Elevator-Lounge Israel 

As a special opportunity for all participants of RuhrSummit 2017 we offer you direct access to firsthand information from and about startup region Israel. Get in face to face exchange with investors, startups, coordinators or multipliers from Tel Aviv, Haifa or Jerusalem.

If you already got your ticket for RuhrSummit 2017 please register here to arrange your appointment with any of the interesting contacts. As we try to serve as many startups as possible please don’t take it negative if we only can combine you with one or two of our experts.

Relevant facts about startup region Israel

Israel is one of the leading startup hotspots in the world because of its highly educated population and its high (military) interest in newest technology and insights. Moreover cultural forward thinking and extremely optimistic and startup biotope has been evolved over the last decades which shows its density in the following facts.

• Around 5k active startups – roughly 1 per 1,760 inhabitants
• Tel Aviv is epic centre of startup scene with 1 per 300 inhabitants
• Highest per capita invest in startups globally
• Invests in 2016: 4.8b (Germany 2.2b)
• Accelerated more NASDAQ companies then any other nation outside the USA
• Deutsche Telekom, SAP, Software AG, Pro7/SAT1, Bosch, Axel Springer, RWE, Merck, Daimler, Siemens – all of them are in Isreal for technology scouting
• Israel is No. 2 just behind Silicon Valley at global innovation hubs
• More than 300 multinational corporates founded development office in Israel – from A(pple) to Y(ahoo)