Israeli tech startups flock to US market amid home turmoil
A rising number of Israel's tech startups are integrating into the United States, lured by U.S.' deep-pocketed funds and pro-business policies,...
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A rising number of Israel's tech startups are integrating into the United States, lured by U.S.' deep-pocketed funds and pro-business policies,...
The economic risk for Israel's government is that its plans, which have sparked unprecedented nationwide protests, scare a tech industry that accounts for almost a fifth of the country's gross domestic product and about 30% of tax income. Some entrepreneurs already appear to be voting with their feet.
A growing number of Israel's tech startups are incorporating in the United States, attracted by deep pocketed U.S. funds and pro-business policies, and with an extra push from a planned judicial overhaul at home that has rattled investors. That marks a reversal, as Israel had managed in the past decade to persuade more of its startups to set up their legal identity domestically. It may not mean jobs shifting overseas en masse - the tech sector accounts for 14% of Israeli jobs - but registering companies or intellectual property (IP) abroad can affect where taxes are paid and so impact g...
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Opinion: Those looking at the proposed judicial overhaul as the reason for the decline of Israeli startup companies recently aren't looking at the complete picture, which shows that they're doing just fine