Israel (the “Startup Nation”) and Serbia (Europe’s rising tech hub) have complementary strengths:

Israel: #1 in global VC investment per capita ($140B+ in exits since 2020).

Serbia: 20% annual IT sector growth, 50,000+ skilled IT professionals at competitive costs.

Key Opportunities

✅ Joint Ventures – Israeli R&D meets Serbian engineering talent (e.g., cybersecurity, AI, agritech).
✅ Market Expansion – Serbia = EU gateway; Israel = market for services + bridge to MENA & North America.
✅ Investment Growth – Israeli VC funds invested $1.5B in Europe in 2023—Serbia is the next frontier.
✅ Skills & Innovation – 50+ Israeli tech unicorns could scale faster with Serbian dev teams.

Hot Sectors for Collaboration

🔹 Cybersecurity – Israel exports $11B/year in cyber tech; Serbian engineers can boost production.

🔹 Blockchain/Web3 – Israel is top 10 global blockchain hub with 150 companies and several unicorns; Serbian blockchain engineers are amongst the best in the world.

🔹 Gaming – Israel’s gaming industry generates $1B+ annually with 300 gaming companies; Serbia is home to 100 game dev studios and thousands of world-class professionals.
🔹 Healthtech – Joint R&D in AI diagnostics & biotech 🔹 Agritech – Israel leads in precision farming; Serbia has 3.4M hectares of arable land.