Israel

3 statements across 3 episodes · 3 bullish · 0 bearish · 3 people on the record · first statement Jan 2, 2019 by Annalise Saxenian · said 61 times in 37 episodes since 2019 · across every show →

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brought up most by Adam Neumann (9), Marc Andreessen (8), Ben Horowitz (8), Shyam Sankar (4), Michael Copeland (3), Keith Rabois (3), Tony Robbins (2), Balaji Srinivasan (2)

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2026 9 mentions in 7 episodes 1 per episode

Palantir CTO on The SaaS Apocalypse & Preventing The Next World War | a16z Mar 20, 2026 · 3 mentions · from 3:41
Why AI Agents Could Finally Reinvent the Credit Card Sep 3, 2026 · 1 mention · from 23:49
The Opportunity for Global Founders Aug 20, 2026 · 1 mention · from 15:35
Ben Horowitz on the Global Race for Tech, Power, and Influence Jul 3, 2026 · 1 mention · from 21:33
Private Markets, Software Repricing and Capital Allocation | Marc Rowan on a16z May 27, 2026 · 1 mention · from 41:08
Ben Horowitz on American Dynamism and the Future of AI | The a16z Show May 8, 2026 · 1 mention · from 15:14
Palantir CEO on Iran, AI Weapons and American Domination | a16z American Dynamism Summit Mar 12, 2026 · 1 mention · from 1:44
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2025 20 mentions in 10 episodes 2 per episode

Adam Neumann: This is How You Build Iconic Companies Jun 12, 2025 · 8 mentions · from 0:53
Keith Rabois: Israel, OpenAI, Opendoor, and DOGE Oct 16, 2025 · 3 mentions · from 0:56
Drone Warfare: The New Rules of Combat Are Here Apr 11, 2025 · 2 mentions · from 19:28
The Lawyerly Society vs. The Engineering State: Who Owns the Future? Oct 6, 2025 · 1 mention · from 56:15
Is Non-Consensus Investing Overrated? Sep 4, 2025 · 1 mention · from 27:15
The Software Crisis Behind America's Infrastructure Apr 28, 2025 · 1 mention · from 6:18
Mobilizing the American Industrial Base Apr 23, 2025 · 1 mention · from 3:21
Ben Horowitz on Leadership and Culture Apr 23, 2025 · 1 mention · from 23:42
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2024 7 mentions in 5 episodes 1 per episode

The Future of the American Dream May 20, 2024 · 3 mentions · from 10:21
How Gusto Used Customer Input to Scale Growth with Tomer London Dec 5, 2024 · 1 mention · from 1:49
Can We Detect a Deepfake? Oct 30, 2024 · 1 mention · from 15:02
Marc Andreessen on Inventing The Internet Browser (How We all Access the Internet) Jun 28, 2024 · 1 mention · from 1:35:29
Politics & the Future of Tech Apr 2, 2024 · 1 mention · from 1:40:23
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2023 10 mentions in 4 episodes 3 per episode

What is the Future of Hollywood? Oct 1, 2023 · 5 mentions · from 2:09:31
Tony Robbins on the Future of Health & Longevity Dec 20, 2023 · 3 mentions · from 37:05
Disrupting the World's Largest Asset Class with Adam Neumann Feb 6, 2023 · 1 mention · from 27:28
Easing the Housing Crisis by Building Better Tools Feb 6, 2023 · 1 mention · from 1:21
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2022 2 mentions in 1 episode

The Network State with Balaji Srinivasan Nov 16, 2022 · 2 mentions · from 9:20
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2019 13 mentions in 10 episodes 1 per episode

a16z Podcast | Teams, Trust, and Object Lessons Jan 2, 2019 · 3 mentions · from 20:19
a16z Podcast | What's Next for Technology and National Security? Jan 2, 2019 · 2 mentions · from 31:56
Better Together: Humanity + Machine Learning Feb 9, 2019 · 1 mention · from 20:21
a16z Podcast | Cybersecurity in the Boardroom vs. the Situation Room Jan 2, 2019 · 1 mention · from 10:00
a16z Podcast | The Law (and Tech) of Warfare Jan 2, 2019 · 1 mention · from 3:43
a16z Podcast | Ethereum, App Coins, and Beyond Jan 2, 2019 · 1 mention · from 1:09
a16z Podcast | On Corporate Venturing & Setting Up 'Innovation Outposts' Jan 2, 2019 · 1 mention · from 7:06
a16z Podcast | Open vs. Closed, Alpha Cities, and the Industries of the Future Jan 2, 2019 · 1 mention · from 17:27
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Everything said about Israel, oldest first

Jan 2, 2019 positive

Assertion Supported

Saxenian: Israel's tech ecosystem was built on decades of military funding

“In Israel, they've been able to tap a lot of the military technology that has been funded for decades.”

Annalise Saxenian Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 8:31 a16z Podcast | How Innovation Ecosystems Grow Around the Globe

Oct 16, 2025 positive

Prediction Held up

Keith Rabois predicts multiple countries will make peace with Israel within months

“You're gonna see lots of countries You know, make peace explicitly with Israel, which is great. Whether they join the Abraham Accords directly or indirectly, it's all gonna happen in the next six months.”

Keith Rabois Oct 16, 2025 ▶ 1:06 Keith Rabois: Israel, OpenAI, Opendoor, and DOGE

May 8, 2026 positive

Opinion

Horowitz: Sweden and Israel are rare global hubs of tech entrepreneurship

“There are a couple of places that have great technology entrepreneurship. Sweden is one. Israel's one. But it's pretty rare around the world.”

Ben Horowitz May 8, 2026 ▶ 15:09 Ben Horowitz on American Dynamism and the Future of AI | The a16z Show

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