Chinese ecommerce giant Alibaba is to open a Research & Development lab in Israel. Alibaba has already invested in Israeli startups including Visualead, Infinity Augmented Reality, Lumus and Twiggle. It is also a partner of Jerusalem Venture Partners (JVP).

http://www.globes.co.il/en/article-alibaba-to-open-israel-rd-center-1001207672

https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3722798,00.html