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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

הילה אוביל־ברנר, מנכ"לית ומייסדת ScaleUp House עם נבחרת הסטארט-אפים, אתמול

“Every entrepreneur dreams of growing, but the hardest part is learning to do it globally”

09.09.26|Hagai Gilboa

Hilla Ovil-Brenner, founder and CEO of ScaleUp House, described the idea behind the new forum for startups seeking to make the leap into global markets. Noa Tamir, CEO of Calcalist: “The goal is to help companies reach the next level.”

משתתפי הפאנל בכנס יריית הפתיחה של ה-ScaleUp House

"With all due respect to AI, in the end, scale-up is done with people"

09.09.26|Hagai Gilboa

In a panel on how startups can make the leap to global growth, held at the opening conference of ScaleUp House by Calcalist and Showcase IL in collaboration with LeumiTech, Nir Inbar of LeumiTech urged founders to raise enough money “to create a layer that allows you to make mistakes,” while Seffi Tsarfati of Google Israel said: “You need to define scale, whether it is a large number of countries and users or enterprise companies.”

עינת גז מנכ"לית ומייסדת פאפאיה גלובל

"You'll probably hear a lot more ‘no’ than ‘yes’, but that's part of the magic"

09.09.26|Hagai Gilboa

Eynat Guez, founder and CEO of Papaya Global, spoke at the ScaleUp House launch conference hosted by Calcalist and Showcase IL in collaboration with LeumiTech about the company’s journey from Google’s startup program during the pandemic to a global business with about 1,000 employees in 10 countries: “In the end, you’ll build the company you want to build.”

תל אביב מגדל עזריאלי מרכז עזריאלי

Israel’s AI industry captures 89% of high-tech investment as funding surges to $11.8 billion

07.09.26|Meir Orbach

Nearly 3,000 AI companies are now operating in Israel, with late-stage funding accounting for more than half of the capital raised in 2025, according to a new report.

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 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.