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Zohar Zisapel (born February 15, 1949; ), is a successful Israeli entrepreneur in Israel’s advanced high-tech industry, sometimes referred to as "the Bill Gates of Israel ." The RAD Group of companies he co-founded with his brother, Yehuda, has been called "the world's most successful incubator " of telecom -related start-ups by Business 2.0 magazine. The RAD Group employs 4,500 people and closed 2015 with a total of $1.234 billion in global sales. Four RAD Group companies are currently traded on the NASDAQ stock exchange: Ceragon Networks , Radware , RADCOM , and Silicom .1 "25 Years of RAD Group: A Conversation with Zohar Zisapel" , by Mae Kowalke, May 22, 2006 "The Startup Factory: How a little-known Israeli telecom became the world’s most successful incubator" , Business 2.0, August 2005
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Zohar Zisapel Zohar Zisapel (born February 15, 1949; ), is a successful Israeli entrepreneur in Israel’s advanced hi-tech industry. The RAD Group of companies he co-founded with his brother, Yehuda Zisapel, has been called "the world's most successful incubator" of telecom-related start-ups by Business 2.0 magazine. The Zisapels' RAD Group of companies employ 3,500 people and closed 2008 with a total of $850 million in global sales. Five RAD Group companies are currently traded on the NASDAQ stock exchange: RADVISION , Ceragon Networks , Radware , RADCOM , and Silicom .
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Zohar Zisapel (born February 15, 1949; ), is a successful Israeli entrepreneur in Israel’s advanced high-tech industry, sometimes referred to as "the Bill Gates of Israel ." The RAD Group of companies he co-founded with his brother, Yehuda, has been called "the world's most successful incubator " of telecom -related start-ups by Business 2.0 magazine.The RAD Group employs 4,500 people and closed 2013 with a total of $1.2 billion in global sales.Four RAD Group companies are currently traded on the NASDAQ stock exchange: Ceragon Networks , Radware , RADCOM , and Silicom ."25 Years of RAD Group: A Conversation with Zohar Zisapel" , by Mae Kowalke, May 22, 2006 "The Startup Factory: How a little-known Israeli telecom became the world’s most successful incubator" , Business 2.0, August 2005
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He founded the RAD Group of companies with his brother, Yehuda. "25 Years of RAD Group: A Conversation with Zohar Zisapel" , by Mae Kowalke, May 22, 2006 "The Startup Factory: How a little-known Israeli telecom became the world’s most successful incubator" , Business 2.0, August 2005
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The opening as it stood in 2025
Israeli businessman (1949–2023) Zohar Zisapel ( Hebrew : זהר זיסאפל ; February 15, 1949 – May 20, 2023) was an Israeli entrepreneur, businessman and philanthrope. He founded the RAD Group of companies with his brother, Yehuda. "25 Years of RAD Group: A Conversation with Zohar Zisapel" , by Mae Kowalke, May 22, 2006 "The Startup Factory: How a little-known Israeli telecom became the world’s most successful incubator" , Business 2.0, August 2005
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successful israeli entrepreneur in israel’s advanced hi-tech industry
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israeli entrepreneur
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