Tech in Israel

I had the pleasure of attending the JOURNEY 2017 tech conference in Tel Aviv. It was reported today that Israeli startups raised US$1.44 billion in Q3 2017 alone, up 54% from the same quarter in 2016. An amazing accomplishment for a country with the equivalent population to that of the province of Quebec. I was accompanied by my colleagues Jodi Katz (London) and Neil Kravitz (Montreal) and much interest is being generated around potential listings through RTOs by Israeli companies on the TSX or the TSXV. I also attended a session on AI and similar conversations were had as in Montreal around the impact of AI on society. AI is a global phenomenon whose applications are growing at breakneck speed and has ushered in a new Industrial Revolution impacting all segments of our lives.