Gaza strip
Asia · Pop. 2M
1 Overview
2 Largest rounds
Largest funding rounds in Gaza strip
A live treemap of $15M+ rounds from the Dealroom API. Each cell is one round into a Gaza strip-headquartered company, grouped by Dealroom sector.
Largest rounds in Gaza strip - 2026
3 VC investment
How much venture capital flows into Gaza strip
VC investment into Gaza strip-headquartered, VC-backed companies, broken down by round size, company location, sector and funding stage.
4 Academia
Gaza strip's academic flywheel
Companies founded by university alumni or spun out of research, plus the institutions producing the most founders tied to Gaza strip.
| # | University | City | Founders | Companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al-Quds Open University | Gaza | 5 | 5 |
| 2 | Islamic University of Gaza | Gaza | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Al-Azhar University of Gaza | Gaza | 2 | 2 |
5 Location comparison
How Gaza strip stacks up
Compare Gaza strip with similarly sized ecosystems in Asia — switch between combined EV, 5-year EV growth, and a growth × size view. Expand the table for the full ranking.
Combined enterprise value of each ecosystem.
Top ecosystems in Asia ranked by combined EV. Gaza strip's row is highlighted (#12).
| # | Ecosystem | Combined EV | EV growth | Unicorns | VC invested | Tracked startups |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | $5.8T | 3.1× | 510 | $33.9B | 25K |
| 2 | India | $923B | 7.5× | 130 | $14B | 13.5K |
| 3 | Israel | $598B | 5.6× | 131 | $10.4B | 4,796 |
| 4 | South Korea | $432B | 15.4× | 48 | $8.3B | 8,092 |
| 5 | Singapore | $321B | 8.6× | 39 | $4B | 3,990 |
| 6 | Japan | $229B | 5.8× | 21 | $7.1B | 7,927 |
| 7 | Hong Kong | $179B | 12.4× | 21 | $3.1B | 1,249 |
| 8 | United Arab Emirates | $77.4B | 10.4× | 24 | $3.9B | 1,598 |
| 9 | Indonesia | $64.9B | 5.0× | 12 | $485.4M | 1,219 |
| 10 | Taiwan | $61.5B | 8.1× | 10 | $209.1M | 630 |
| 11 | Türkiye | $52.6B | 16.0× | 9 | $714.6M | 2,047 |
| 41 | Gaza strip | $1.7M | — | 0 | $0 | 7 |
6 Premium analytics
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