Report: Startup Nation Author Raises $20M

June 2, 2015 | Saul Singer, who co-authored the seminal book Startup Nation: The Story of Israel’s Economic Miracle, has raised $20 million for a new nonprofit organization he recently founded with his wife, according to a Calcalist report. Called Startup Nation Central, the organization connects investors to Israeli startups, and is headed by Wendy Singer. The book by Singer and Dan Senor about the economy of Israel was published in 2009 and has since been translated to several languages.