What per-capita unicorn ranking does the speaker claim for Israel?

Matan HazanovManaging Partner, Enigma Ventures · Founder | VC | Podcast Host | I can help you raise money

Why Israel Has the 2nd HIGHEST Unicorns Per Capital in the WORLD

30 Sept 2024 · 1 min

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Matan Hazanov explains why Israel ranks second globally in unicorns per capita, behind only Singapore. The country's edge comes from IDF units like 8200 that recruit top technical talent in high school, then put them through years of complex problem-solving before they enter the startup world with strong networks already in place.

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Israel is number two per-capita (behind Singapore), with the US at number three.

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The latest data I've seen is that per capita unicorns come out of Israel. They're number two just behind Singapore and the US Is number three. It's pretty incredible given all the, you know, the challenges that Israel faces. And the way I understand it, the way it's been explained to me is that the entire society, you know, in high school they're kind of cherry picking. The army's cherry picking for the most, you know, for intelligence, for leadership, for all that, all those kinds of traits you'd want in an intelligence unit or a technical unit like 8200. And then you spend three, four years not only training as you said but trying to solve real problems for the society, for the army. And not only that after they leave they have a whole support system to help them build companies, not only the government supporting them financially in some cases but the whole civil society is like elevating these, these entrepreneurs. Exactly, exactly.