Startup

Israel shifts toward ‘Defense-Tech Nation’ as start-ups surge to $3b. in funding

New data shows defense-tech firms dominating Israel’s hi-tech investment, with start-up funding tripling year-on-year.

Asio Technology
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

Globally, the demand for Claude Code experts jumped by 938%

A 2,267% surge in demand for this profession

Axon Vision's AI powered solutions

Axon Vision links its AI system with Czech radar to spot drone threats


How Israeli start-ups are helping ships navigate a contested Hormuz - opinion

Cheap Iranian drones and GPS jamming have choked the world's most vital oil route. A handful of Israeli start-ups think they can help ships find a way through

STRAIT OF HORMUZ, OMAN/IRAN -- JUNE 16, 2026: 01 -- Maps4media-processed Sentinel-2 satellite imagery shows a broad overview of the Strait of Hormuz, including the Musandam Peninsula, nearby islands, coastal shallows, and the narrow maritime corridor linking the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman.

Shekel squeeze: How offshore talent is keeping Israel's startup nation scaling upwards - interview

While reducing costs is one reason to hire offshore employees, ONE Offshore explained that most companies outsource to expand their teams.

View of the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, October 8, 2025.

Aligned is raising $60 million

After being ranked at the top of G2's summer reports, the Israeli company Aligned signs an impressive Series B funding round.

Aligned founders - Yotam Sela, Gal Aga, and Gal Deitsch

Israel pushes for deep tech start ups with Israel Innovation Authority’s new funding program

The Israel Innovation Authority will offer up to NIS 1 million more in funding through its startup fund to deep tech companies in the early stages of development.

 Semiconductor chips are seen on a circuit board of a computer in this illustration picture taken February 25, 2022.

Smotrich launches NIS 1.6 billion aid plan for high-tech and exporters

The Ministry of Finance will inject NIS 1 billion to save startups from closing, and will distribute hundreds of millions more to industrial plants.

The Minister of Finance Bezalel Smotrich

Tech Talk: Lightkey, the AI-powered Israeli startup transforming writing

People haven’t stopped typing. They’ve simply moved elsewhere.

 Eran Brauer, co-founder of Lightkey.

Cyber security company NewCore raises $66 million

Among the investors in the company's round, which was founded by serial entrepreneurs and 8200 alumni: Assaf Rappaport, Yevgeny Dibrov, and Ofer Ben-Noon.

The founders of NewCore

A new fund will invest in defense startups

Meet Stratos Ventures, the new Israeli fund connecting homeland security, government cyber, and supply chains with the strongest minds in the US.

The founders of Stratos Ventures, Daniel Fouzailov and Rotem Yehuda Kakon

Snyk to lay off 90 employees

Snyk was founded by Israelis in the UK and the US, and in 2020 operated a development center in Israel with several hundred employees

Cyber is not a luxury.

Jewish start-up founders face hate for exposing antisemitic applicant's messages - interview

Cornell University released a statement on June 9 saying that it takes all reports of discrimination and hate speech seriously.

Jewish American start-up co-founders and brothers Gabe and Aiden Einhorn.