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Mind The Tech NY 2026

20 stories about Mind The Tech NY 2026
ועידת ניו יורק -עודד חרמוני

“Israel became a mystery why it is so attractive despite the war”

18.05.26|CTech
Oded Hermoni, co-founder and managing partner of J-Ventures, says valuations continue rising even amid conflict and speaks about building a cross-border investor community.
ועידת ניו יורק - גיא פרנקלין

“There were 56 Israeli startups on the map. Today there are over 400 in New York.”

18.05.26|CTech
Guy Franklin, founder and CEO of Israeli Mapped in NY, tracks the rapid expansion of Israeli tech in New York. 
ועידת ניו יורק - ירון שגיב

“We’re building a layer of truth for mobility”

17.05.26|CTech
UVeye turns millions of vehicle scans into predictive maintenance data.
ועידת ניו יורק - שחר פלד

“Everything around offensive security was pretty much manual until now”

17.05.26|CTech
Terra Security CEO Shahar Peled on why offensive cyber defense must run continuously in the age of AI.
כנס ניו יורק - אולפן סיטק - NVIDIA Liron Friend-Saadon וידאו

“Every nation has their own electricity and water. Every nation should have their own AI infrastructure.”

14.05.26|Zachy Hennessey
According to NVIDIA’s Liron Freind-Saadon, sovereign AI is essential to ensure independent innovation and national resilience.
ועידת ניו יורק - מריה בלקר

“When our mental health is not at its best, it has an impact that goes beyond the individual”

14.05.26|Zachy Hennessey
Serendipity Impact VC co-founder Dr. Maria Blekher highlights the need for Israeli-sourced deep tech to address the global mental health crisis.
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 - אולפן סיטק - ג'סטין בורוז וידאו

"It's this mentality of ‘if we don't innovate right now we're all gonna die'"

13.05.26|Zachy Hennessey
Ibex Investors CEO Justin Borus maintains that Israel’s state of conflict actually serves as a catalyst for historic technological breakthroughs, weeding out uncommitted players and fostering "survive-or-die" innovation.
כנס ניו יורק - אולפן סיטק - נוי לוינסון וידאו

“The winner will not just produce the best model, but will do so in the cheapest, fastest way”

13.05.26|Zachy Hennessey
Decart General Manager Noy Levinson argues that by applying the "cyber playbook" to AI, Israel can leverage its unique expertise in hardware and resource-constrained problem-solving to build high-performance, cost-efficient infrastructure at scale.
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."
ועידת ניו יורק -יפית קרת רועי רותם וידאו

“From day one, a good CFO is your real partner to success and growth”

12.05.26|Zachy Hennessey
Prioritizing a CFO from day one, augmented by AI-driven real-time insights, is essential for early-stage startups to maintain strategic focus and successfully navigate the path to their next funding round, say ERB Proximo CEO and Deputy CEO Roi Rotem & Yafit Keret.
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"
ועידת ניו יורק - אורי קאופמן גפטר וידאו

"VCs are no longer funding potential, they’re funding execution"

12.05.26|Zachy Hennessey
To secure venture capital, early-stage startups must prioritize vertical agents, proprietary data ownership, and proven execution over simple integration, says Valley Bank’s Ori Kaufman Gafter. 
כנס ניו יורק - אולפן סיטק - בועז דינטה וידאו

“There are many interesting opportunities that aren't in cyber or AI”

12.05.26|Zachy Hennessey
Qumra Capital Managing Partner Boaz Dinte highlights that while growth capital is concentrating in cyber and AI, the most compelling opportunities lie in "physical AI" and companies that leverage resilience.
כנס ניו יורק - אולפן סיטק - יונתן בר שדה נשיא AID Coalition

“If these Israelis can’t vote from abroad, let's get them to Israel to participate in the elections”

12.05.26|Zachy Hennessey
The America Israel Democracy (AID) Coalition is launching the "Fly and Vote" initiative, a logistical platform designed to bypass Israel's lack of absentee voting by helping citizens abroad return home to participate in the 2026 elections.
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