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Investors turn to Israel’s battle-tested defense-tech start-ups as funding hits record $40.8b.
Investments are pouring into military and dual-use technologies at unprecedented levels due to rising military spending and demand for autonomous systems and deployable battlefield technologies.
Ex-unit 8200 alumni sell Elementary Data for Some $45 million
Inside the US defense giant: CET Sandbox helps Israeli founders find their way in America
Huge exit: The Israeli company sold for $6.3b.
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
Israeli cyber sector soars as exits hit $72.6b. in 2025
Capital raising also hit an all‑time high, climbing to $8.27 billion, surpassing previous record of $7.5 billion in 2021
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.
Defense Ministry orders boost Israeli startups
Total funding raised by companies that received a direct order from MAFAT in 2025 was $1.2 billion
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 defense-tech co Kela teams with Starling on drones
As part of the agreement, Kela will receive exclusive rights to sell, integrate and deploy Starling's Pathfinder X autonomous unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) system in the IDF.
Škoda partners with Upstream to strengthen cybersecurity across connected vehicles
Upstream developed a platform that provides cybersecurity extended detection and response (XDR) for connected vehicles and IoT
As 2026 begins, AI boom pushes Israeli tech salaries toward NIS 40,000
Despite global uncertainty and ongoing market turbulence, the local tech market has managed to maintain stability while continuing to grow.
Ashdod Port boosts investment in Israeli cyber‑resilience start-up Salvador Technologies
Ashdod Port has been increasing its focus on strengthening cyber resilience across critical operational technology
ServiceNow to buy Israeli cybersecurity startup Armis for $7.75 billion
The company aims to integrate Armis' security features, such as device scanning, threat detection, and vulnerability prioritization, to its AI-powered platform.
