Why are there many startups founded by ex 8200 units (Israel)?

4 tuananh 2 4/28/2025, 8:56:23 AM

I'm genuinely curious why

Port.io founders are ex-8200 unit.

The co-founders of Wiz—Yinon Costica, Assaf Rappaport, Ami Luttwak, and Roy Reznik—are all veterans of Unit 8200

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unit_8200

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tguvot · 3d ago

even more startups in israel founded by people who served in idf. some very smart people serve in 8200 and they created some very visible companies, but it very much overblown out of proportions.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesbooksauthors/2025/04/28/r...

xenospn · 3d ago

Very small and tight-knit community. Sought after by investors. Hot market.

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Why are there many startups founded by ex 8200 units (Israel)?

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