Israeli Startups
An Israeli team invented this mobile messaging app, later bought by Facebook for $19 billion.
What is WhatsApp?
This Israeli entrepreneur co-founded Waze, the GPS navigation app acquired by Google in 2013.
Who is Uri Levine?
The year Israel declared independence.
What is 1948?
This university, located in Jerusalem, is Israel’s oldest and ranks among the world’s top universities.
What is the Hebrew University of Jerusalem?
Many Apple products, including parts of this virtual assistant’s AI, are developed and optimized in Israel.
What is Siri?
An Israeli invention that revolutionized the way we drink this popular carbonated beverage.
What is SodaStream?
Known as the "father of Israeli high-tech," he founded Intel’s operations in Israel and led the creation of the Pentium chip.
Who is Dov Frohman?
The peace agreement signed between Israel and Egypt in 1979.
What are the Camp David Accords?
Known for its cutting-edge technology programs, this university in Haifa is often referred to as "Israel's MIT."
What is the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology?
This Tesla feature, involving sensor technology for autonomous driving, has key components produced in Israel.
What is Autopilot?
Israeli inventors developed this military-grade system to intercept and destroy incoming rockets.
What is the Iron Dome?
This co-founder of Wix.com helped create one of the most popular website-building platforms in the world.
Who is Avishai Abrahami?
The name of the movement advocating for a Jewish homeland.
What is Zionism?
This university in Tel Aviv is Israel’s largest and consistently ranks as one of the top in the world.
What is Tel Aviv University?
The Israeli branch of this U.S. company manufactures drones and surveillance technology for global military use.
What is Boeing?
Developed in Israel the popular GPS app that relies on user-generated reports.
What is Waze?
This prominent venture capitalist founded Pitango Venture Capital, Israel's largest VC fund.
Who is Rami Kalish?
The war in 1967 during which Israel captured the Sinai Peninsula, Golan Heights, and West Bank.
What is the Six-Day War?
Located in Beersheba, this university is renowned for its innovation in cybersecurity and desert research.
What is Ben-Gurion University of the Negev?
This American soft drink giant uses Israeli-made carbonation technology in its home soda machines.
What is Coca-Cola?
This Israeli device allows seamless switching between multiple devices for wireless charging.
What is Powermat?
Founder of the Viola Group, he is a key figure in Israel’s private equity and venture capital ecosystem.
Who is Shlomo Dovrat?
The United Nations resolution that partitioned Palestine into Jewish and Arab states in 1947.
What is UN Resolution 181?
With campuses in Ramat Gan and Safed, this university is famous for its law and business programs.
What is Bar-Ilan University?
Israeli factories supply dates and other ingredients for this American energy bar company.
What is Clif Bar?