Business

The business lessons behind Gurhan Kiziloz's $1.7B net worth

In a year defined by AI euphoria and crypto volatility, a self-funded operator is demonstrating that the oldest form of capitalism – owning the shop, remains the most potent.

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Maariv & Walla Economic Conference 2026

Israel’s Economic Leadership convenes for National Economic Conference

What looks cheap on paper can cost a lot in reality.

The domino effect: Why "cheap" financing can be the most expensive deal an entrepreneur signs

GDB

Exit in the restaurant world: Burger chain sold for tens of millions of shekels


Gurhan Kiziloz builds world-beating companies

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After a staggering success in Israel: PITMASTER opens kosher branches in the U.S.

The Miami branch will open in April 2026 at Aventura’s Waterways Shoppes, while the New York branch is under construction, with its opening planned later this year.

PITMASTER.

Your Investments: Ran Gvili, the Exodus from Egypt, Tu Bishvat and your money

We have it great in Israel. Remember how back in the old country we celebrated by going to the dentist after cracking some teeth eating the hard, wood-tasting boxer (carob)?

Tu BiShvat.

Your Taxes: AI dos and don’ts

AI is a smart colleague, but it doesn’t know everything. True intelligence is knowing when to use AI and where to stop.

AI and Economy.

TikTok influencer shutters Ramallah café, alleges $100K scam linked to PA official

A TikTok influencer claimed that two Palestinians in the West Bank, one linked to the Palestinian Authority, “scammed” her out of more than $100,000, leading to her arrest.

Daoud's GoFundMe for her Ramallah cafe.

Israeli co Factify raises $73m to make PDFs obsolete

In one of the biggest seed rounds ever completed, Factify aims to replace PDFs with intelligent records that allow AI to take charge of documents

Person holding mobile phone with PDF file icon  on the screen

US-Iran flare-up, cold stint push oil prices to multi-month peak

JPMorgan analysts estimated that winter storm Fern cut US oil production by roughly 250,000 barrels per day, disrupting flows from the Bakken and from fields in Oklahoma and Texas.

Blue barrels of oil.

Dr. Micha Breakstone: Entrepreneur who sold his AI company for $575m turns to decoding human cells

After selling his previous AI company for $575 million, Breakstone said he felt a responsibility to apply his experience to challenges with broader societal impact.

Dr. Micha Breakstone: An entrepreneur who sold his AI company for $575m turns to decoding human cells.

Lionsgate Network: Exposing crypto terrorists with advanced blockchain technology

With Lionsgate Network, 'there are no more blindspots, no more zero-accountability, no more ‘we don’t know': CEO Bezalel Raviv

Crypto Market.

King Store expands and opens its 29th branch in the Idan Hanegev industrial zone

The branch spans an area of approximately 3,500 square meters, with an investment of about NIS 15 million, and is expected to serve the residents of Rahat and the surrounding communities.

King Store’s Nof Hagalil branch