensed by the Israeli government between 2011-2015.

    2,000| The number of startups that applied to Barclay’s Tel Aviv based Accelerator. 40 were accepted.

    430| The number of FinTech startups HQed in Israel; there were 90 in 2009.

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    2.7| The number of times more likely it is for incubator startups (vs. accelerator startups) to snag follow-on investment.


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