Harzvi: Israel Is World's Second-Largest Startup Ecosystem After US
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Gal Harzvi, CEO of Unomy, discusses the scale of the Israeli venture capital and startup market compared to the United States and other global hubs.
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“So actually the ecosystem in Israel is the second largest in the world after, after the U S in both terms of number of startups. And also in the number of investments being made here.”
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