This could prove a considerable mistake for a country thatactively wantsto attract and encourage startups.
Immigrant founders are ubiquitous worldwide.
Those involved consider this level of diversity a key factor in the success of the Finnish startup scene.
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The researchers looked at nearly 600 Israeli tech startups, each of whom had exited in some way.
Of the cohort, just over 10% had immigrants in the founding team.
Those startups with immigrant founders were disproportionately likely to achieve an exit either via acquisition or IPO.
But research shows cultural diversity could be just as essential.
And their new selected home nations will be the ones who stand to gain.
