Israel's Startup Ecosystem
The Israeli government supports early-stage tech through this office's matching funds and incubator programs.
What is the Israel Innovation Authority?
his Israeli singer won the Eurovision Song Contest in 2018 with the quirky hit “Toy.”
Who is Netta Barzilai?
In Israeli business culture, people tend to speak in this style, being blunt but not intended to be rude. "____ communication"
What is direct communication?
This city, located on the Mediterranean coast, is Israel’s high-tech and nightlife capital.
What is Tel Aviv?
This popular GPS-based navigation app was developed in Israel.
What is Waze?
This city is Israel’s tech and financial hub, home to most major startups and venture capital firms
What is Tel Aviv?
Israeli youth often grow up in these collective communities that were once based on agriculture and socialist values
What is a kibbutz?
Israelis typically address colleagues and even bosses by this, instead of using formal titles
What is their first name?
This inland sea is the lowest point on Earth and known for its extreme salinity.
What is the dead sea?
Israel pioneered this water-saving farming technology, now used worldwide
What is drip irrigation?
This global tech company acquired Israeli navigation app Waze in 2013 for over $1 billion
What is Google?
Before becoming a Hollywood star, this Israeli actress played a recurring role in the Israeli TV series HaShminiya and won Miss Israel
Who is Gal Gadot?
Israeli business meetings often start this way
What is with casual conversation or small talk?
Located in the south, this desert covers more than half of Israel’s land area
What is the Negev Desert?
This small, red fruit — now found globally — was bred and popularized in Israel
What is the cherry tomato?
Israel ranks among the highest in the world for this metric, which fuels a strong startup pipeline: the number of these per capita.
What are engineers or R&D scientists?
This Israeli action series about an undercover counter-terror unit was picked up by Netflix and is known for its gritty realism
What is Fauda?
Business casual is common, but Israelis especially relax their dress code on this day of the week
What is Friday?
This northern region is famous for its lush hills, hiking trails, and wine production
What is the Galilee?
This tech field — vital for national security — is one of Israel’s biggest global exports
What is cybersecurity?
Israel has the highest number of startups per capita in the world, second only to this country in absolute number of startups
What is the United States?
This sport brought Israel its first Olympic gold medal.
What is judo?
In Israeli workplaces, even young or junior employees are often included in discussions and decision-making — a reflection of this type of hierarchy.
What is flat hierarchy?
This mountain, located near the Lebanon border, is Israel’s highest point and even has a ski resort
What is Mount Hermon?
This type of memory storage device was co-invented by an Israeli engineer and changed how we store data.
What is the USB flash drive?