Israeli tech startups flock to US amid uncertainty at home

JERUSALEM: A growing number of Israel’s tech startups are incorporating in the United States, attracted by deep pocketed U.S. funds and pro-business policies, and with an extra push from a planned judicial overhaul at home that has rattled investors.

That marks a reversal, as Israel had managed in the past decade to persuade more of its startups to set up their legal identity domestically.

It may not mean jobs shifting overseas en masse – the tech sector accounts for 14% of Israeli jobs – but registering companies or intellectual property (IP) abroad can affect where taxes are paid and so impact government revenue.