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From six-person startups to a $6.3 billion take-private: October's extraordinary month for Israeli tech exits
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Nice to lay off 500 employees as it struggles to navigate the AI transition
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After years of delays, IDF prepares to deploy Elbit’s new Ro'em artillery systems
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Israeli digital health company TailorMed acquired in $250 million deal
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Meir Orbach

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נבות וולק שותף בקרן הון סיכון גראונד אפ ונצ׳רס

Ground Up Ventures appoints Navot Volk as General Partner

02.11.26|Meir Orbach
Volk, who joined the firm as a Venture Partner in 2023, will lead its activity in Israel alongside founding partner David Stark. The fund manages more than $65 million across two funds. 
מימין שרוליק דבורסקי ו אדם סיטון מייסדי טיילורמד TailorMed

Israeli digital health company TailorMed acquired in $250 million deal

02.11.26|Meir Orbach
Private equity firm GrowthCurve is taking a controlling stake in the company, which connects patients with financial and medical support programs across the United States. Most existing shareholders are expected to sell their holdings. 
מימין אושרי מויאל ו גיל פקלמן מייסדי atera

Israeli IT startup Atera lays off 10% of workforce

02.11.26|Meir Orbach
The company has cut approximately 30 jobs, most of them in Israel, as it reorganizes operations and continues investing in its autonomous IT technology, Robin.
כנס TECH1 2026 - פאנל Defence Tech – מימין אבי גיל Givon Defense רועי אברהמי Ashdod Port רותם אבלס Airis Labs אמיר ליבוביץ' Orca Innovation וידאו

“Investors are practically chasing us”: Israel’s defense-tech funding reversal

29.10.26|Meir Orbach
Airis Labs co-founder Rotem Abeles says raising capital was once a major challenge. The shift reflects a broader change in investor attitudes as Israeli startups develop technology in response to needs emerging from the battlefield.
מייסדי בייטס, מימין: חגי הורוביץ , טל נגלר אלמוג וערן חפץ

Bites raises $40 million Series A to bring AI training to frontline workers

29.10.26|Meir Orbach
The platform turns company procedures into short, branded videos delivered through WhatsApp, Teams and other familiar channels. The company plans to expand in the U.S. and develop technology linking training to business outcomes. 
ועידת הדיגיטל והמובייל אהוד שניאורסון שותף בלאמברג קפיטל

Stealth Israeli cyber startup valued at over $1.5 billion recruits former 8200 chief

29.10.26|Meir Orbach
Paragon co-founder Ehud Schneorson is stepping down from his management role to join Ribon, founded by his former subordinate Idan Nurick, which is estimated to have already raised approximately $200 million across several funding rounds.
כנס TECH1 2026 - פאנל The New Red & Blue Game - מימין יואב מנור Shibolet עמית אסרף Koi בני לקונישוק Zero Networks ו נופר עמיקם Glilot

“Defenders are years behind attackers, and the toughest challenges are still ahead”

28.10.26|Meir Orbach
Amit Assaraf, CEO of Koi, acquired by Palo Alto Networks, warns that AI is widening the cybersecurity challenge, while industry leaders debate whether defenders can catch up and how the technology will reshape startups and acquisition deals.
עמירם שחר מנכל ושותף מייסד Upwind

Upwind expands funding round to $400 million at $3.8 billion valuation

28.10.26|Meir Orbach
The Israeli cloud-security company has increased the financing from the $300 million announced in September, retaining a valuation more than double its January level.
ראסל בארט סגן נשיא בכיר ומנהל תפעול ראשי ואלי נאשיונל בנק

Valley Bank COO: Israeli fintech talent is “strategically critical” to our future

27.10.26|Meir Orbach
The Bluevine acquisition brings approximately 180 R&D employees, most based in Tel Aviv, into Valley’s broader technology ambitions. Russell Barrett says the bank plans to use Bluevine’s software, AI expertise and risk-management capabilities across its operations while keeping further acquisitions on hold for now
Neureality founders Yossi Kasus Moshe Tanach Tzvika Shmueli

One-year-old AI unicorn Unconventional acquires Israeli chipmaker NeuReality

26.10.26|Meir Orbach
Valued at $4.5 billion just two months after its founding, the startup is buying a team with years of experience building AI chips and infrastructure as it pursues a 1,000-fold improvement in computing efficiency.
ראש הממשלה בנימין נתניהו לצד מטבעות קריפטו

“Highly dangerous for Israel”: Netanyahu’s crypto plan draws fierce backlash

24.10.26|Adrian Filut, Meir Orbach
The prime minister’s call to prepare an alternative economy has alarmed high-tech leaders, even as advisers close to him argue that contingency planning for possible sanctions is necessary.
מייסדי פיירבלוקס מימין פבל ברנגולץ מיכאל שאולוב עידן עפרת

Fireblocks to lay off 7% of workforce amid Visa acquisition rumors

23.10.26|Meir Orbach
The Israeli-founded digital asset security company is set to cut 60 to 70 jobs, including dozens in Israel, after rejecting reports that Visa is considering a $2.5 billion acquisition.
מימין ביל אקמן מייסד ומנכ"ל חברת ניהול קרנות הגידור פרשינג סקוור ומנכ"ל גוגל לשעבר אריק שמידט

Secretive Israeli AI startup raises tens of millions backed by Bill Ackman and Eric Schmidt

22.10.26|Meir Orbach
Founded by Dvir Zeltzer and Dr. Eli David, Two Delta has fewer than 10 employees and is developing technology to accelerate AI models. The startup’s research includes a collaboration with Nvidia on faster AI inference and tools designed to test how reliably AI systems can operate web applications.
מייסדי MAVE מייב מימין רזיאל אורן ו גיא אשל

Cyber startup Mave raises $28 million Series A to automate threat investigations

22.10.26|Meir Orbach
The funding, led by Red Dot Capital Partners, brings Mave’s total funding to $34 million. The company is developing AI that investigates alerts across existing security tools without requiring organizations to centralize their data.  
מגזין עצמאות 4.5.22 מייסדי פיירבלוקס עידן עפרת, מיכאל שאולוב ופבל ברנגולץ

“This is news to us”: Fireblocks rejects reports of $2.5 billion Visa deal

22.10.26|Meir Orbach
The digital asset infrastructure company denied reports that Visa is seeking to acquire it. The reported price would value Fireblocks roughly 69% below its $8 billion valuation in a 2022 funding round.
בני מאיר מנכ״ל מודליו

Modelyo raises $17 million to let companies use AI without exposing their secrets

22.10.26|Meir Orbach
The Israeli cybersecurity startup aims to protect data even while it is being processed in the cloud, targeting governments, banks, defense organizations and other institutions with strict security requirements. 
מיקי בודאי מייסד ומנכ"ל טרנסמיט

Mickey Boodaei steps down as Transmit Security CEO after 12 years

19.10.26|Meir Orbach
Matt Thompson, the former Socure president and ID.me co-founder, takes over day-to-day leadership as Boodaei moves into the role of chairman to focus on product strategy and the security challenges posed by AI agents. 
אלון אבלסון, מייסד ומנכ"ל High Lander

UAE defense group EDGE increases investment in Israeli drone software company

19.10.26|Meir Orbach
EDGE has expanded its strategic investment in High Lander as the company raises an additional $16 million, bringing total funding to $30 million. High Lander is extending its software from drone fleet management and air traffic coordination into defense and homeland security. 
צוות עובדי אלמנטרי

Boomi acquires Israeli startup Elementary for $40-45 million

19.10.26|Meir Orbach
The deal marks Boomi’s third Israeli acquisition, following Rivery and Lunar.dev. Elementary’s data observability tools are designed to help companies monitor the quality and reliability of information used by AI agents and enterprise systems. 
מתכנת תכנות מחשב AI מהנדס מחשבים הייטק

Israeli high-tech is missing 18,000 jobs as investment concentrates in AI and cyber

18.10.26|Meir Orbach
The sector employed about 400,000 people in 2025, fewer than expected had pre-pandemic employment growth continued. A new study also finds that investment is increasingly flowing to established companies and a narrower range of technological fields.
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