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For companies and entrepreneurs looking to branch out to the exciting, vibrant, innovation ecosystem Tel Aviv has to offer, we say: 'Shalom and welcome"!
We're here to help with all things needed to start your business in the startup city.

We'd love to:
- Connect you to thousands of startups, entrepreneurs and companies
- Inform you of the best events and meetups the community offers
- Give you all the information you need to be a part of the local ecosystem
- Explore the best locations to set up your venture
- Help you untangle some of the first knots created while starting up

We've gathered the information in one place, so you have all the basics.
But we would be more than happy to talk to you and set the best way for your company to start its way in Tel Aviv.
Just shoot us an e-mail at econ@mail.tel-aviv.gov.il, or call +972-3-7248094

Why Tel Aviv?

10 REASONS TO SET UP A BUSINESS IN TEL AVIV

1. Be at the center of a world-leading tech hub
With one startup for every 290 residents, Tel Aviv is the city with the highest concentration of startups per capita in the world.

2. Take your pick of leading tech talent
Ranked 1st in the world in the number of engineers per capita (GCI report) and ranked 3rd in global talent (Compass 2015).

3. Join leading world tech companies that already have R&D and innovation centers in the city
Amazon, Google, Alibaba, eBay, Facebook, Siemens, Booking.com, Citi, PayPal, Barclays, Volkswagen, SAP, Coca Cola, Bosch, Culture Trip, AOL and many more.

4. Benefit from competitive taxation and R&D grants
The Israeli government ofers over 30 diferent grants and tax incentive programs for R&D activity.

5. Stay connected to the world
With over 250 daily fights from 200 direct destinations (2018 yearly report, Ben Gurion International Airport).

6. Be part of a truly international business environment
English is a common working language in the Israeli high-tech sector.

7. Gain access to capital
Israel ranks 2nd in the world (after the US) in availability of venture capital (GCI 2018).

8. Discover the city that never sleeps
Tel Aviv is a young city and boasts a robust scene of theatre, art, festivals, cafes, restaurants, bars and pubs which together with the unrivaled vibrancy of its nightlife make it a city like no other.

9. Enjoy a high quality of life
With more than 300 days of sun a year, people are always outdoors, in cafes, meeting people and creating networks.

10. Be who you want to be
Tel Aviv is a pluralistic and tolerant city, opening its doors to all people, giving each of them countless possibilities.

• Tel Aviv was founded in 1909 by immigrant entrepreneurs on the outskirts of the ancient port city of Jaffa (Yafo).
• The City of Tel Aviv-Yafo is a merger of the old city of Yafo and the new city of Tel Aviv.
• The city is very walkable- its size is only 52 SQ KM
• Tel Aviv draws 1 Million daily commuters and 2.3 Million annual international tourists
• Tel Aviv-Yafo is home to close to 500,000 residents
• The city’s metro area is home to about 3.8 MILLION PEOPLE (almost half of the country’s population).
• One of the world’s safest cities- 9 OUT OF 10 on the personal safety score in the OECD’s Regional Well-Being Index
• 14 Kilometers of coastline