Levanon: Israeli tech community created a 400+ volunteer list for startups
Adi Levanon · Michael Eisenberg and Adi Levanon: Israeli Resilience in Crisis | E1072 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings · Oct 12, 2023 · at 14:50
Adi Levanon, Founder and Managing Partner at Selah Ventures, discusses how the Israeli startup ecosystem mobilized to maintain business continuity when tech workers were called up for military reserves.
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“There is a list going on, active list, of 400 plus volunteers. That want to work, that can be helpful to startups. Whatever they need, whatever's possible.”
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