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From six-person startups to a $6.3 billion take-private: October's extraordinary month for Israeli tech exits

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הייטק היי-טק היי טק השקעות גיוס הון הנפקה אקזיט כסף דולרים מחשב מחשבים

Full list of Israeli startup M&As in 2026

02.11.26|CTech

מימין שרוליק דבורסקי ו אדם סיטון מייסדי טיילורמד TailorMed

Israeli digital health company TailorMed acquired in $250 million deal

02.11.26|Meir Orbach

Private equity firm GrowthCurve is taking a controlling stake in the company, which connects patients with financial and medical support programs across the United States. Most existing shareholders are expected to sell their holdings.

From six-person startups to a $6.3 billion take-private: October's extraordinary month for Israeli tech exits

01.11.26|CTech

October had nine deals, about the year’s average, but roughly $8.9 billion in stated or estimated value, nearly double the next-largest month.

$מנכ"ל פריון טל יעקובסון (צילום: Ohad Dayan\ Perion\Hivestack)$

Perion's $420 million sale leaves one last question: Is there a better buyer?

01.11.26|Sophie Shulman

The Israeli adtech company has 40 days to solicit competing offers after agreeing to be acquired by India's Affle. The deal values Perion at a fraction of its former peak, despite more than $228 million in cash, deposits and marketable securities.

$מנכ"ל פריון טל יעקובסון (צילום: Ohad Dayan\ Perion\Hivestack)$

Perion to be acquired by India’s Affle for $420 million, marking a steep fall for a once-billion-dollar Israeli company

01.11.26|Sophie Shulman

The all-cash deal values the Israeli adtech company at a fraction of its valuation just three years ago, despite $228 million in cash, deposits and marketable securities on its balance sheet. Perion’s shares will be delisted from Nasdaq and the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange.

Classiq founders alongside Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan

Intel’s CEO on Classiq: “Intel will become a full stack revenue-generating quantum computing company”

30.10.26|Allon Sinai

Lip-Bu Tan explained the $2.3 billion deal to investors on Thursday. He did not mention the price or his own investment in the Israeli firm.

“Intel will be among the first names people think of in quantum computing,” says Classiq CEO

27.10.26|Sophie Shulman

Intel has agreed to acquire the Israeli quantum-software startup for $2.3 billion, betting that its technology can help turn decades of quantum research into a commercial business. CEO Nir Minerbi believes the combination of Intel’s hardware capabilities and Classiq’s software could put the chipmaker at the forefront of the emerging industry.

מייסדי קלאסיק מפתחת מערכת הפעלה קוואנטית מימין ניר מינרבי אמיר נווה וד״ר יהודה נווה

Classiq founders set to pocket up to $100 million each in Intel’s $2.3 billion deal

26.10.26|Sophie Shulman, CTech

Nir Minerbi, Amir Naveh and Yehuda Naveh are each expected to receive $80 million to $100 million from the acquisition, while Entrée Capital stands to collect more than $300 million on an investment of just a few million dollars. Team8 Capital and The Phoenix are also poised for substantial returns.

Intel to acquire Israeli quantum startup Classiq for $2.3 billion

26.10.26|Sophie Shulman

The deal marks a record acquisition in the quantum computing industry and a major exit for Israel’s tech sector, with Classiq’s founders, employees and early investors poised for substantial returns.

מגזין עצמאות 4.5.22 מייסדי פיירבלוקס עידן עפרת, מיכאל שאולוב ופבל ברנגולץ

“This is news to us”: Fireblocks rejects reports of $2.5 billion Visa deal

22.10.26|Meir Orbach

The digital asset infrastructure company denied reports that Visa is seeking to acquire it. The reported price would value Fireblocks roughly 69% below its $8 billion valuation in a 2022 funding round.

Boomi acquires Israeli startup Elementary for $40-45 million

19.10.26|Meir Orbach

The deal marks Boomi’s third Israeli acquisition, following Rivery and Lunar.dev. Elementary’s data observability tools are designed to help companies monitor the quality and reliability of information used by AI agents and enterprise systems.

25-year-old Israeli founder sells stealth AI startup for up to $35 million without raising capital

18.10.26|Meir Orbach

Hex-Rays, the Belgian developer of reverse-engineering tool IDA Pro, is acquiring HexAI one year after its founding. The six-person startup, built by Elon Gliksberg without outside funding, develops an operating system for AI agents conducting security research.

Varonis’ $6.3 billion sale shows the risks of growing old in cybersecurity

17.10.26|Sophie Shulman

The Israeli-founded company is being acquired after years of struggling to keep pace with the shift to cloud software and the rise of AI. Its exit raises questions about whether younger cybersecurity companies should pursue an IPO or sell while valuations are high.

“One plus one could equal five”: Varonis CEO on $6.3 billion Proofpoint deal

16.10.26|Sophie Shulman

Yaki Faitelson says the companies’ complementary technologies create an opportunity to build a major cybersecurity business as AI agents increase the need to protect sensitive data.

Why Proofpoint is paying $6.3 billion for Israeli-founded Varonis

16.10.26|CTech

The acquisition combines Proofpoint’s focus on email and human security with Varonis’ data protection technology, as AI agents gain access to sensitive corporate information. It follows a turbulent year for Varonis shares, which plunged nearly 49% in a single session before recovering.

Proofpoint to acquire Israeli-founded Varonis in $6.3 billion all-cash deal

16.10.26|Sophie Shulman

The transaction will give Varonis shareholders $49.75 per share, a 52% premium to the stock's June closing price before initial sale rumors. The deal will take the Nasdaq-listed data security company private and expand Proofpoint's capabilities in protecting enterprise data and AI agents.

One-year-old Israeli AI startup with six employees acquired for estimated $100 million

13.10.26|Elihay Vidal

Rocket Software has acquired Geniez AI, whose technology uses AI agents to help enterprises manage and modernize mainframe systems.

CrowdStrike reveals almost $600 million price tag for XM Cyber technology

13.10.26|Sophie Shulman

The deal was announced in July, but the full value emerged only after closing, when CrowdStrike disclosed the issuance of more than 2.1 million shares alongside the previously announced consideration.

מייסדי Torii טל ברזניצקי אורי הרמתי אורי נתיב

Freshworks to acquire Israeli startup Torii to help companies control AI costs

12.10.26|Meir Orbach

The acquisition will extend Freshservice into software management and AI spending oversight. Torii has raised $65 million since its founding in 2017 and helps companies track applications, licenses and AI consumption.

Salesforce acquires Israeli startup Loops in deal estimated at $30 million

12.10.26|Meir Orbach

The startup’s AI technology is designed to explain why business metrics change and identify what to do next, rather than simply display data. Salesforce plans to integrate its technology and team into Tableau as it pushes toward more autonomous analytics.