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אירוע רודשואו 2025 - ידין ענתבי מנכ"ל בנק הפועלים

"Entrepreneurship in Israel is exceptional, and it is very important for us as a bank to be part of it"

26.11.25|Maayan Manela
Yadin Antebi, CEO of Bank Hapoalim, was speaking at the Roadshow+ event hosted by Calcalist and Poalim Tech. Michal Kissos Hertzog, CEO of Poalim Tech, added: "I see the Israeli funds facing challenges and difficulties in raising capital, yet everyone keeps pushing forward. To me, this is inspiring."
אירוע רודשואו 2025 - פאנל מנחה חגי גלבוע משתתפים: עדי הורוביץ , ליאור הנדלסמן ו עמנואל תימור

"AI makes life harder for entrepreneurs. It’s easier to show early value, but much harder to protect it and stand out"

26.11.25|Maayan Manela
Lior Handelsman, managing partner at Grove Ventures, was speaking on a panel focused on early-stage startups held at the Calcalist and Poalim Tech Roadshow. Emanuel Timor, partner at Vertex Ventures: "Barring geopolitical shocks, 2026 will be a very strong year."
אירוע רודשואו 2025 - פאנל מנחה חגי גלבוע משתתפים: טל בר נוח , נטהלי רפואה ו רותם אלדר

"I wouldn’t be surprised if, in the next five years, we see Israeli companies hit $100 billion valuations"

26.11.25|Tomer Hadar
Rotem Eldar, managing partner at 10D, was speaking on a panel at the Calcalist and Poalim Tech Roadshow event. Tal Barnoach, founder of Disruptive AI: "The next three years will offer exceptional opportunities. It’s a very good moment for investors in Israel and abroad." Natalie Refuah, partner at Viola Growth: "Total high-tech funding this year is about $10 billion, and I think we’ll see a 20% increase."
כנס רודשואו 2024 ראשית

"The Israeli ecosystem is undergoing an evolution - a maturation of the entrepreneurial concept"

17.11.25|Maayan Manela
The Roadshow+ event by Calcalist and Poalim Tech, which will be held next week, offers entrepreneurs an opportunity for growth and fundraising. About 150 startups applied, and 18 were selected across a range of sectors, from EdTech and Cyber to ClimateTech, to present their pitches to senior investors from the country’s leading funds.
מימין מיכל קיסוס הרצוג פבל ליבשיץ איה פטרבורג ו קובי סמבורסקי

"We must preserve Israel’s venture capital funds to keep high tech on track"

21.09.25|Maayan Manela
Israeli venture funds are facing one of the toughest periods in the history of local high-tech. A slowdown in fundraising, the growing presence of U.S. early-stage investors, and rapid shifts in AI are rewriting the rules of the game. Ahead of Calcalist’s Roadshow+ event, senior industry leaders discuss the next growth engines, Israel’s comparative advantages, and how to preserve the ecosystem’s independence.
Asaf Homossany, Michal Kissos Hertzog, Noam Canetti

“The role of the CFO is evolving into that of a Chief Future Officer, and the future has already arrived, and the future has already arrived”

09.09.25|Corporate Service
This was the message from Michal Kissos Hertzog, CEO of Poalim Tech, who opened the CFO CONNECT event in Tel Aviv. Noam Canetti, Managing Partner at EY, added that “AI will free CFOs from routine tasks and allow them to focus on value creation and decision-making
GROWTH+ מימין קרן סמדג’ה מנכ”לית WISERPAY ו נועם טוויסטר מנכ”ל ומייסד Bookaway

"Every market downturn is a chance to focus, cut unnecessary spending, and double down on what you do best"

21.05.25|Maayan Manela
As part of the Growth+ project by Calcalist and Poalim Tech, Travelier CEO Noam Toister shared how his company turned the coronavirus crisis into an opportunity. Wiserpay CEO Keren Smadja added, “It takes strong internal conviction to filter out the noise, recognize what’s valid, and stay confident in your path.”
GROWTH+ מימין אסף פלד מייסד ומנכ”ל Minute Media ו קרולין מיידן מנכ”לית Bondata

"One of the most critical factors for a successful venture is building a strong and stable founding team"

21.05.25|Maayan Manela
As part of the Growth+ project of Calcalist and Poalim Tech, Minute Media founder Asaf Peled spoke about the importance of a stable founding partnership. BonData CEO Caroline Meidan: "The biggest challenge this year was managing significant growth - in the team, the product, and our customer base - and scaling all of it effectively."
GROWTH+ מימין עופר לביא מנכ”ל dataspan.ai ו גיל פקלמן מנכ”ל Atera

"You start with a dream, convince everyone around you it’s real, but then you have to admit you were wrong"

21.05.25|Maayan Manela
As part of the Growth+ project by Calcalist and Poalim Tech, Atera CEO Gil Pekelman spoke about navigating the crises that almost every startup faces in its early stages. Dataspan.ai CEO Ofer Lavi added, “Even when there is clear technological success, it doesn’t always translate into business.”  
GROWTH+ מימין עמרי מן מייסד שותף וסמנכ”ל פיתוח עסקי ncore ו עופר כץ נשיא ו CFO ב Fiverr

"Take enough funding to allow room for mistakes and learning"

21.05.25|Maayan Manela
As part of the Growth+ project by Calcalist and Poalim Tech, Fiverr President Ofer Katz emphasized the importance of financial reserves early on. Anchor co-founder Omry Man reflected on the past year’s biggest challenge: “We attended over 20 conferences across the U.S. to establish the brand.”
GROWTH+ מימין רון יקותיאל מייסד משותף ומנכ"ל Kaltura ו חן ברגר מנכ"ל ומייסד משותף StudyWise

"We asked ourselves not only what we do, but who we are"

15.05.25|Maayan Manela
Ron Yekutiel, co-founder and CEO of Kaltura, was speaking after meeting Chen Berger, co-founder and CPO of StudyWise.
GROWTH+ מימין יעל מרטיק חנן מנכ"לית ומייסדת שותפה כמו על כל שריר אחר Pelles.ai ו פיני יקואל מייסד ומנכ"ל Optimov

"The sense of the dream slipping away was the biggest crisis I’ve ever faced"

15.05.25|Maayan Manela
Pini Yakuel, founder and CEO of Optimove, spoke to Yael Meretyk Hanan, CEO and co-founder of Pelles.ai, about how he bounced back from crisis. "The way I got through it was by putting my head down and getting to work. I reanalyzed everything, asked myself what went wrong, and identified what could be fixed."
GROWTH+ מימין ד"ר שני אליהו גרוס מנכ"לית ומייסדת שותפה PolyMERit ו מיכל קיסוס הרצוג מנכ"לית Poalim Tech

"Global reliance on Israeli tech is strategic for the future of Israel"

15.05.25|Maayan Manela
Michal Kissos Hertzog, CEO of Poalim Tech, was speaking after meeting with Shani Eliyahu-Gross, CEO and co-founder of PolyMERit, which took place as part of the Growth+ project.
מימין אסף פריימן מנכ"ל Octi ו מיכאל רייטבלט מנכ"ל ומייסד Forte

"The biggest challenge for Israeli entrepreneurs is transitioning to the US market"

08.05.25|Maayan Manela
Michael Reitblat, CEO and founder of Forter, spoke with Assaf Frayman, CEO of Octi, as part of the Growth+ project by Calcalist and Poalim Tech.
מימין גיא קוזלינר מנכ"ל ומייסד משותף Rig Security ו שלומי בן חיים מנכ"ל ומייסד JFrog

"This new generation of Israeli entrepreneurs is better than mine"

08.05.25|Maayan Manela
Shlomi Ben Haim, CEO and Founder of JFrog, and Guy Kozliner, CEO and Co-Founder of Rig Security, discussed management and leadership challenges, as part of the Growth+ project by Calcalist and Poalim Tech.
מימין דן רווה מייסד Efficio ו לילך בר דוד שותפה מייסדת ומנכ"לית לילי

"We have a lot of success stories in Israel, and we need to learn how to leverage them"

07.05.25|Maayan Manela
As part of the Growth+ project by Calcalist and Poalim Tech, Lilac Bar David, co-founder and CEO of Lili, spoke with Dan Raveh, founder of Efficio, about the challenges in the journey to establishing a startup.
מימין תמי מזאל שחר מנכ"לית Incredibuild לשעבר ו זאח'ר שלח מנכ"ל qaTT

"Customers don't always give real feedback"

07.05.25|Maayan Manela
 As part of the Growth+ project by Calcalist and Poalim Tech, Tami Mazel Shachar, former CEO of Incredibuild, advised Zakher Shalah, CEO of qaTT, to ask customers questions that he "might not want to hear the answers to" in order to understand whether he is on the right track.
GROWTH+ מימין ורד רביב שוורץ נשיאת Guesty ו אלון דביר מנכ”ל ומייסד משותף Mersiv

"It’s important to plan the vision from the very beginning"

29.04.25|Maayan Manela
At the height of the pandemic, Vered Raviv Schwarz faced a scenario few tech leaders could have imagined: running a travel-tech company in a world where no one was traveling. Today, as President and COO of Guesty, she sat down with Alon Dvir, CEO of immersive retail startup MersivX, as part of Calcalist and Poalim Tech’s Growth+ initiative.
GROWTH+ מימין אמיתי רצון מנכ"ל Pentera ו יואב חדד מנכ"ל IDEON Technology

“Selling the product is the easy part. Convincing people to believe in you is the hard part”

29.04.25|Maayan Manela
When Amitai Ratzon, CEO of cybersecurity firm Pentera, sat down with Yoav Hadad, a reservist and the founder of IDEON Technologies, their conversation was more than a meeting of minds—it was a reflection of the unique pressures facing Israel’s early-stage entrepreneurs in wartime.
GROWTH+ מימין רותם אירם מנכ"ל At Bay ו עידו גולדברג מייסד Rainbow

"The best product doesn’t always win. Usually, it’s the product that is most effectively sold"

28.04.25|Maayan Manela
As part of the Growth+ initiative by Calcalist and Poalim Tech, veteran entrepreneur Rotem Iram, CEO of cyber insurance company At-Bay, sat down with early-stage founder Ido Goldberg, CEO of fintech startup Rainbow, for a candid conversation about navigating setbacks, mastering sales, and translating vision into value.
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