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Scale-Up session

ScaleUp House begins search for Israel’s next generation of global companies

Twenty-nine companies presented to a committee of investors, founders and industry leaders after nearly 100 applied to join the initiative’s first cohort, which will support companies as they move from local traction to global growth.

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

Full list of Israeli startup M&As in 2026

הייטק פיטורים משרד ריק שבוע עבודה מקוצר

Full list of Israeli high-tech layoffs in 2026

מייסדי ALICE - מימין אלון פורת יפתח אור אייל דיקן ו נועם שוורץ

Israeli startups raised over $575 million in August as AI security dominates again

Funding was focused on companies tackling the risks and bottlenecks created by AI, from securing autonomous agents and defending against AI-powered attacks to deploying AI inside large enterprises.

Maya Eisen Zafrir Yam Regev Yodfat Harel Buchris

ScaleUp House - A new home for Israel’s most promising scale-ups

Calcalist and Showcase IL have launched ScaleUp House, a new year-round initiative designed to support ambitious Israeli technology companies as they scale globally, raise their next rounds, and build international market presence.

דייב לובצקי מנכ"ל IBI

IBI's high-tech business nearly quintuples profit as private trading platform surges

20.08.26|Almog Azar

IBI's Capital Group more than doubled revenue to NIS 131 million in the second quarter, while profit from its private-investor trading platform jumped 147%. Overall net profit rose 69% to NIS 95 million.

Ezra Gardner Varana

The public market window is open. It is just less forgiving.

13.07.26|Ezra Gardner

For Israeli CEOs, Nasdaq is a trust-building exercise that begins years before the first trade.

האקר האקרים סייבר

Shin Bet opens innovation program to recruit defense-tech and dual-use startups

17.06.26|Meir Orbach

The Magen initiative, run with OpenValley, offers growth-stage companies direct access to operational challenges, senior technology officials, and potential deployment opportunities within Israel’s security ecosystem.

מימין מנכ"לית מטא ישראל עדי סופר תאני שותף־מייסד בקרן גלילות קפיטל אריק קלינשטיין מנכ"לית המחקר והפיתוח של מיקרוסופט ישראל מיכל ברוורמן בלומנשטיק

"We could be facing a tsunami": Finance ministry convenes emergency meeting with tech leaders

07.06.26|Sophie Shulman

Industry warns that the strong shekel is eroding profits and shortening startup runways.

תל אביב מגדל עזריאלי מרכז עזריאלי

Israel’s tech paradox: $1.1 billion raised in a week as layoffs sweep the industry

Investors pour money into AI, cybersecurity and infrastructure startups even as thousands of tech workers face restructuring and job cuts.

מגדל עזריאלי שרונה תל אביב

The great high-tech shift: Israel’s startups grow, but not necessarily in Israel

31.05.26|Meir Orbach

New report reveals expanding overseas operations, rising relocation, and a shrinking share of local employment.

משרדי Wix בגלילות. פיטורים של 20% מהעובדים הם עניין דרמטי לא רק לחברה

The layoffs sweeping Israeli tech may only be the beginning

29.05.26|Elihay Vidal

Behind the cuts lies a fundamental shift in how the industry hires, grows and competes.

U.S.-Israel BIRD fund approves $7.5 million in grants for seven joint tech projects

$20 million in combined investment spans AI, healthcare, cybersecurity and agriculture.

בניין של רשות המסים

Tax Authority seeks tighter grip on offshore startup exits

27.05.26|Shlomo Teitelbaum‏

Bill aims to attribute foreign IP gains to Israel under expanded residency rules.

מייסד פאלו אלטו ניר צוק ומייסד וויז אסף רפפורט

Israel’s elite military units built a tech powerhouse. Now the state wants a share.

27.05.26|Sophie Shulman

A proposal targeting startup founders with intelligence backgrounds is igniting concerns over government overreach.

Israel’s tech boom faces an unexpected threat: Its own currency

24.05.26|Sophie Shulman

As the shekel surges, Israeli engineers are becoming among the world’s most expensive workers.

עובדי הייטק אפל הרצליה

Israeli high-tech booms, but R&D jobs decline for the first time

28.04.26|Sophie Shulman

Record growth masks early signs of a potential shift in the sector’s innovation core.

Ambassador Xiao Junzheng

Innovation as an engine: Driving Chinese modernization and China-Israel tech cooperation

23.04.26|Xiao Junzheng

"Israel is globally renowned as “Startup Nation”, and innovation has become a shared pathway for China and Israel to address development challenges," writes Chinese Ambassador to Israel, Xiao Junzheng.

DualBird CEO Amir Gilad dies unexpectedly

Young Israeli startup faces a profound loss following the death of its co-founder.

Ezra Gardner Varana

In a fragmenting world, one investment destination stands out: Israel

08.04.26|Ezra Gardner

"Investors face a simple question: Where will growth, resilience, and strategic alignment converge? Right now, there is a compelling case that the answer is Israel," writes Ezra Gardner, Co-Founder of Varana Capital.