Israeli startups are expanding to the US through Miami, and Miami companies are leveraging all that Israel’s diverse tech ecosystem has to offer.By Riley KaminerWhen we think about international tech founders, companies, and investors in Miami, Latin America might be the first to come to mind. Maybe Europe. But if we go a bit further to the east, we will find another ecosystem that is ripe for collaboration with #MiamiTech: Israel.Known as the “Startup Nation,” Israel has one of the top five highest concentrations of startups after Silicon Valley. Israeli startups have a major track record of success, particularly in fintech, agtech, cybersecurity, and artificial intelligence.What are the origins of this success? An inherent risk-taking behavior, an acceptance of failure, and an emphasis on education all play a role, according to Peretz Lavie, a former president of Israel’s Institute of Technology. (Chutzpah, in other words.)Forging an Israeli-Florida tech connectionMiami is poised to create meaningful partnerships with entrepreneurial leaders from the Startup Nation. Of course, this is nothing new – in 2015, a Miami startup delegation visited Israel, the first of a number of annual trips; in 2016, the first Startup Nation Conference featured more than 20 Israeli startups, which sought growth opportunities and investment in the US.But this moment is different