Data shows rise of over 120% in startups set up yearly by academic institutions, from 34 in 2016 to 75 in 2020, accounting for 13% of total new startups set up in Israel
"The Israeli tech ecosystem may be in the spotlight with dozens of new unicorns in just a few years, combined with a flurry of SPACs, yet the uncomfortable fact is that 2021 yielded a record low number of new startups," writes Itzik Goldwaser, CEO of Yissum