Paul Bassat

Why Paul Bassat believes Australia’s size is no obstacle to global tech competitiveness

BI: You mentioned your Tel Aviv office and a couple of Israeli founded companies. What is it about the region that made you want to expand there?

PB: It’s an incredible technology ecosystem. We’ve seen a large number of really exceptional technology companies emerge from there over the last twenty of thirty years. We also have strong, deep networks in the market there.

We thought that we had something to offer and to add to that market and there’s a lot of fantastic opportunities. We also think that exposure to the technology ecosystem and the various players in that market is helping us to increase the contribution we are able to make to help build the Aussie technology ecosystem.

Read the full article by Tegan Jones at Business Insider Australia.