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אירוע טק עצמאות 2026 - דניאל מרכוס וידאו

April wants to "democratize the service" of tax optimization

06.05.26|Amy Shapiro

Daniel Marcous, Co-Founder and CPTO of April speaks to CTech at Calcalist's Top 50 Most Promising Startups event in Tel Aviv.

אירוע טק עצמאות 2026 - פרופסור נתנאל לינדר וידאו

"One of the biggest challenges in quantum computers is the issue of noise"

05.05.26|Amy Shapiro

Netanel Lindner, Co-Founder and CTO of Qedma and a Technion professor, speaks to CTech at Calcalist's Top 50 Most Promising Startups event in Tel Aviv.

אירוע טק עצמאות 2026 - זוהר עיני וידאו

"Developers are really stuck": Why Port.io is replacing manual DevOps with AI agents

04.05.26|Amy Shapiro

Zohar Einy, CEO of Port.io, speaks to CTech at Calcalist's Top 50 Most Promising Startups event in Tel Aviv.

אירוע טק עצמאות 2026 - גיל טובלי וידאו

"A Robin Hood movement to help the smaller developers": How Appcharge is fighting app store monopolies

03.05.26|Amy Shapiro

Gil Tov-Ly, CMO of Appcharge, speaks to CTech at Calcalist's Top 50 Most Promising Startups event in Tel Aviv.

אירוע טק עצמאות 2026 - שי לוי וידאו

Unframe CEO: "I foresaw that enterprises were going to struggle to adopt AI"

30.04.26|Amy Shapiro

Shay Levi, Co-Founder and CEO of Unframe, speaks to CTech at Calcalist's Top 50 Most Promising Startups event in Tel Aviv.

אירוע טק עצמאות 2026 - מיכל לופו וידאו

“AI software is becoming active and it drives work forward”

29.04.26|Amy Shapiro

Michal Lupu, Co-Founder and CEO of Blocks, speaks to CTech at Calcalist's Top 50 Most Promising Startups event in Tel Aviv.

אירוע טק עצמאות - ראיון אולפן - דיליה פקלמן ראש ענף חברות צמיחה ותאגידים לאומיטק וידאו

"Capital is flowing into the market, but it is more selective, more money going to fewer companies"

27.04.26|Tomer Hadar

Delia Pekelman, SVP Corporate and Growth at LeumiTech, spoke at Calcalist's Tech Independence 2026 event about how startups are dealing with the AI revolution: "More mature growth companies must integrate AI in a meaningful way. That often requires rethinking and rebuilding core technology and products."

אירוע טק עצמאות - ראיון אולפן - אור זילברמן פלייטיקה וידאו

"Ads needs to be implemented in a smart, data-driven way that doesn't interfere with the player’s experience."

27.04.26|Tomer Hadar

Or Zilberman, Ad Monetization Lead at Playtika, spoke at Calcalist's Tech Independence event.

אירוע טק עצמאות - ראיון אולפן - אנה פלקין מנהלת פעילות עסקית טיקטוק וידאו

"TikTok's bread and butter is human creativity. AI empowers it"

27.04.26|Tomer Hadar

Anna Pelkin, IL Country Manager, Global Business Solutions, at TikTok, addressed the impact of AI on creators at Calcalist's Tech Independence event: "People will always seek human connection, especially in the age of AI, and creators who know how to use these tools can only benefit."

מוסף עצמאות מנהלים איור חדי קרן

A quiet shift is underway in the startup nation

24.04.26|Sophie Shulman

Israeli founders are moving earlier, hiring abroad and rethinking where development should sit.

חוות שרתים דאטה סנטר

Goodbye SaaS, hello silicon

24.04.26|Omer Kabir

The AI boom is redirecting billions from software applications to the hardware that powers them.

מוסף עצמאות מנהלים מייסדי AI נתנאל גולדברג , רני פלאוט ו חן רוזן

Israel’s AIR looks to bring aviation into the consumer era

21.04.26|Meir Orbach

With software updates and home-based infrastructure, the company, ranked third in Calcalist and CTech’s top 50 most promising startups of 2026, mirrors Tesla’s playbook in the skies.

מוסף עצמאות מנהלים מייסדי Irregular מייסדי Unframe מימין עדי עזריה , שי לוי לריסה שניידר

“Despite all the noise, organizations struggle to extract real value from AI”

21.04.26|Meir Orbach, Sophie Shulman

Unframe positions itself as a bridge between experimental AI agents and practical enterprise deployment, after being named the No. 2 most promising Israeli startup for 2026 by Calcalist and CTech.

מוסף עצמאות מנהלים מייסדי Irregular דן להב ו עומר נבו

“We’re aiming to build the next Palo Alto Networks or CrowdStrike”

21.04.26|Meir Orbach, Sophie Shulman

Working with companies like Anthropic and OpenAI, Israeli startup Irregular, named Israel’s most promising startup in Calcalist and CTech’s annual Top 50 list, is betting that the rapid evolution of artificial intelligence will upend existing security models and reward those who can control it.

Calcalist and CTech's 50 most promising startups list 2026

The 50 most promising Israeli startups - 2026

21.04.26|Meir Orbach, Sophie Shulman

Now in its 17th year, Calcalist and CTech’s Top 50 list showcases Israel’s most promising private tech companies, selected with input from leading investors, entrepreneurs, and industry advisors, and curated by the publication’s editorial team, reflecting the sector’s shift toward AI-native platforms, deep tech, and scalable, revenue-driven innovation.

Promising Fintech

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Here's everything you need to know about Agora, IVIX, Grain, and Nilus

Promising HealthTech

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Here's everything you need to know about Sensi.ai, Briya Labs, PhaseV, Zorro, and DeepCure

Promising Proptech

WATCH: CTech's most promising proptech startups

Here's everything you need to know about Buildots, qbiq, Agora, and Doorloop

Robotics Promising

WATCH: CTech's most promising robotics startups

Here's everything you need to know about ForSight Robotics, Mentee, and CaPow

WATCH: CTech's most promising AI startups

Here's everything you need to know about Decart, Fetcherr, Qodo, Voyantis, and Panax