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Mind The Tech NY

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כנס ניו יורק 2026 - נבחרת חברות הצמיחה המבטיחות של קרן קומרה בשיט על ההדסון וידאו

How Qumra's annual startup list became a springboard for raising $70 million

13.05.26|Elihay Vidal
Itamar Friedman, CEO of Qodo, told Calcalist's New York 2026 conference how being included in the list of “Tomorrow’s Growth Companies” led to a tenfold increase in revenue, a doubling of the workforce, and clients like Box and Red Hat, and finally a Series B led by the fund itself. Qumra revealed the 2026 list in New York: 11 companies that proved themselves even in the shadow of war
כנס ניו יורק - אירוע שיבולת - מימין אמיר איליאסקו איתמר פרידמן ניתאי יופה אייל בינו וידאו

"AI is changing the way startups are built"

13.05.26|Meir Orbach
Nitay Joffe from Team8, Itamar Friedman from Qodo and Eyal Bino from 97212 Ventures participated in a panel discussing the value of startups in the AI ​​era, which took place as part of the Calcalist and Bank Leumi New York 2026 Conference
מימין סתיו לי נוימרק מאור לברן מיכל צור רועי קתמור קומרה ניו יורק 2026

The Israeli startups to watch out for in 2026

13.05.26|Meir Orbach
Eleven companies spanning AI, cybersecurity, fintech and health tech are shaping Israel’s next wave of growth-stage innovation.
כנס ניו יורק - שולחן עגול לאומי - מימין אירן רזניקוב עומרי אילוז אריאל ליטווין מיה אייזן צפריר ראסל בארט גל טל הוכברג הילה גולדמן אסלן

"AI is reshaping the fundamental assumptions we have relied on in cyber"

13.05.26|Yarden Rozanski
"Israeli cybersecurity emanates innovation, talent, and impact on the world,” LeumiTech CEO Maya Eisen Zafrir said at a roundtable discussion at Calcalist and Bank Leumi's New York 2026 conference.  BlueVoyant board member Ariel Litvin: "If hackers don't know exactly what they're doing, then they're mostly making noise"
כנס ניו יורק - ג׳וש וולף שותף מייסד Lux Capital לי מוזר שותפה מייסדת Protego Ventures סופי שולמן וידאו

"Israel is the cutting edge of the West. A lot of people don’t understand that."

13.05.26|Roee Bergman
Josh Wolfe, a founding partner at Lux Capital, was speaking at the Calcalist and Bank Leumi New York 2026 Mind the Tech conference. Lee Moser, a founding partner at Protego Ventures, added, "The Ministry of Defense has adopted more than 100 new startups in the last three years, and billions of shekels have been invested in contracts, something that has never happened at such a speed."
כנס ניו יורק - אולפן סיטק - צילום קבוצתי דרים טים

The 2026 NY Dream Team: “Solving real, big problems, not riding a trend”

13.05.26|Elihay Vidal
From growing milk proteins in potatoes to refunding airline compensation in a minute: 12 Israeli startups selected from more than 150 applicants presented their innovative solutions at the Dream Team event as part of Calcalist and Bank Leumi’s Mind the Tech Conference.
כנס ניו יורק - טל גוברין מייסדת משותפת ומנכ"לית Kokomodo וידאו

"We’re developing climate-controlled cocoa that can be delivered year-round "

12.05.26|Roee Bergman
 "At Kokomodo, our cocoa is consistent, traceable, and has a 'clean label,” said Tal Govrin, winner of the Yazamiyot competition, held as part of the female entrepreneur event at the Calcalist and Leumi New York 2026 Mind the Tech conference. “It can be grown anywhere in the world - even here, in New York."
כנס ניו יורק - בתאל בלאיש סולטניק מנכ"לית AID Coalition וידאו

"If you're an Israeli citizen living abroad - fly home and vote"

12.05.26|Roee Bergman
This is what Batell V. Blaish-Sultanik, CEO of AID, said at a female entrepreneurship event held as part of the Calcalist and Bank Leumi New York 2026 Mind the Tech conference; "We are here to ensure that every Israeli who has the right to vote will have the ability to be in Israel for the 2026 elections"
כנס ניו יורק - מריומה קליין מייסדת ומנכ"לית בית השנטי וידאו

“More than 60,000 children have passed through the Shanti House”

12.05.26|Roee Bergman
Mariuma Klein, founder of The Shanti House, spoke at the Yazamiyot female entrepreneurship event at Calcalist and Leumi’s Mind the Tech New York 2026 conference. “To all the women here – if you want to start ventures and make it happen, you have to understand that the power lies in your ability to accept, and in the passion for what we do.”
כנס ניו יורק - נועה תמיר מנכ"לית כלכליסט מיה אייזן צפריר מנכ"לית לאומיטק

"When women grow, the ecosystem grows, when women lead, the future expands"

12.05.26|Roee Bergman
Noa Tamir, CEO of Calcalist, was speaking at the Yazamiyot female entrepreneurship event at Calcalist and Leumi’s Mind the Tech New York 2026 conference. Maya Eisen Zafrir, CEO of LeumiTech: "It's a great privilege to be here alongside so many amazing women. It definitely makes a difference"
כנס ניו יורק - פאנל - הילה רום רייצ'ל טן ברינק דינה פסקא רז ד"ר גל נוימן וקסלר אלי גולן קירה וונדרוורט

"When you invest in early stages, you're betting on the entrepreneur"

12.05.26|Roee Bergman
Rachel ten Brink, general partner at Red Bike Capital, was speaking at the female entrepreneurship panel at the Calcalist and Bank Leumi New York 2026 Mind the Tech conference; Dr. Gal Noyman Veksler, partner at LionBird, added that investors want entrepreneurs "with a real understanding of the field in which they operate."
כנס ניו יורק - הילה אוביל-ברנר מייסדת יזמיות ו Showcase IL ו גיא פרנקלין מייסד ומנכ"ל Israeli Mapped in NY וידאו

"Less than 3% of venture capital funding goes to women - that's what I wanted to fix"

12.05.26|Roee Bergman
Hilla Ovil-Brenner, founder of Yazamiyot and Showcase IL, was speaking at the Calcalist and Bank Leumi Mind the Tech New York 2026 conference. Guy Franklin, founder and CEO of Israeli Mapped in NY: "What started a few years ago as a simple interactive map of Israeli startups in New York, has grown into a strong and active community with over 470 startups."
כנס ניו יורק - מיה אייזן צפריר מנכ"לית לאומיטק יותם שגב מייסד משותף ומנכ"ל Cyera

"Israeli companies are born global, AI strengthens this"

12.05.26|Meir Orbach
"Pain is our beacon for finding the solution and what built us as a company," Yotam Segev, CEO of Cyera, which raised at a $9 billion valuation, was speaking at Calcalist and Leumi’s Mind the Tech New York 2026 conference. LeumiTech CEO Maya Eisen Zafrir: "Israeli entrepreneurs have proven what we all already knew: They are the best in the world."
כנס ניו יורק - קרן דנציגר מנכ״לית קרנות ההשקעה של פאגאיה בישראל וידאו

"If your service is replaceable by a prompt, the competitive advantage is gone"

12.05.26|Meir Orbach
Keren Danziger, GM, Pagaya's Israel Investment Funds, was speaking at Calcalist and Leumi's New York 2026 Mind the Tech conference. "In the next decade, Pagaya’s goal is to become the preferred technology partner of every major consumer lender in America."
כנס ניו יורק - אלון סיני CTech בשיחה עם סם זוסמן מנכ"ל Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment

Why the Brooklyn Nets business plan doesn’t mention revenue or EBITDA

12.05.26|CTech
Sam Zussman, CEO of Brooklyn Nets parent company Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment, says sports franchises must think in generations, not quarters.
כנס ניו יורק - ראקש לונקאר מייסד משותף Trusteer & Transmit Security וידאו

Rakesh Loonkar: “We’re going to see $100 billion exits out of Israel”

12.05.26|CTech
The Transmit Security co-founder says AI is reshaping every corner of cybersecurity and predicts Israel will produce companies even larger than Wiz.
כנס ניו יורק - ניר עומר ראש חטיבת הסייבר והתשתיות בנק לאומי וידאו

"Cyber expertise is not an add-on - it's a necessity."

11.05.26| Omer Kabir
Nir Omer, CIO of Bank Leumi, speaking at Calcalist and Leumi’s New York Mind the Tech conference: "Innovation in AI will be measured not only by capabilities, but also by successfully implementing them in a secure and responsible manner"
כנס ניו יורק - סת׳ רוזנברג שותף Greylock Partners ארז שחר שותף מנהל Qumra Capital ג'וש פוטר שותף KPMG אמנדה הרסון שותפה כללית Founder Collective פול פוגל מהנדס ראשי Lockheed Martin Skunk Works סופי שולמן

"It’s a difficult time to invest in software and cloud, but SaaS is not dead"

11.05.26|Omer Kabir
Josh Potter, partner at KPMG, was speaking at Calcalist and Bank Leumi's Mind the Tech conference in New York. Amanda Herson, General Partner at Founder Collective, added: "When we talk about Israeli founders, we see important traits like resilience, flexibility, the ability to fail fast, recover, learn, and keep going."
כנס ניו יורק - פרופ' רן בליצר סמנכ"ל וראש מערך חדשנות בשירותי בריאות כללית ו רועי ברגמן

"AI will save the humane aspects of medicine, not replace it."

11.05.26|Sophie Shulman
Prof. Ran Balicer, Chief Innovation Officer at Clalit Health Services, was speaking at the Calcalist and Bank Leumi Mind the Tech New York 2026 conference. "We made a strategic decision at Clalit: to make our data accessible to Israeli startups - and give them a competitive advantage in the global arena."
כנס ניו יורק - שי באבד נשיא ומנכ״ל קבוצת שטראוס בשיחה עם ירדן רוז'נסקי וידאו

"We are not a high-tech company, but AI changes everything - and we need to prepare for it."

11.05.26|Sophie Shulman
At Calcalist's New York conference, Shai Babad, president and CEO of the Strauss Group referred to the state of uncertainty that has prevailed in Israel for three years. "We recruited a senior in the field of AI with the understanding that many of the positions in the company will change in the near future and we need to prepare for that."
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