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Report: Record 35 Israeli-Founded Unicorns Now Headquarter in California

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Tuesday, April 25, 2023
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MIAMI, April 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- California now serves as the global or U.S. headquarters for 35 Israeli-founded unicorns – privately held companies valued at $1 billion or more – according to the United States – Israel Business Alliance. Anchored by a dynamic cluster in Silicon Valley, the 35 Israeli-founded unicorns mark the most ever in a single state at one time.

Key Points: 
  • Anchored by a dynamic cluster in Silicon Valley, the 35 Israeli-founded unicorns mark the most ever in a single state at one time.
  • The 35 Israeli-founded unicorn companies have combined to create some 31,985 direct jobs around the world, an average of 914 jobs per company.
  • The total valuation for all 35 unicorns amounts to $115 billion.
  • Palo Alto's five Israeli-founded unicorns are the second-most in California, followed by San Jose, with four.

New York Now Home to 30 Israeli-Founded Unicorns

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Monday, April 24, 2023
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MIAMI, April 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- A record 30 Israeli-founded unicorns – privately held companies valued at $1 billion or more – now have their global or U.S. headquarters in New York State, according to the United States – Israel Business Alliance. All 30 are based in New York City, which continues to be the city with the most Israeli-founded tech unicorns outside of Tel Aviv.

Key Points: 
  • All 30 are based in New York City, which continues to be the city with the most Israeli-founded tech unicorns outside of Tel Aviv.
  • The presence of Israeli-founded unicorns in New York has risen steadily.
  • In 2019, five Israeli-founded unicorns had their global or U.S. headquarters in New York.
  • The current number of Israeli-founded unicorns marks a 15 percent increase from 2022, when 26 Israeli-founded unicorns called New York their global or U.S. home.

First-Ever National Report: 80 Israeli-Founded Unicorns Now Have Headquarters in U.S.

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Tuesday, May 3, 2022
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NEW YORK, May 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- There are currently 80 Israeli-founded unicorns based in the United States, according to the United States – Israel Business Alliance. Each of the companies has at least one Israeli founder and its global or regional headquarters in the United States. A unicorn is a privately held company with a valuation of $1 billion or more. This is the first time that a comprehensive list of U.S.-based Israeli-founded unicorns has been compiled.

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK, May 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- There are currently 80 Israeli-founded unicorns based in the United States, according to the United States Israel Business Alliance.
  • Each of the companies has at least one Israeli founder and its global or regional headquarters in the United States.
  • This is the first time that a comprehensive list of U.S.-based Israeli-founded unicorns has been compiled.
  • The 80 Israeli-founded unicorns mark the most ever to exist in the United States at one time.

Record 26 Israeli-Founded Unicorns Now Headquarter in NYC

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Wednesday, April 27, 2022
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NEW YORK, April 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A record 26 Israeli-founded unicorns – privately held companies valued at $1 billion or more – now have their global or U.S. headquarters in New York City, according to the United States – Israel Business Alliance. Outside of Tel Aviv, New York continues to be the city with the most Israeli-founded tech unicorns in the world. All 26 tech companies are concentrated in Manhattan.

Key Points: 
  • Outside of Tel Aviv, New York continues to be the city with the most Israeli-founded tech unicorns in the world.
  • "New York supplies strategic resources that no single city can truly match," USIBA president Aaron Kaplowitz said.
  • Since last April, when USIBA issued its 2021 Unicorn Report, New York City has added 14 Israeli-founded unicorns.
  • Fireblocksand Pagaya rapidly increased their respective valuations and are both currently among the top ten highest valued Israeli-founded unicorns in the world.

Rutgers initiative aims to improve business world by empowering more women to be leaders

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Wednesday, May 29, 2019
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"Study after study has demonstrated that women are not equally compensated or represented at any level of business," Kaplowitz said.

Key Points: 
  • "Study after study has demonstrated that women are not equally compensated or represented at any level of business," Kaplowitz said.
  • Kaplowitz and Rao formed the initiative after finding "pockets of programming at RBS" that lacked the comprehensiveness or inclusiveness of a whole group of women.
  • Even at the student level, the Women in Business clubs and the Women BUILD (Business Undergraduates in Leadership Development) program are touching only a fraction of the female students within Rutgers Business School.
  • "We need programs like this to show that women are capable of succeeding and shaping the world," Sharma said.