In many ways, modern-day Israel itself is a startup – a country that emerged from the desert sands without natural resources, facing turmoil and conflicts – to beat the odds and become an unprecedented global leader in innovation and Research & Development. Israeli entrepreneurs today are pushing the technological envelope in practically every sector, including cyber, med-tech, autonomous driving, energy, machine learning, agritech, watertech, drones, aerospace and more. Creativity, technological prowess and the famous Israeli “chutzpah,” together with robust public and private support for research and development created the perfect storm for the startup ecosystem in Israel – also known also as the “Startup Nation” and the “Silicon Wadi.” In CA.

 

The Department works with the Israel Economic Mission to the West Coast, public officials and prominent Israeli community member to promote and expose the Israel innovation to the region in different sectors and cultivate public relations between local leaders, companies and government agencies.