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The Israeli startups to watch out for in 2026

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Mind The Tech NY 2026

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כנס ניו יורק - אולפן סיטק - עודד הר אבן שותף Sullivan & Worcester וידאו

“The war is not a minus, it's a plus” for Israeli defense and cyber tech

12.05.26|Zachy Hennessey

According to Sullivan & Worcester partner Oded Har-Even, despite shifting geopolitical sentiments, Israel's technological superiority in cyber and defense continues to outweigh political friction for global investors.

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

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”

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."

כנס ניו יורק - יוני חנציס מנכ"ל דוראל וידאו

"In Israel, renewable energy is connected to the land"

11.05.26|Roee Bergman

Yoni Hantis, CEO of Doral, was speaking at the Calcalist and Bank Leumi New York 2026 conference. "In a world where AI consumes more and more energy, the only solution that can really expand is solar projects."

כנס ניו יורק - ראסל בארט סמנכ"ל תפעול Valley Bank וידאו

"Startups have incredible opportunities to disrupt the incumbents in the software space"

11.05.26|Omer Kabir

Russell Barrett, chief operating officer of Valley Bank, ws speaking at the Calcalist and Bank Leumi New York 2026 Mind the Tech conference. "Many of the ways we operate today will be rewritten in the coming years because of the AI revolution," he said.

מנכ"ל בנק לאומי בכנס ניו יורק 2026 חנן פרידמן

Bank Leumi CEO: "With AI's help, we'll make another revolution in our spending structure"

11.05.26|Roee Bergman

Speaking at Calcalist and Bank Leumi's Mind the Tech New York conference, Hanan Friedman stated that the resilience of Israeli high-tech, alongside the artificial intelligence revolution, places Israel in a global leadership position, but without rapid adoption of new technologies, the risk is loss of relevance.

כנס ניו יורק - יואל אסתרון מו"ל כלכליסט וידאו

“Israeli high-tech doesn't stop even when the headlines are tough and politics are chaotic”

11.05.26| Yoel Esteron

In his opening remarks at the Calcalist and Bank Leumi Mind the Tech New York Conference, Calcalist publisher Yoel Esteron said: “The last two years have proven that national upheavals sometimes actually create investment opportunities.”

ועידת ניו יורק 2026 מימין חנן פרידמן מנכ"ל בנק לאומי, פול פוגל מהנדס ראשי Lockheed Martin , ג׳ני פילדינג שותפה מייסדת Everywhere Ventures ו יותם שגב מייסד ומנכ"ל Cyera

Back on track: Mind the Tech returns to New York

11.05.26|Omer Kabir

Today in New York, Calcalist’s Mind the Tech conference returns for its eighth edition.

דרים טים 2026 וידאו

From agri robots to AI surgery tools: Israel’s Dream Team heads to New York

15.04.26|Elihay Vidal

Twelve Israeli startups will present at the Mind the Tech Week New York 2026 conference, delayed after the Israel-Iran conflict. The delegation will meet investors and corporate partners, showcasing technologies ranging from automated flight compensation to embedded tax software and secure digital voting systems.

The next phase of innovation: Mind the Tech Week NY 2026

Calcalist’s Mind the Tech conference returns to New York for its eighth edition, this time expanding into a full week of exploration from March 9-11.

מימין מיה אייזן-צפריר יובל הורן הילה אוביל-ברנר

Dream Team NY 26: The opportunity to make your startup the face of Israeli innovation in the US

21.01.26|Elihay Vidal

Calcalist’s annual Mind the Tech Week conference returns to the Big Apple in March, and the key question for Israeli startups is not just whether to attend, but how to do it right. “This is a must-attend event for startups that want to meet the American ecosystem that supports Israel, all in one go,” says Keren Fanan, CEO of Myop, who says that following last year’s New York conference she connected with ten potential investors, two strategic companies that expressed interest in the business, and one fund willing to invest.

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