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Amy Shapiro

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Yaniv Schneider and Lisya Bahar Elron Ventures

“Deep tech, defense, and industrial applications are Israel’s next major export engine”

09.02.26|Amy Shapiro, Elihay Vidal
Elron Ventures CEO Yaniv Schneider and chairperson Lisya Bahar Manoah join CTech to discuss why Israeli VC must evolve to support high-CAPEX ventures, the rise of a third liquidity path, and how deep tech is set to become Israel’s next major export engine, as part of CTech's VC Survey 2026: The Next Leap.
Lior Hanuka HiCenter

“The boundary between hardware and software is rapidly disappearing”

09.02.26|Amy Shapiro, Elihay Vidal
HiCenter Ventures CEO Lior Hanuka joins CTech to give his investor's outlook for Startup Nation in 2026, from how Israel can establish global leadership in the modern semiconductor era, to the best translation of defense capabilities into the civilian sector, as part of CTech's VC Survey 2026.
Gideon Shaw Elements VC

“The award for best ‘rebranding’ exercise must surely go to whoever popularized the term ‘defense-tech’”

08.02.26|Amy Shapiro, Elihay Vidal
Elements VC partner, Gideon Shaw, joins CTech to give his investor's outlook for Startup Nation, from the limitations of the "resilience" narrative to the surge of foreign PE funds entering Israel, as part of CTech's VC Survey 2026.
Yonatan Sela SquarePeg

“We are entering the age of the 'Lean Sovereign'”

08.02.26|Amy Shapiro, Elihay Vidal
Square Peg partner Yonatan Sela joins CTech to explore how AI and cloud infrastructure is set to replace cybersecurity as Israel’s main export and how the country is adapting to a global, integrated VC model, as part of CTech's VC Survey 2026.
Yuval Cohen StageOne Ventures

“The Israeli tech story in 2026 isn’t a rebrand, it’s a re-pricing”

07.02.26|Amy Shapiro, Elihay Vidal
StageOne Ventures founder and managing partner Yuval Cohen joins CTech to share his investor's outlook for Startup Nation, from the "re-pricing" of the asset class to why sovereignty has become a competitive advantage, as part of CTech's VC Survey 2026: The Next Leap.
Eyal Niv Pitango First

“The correlation between headcount growth and company success is fundamentally broken”

06.02.26|Elihay Vidal, Amy Shapiro
Pitango Venture Capital managing general partner Eyal Niv joins CTech to share his investor's outlook for Startup Nation, from the selective reopening of the IPO window, to why the next decade belongs to the "picks and shovels" of AI, as part of CTech's VC Survey 2026: The Next Leap.
Edouard Cukierman and Ariel Anati Catalyst

“Israel’s next growth chapter will be built on critical systems the world cannot afford to fail”

05.02.26|Amy Shapiro, Elihay Vidal
Catalyst Private Equity’s managing partner Edouard Cukierman and partner Ariel Anati join CTech to offer their outlook for 2026, from how VCs will need to adapt for the rise of high-CAPEX sectors to why Israel is now the "Scale-Up Nation," as part of CTech's VC Survey 2026: The Next Leap.
Tzlil Kovetz Vintage

“In an agentic world, niche markets are no longer a constraint”

05.02.26|Amy Shapiro, Elihay Vidal
Vintage Investment Partners principal Tzlil Kovetz joins CTech to discuss the upward bar for IPOs, how ACV is becoming a signal of value creation, and why niche verticals are "more interesting than ever," as part of CTech's VC Survey 2026: The Next Leap.
Marcio Lempert SYN Ventures

“One of the most undervalued opportunities is next-gen HR and talent intelligence”

04.02.26|Amy Shapiro, Elihay Vidal
SYN Ventures Operating Partner Marcio Lempert joins CTech to give his outlook for the 2026 market, from the civilian sectors set to benefit most from defense-derived tech to the untapped opportunities overlooked by the market, as part of CTech's VC Survey 2026: The Next Leap.
Roi Elad F2 Capital

“Israeli tech is increasingly positioned to lead the next wave of value creation across AI-driven verticals”

03.02.26|Amy Shapiro, Elihay Vidal
F2 Venture Capital Principal Roi Elad joins CTech to give his outlook for the Israeli high-tech sector, from the structural suitability of the local VC model for software over high-CAPEX ventures to why 2026 will be defined by execution not over hype, as part of CTech's VC Survey 2026: The Next Leap.
Roi Bar Kat Intel Capital Israel

“2026 will no longer be a one-way street toward forced consolidation”

03.02.26|Amy Shapiro, Elihay Vidal
Intel Capital MD Roi Bar-Kat joins CTech to give his outlook on selective IPO openings, hybrid VC models, and the domains set to drive Israel's next export engine, as part of CTech's VC Survey 2026: The Next Leap.
Tali Rosenwaks Next Gear Ventures

“The next AI revolution will be powered by energy, cooling, and physical infrastructure”

02.02.26|Amy Shapiro, Elihay Vidal
Next Gear Ventures partner Tali Rosenwaks joins CTech to discuss Startup Nation's shift to strategy-driven exits, the rewards of disciplined DeepTech, and how infrastructure players will win the AI revolution, as part of CTech's VC Survey 2026: The Next Leap.
Tami Bronner Vertex

“Through M&A, Israel is already outperforming on liquidity”

02.02.26|Amy Shapiro, Elihay Vidal
Vertex Ventures Israel GP Tammi Bronner joins CTech to discuss Startup Nation's record-breaking M&A activity, the emergence of "Time-to-Value" as a key valuation metric, and which sectors are on the frontline for autonomous AI agents, as part of CTech's VC Survey 2026: The Next Leap.
Omer Shloss and Ben Topor Titan Capital Partners

“AI doesn’t eliminate headcount growth; it reshapes its timing, purpose, and economics”

01.02.26|Elihay Vidal, Amy Shapiro
Titan Capital Partners Founder and Managing Partner Ben Topor joins CTech to share his market outlook and predictions, from the advantage of owning meaningful control points to the undervalued opportunities in infrastructure software, as part of the VC Survey 2026: The Next Leap.
Ezra Gardner Varana

“This is now the start of the Kennedy era for the Israeli tech ecosystem”

29.01.26|Elihay Vidal, Amy Shapiro
Varana Capital co-founder and CIO Ezra Gardner joins CTech to discuss the acceleration of the U.S.-Israel tech partnership, why he predicts capital will move away from cyber, and the most likely utility of dual-use tech, as part of the VC Survey 2026: The Next Leap.
Mobilion Team

“Israel should stop using resilience as its national brand going forward”

28.01.26|Amy Shapiro, Elihay Vidal
Mobilion Ventures Managing Partner Avi Feldman joins CTech to discuss the branding of Startup Nation, the current liquidity environment, and the emergence of Physical AI as a global game-changer, as part of the VC Survey 2026: The Next Leap.
Noa Argamani at Cybertech Global Tel Aviv

After captivity, Noa Argamani returns to campus and to her future in tech

27.01.26|Amy Shapiro
Before Noa Argamani was a Hamas captive and a defining voice in history, she was an engineering student at Ben-Gurion University. After her release, she was adamant to still graduate with her friends. Now, as she nears the end of her studies, Argamani has her sights set on Israel’s startup sector.
Tal Abuloff Viola Ventures

Fintech mafia: How Israel’s veteran founders are shaping the sector’s future

27.01.26|Amy Shapiro
Viola Group's latest report identifies 2026 as a pivotal year for Israeli fintech, marked by a return to economic reality and the emergence of the sector as a second pillar alongside cyber. 
עודד חרמוני מייסד משותף של קרן ההון סיכון J-Ventures

“Five percent of companies attract roughly 50 percent of total VC funding”

27.01.26|Amy Shapiro, Elihay Vidal
As part of the VC Survey 2026: The Next Leap, J-Ventures managing partner Oded Hermoni joins CTech to share his perspective on the future of the Israeli tech landscape, from the concentration of global capital to the country’s role in the deep tech engine.
Ido Hart Maor Investments

“10 times growth year-over-year has become the new 3 times”

26.01.26|Amy Shapiro, Elihay Vidal
As part of the VC Survey 2026: The Next Leap, Maor Investments partner Ido Hart joins CTech to share his perspective on the future of the Israeli tech landscape, from evolving perceptions of performance to the country’s role in the future of AI.
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