THE ISRAELI OPPORTUNITY

ISRAEL

• Population 7,465,000 (2009 est.)

• GDP $205.7 billion (2008 est.)

• GDP growth 4.2% (2008 est.), ‐0.8% (2009 prediction according to UBS)

• GDP per capita $28,900 (2008 est.)

• In May 2007, Israel was invited to join the OECD.

There are about 80 venture capital funds operating in Israel, with the total capital raised at $10.6B and investments made in more than 1000 Israeli start‐up companies.

Many of these start‐ups went through successful IPO's, and there are presently 70 Israeli companies traded on NASDAQ and around 30 traded on various European exchanges. Israel is ranked second, after Canada, in terms of number of non‐US companies traded on NASDAQ .

Since 1993, the average size of the leading Israeli VCs fund, jumped from $20M in 1993 to more than $250 M today. (IVC)

THE START UP NATION

A QUICK TOUR

GOOGLE

"ISRAEL IS THE BEST COUNTRY FOR ENTREPRENEURS AFTER THE USA"(Eric Shmidt, CEO of Google)

MICROSOFT

“OUR COMPANY IS ALMOST AS ISRAELI AS AMERICAN”

(Steve Ballmer, Microsoft CEO)

WHY ?

Why Israel: ?

START UP NATION

BECAUSE

Israel has the highest density of tech start‐ups in the world. More importantly, these start‐ups attract more venture capital dollars per person than any country — 2.5 times the U.S., 30 times Europe, 80 times India, and 300 times China. Israel has more companies on the tech‐oriented NASDAQ than any country outside the U.S., more than all of Europe, Japan, Korea, India, and China combined.

But it’s not just about start‐ups. Scratch almost any major tech company — Intel, Microsoft, Google, Cisco, Motorola, and so on — and you will find that Israeli talent and technology play a major role in keeping these multinational companies on the cutting edge.

SOME FIGURES

WHAT NEXT?

ABOUT US

JP & Partners is a management consulting boutique specialized in developing international business, sales and strategic partnerships with a special focus on promoting business between Israel and Europe.

We serve as technology scouters and business ambassadors for leading European groups in Israel.

We are the ‘man on the ground’ you want do deal with when it comes to doing business in Israel.

ABOUT MYSELF

Jonathan Pacifici is Managing Partner of JP & Partners, a consulting boutique based in Rome and Jerusalem specialized in international high tech projects. In the last tenyears Jonathan consulted many of the major Hi‐Tech firms as well as leading start‐ups developing a strong understanding in Telecommunication, Security, Enterprise Software, Media and BPO.

Jonathan holds a B.A. with Hounours in Management from the Ben Gurion University of the Neghev and an M.B.A. from Kellogg School of Management at the Nortwhestern University and Recanati Business School of the Tel Aviv University. (Expected 2010)

SOME REFERENCES

“I had the pleasure to work with Jonathan during my tenure at Symantec. His knowledge of the IT sector and his extensive network were extremely helpful while evaluating partnerships with new players. Jonathanintroduced me to a number of very innovative startups and provided experienced support during the first phases of our relationship. I would strongly recommend working with Jonathan to anybody trying to anticipate the next "big thing".”

Andrea Del Miglio , Practice Manager ‐ Operational Services , Symantec

SOME REFERENCES

“Working with Jonathan was a really great experience from all angles: developing business, getting results, gaining deep understanding of targetted markets, and above all interacting with a highly intelligent, creative and pleasent individual. In less than a year we penetrated into a completely new geographic region, established effective partnerships and started generating significant income ‐ with Jonathan saving as both a consultant and "our man on the ground" in many ways. I highly recommend Jonathan for business development positions or consulting partnerships. ”

Uri Rivner, Head of New Technologies, Consumer Solutions at RSA The Security Division of EMC

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