The face
MERAVOREN
Tech is amassivepart of Tel Aviv life today. Asoneof the topfivehubs for start-
upsoutsideSiliconValley, thecityhas earned thenickname “SiliconWadi”. One
guruof the start-up industry isMeravOren, who isbothCEOof Agora, acompany
that usespublic spaces to launchprojects to serve thecommunity, and thebrains
behindWMN, aco-working spacededicated to start-ups runbywomen. She
sharesher tips for remoteworking in thecity (
see right
).
wmn.co.il
COFFEEANDWIFI
“Loveat, in theheart of
theNachlatBinyamin
mall,makes agreat
working space. There’s
alsoa student baron
thefirst floorwhere it’s
possible to study.”
loveat.co.il
TA.
url
CO-WORKINGSPACE
“TheLibraryhosts
networkingevents and
professionalmeetups.
The start-uphubwas
establishedby local
government in2011 ina
formerpublic library.”
thelibrary.co.il
TA.
url
WORKINGLUNCH
“TheStreets, anart
gallery andcoffee shop,
staysopenuntil 2am.
There’s a steadybuzz
of business lunches
throughout theday.”
thestreets.co.il
Thenumbers
SILICONWADI VSSILICONVALLEY
Tel Aviv
SanFrancisco
52 km
2
972
20%
33.6
$132bn (NOK115bn)
121km
2
21,954
24%
36.2
$535bn
SIZE
NUMBEROF START-UPS
WOMAN FOUNDERS
AVERAGE FOUNDERAGE
METROPOLITANGDP
TIMOTHY HURSLEY (YAD VASHEM); KFIR ZIV (MERAV OREN); YARON BRENER; BEN YUSTE; HAIM YAFIM BARBALAT; ASSAF PINCHUK; ALAMY; PHOTOSHOT; RANB; ROBERT HARDING
Itmight not bemuchof a surprise that Tel Aviv’s gay prideparade is
thebiggest in theMiddleEast, but its size is still impressive.More than
180,000people– almost half thenumber of citizens –will cramonto
thebeachon3 June todance from3pmuntil sunset. The famously gay-
friendly beach at the foot of theHiltonhotel shares an inlet of thebay
with the JewishOrthodox section– separatedby awoodenpartition–
showing the intimacy anddiversity of thecity.
gaytelaviv.atraf.com
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