Start up nation

Defense Ministry orders boost Israeli startups

Total funding raised by companies that received a direct order from MAFAT in 2025 was $1.2 billion

The Israel Defense Forces announced that troops from the 10th Brigade have wrapped up a series of operations around the Yellow Line in the Khan Yunis area.
Startup Nation meets the Scale-Up State in Texas

Startup Nation meets the Scale-Up State: Israeli innovation heads to Texas

Integrating ultra-Orthodox students into research activities. Photographed in the laser laboratory at the Jerusalem College of Technology.

Israeli tech salaries rose in 2025, but jobs fell and gaps widened

A member of a research team who, as they say, have developed an implant of genetically engineered cells into the injured spinal cord of paralysed mice that has helped them walk again works at a laboratory at Tel Aviv University, Israel February 6, 2022. Picture taken February 6, 2022.

Your Taxes: Israel’s R&D edge over other OECD countries


Meet the renewable energy AI capable of solving Israel’s gas price crisis

Daniel Gimpel, CEO and co-founder of Mada Analytics, speaks with Tamar Uriel-Beeri, Managing Editor of jpost.com.

 Tamar Uriel-Beeri and Daniel Gimpel

Brutal Russian invasion of Ukraine has transformed cybersecurity - UK cyber chief

British National Cyber Security Center CEO Linda Cameron said that the lives of millions of innocent people are in jeopardy due to cyber threats, just like on the battlefield.

Hands are seen on a keyboard in front of a displayed cyber code in this picture illustration taken October 4, 2018

Israeli company SoniVie receives FDA approval for innovative hypertension treatment

SoniVie’s treatment is called TIVUS – an innovative Ultrasound system that treats Hypertension patients with Renal Artery Denervation. 

 SoniVie's TIVUS medical device.

SparkIL launches peer-to-peer lending for Israeli small businesses

Established in partnership with The Jewish Agency for Israel and The Ogen Group, the platform enables users to participate in crowdfunding interest-free loans.

 Amira Ahronoviz, CEO and Director General at The Jewish Agency, Na’ama Ore, CEO of SparkIL and Sagi Balasha, CEO of The Ogen Group (from left to right) mark the launch of SparkIL.

New revolutionary device can improve outcome of sinus surgery

Michael Berman of StStent speaks with Tamar Uriel-Beeri, Managing Editor of jpost.com

 Tamar Uriel-Beeri and Michael Berman

Cloud observability startup Lumigo expands its platform; seeks new employees

Despite the current shortage of high-level programmers, the Lumigo team seems confident they’ll be able to double the size of their team this year.

The Lumigo team

Holon Institute of Technology: The best-kept secret of the Start-Up Nation

Holon is home to one of Israel’s top hi-tech academic institution: the Holon Institute of Technology (HIT), with eight different faculties and more than 5,000 students.

 DELEGATION FROM Uzbekistan visiting HIT, marveling at robotic demonstration.

URBAN-X joins forces with JVP on climate and livable cities

New partnership between MINI and JVP to accelerate the next phase of URBAN-X and support high-impact startups from around the world.

 Erel Margalit, Founder and Executive Chairman of JVP and Margalit Startup City

A whole new world: From start-up to build-up in Israeli academia

Professor Paul Romer, Nobel Laureate in the Economic Sciences, comes to Tel Aviv to jump-start a unique undergraduate excellence program at Tel-Aviv University.

Tel Aviv University students relax on the first day of the new academic year, in October 2018.

Israeli startup Nanox opens semiconductor plant in South Korea

Nanox will develop crucial semiconductor microchips – The subject of many supply issue woes – That produces digital x-rays for their 3D medical imaging systems.

 (From left) Akiva Tor Israeli Ambassador, Erez Meltzer CEO of Nanox, Tae Yeol Lee, Vice president of Yonging Chamber of Commerce, Dr. Il Ung Kim Chairman of Nanox Korea at the operational ceremony.