Startup

The Israeli high-tech company that assisted in locating hostages raised $31 million

The start-up founded by security establishment veterans months before the war, developed a platform for real-time visual information analysis from cameras, drones, and additional sources.

Airis Labs founders: Rotem Abeles, Amos Lahav, and Noam Friedman
American Innovation Forum panelists Orit Greenbaum Lipski, Muawyah Akash, and Tamir Goodman, moderator Anna Ahronheim, and JYP Forum founder Marc Faust, in Jerusalem, Israel, May 20, 2026.

How nonlinear careers could drive Jerusalem’s hi-tech rise

IDF officers gathered at the event to find the most relevant tech to fight Hezbollah drones

Israel defense ecosystem meets to accelerate fieldable counter‑drone tech

 UNIT 8200 soldiers in action – working with data.

Tax Authority wants army tech veterans tied to Israel


California startup pitches 50,000 space reflectors to extend daylight

Backers say orbital reflectors could deliver round-the-clock clean power to the grid; critics call the plan 'for the dumbest reason ever'.

A woman sits on a swing and watches the sun set.

In first place in the world: Eisenkot’s son beat Google and OpenAI

An unprecedented achievement for the startup of Guy Eisenkot and Nimrod Kor, which was ranked as the most accurate AI tool on the market for code review.

Guy Eisenkot and Nimrod Kor

Europe Days conference brings top investors face-to-face with Israeli startups

As Europe adjusts its defense priorities, interest in Israeli startups continues to grow. The Europe Days conference turns that interest into a structured meeting point.

Visitors at the UVID (Unmanned Vehicles Israel Defense) 2015 Conference, held at the Israel Conference Center in Tel Aviv on November 09, 2015.

Nvidia acquires Israeli data co Illumex

Illumex, which was founded by CEO Inna Tokarev Sela, has raised $13 million to date, mainly from Israeli investors

An AI-generated image of an Nvidia chip.

Playtime vs airtime: The efficiency metric every founder should understand - opinion

Seed funding gets you on the field. What happens next depends on whether you can turn fleeting moments into sustained drives.

Superbowl 2026

Startup Nation Central to lay off 65 employees in restructure of Israeli tech activities

Founded 13 years ago, SNC is making this move as part of a rethinking of its activities

Startup Nation Central's headquarters in Tel Aviv

Israeli cybersecurity company Check Point buys three start-ups for over $150m.

Check Point's 2025 annual revenue was $2.725 billion, up 6% from 2024.

Checkpoint was founded in 2010 in Tel Aviv

Google-Wiz acquisition receives final regulatory approval

Each of the founders will now receive over $2 billion before taxes, and the Israel Tax Authority can expect to collect at least NIS 9 billion from taxes on the founders, employees, and investors.

Google and Cybersecurity Startup Wiz.

'Waze of marketing': Israeli startups invest some $50 million in sales, advertising with AI

Israeli startups Brandlight and WINN.AI announced $31 million and $18 million in investments, respectively, from a Series A funding round.

AI and Economy.

Israeli start-up Matia secures $21 million investment to create AI-powered data pipeline platform

The company reported exponential growth in 2025, with ten times as many clients using its data analysis solutions, according to their statistics.

The team working at Matia.