Education
What is Israel’s most well regarded university?
Tel Aviv University
Which military unit in the Israel Defense Forces is known for producing many successful entrepreneurs focusing theri companies around tech and cybersecurity?
Unit 8200
What program enables Israeli entrepreneurs to receive funding?
Venture capital incubators
Israel’s most prominent unicorns, PillCam, used technology originally adapted from…
Military technology, specifically used in high accuracy, video-guided missile systems
How can Israeli Citizens get 90% off their first year off their college?
Military service
Which body is responsible for planning and executing the innovation policy and collaborating with other countries for research and development purposes?
Israel Innovation Authority
Name the program started in the 1990’s to help Israel promote venture capital initiatives
Yozma Program
What are two of the top industries in Israel (think tech)?
AI and cybersecurity
Who subsidizes Israel's Public College?
The government
Which country is the largest foreign investor for Israeli start-ups?
The United States of America
Which companies moved to Israel causing a surge of $7 billion USD in VC investment in 2021?
Trax and Claroty
CropX, SeeTree, Prospera, Fieldin, and Farm Dog are all examples of ____ startups in Israel
Agritech
What position is viewed more desirably in Israel than the US?
A teacher
Name an Israeli company listed on the NYSE starting with the letter W (Hint: It was created by members of unit 8200)
What percent of the 217 active venture capital institutions in Israel are made up of Israeli local citizens? (can be within 10% of the answer, ex. a guess of 40% when the actual is 47% would be correct)
54%
In what area of healthcare technology has Israel made great advancements in software solutions and medical devices?
Health tech or medtech
What subject/subjects does Israel put a high emphasis on?
STEM
Failure is not applauded in Israeli start-up culture, and this is why Israel has so many start-ups (True/False)
False
Throughout 2023, how many startups did Israel’s venture capital firms invest in?
Over 4,500 startups
What type of partnerships are instrumental to long lasting innovation in Israel?
Public-private partnerships