This document introduces Yariv Levski from the Israeli startup scene. It discusses trends in Tel Aviv including large amounts of capital raised by Israeli high-tech companies, mostly from Israeli VC funds and US investors. A large percentage of funding goes towards building big companies with high valuations, exemplified by Waze being acquired by Google for $1 billion. The secret to Israel's success includes commercializing technologies from day one globally, a supportive government and venture capital environment, and cultural factors like failure not being seen as failure and risk-taking balanced with quality and punctuality. The document argues that Germany and Israel are a perfect match when innovation and risk-taking meet quality and punctuality.

1. Hi, nice to meet you all
My name is YARIV LEVSKI
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YarivWife
Levski
2 Kids
1 Exit
Current status@ Israeli startup scene
Hobbies: Triathlon

2. So…
What are the
latest trends in Tel Aviv?

3. Baseball
&
Gymnastic
Coming up:
Why I believe that Germany and Israel
makes the perfect match

4. First,
Let’s start with some numbers

5. Capital Raised by Israeli High-Tech Companies ($M)
66%
65%
34%
76%
74%
35%
Q
Israeli VC Fund Share
Other Investors
Q
Q
72%
74%
72%
26%
26%
24%
Q
74%
28%
26%
28%
Q
Q
69%
76%
31%
24%
Q
Q
Q
Q
Source: IVC Research Center

6. Great eco system that attracts foreign capital
VC investments Y2D H1 2013 ( in Millions$)
Germany
France
UK
Israel
Source: DFJ Esprit & Go4Venture Advisers mid-year analysis of European Venture Market

7. So,
what is the biggest trend
in Tel Aviv?

8. Money in, money out - the ratio
Capital Received (M&As and IPSs
Capital Raised by Israeli High-Tech companies

9. Building
Big
Companies!
(Meaning Hugh valuations)

10. Biggest deal this year
Google buys WAZE:
1 Billion $

12. The next big companies exits
Israeli companies with revenue over 50M$ and
valuation over 500M$

13. What’s the
secret
sauce?
No local Market
(8M people)
Commercial relations
with our neighbors: 0

14. What’s the
secret
sauce?
We build international
companies
From Day1*
*Save From China Israel is #2 country in NASDAQ

15. What’s the
secret
sauce?
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R&D centers all every important US company
Government money supports R&D
Biggest Patents per capita
Biggest VC money per capita
Failure - isn’t failing
Presence of almost every important US VC
Army as incubator of management and
technology

16. With new records of valuations in exits,
the investors become more and more
patience to build big companies

17. The next Israelis Exits
Will EXPLODE
(Which is usually something risky in Tel Aviv..)

18. Back to sport
And
Israeli-Germany potential
(And the synergy of Baseball and Gymnastic)

19. Baseball
Ted Williams, whose lifetime batting average
was 0.344.
This means he struck out or didn’t get a hit six
out of 10 times.
He’s in the Hall of Fame as the greatest hitter in
the history of baseball.

20. Baseball
in
You
earn points
for success
and
not lose points
for missing

21. Gymnastic
inBaseball
earn points
for success
You
Nadia comaneci.
Perfect 10.
First time ever in the Olympics.
Made no mistakes!
and not lose points
for missing

22. Gymnastic
in
you
lose points
for doing mistakes

23. inThe perfect Startup
Gymnastic
you
Starts as a baseball player
Trial and Error,
Trial and Error,
Trial and Error,
Trial.
lose points
for mistaking
Success.

24. Then,
becomes a Gymnastic
and Scale the business

25. My idea in one slide
(maybe two..)

26. When Innovation and
Risk Taking
(Baseball)
meet Quality and Punctuality
(Gymnastic)

27. When Innovation and
We have the
Risk Taking
perfect Match.
(Baseball)
meet Quality and Punctuality
(Gymnastic)

28. Thank You.
Current status@ Israeli startup scene