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Amy Shapiro

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Two Lanterns VC Team

“AI makes differentiation and moats more difficult within software”

03.03.26|Amy Shapiro, Elihay Vidal
Two Lanterns Venture Capital joined CTech as part of its IL Tech in NY series in collaboration with Israeli Mapped in NY.
תערוכת דיפנס טק סיטק איתי נוריאן וידאו

"We want to prevent the next October 7": Israeli Air Force veterans building a new drone defense

03.03.26|Amy Shapiro
CTech’s Amy Shapiro talks to Itay Nourian, CEO of Insignito, which is tackling the cost of drone defense with an acoustic sensor, amid Israel's defense sector boom.
Roni Zori Lerer Hippeau

“We see Israel as an incredible market with exceptional founders”

26.02.26|Amy Shapiro, Elihay Vidal
Lerer Hippeau joined CTech as part of its IL Tech in NY series in collaboration with Israeli Mapped in NY.
תערוכת דיפנס טק סיטק אמיחי גלשטיין וידאו

The Israeli startup turning Dyson vacuums into drug and explosives detectors

25.02.26|Amy Shapiro
CTech’s Amy Shapiro talks to Amichai Glattstein, CEO of IDenta, which is riding Israel’s defense-tech boom with rapid forensic screening tools.
סיטק תערוכת דיפנס טק מינגלינג וידאו

From taboo to boom: Inside Israel’s new defense tech gold rush

24.02.26|Amy Shapiro, Elihay Vidal
Israeli defense tech sees surge in investment and innovation at 2026 Tel Aviv Expo.
Tobias Citron Primary Venture Partners

“In the context of investing in cyber, Israel is the most important market to be active in”

23.02.26|Amy Shapiro, Elihay Vidal
Primary joined CTech as part of its IL Tech in NY series in collaboration with Israeli Mapped in NY.
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.
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