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The Israeli startup scene has grown exponentially over the years. With the highest number of startups per capita, it’s no wonder the small country of roughly 8.2 million inhabitants has been coined the Silicon Wadi. Move over, Bay Area – there’s an exciting startup ecosystem just 12,000 kilometers away.

While there are many reasons for the emergence of the Israeli startup ecosystem and a lot for the Asian tech scene to learn from it, understanding the DNA behind the leadership of some of these companies can help uncover the ways in which Israeli startups have, and will continue to have, an influence in the coming new year.

Here are nine such startup founders to look out for in 2017.