Michigan Israel Business Accelerator
The Michigan Israel Business Accelerator, or MIBA, is an independent nonprofit organization that promotes economic ties between the  of Michigan and the State of Israel. The Michigan Israel Business Bridge was founded in 2007 and based in West Bloomfield, Michigan. In 2017, the Bridge was transformed and renamed the Michigan Israel Business Accelerator (MIBA). The MIBA serves as the state of Michigan's middlemen for all international trade between Michigan and Israel in order to drive economic prosperity and job creation in Michigan.

Mission
Accelerating Michigan's economic growth, one Israeli innovation at a time

Background
The MIBA's economic development efforts focus on six industry sectors:  mobility, defense, health tech, sustainability tech, food-ag tech and advanced manufacturing/industry 4.0. The MIBA accomplishes its mission of “accelerating Michigan’s economic growth, one 
Israeli innovation at a time” by creating an assortment of opportunities for Business-to-
Business interactions through trade missions, events, curated connections, and through 
our newest initiative: The Elevator – the first-of-its-kind landing zone in the US exclusively
for Israeli companies of all sizes and startups. Since being founded in 2017, the MIBA has created hundreds of connections between Michigan and Israeli businesses. These connections have resulted in over 50 collaborations between Michigan and Israeli companies that brought over $6 million in
direct economic activity into our state since 2021. Michigan now ranks sixth in the country
for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) from Israel by number of projects and is positioned to
move higher on that list. With the launch of The Elevator in June 2023, the MIBA has a new asset to leverage as part of a broadened attraction strategy. Not only does The Elevator provide no cost office space and landing zone amenities to Israeli startups/businesses that choose to scale in
Michigan, but it also allows us to expand programming to provide educational and networking opportunities to help Israeli companies succeed in Michigan.

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See also

 BIRD Foundation
 Economy of Michigan
 Economy of Israel
 Start-up Nation
 U.S.–Israel relations

References

External links
 Cooperation Between Israel and the State of Michigan – Jewish Virtual Library

International trade organizations
Economy of Michigan
Foreign trade of Israel
Israel friendship associations
Organizations established in 2007
2007 establishments in Michigan
Zionist organizations in the United States