Start up nation

Israel experiences 150% more investments in mental health, $352 million in startup funding in 2025

Since October 7, Israel's mental health startup sector has been growing non-stop, showing the need for a nationwide plan to address the mental health crisis in the country.

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From scale to substance: Israeli tech’s 2025 turning point - analysis

A demonstrator protesting the deadly crackdown in Iran gathers outside the White House in Washington, DC on January 17, 2026.

Where is American Jewish outrage over Iran? - opinion

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.

Defense Ministry orders boost Israeli startups


Israel's high-tech industry is a beacon of resilience - opinion

Despite the challenges and uncertainties, Israeli entrepreneurs and innovators have continued to work, create, and collaborate.

 AN AION Labs company creation workshop takes place last year in Rehovot.

Invoation in Autonomous Driving: Hailo in Collaboration with a Chinese Manufacturer

Hailo, a leading startup and manufacturer of AI processors for edge devices, announced that its Hailo-8 AI accelerator will be integrated into vehicles produced by a Chinese automaker in later 2024.


Hamas's massacre destroyed Israel's Start-Up Nation narrative - opinion

We assumed that advanced technology could adequately protect us. We assumed wrong.

 An aerial view shows damage caused following a mass infiltration by Hamas gunmen from the Gaza Strip, in Kibbutz Beeri in southern Israel, October 11, 2023.

Israeli business executives look ahead to 2024 - interview

“Despite the adverse conditions, I remain optimistic about the future. The Israeli economy, and the hi-tech sector, in particular, is robust and has the will to recover,” said Itay Gura.

 'THE WAR forced us to work in very difficult conditions, which proved once again that all of the retail industry is very important to the national ability to stay strong and overcome hard times,' says Dani Bezalel, CMO of Keshet-Teamim.

Why I’m flying to Texas in the middle of a war - opinion

The ties between Texas and Israel are extensive and continuously expanding beyond the state’s broad support for Israel.

 TEXAS GOVERNOR Greg Abbot (right) and Oklahoma Governor Kevin Sitt meet with President Issac Herzog during recent solidarity trip to Israel after the war broke out.

R&D firm Geomatrix has taken proactive measures to support startups and attract global investors

“Now is the time to invest in Israeli hi-tech’s infrastructure”

 Geomatrix Group founder Aviv Antebi

Israel at war - How is the high-tech sector doing?

JVP Founder Erel Margalit and Jerusalem Post reporter Zachy Hennessey discuss how the conflict between Israel and Hamas is affecting the most crucial sector of the country’s economy.

 Erel Margalit and Zachy Hennessey

Bill Clinton, Mobileye co-founder launch $1 billion climate fund

EcoBridge will mostly invest in later-stage companies that need help building the scale to compete globally.

 Former US President Bill Clinton is teaming up with Israeli billionaire Ziv Aviram.

50 Influential Jews: Israel's Tech Titans - No. 20

Ori Goshen, Michal Braverman- Blumenstyk, Assaf Rappaport, and Guy Franklin have left their mark on 2023. Here is why.

 Michal Braverman-Blumenstyk, Assaf Rappaport, Guy Franklin, and Ori Goshen.

Ben-Gurion University builds Silicon Valley-style campus on Minecraft

Players are tasked with developing a business plan before ultimately presenting their company to a Shark Tank-style panel of investors – all of which takes place inside Minecraft's virtual ecosystem.

 Ben-Gurion University of the Negev's Minecraft campus (main view).