Case 3: Israel In US$ Israel Top universities: Area 20,000 KM2 • Hebrew University of Population 8 mil Jerusalem GDP/Per 240 bil/31,000 • Tel Aviv University Capita • Technion - Israel Institute of Technology • Weizmann Institute of Science • University of Haifa Cornell-Technion NYC Tech Campus • Investment: $2B Cornell Alumni: • 600 • 2,600 startups/5 yrs companies/30 • 34,000 Employees years • $10.6B Capitals • 38,000 jobs • $23B investment return Technions : • 125 listed in NASDAQ • 50% by Technion grads • 4000 startups near Haifa