Post by
Loony on Oct 21, 2023 10:26pm
Startups: Silicon Valley #1, Israel #2.
https://www.israel21c.org/facebook-aims-to-give-israeli-startups-a-leg-up-at-the-playground/
Of all the Facebook offices in the world, only Facebook Israel specializes in accelerating local startups.
Underlining that commitment, Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg recently came to Tel Aviv to inaugurate The Playground, Facebook Israel’s new physical space for startups – as well as for communities, nonprofit organizations and businesses.
“Israel is a startup nation, second only to Silicon Valley, with the highest density of startups in the world,” Sandberg said on August 14 as she cut the ribbon on the new facility with Facebook Israel Country Director Adi Soffer Teeni.
https://nocamels.com/2019/08/sheryl-sandberg-launches-facebooks-playground-in-tel-aviv/
“This country is not just deeply meaningful to me, but also to Facebook,” Sandberg said at the event during a fireside chat with Facebook Israel general manager Adi Soffer Teeni. “Israel is a country of startups and entrepreneurs. There is one startup here for every 1500 people – the country with the highest percentage of startups [per capita] in the world,” Sandberg said.