Start-up

'Deals happen outside meetings': Hakibbutz unveils first Israeli startup home in New York City

"We didn't want to build just another office space. We wanted to create a place that people and companies genuinely want to be part of," said Amir Wolner, Founder and CEO of Hakibbutz.

The New York City skyline and the Empire State Building, as wildfire smoke impacts air quality in New York City, US, July 17, 2026.
Climate change conference in the Negev

Ben-Gurion third in the world for graduates' odds of founding a unicorn

A European Union flag flies outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, December 19, 2019.

Israel isn’t losing to Europe. It’s simply not showing up - opinion

Startup Nation Central's headquarters in Tel Aviv

The strategy blind spot costing Israeli start-ups the US market - opinion


AI-cybersecurity firm becomes Israel's latest unicorn after $360 million funding round

Torq, a cybersecurity startup specializing in managing security operations through autonomous artificial intelligence agents, raised funding from Merlin Ventures.

AI writing

80% lower costs: The Israeli innovation shaking up the cultured food market

An Israeli startup revealed a hydrogel-based platform that cuts cultured food production costs and could speed the shift to sustainable alternatives to animal-based products.

Cultured meat.

Israeli unicorn Wix launches world-first AI website builder, cutting weeks of work into minutes

Wix Harmony would allow users not only to design websites in a matter of seconds rather than hours, but also to refine the design via a chatbox with an AI agent.

Israeli giant Wix announced its first AI-focused product.

Israeli AI startup founded by women entrepreneurs announces $7 million investment round

Legato, founded by female entrepreneurs Dana Rochman and Shlomit Tennenbaum in 2025, focuses on providing AI embeds for Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platforms.

Legato founders Dana Rochman and Shlomit Tennenbaum.

Will Israel become a bitcoin nation?

Fried said the company was created to solve a practical problem facing Israeli investors. While Bitcoin adoption has expanded worldwide, Israeli banks remain cautious.

ZOOZ Strategy CEO Jordan Fried explains why he believes bitcoin will become a bitcoin nation.

Israeli start-up reshapes safety and security technology to avoid tragedy at public events

“In a world of advanced technology,” CEO and co-founder of dotSAGA Noam Goldman stated, “there’s no reason safety should still operate blind.”

Leadership team of dotSAGA, an Israeli start-up dedicated to rethinking safety and security.

Stanford Study: Study at TAU increases chance of becoming unicorn founder by 260%

Stanford study finds TAU undergraduates have the world’s highest relative likelihood of founding unicorns.

Main entrance of The Yolanda and David Katz Faculty of the Arts building with young students. South facade, Tel Aviv University. Tel Aviv, Israel - March 7, 2022

An Israeli startup won the most important award in the world of medical tech

The Israeli company MedCu won the innovation award at the global Medtech conference, thanks to innovative copper dressings for treating chronic wounds and preventing infections.

MedCu

Israeli defense-tech start-ups attract $1b. in financing rounds, mergers and acquisitions in 2025

Crunchbase data shows that the total funding raised by defense startups worldwide since the beginning of 2025 amounted to $7.7 billion

After two years of war, Israel’s defense technology sector, which was tested and refined during the conflict, is emerging stronger and more relevant than ever.

Israeli breakthrough: Tech giant acquires MineOS’s privacy app

Mine’s app helps millions control their personal data online and will now join McAfee’s security platform, allowing MineOS to focus on the fast-growing enterprise market.

Gal Ringel, Gal Golan, Kobi Nissan