Startup

Apple buys secretive Israeli AI company Q.ai for $1.6 billion in biggest acquisition of its history

With the move, Apple aims to improve its access to AI technology, which has suffered recent setbacks, especially after several delays in deploying Apple Intelligence's full announced capabilities.

 A women uses an iPhone mobile device as she passes a lighted Apple logo at the Apple store at Grand Central Terminal in New York City, US, April 14, 2023. Uploaded on 31/5/2024
Memcyco announced that it has secured $37 million in Series A funding.

Cybersecurity startup developing rapid-response fraud detection secures $37 million Series A round

Upwind is led by CEO and co-founder Amiram Shachar, whose previous startup, Spot.io, was acquired by NetApp in 2020 for $450 million.

Israeli-founded Upwind hits unicorn status with $250 million Series B led by Bessemer

Crypto Market.

Lionsgate Network: Exposing crypto terrorists with advanced blockchain technology


Israeli AI startup Anchor Browser raises $6M in seed round

Anchor Browser has successfully developed a breakthrough infrastructure enabling reliable, secure and stable Agentic AI web operations for browser environments

Anchor founders

Aventra unveils GPS-free balloon-dropped precision strike tech

The high-altitude, balloon-dropped, modular payload glider turns dumb bombs into smart, long-range munitions

Piranha

Israeli tech records $71B in M&As in 2025 despite fewer funding rounds

Despite the slowdown,the median round size climbed to $10.5 million, a record high and 50% above last year, signaling investors are concentrating on fewer but larger bets. 

 AS THE US and China battle it out over supply chains and global trade flows, Israel, also the subject of US tariffs, finds itself navigating particularly complex terrain. Here, a man looks at a screen showing Chinese stock market movements, as he uses his mobile phone in Beijing on Monday.

SEO in Israel Has Evolved: How Digital PR and CRO Are Powering Startup Growth

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Defense tech company Kela makes first acquisition

Kela is a developer of an AI-based system for management of defense systems

Kela

Veterans lead Europe's defense tech revolution as Ukraine war fuels investment boom

Fueled by war-time urgency, Europe’s defense tech scene is booming, and it’s not just big industry players leading the charge. A wave of veteran-founded startups is reshaping the battlefield.

 A prototype of an electrical air-taxi drone by German start-up Volocopter that takes off and lands vertically performs a non-passenger flight over Le Bourget airport, near Paris, France, June 21, 2021

Women's health is not just an issue for women - opinion

If we place women’s intimate health on the public, medical, and educational agenda, we can build a healthier, more empathetic, and more innovative future for all of us.

A woman consults with her doctor; illustrative.

‘Not giving up this opportunity’: Orthodox women innovate through war

Even missile sirens and a 12-day conflict with Iran could not stop the Jerusalem College of Technology’s biggest hackathon from producing real-world defense and tech solutions.

Orthodox and ultra-Orthodox women competing in the annual Hack.Her.It competition hosted by the Schreiber LevTech Entrepreneurship Center at the Jerusalem College of Technology.

Israeli medical startup announces new NIS 1 b. valuation, 43% increase in revenue

Sofwave, an Israeli startup specializing in aesthetic medical devices, reported that its second-quarter revenue was $21 million and gross profits of $15 million.

Sofwave’s SUPERB™ device.

Oran Kushnir joins Arcademy to lead the future of learning in Minecraft and Roblox

Oran Kushnir, co-founder of CrazyLabs, joins Arcademy to turn Minecraft and Roblox into powerful learning platforms, aiming to reshape how kids learn through gaming.

Oran Kushnir and Arcademy heads.