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


The development that makes it possible to maintain the health of edible fish

Ahead of Shavuot, the demand for quality fish is steadily increasing, and a new Israeli development allows breeders to significantly improve the health monitoring of edible fish.

Nitzan Gerzi from the SeaNovation innovation center in Eilat

Ondas buys Israeli defense software co Omnisys for $200m

Ondas has been on a spending spree in Israel over the past year. Omnisys will now become a subsidiary of Ondas

Logos of Ondas and Omnisys

Ashdod Port Company announces investment of $650,000 transforming CCTV cameras into smart eyes

Shaul Schneider, Chairman of the Board of Ashdod Port Company, “Our investment in Conbo’s technology reflects a long-term strategic vision and our commitment to investing in technologies.”

Ashdod Port

Israeli-founded startup uses AI to make filing taxes less painful in the US

Israeli-founded fintech startup April is trying to do what many Americans would consider impossible: make taxes less painful.

US President Donald Trump gestures during a roundtable focused on tax cuts in Las Vegas, Nevada, US, April 16, 2026.

Israeli startup Frame Security raises $50m

Frame is launching an AI-driven platform designed to help organizations defend against the growing wave of AI-powered social engineering and deepfake attacks.

Artificial Intelligence (Illustrative).

IDF reservists created 150 new startups during last year, innovation program reveals

18x Elite Impact revealed that its participants, all IDF reservists and veterans, created 150 startups and raised $15 million in investment.

18X Elite Impact expert network of investors and business leaders from left to right: Avigail Levine - 18X Elite Impact, Roy Gat - Schesto Ventures, Renana Ashkenazi - Grove Ventures, Shira Eting - Vintage Investment Partners, Nadir Izrael – Armis

Israeli defense-tech co Kela raising $200m at $1.2b valuation

Despite the progress in its activities, Kela is still at a relatively early stage in terms of its market positioning

Kela

Israel's high-tech faces unexpected crisis as dollar slides 20% against shekel

The dollar fell by approximately 20% against the shekel over the last year, which puts companies that depend on dollar income at risk.

 High-tech company, illustration

The future of Israeli tech: Insights from Yaniv Golan

Yaniv Golan talks AI, deep tech, and the future of Israeli innovation, highlighting how startups must evolve to survive in today’s fast-paced, AI-driven market.

The Future of Israeli Tech: Insights from Yaniv Golan

'IKEA kit' nuclear power plant startup gets $380 million to build reactors in shipyards

The company’s central bet is that shipyards—long accustomed to handling heavy steel at scale—can serve as efficient assembly factories.

Tugboats assist the cruise ship "Disney Adventure" to move out of the ship hall for docking on the quayside of the Meyer shipyard to carry out further construction work in Wismar, Germany April 19, 2025.