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Joshua Begner

How Israel’s M&A market is thriving despite the war

25.08.25|Joshua Begner
While global headlines portray Israel as a high-risk market, some of the largest M&A deals in the country’s history took place this year - and for good reason.
עו"ד נטלי מרגלית שותפה משרד ארנון, תדמור-לוי

Global confidence in Israeli tech shines through mega-deals

20.08.25|Nataly Margalit
"Beyond the impressive numbers and mega-deals, the core strength of Israeli high-tech lies in its ability to thrive under uncertainty," writes attorney Nataly Margalit of Arnon, Tadmor-Levy law firm.
Nadav Shimoni , Rotem Shacham , Yonatan Sela

How AI became the ultimate partner for venture capitalists

07.08.25|Elihay Vidal
VC leaders share how automation and data synthesis are boosting deal flow, speeding due diligence, and enhancing portfolio oversight.
מייסדי Aidoc מימין מיכאל ברגינסקי אלעד וולך גיא ריינר

July 2025 in Israeli tech funding: $900 million in 28 deals

03.08.25|CTech
Despite only two deals crossing the $100M threshold, there was a 28% increase in funding compared to last July.
כנס השקעות ופיננסים - פאנל מיכל גור כגן משנה למנכ"ל ומנהלת תחום חסכון ארוך טווח ובריאות מגדל ו חגי אורן מנכ"ל מיטב גמל ופנסיה בשיחה עם אמיר פרגר וידאו

"A pension is no longer enough, you also need a savings policy or a provident fund for investment"

27.07.25|Maya Nahum Shahal
Michal Gur–Kagan, Deputy CEO and Head of Life and Health at Migdal, and Hagai Oren, CEO of Meitav Provident and Pension Ltd., were speaking at the Calcalist and Migdal Investment and Finance Conference.
כנס השקעות ופיננסים - רונן אגסי מנכ"ל מגדל

Ronen Agassi: "The entire insurance industry has stepped up in terms of profitability"

27.07.25|Maya Nahum Shahal
The CEO of the Migdal Group added at the Calcalist and Migdal Investment and Finance Conference that companies in the industry reflect the real economy: "We provide pensions to people and manage their money, so growth in GDP and wages directly impacts our asset base."  
חברת Cyera מימין תמר בן אילן מייסד-שותף ו-CTO החברה יותם שגב מייסד שותף וCEO

"A return to the good years": How FOMO is driving a new Israeli tech boom

17.07.25|Sophie Shulman
Foreign funds and serial founders fuel multi-billion-dollar raises, defying conflict and crisis.
חברת Cyera מימין תמר בן אילן מייסד-שותף ו-CTO החברה יותם שגב מייסד שותף וCEO

June 2025 in Israeli tech funding: Over $1.6 billion in 18 deals

01.07.25|CTech
The strongest funding month since 2022 was driven by mega-rounds for Cyera, Cato Networks, ForSight Robotics, Coralogix, and Carbyne.
תל אביב מגדל עזריאלי מרכז עזריאלי

$9.3B raised marks strongest half for Israeli startups since 2022

30.06.25|Sophie Shulman
Even without the exceptional $2B capital raise by Safe Superintelligence, an AI company with ties to Israel but not clearly defined as an Israeli company, total fundraising still reached $7.3B for the half year, a pace well above the roughly $10B raised in all of 2024.
לימור בקר מנכ"לית המילטון ליין ישראל

"Hamilton Lane has invested nearly $250 million in Israel since the start of the war"

12.06.25|Yonatan Sredni
This was said by Limor Beker, Head of Israel at Hamilton Lane, at the company’s annual Israel investor event. "This is the best time to invest in Israel and Israeli high-tech," she said. Since it began operating in the country 20 years ago, the investment giant has invested a total of $1.25 billion in Israel.
etoro איטורו פתחת המסחר נאסד"ק 3

Tectonic shifts are forcing venture capital to abandon the traditional model to survive

03.06.25|Meir Orbach, Sophie Shulman
The collapse of the classic startup playbook is forcing a fundamental reinvention. 
מוסף חג העצמאות 25.4.23 מגזין סטארטפים - חברת ai21- מימין אורי גושן יואב שוהם אמנון שעשוע

May 2025 in Israeli tech funding: Over $950 million in 18 deals

01.06.25|CTech
Mega rounds by AI21 Labs and Classiq meant Israeli startups raised nearly $1 billion over the past month.
חמי פרס

Calibrate bigger: Rapidly adapting to a paradigm shift in tech investment

28.05.25|Chemi Peres
"If we turn our people into enthusiastic embedders of technology, if we share the benefits of dual use, if we end political disruptions, and if we move towards a more peaceful era, then we can meet every challenge posed by evolving global calibrations," writes Chemi Peres, Managing Partner and Co-Founder at Pitango.
Ophir Reshef Israel Secondary Fund

As Israeli tech ecosystem matures, the meaning of exit evolves

29.04.25|Ophir Reshef
"Despite challenges, Israel's tech ecosystem continues to grow and break records. But as companies stay private longer, pursuing larger outcomes, our financial infrastructure must adapt," writes Ophir Reshef, partner at Israel Secondary Fund, as Israel's next $100B tech leaders demand a new liquidity playbook.
Island founders

March 2025 in Israeli tech funding: $1 billion in 22 deals

01.04.25|CTech
The $250 million raised by both Island and Rapyd accounted for half of last month's total funding.
מגדל עזריאלי שרונה תל אביב

Israeli pre-Seed investment surges as investors shift strategies

10.03.25|Meir Orbach
VCs and angel investors double activity, but demand more from founders before investing.
תל אביב מגדל עזריאלי מרכז עזריאלי

Israeli VC fundraising hits decade low, but investment volumes rise

03.03.25|CTech
A major concern in the Investors Report findings is the sharp drop in fresh capital available for new investments, with Israeli VC funds having just $922 million in dry powder in 2024. Despite weak fundraising, Israeli tech companies raised $10 billion in 2024, ranking third globally. 
מייסדי Quantum Machines קוואנטום משינס ד”ר יונתן כהן CTO , ד”ר איתמר סיון, מנכ"ל וד”ר ניסים אופק מהנדס ראשי

February 2025 in Israeli tech funding: $550 million in 13 deals

02.03.25|CTech
The $170 million Series C by Quantum Machines accounted for almost a third of the total funding raised last month.
נמרוד רוזנבלום שותף במשרד אפשטיין רוזנבלום מעוז

Foreign investors are back, but without certainty – it won’t hold

02.03.25|Nimrod Rosenblum
Resurgent interest from international investment funds signals a potential turning point for Israel’s economy. However, securing a consistent and long-term inflow of foreign capital hinges on the government’s ability to establish economic and political stability.
Korea

"A gun in one hand and a computer in the other": Israel and South Korea’s growing tech partnership

02.02.25|Ariela Karmel
Ami Orkaby, Honorary Consul General of Korea to Israel and President of the Israel-Korea Chamber of Commerce, believes that while Korea and Israel differ in many ways, there are also strong cultural similarities. “We’re go-getters, and the Koreans specifically are like that—they take initiative.” South Korean Ambassador to Israel, Kim Jin-Han, told CTech: “We complement each other’s strengths. The Israeli economy is heavily based on startups, tech, and innovation. Korea has an economic structure centered on export, based on manufacturing technology.”
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