Israel Start-Up Nation

Israel Railways showcases AI-powered mapping breakthrough on global stage

A new AI‑driven mapping platform promises safer, faster, and more efficient rail development.

Workers repair Israeli Railway tracks after a shutdown caused by a technical problem in Tel Aviv, August 15, 2025
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What are tech exits doing to Israel's economy?

DELIVERED TO the IDF late last year, the Iron Beam system marks a historic milestone – the world’s first operational laser defense platform capable of neutralizing rockets, drones, and mortars at a fraction of the cost of traditional interceptors.

How Israel's defense-tech ecosystem reshapes the battlefield - and the Start-Up Nation

Armis founders, Yevgeny Dibrov and Nadir Izrael.

ServiceNow to buy Israeli cybersecurity startup Armis for $7.75 billion


Israel is not a start-up nation, but a renaissance nation - opinion

We are not a start-up nation but a renaissance nation. Commitment to live in this country must transcend cost-benefit analysis.

 TRANSACTIONS ARE faceless by nature.

Spain’s South Summit considers expansion to Israel

Renowned innovation, and entrepreneurship event eyes collaboration with Israel following successful 11th edition.

 South Summit CEO Maria Benjumea at the event's inauguration

Top 10 Israeli companies that helped build the Start-Up Nation's wealth

This is the story of 10 groundbreaking companies and their leaders, a minyan (10 entities) that built Israel’s wealth, from Iscar to Mobileye.

 Stef Wertheimer (left) takes Warren Buffett (second left) on a tour of Iscar Metalworking Cos. in the Tefen industrial zone in 2006.

After 75 years, could Israel no longer be the innovation nation?

Entrepreneurs share how Israel became the Start-Up Nation and explain why the country’s future is at stake

 An Israeli man wears a T-shirt that reads ‘You don’t switch a democracy at the ballot box’ during a hi-tech sector protest in Tel Aviv on March 14, 2023.

Israel records lowest tech quarter in years, due in part to judicial overhaul

In the first quarter of 2023, investments in Israeli hi-tech stood at $1.7 billion, marking the lowest quarterly figure since 2018.

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Tel Aviv is still among the world’s top unicorn producers — for now

According to the report, Tel Aviv-Yafo is ranked 3rd among all the cities in the EMEA region.

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From diamonds to cyber: New tech to be presented at INNOTECH 2023 conference

Dozens of startups will display their products at INNOTECH 2023 in Tel Aviv.

Employees, mostly veterans of military computing units, use keyboards as they work at a cyber hotline facility at Israel's Computer Emergency Response Centre (CERT) in Beersheba, southern Israel

The medical system in Israel is broken and how it can be fixed - opinion

Israel has a wealthy segment of its population. If there’s an incentive for tax-free income, we can be very confident of raising significant funds by issuing Israeli government-backed municipal bonds.

 THE MDA response was quick and the ER care was state-of-the-art. However, the care on the floor after admission was not up to modern medical standards, says the writer.

Steve Forbes discusses his new book – and Israel

Forbes, a longtime friend of the nation of Israel, shared his thoughts as to how Israel – a modern miracle as a hi-tech center of the world – has tackled inflation.

 Writer Joseph Scutts with Steve Forbes in Manhattan

Israel's hi-tech success threatened by storm of internal conflict - opinion

If we don’t prepare for the perfect storm that might be heading our way and if the ship’s crew continues to fight each other, Israel’s tech miracle can be over in less than 30 months

 HI-TECH SECTOR workers hold signs saying ‘No democracy, no hi-tech’ as they demonstrate against proposed judicial reforms in Tel Aviv, last week.