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New Israeli app tracks disaster victims in real time, speeds emergency response

BY ALAN ROSENBAUM — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 16:57:40 GMT

Shmuel Fitoussi’s system connects live data entry to resident profiles, improving coordination and helping save lives in crises.

Q-Factor emerges as Israel’s latest quantum computing developer with $24 million seed investment

BY TOBIAS HOLCMAN — Mon, 06 Apr 2026 16:15:30 GMT

The investment, which included NFX, TPY Capital, and Intel Capital, aims to commercialize a quantum computing project developed by professors from the Technion and Weizmann Institute.

The invisible risk: Can you really trust your ‘private’ AI assistant to keep your secrets?

BY JACOB LAZNIK — Sat, 04 Apr 2026 10:51:15 GMT

TECH AFFAIRS: Research by Israeli cybersecurity company Check Point found a weakness in ChatGPT’s system that could allow someone to extract data without triggering any alarms.

‘Perfect storm’: Israel's high-tech faces human capital crisis, lack of new students in age of AI

BY TOBIAS HOLCMAN — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 14:21:12 GMT

“We need to create a new way of teaching skills for them to progress,” David Perlmutter, chairman of the Committee for Increasing Human Capital in High-Tech, warned.

Israeli AI optimization company ScaleOps surpasses $800 million valuation

BY TOBIAS HOLCMAN — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 15:30:17 GMT

After working with Adobe, Wiz, and other Fortune 500 companies, ScaleOps announced a $130 million Series C investment round, bringing its total funding to $210 million.

Israeli entrepreneurs raise $11 million to fight vulnerabilities exploited by Iranian hackers

BY TOBIAS HOLCMAN — Thu, 26 Mar 2026 20:04:02 GMT

Onit Security, founded with the goal of addressing the main vulnerabilities exploited by Iranian hacker groups, developed an AI platform to detect and remediate these exploits.

Turning innovation into impact

BY ALAN ROSENBAUM — Thu, 26 Mar 2026 19:42:48 GMT

Under CEO Uzi Scheffer’s leadership, SOSA has become a global leader in developing innovation centers for governments, municipalities, corporations, and institutions

Israeli firm CloudZone partners with Anthropic to offer leading AI models in AWS

BY TOBIAS HOLCMAN — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 18:29:29 GMT

CloudZone, an Israeli company with over a decade in the field, providing comprehensive services rooted in deep technological knowledge, announced a partnership with leading AI developer Anthropic.

Surf AI raises $57 million for AI platform built for security teams

BY JERUSALEM POST STAFF — Tue, 17 Mar 2026 13:10:45 GMT

Accel led the funding round, with participation from Cyberstarts and Boldstart Ventures, as the company said it is already working with global enterprises, including Fortune 500 firms.

Development from the shelter: Israeli company reveals new AI motor launched amid Iranian missiles

BY TOBIAS HOLCMAN — Mon, 16 Mar 2026 15:00:40 GMT

The engineering team of D-ID, which is based in Israel, was forced to relocate to remote work a week before having to ship the final product, after a missile fragment strike near their offices.

As AI agents spread, Onyx raises $40 million to guard them

BY JERUSALEM POST STAFF — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 12:23:57 GMT

The New York and Tel Aviv-based startup said its platform is designed to help companies monitor, govern, and intervene in the actions of autonomous AI systems as adoption accelerates.

High-tech glass ceiling: Women lead the shift from military command to professional confidence

BY TOBIAS HOLCMAN — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 12:41:14 GMT

Industry veterans and Arab Israeli leaders are redefining tech leadership. Moving away from "command and control" models, they prioritize productivity and diversity over traditional military norms.

TAU Ventures portfolio company XTEND heads to NASDAQ at $1.5B valuation

BY JERUSALEM POST STAFF AND IN COLLABORATION WITH TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY — Thu, 26 Feb 2026 12:52:19 GMT

With a projected 10x return from XTEND’s listing, TAU Ventures positions itself for a third fund and continued AI-driven growth.

AI modeling predicts IRGC support for military general to succeed Khamenei

BY KATERYNA POBEREZHNA — Wed, 25 Feb 2026 14:11:44 GMT

Speculation over succession has intensified during periods of heightened regional tension, including the recent 12-day war in June.

AI vibe coding will replace frontend developers within two to three years, experts tell ‘Post’

BY TOBIAS HOLCMAN — Wed, 25 Feb 2026 10:49:39 GMT

The role of frontend engineers will vanish by 2028 as "vibe coding" empowers designers to build products directly, experts from MyOp, Pic-Time, and Bezalel Academy told The Jerusalem Post.

Nvidia acquires Israeli data co Illumex

BY ASSAF GILEAD/GLOBES/TNS — Tue, 24 Feb 2026 08:38:22 GMT

Illumex, which was founded by CEO Inna Tokarev Sela, has raised $13 million to date, mainly from Israeli investors

Technion leads Israel, Europe in AI research in new CSRanking index, ranking 21st worldwide

BY TOBIAS HOLCMAN — Mon, 23 Feb 2026 22:03:38 GMT

The Technion claimed the top spot in Europe for AI research according to CSRankings, placing 21st globally, and has fueled a surge of successful commercial tech spinoffs.

Elon Musk says Tesla's new 'affordable' Cybertruck will only be available for 10 days

BY TOBIAS HOLCMAN — Sat, 21 Feb 2026 15:57:35 GMT

This version will be available for $59,990; the Premium version will keep its $79,990 price tag; and the Cyberbeast will be available for $99,990.

Israel was world’s top target for geopolitical cyberattacks in 2025, report finds

BY ANNA AHRONHEIM — Thu, 19 Feb 2026 14:38:02 GMT

According to Radware’s 2026 Global Cyber Threat Report, there was a 168% surge in DDoS attacks and an increase of more than 120% in application-layer attacks.

Israeli entrepreneurs create ‘Semantics Engineering,’ aiming to solve enterprise AI context crisis

BY TOBIAS HOLCMAN — Wed, 18 Feb 2026 16:30:05 GMT

Yoni Leitersdorf and Tal Segalov gathered a $20 million seed investment to launch Solid, an AI platform that aims to solve the “context crisis” most companies face when implementing AI solutions.

Two senior cybersecurity figures join Cyber 2.0 advisory board

BY JERUSALEM POST STAFF — Sun, 15 Feb 2026 12:46:29 GMT

Former CIA CTO Bob Flores and former IAI cyber division head Esti Peshin will advise the firm on securing industrial and connected systems.

Palo Alto Networks becomes Tel Aviv Stock Exchange's most valued company at $115 billion

BY TOBIAS HOLCMAN — Sat, 14 Feb 2026 18:26:25 GMT

Palo Alto Networks will surpass Teva Pharmaceuticals, which has a market cap of $40 billion, to become the company with the highest market cap on the TASE.

ICON became the backbone of Israeli Tech in Silicon Valley. This is how they did it

BY RONNIE ROSENMAN — Thu, 12 Feb 2026 16:06:19 GMT

“In times like these, business relationships often go deeper than diplomacy. Sometimes the state can’t do what a community can.”

Dr. Dan Marom: Shaping Israel’s Next Generation of Entrepreneurs

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 15:22:17 GMT

At the HUJI Business School, the Asper Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation equips students with practical tools, real-world experience, and strategic guidance to turn ideas into ventures.

Food, beverages giant Prodalim seeks NIS 2-2.5b valuation in TASE IPO

BY SHIRI HABIB-VALDHORN/GLOBES/TNS — Thu, 12 Feb 2026 01:30:43 GMT

The natural food and beverages flavors company is controlled by the family of former Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar.

Israeli start-up Matia secures $21 million investment to create AI-powered data pipeline platform

BY TOBIAS HOLCMAN — Tue, 10 Feb 2026 14:30:01 GMT

The company reported exponential growth in 2025, with ten times as many clients using its data analysis solutions, according to their statistics.

Israeli security firm SenAI raises $6.2 million in seed round to expand into US market, B2B model

BY TOBIAS HOLCMAN — Thu, 05 Feb 2026 14:07:43 GMT

SenAI, established in 2025, is developing what it terms Online Video Intelligence (OVINT) with the goal of setting a global standard for the field.

Nvidia CEO: 'The implications of building AI infrastructure in Israel are profound'

BY NIV LILIEN/WALLA! — Wed, 04 Feb 2026 16:21:57 GMT

Huang, the founder and CEO of Nvidia, is considered one of the most influential figures in today's global AI economy.

SpaceX acquires xAI for $250 billions, positioning itself for potential IPO worth $1.5 trillion

BY TOBIAS HOLCMAN — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 23:01:01 GMT

The deal, worth $250 billion according to The Information, aims to improve SpaceX's position in its reportedly future IPO, which is being described as potentially the biggest in history.

Israeli startup ORION raises $32 million in Series A round, with investments from IBM, Norwest

BY TOBIAS HOLCMAN — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 15:40:12 GMT

PICO Venture Partners, Lama Partners, and others who had already invested in the company during the seeding round participated in this Series A round alongside IBM and Norwest.