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Amy Shapiro

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סיטק - אירוע חצי שנתי של – אלון קנטור 09.07.26 וידאו

“Mega rounds are making it harder to actually evaluate what's really happening in the market”

27.07.26|Amy Shapiro
10D Partner Alon Kantor discusses whether the Israeli market is really in a new growth cycle and what founders pitching AI-native companies are missing.
Noa Matz , Ziv Elron

“I’m talented, I’m skilled, I’m safe”: The psychological contract of high tech is breaking

27.07.26|Amy Shapiro
Monday.com’s decision to cut 20% of its workforce has become a symbol of a deeper shift in Israeli high tech, as AI, war and uncertainty challenge the belief that talent and hard work can guarantee security.
אירוע חצי שנתי סיטק 09.07.26 איה פטרבורג וידאו

"If you're building a frontier technology, then you don't have growth"

22.07.26|Amy Shapiro
S Capital Founder and Managing Partner Aya Peterburg explains what investors are really looking for amid the AI boom.
אירוע חצי שנתי סיטק 09.07.26 רותם לשם וידאו

“Growth has regained its top priority among startups”

21.07.26|Amy Shapiro
PSG Director Rotem Shacham discusses why growth is making its comeback as a priority for investors and unpacks the emerging sectors on Israel's horizon.
אירוע חצי שנתי סיטק 09.07.26 ישראל בירן וידאו

"A lot of things will move into space, including data centers and manufacturing"

20.07.26|Amy Shapiro
Earth & Beyond Ventures General Partner Israel Biran explains why venture capital is looking less at pure software and more into sectors like deep tech, defense, and space.
אירוע חצי שנתי סיטק 09.07.26 קורן תנך וידאו

“The IPO market is opening up and will remain open for the next two years”

19.07.26|Amy Shapiro
Varana Capital’s Koren Tanach explains why he's bullish about the return of the IPO market.
אירוע חצי שנתי סיטק 09.07.26 יונתן רויזין וידאו

AI makes it "very easy to build something that looks good but doesn't have the depth" warns investor

16.07.26|Amy Shapiro
Angel investor Jonathan Roizin breaks down the consequences of AI on the VC landscape that founders should be wary of.
אירוע חצי שנתי סיטק 09.07.26 דניאל ארדון בארץ וידאו

"Investors aren't choosing between profitability or efficiency and growth"

15.07.26|Amy Shapiro
Danielle Ardon Baratz from Red Dot Capital explains what investors are looking for today, and how AI has changed these criteria.
אירוע חצי שנתי סיטק 09.07.26 ליטל לשם וידאו

Protego: "The prime time is deep tech, defense tech, and dual use"

14.07.26|Amy Shapiro
Protego Ventures’ Lital Leshem explains why Israeli defense tech is drawing record interest from foreign investors and where she sees the next breakthrough.
מוח שליטה מוחית שטיפת מוח תודעה 2

Debunking the myths of the brain drain and the "employer's market"

08.07.26|Amy Shapiro
CTech's "HR: The Next Leap" survey consulted 31 Israeli offices across the high-tech landscape, from entrepreneurs to VCs, to map the most salient trends affecting Startup Nation today. Here, we break down the defining characteristics of the new talent economy.
פנגו לעסקים משנה את כללי המשחק: ניהול חכם של עולם התחבורה והרכב בפלטפורמה אחת

AI and the workplace: Is the high-tech sector being dangerously short-sighted?

07.07.26|Amy Shapiro
CTech's "HR: The Next Leap" survey polled 31 Israeli offices across the high-tech sector to uncover the most definitive trends affecting Startup Nation in recent times. As we continue to dive deeper into these findings, we turn our focus to what is happening inside the office: the AI workplace transformation.
9 כללי האצבע שחשוב להכיר לפני שחותמים על חוזה שכירות

Why Israel's tech workers no longer want ping-pong tables

06.07.26|Amy Shapiro
The country's HR leaders say the era of flashy perks is fading as employees seek flexibility, recovery and meaningful work in a time of war. CTech's "HR: The Next Leap" survey consulted 31 Israeli offices across the high-tech landscape, from entrepreneurs to VCs, to gauge the most pertinent macro and micro trends affecting Startup Nation in recent times. Over the next few days, we'll dive deeper into these findings, starting with one of the most definitive themes of the moment: a crisis-driven culture.
H.E. Kornelios Korneliou & H.E. Michael Mann

Israel, Cyprus and the EU join forces to tame the “Wild West” of AI

02.07.26|Amy Shapiro
Following a recent joint initiative in Tel Aviv, the Delegation of the European Union, the Embassy of Cyprus, Microsoft Israel, and Generative AI for Good are driving a critical regional exchange. Their joint vision centers on harnessing the AI revolution to propel regional prosperity, while establishing the ethics that will ensure its responsible use into the future.
Moran Shoham Weiser AppsFyer

AppsFlyer: “The nature of employee expectations has changed significantly”

29.06.26|Amy Shapiro
Moran Shoham Weiser, SVP Global HR at AppsFlyer, discusses why flexibility is imperative to business continuity in Startup Nation and the need to rebuild entry-level pathways for an AI-driven market, as part of CTech's series.
Judy Gisher KPMG

KPMG: “Addressing burnout is not necessarily about a specific benefit or perk”

28.06.26|Amy Shapiro
Judy Gisher, Head of People at KPMG, refutes the local "brain drain" narrative and explains how an employer's market is creating more balanced hiring decisions, as part of CTech's HR: The Next Leap series.
Yaeli Alev Oasis Security

Oasis: The swing to an employer’s market is real and “we've stopped getting into bidding wars”

25.06.26|Amy Shapiro
Yaeli Alev, HR Director at Oasis Security, explains why local tech professionals are choosing to stay and build in Israel and the importance of allowing teams to disconnect to prevent burnout, as part of CTech's HR: The Next Leap series.
Gye Cohen YL Ventures

YL Ventures: “The companies retaining talent have replaced the performance of care with the practice of it”

24.06.26|Amy Shapiro
Gye Cohen,  VP of Operations and HR at YL Ventures, explains why elite tech talent still holds the cards despite perceptions of an "employer's market" and how the local cyber ecosystem remains insulated from a systemic brain drain, as part of CTech's HR: The Next Leap series.
Shany Tenzer-Kessel Navina

Navina: “The industry is moving past the phase where ‘resilience’ worked as an answer to everything”

23.06.26|Amy Shapiro
Shany Tenzer-Kessel, Chief People Officer at Navina, explains why top-tier candidates are harder to move than ever and the reality of long-term recovery following a crisis situation in Startup Nation, as part of CTech's HR: The Next Leap series.
Limor Kidron Bright Data

Bright Data: Using AI to cut headcount is “a business decision dressed up in tech language”

22.06.26|Amy Shapiro
Limor Kidron, Chief People Officer at Bright Data, discusses the myth of the employer's market and how Israeli resilience actually accelerated company growth during the war, as part of CTech's HR: The Next Leap series.
Saray Ben-Meir Quantum Art

Quantum Art: “Employees value a clear mission and stability more than flashy perks”

21.06.26|Amy Shapiro
Saray Ben-Meir, Head of HR at Quantum Art, discusses operational continuity when work from home isn't an option, and the myth of the employer's market especially in the field of quantum, as part of CTech's HR: The Next Leap series.
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