Israel is one of the largest startup hubs in the world, with the highest concentration of startups per capita. It is typically regarded as the largest startup hub outside the US. It also has R&D offices of all the major tech companies (typically following acquisitions): Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Apple, Amazon, IBM, HP, Oracle, ebay, Yahoo, AOL, etc.
Let's take NASDAQ-listed companies for example. Israel (pop. 8 million) has 89 companies listed in the NASDAQ. Spain (pop. 48 million) has only 8. Yes, that's 66 times more per capita.
Let's take NASDAQ-listed companies for example. Israel (pop. 8 million) has 89 companies listed in the NASDAQ. Spain (pop. 48 million) has only 8. Yes, that's 66 times more per capita.