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From six-person startups to a $6.3 billion take-private: October's extraordinary month for Israeli tech exits
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Nice to lay off 500 employees as it struggles to navigate the AI transition
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Sophie Shulman

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סקוט ראסל מנכ"ל נייס Nice

Nice cuts 500 jobs, but investors may be looking for much deeper changes

03.11.26|Sophie Shulman
The layoffs come as the company faces pressure from AI tools that could replace parts of its customer-service software business. Its shares have fallen sharply from their pandemic-era highs, while profitability continues to erode.
בניין חברת טבע כפר סבא

Teva’s transformation gains momentum as innovative drug sales rise 33%

03.11.26|Sophie Shulman
The company’s three leading proprietary medicines generated approximately $1.1 billion in quarterly revenue, prompting higher full-year forecasts. Their growth helped offset increased competition in the U.S. generics market.
סקוט ראסל מנכ"ל נייס Nice

Nice to lay off 500 employees as it struggles to navigate the AI transition

03.11.26|Sophie Shulman
The Israeli-founded software company is seeking to reshape its business through acquisitions and asset sales as customers delay major spending decisions and new AI tools challenge its traditional offerings.
Russell Ellwanger

“People are getting spooked”: Tower CEO says AI demand remains intact

02.11.26|Sophie Shulman
Despite a sharp correction in its share price, the Israeli chipmaker expects record annual revenue of $2 billion, with silicon photonics emerging as its largest growth engine.
מערכת הפעלה רובוטית לרחפנים של אקסטנד

XTEND lays off 10% of workforce after losing 75% of its value since $1.5 billion NYSE debut

02.11.26|Sophie Shulman
The Israeli drone maker is now valued at approximately $350 million, down from $1.5 billion when it began trading in New York two months ago. The cuts come as XTEND prepares to complete a reduced private financing deal and reports rising revenue alongside mounting losses.
מפעל טאואר סמיקונדקטור מגדל העמק

Tower Semiconductor’s AI boom drives record profits after 42% stock retreat

02.11.26|Sophie Shulman
Revenue rose 33% in the third quarter to $526 million, and the company expects another record in the final quarter. Its silicon photonics business is emerging as a major growth engine amid surging demand from AI data centers.
בניין צ'ק פוינט לוגו חדש

Check Point’s recovery remains elusive as revenue and profits continue to fall

02.11.26|Sophie Shulman
The Israeli cybersecurity company reported $670 million in third-quarter revenue, while its shares have fallen 18% this year. CEO Nadav Zafrir says he expects a gradual improvement beginning in the fourth quarter.
קית' בריטיין שותף מנהל בענקית ההשקעות המילטון ליין

“We say no to more than 90%”: How secondary funds pick through private tech

01.11.26|Sophie Shulman
Hamilton Lane’s Keith Brittain describes a market that has expanded dramatically as investors seek liquidity, but says a discount alone is not enough to make a deal attractive.
מטה אינטל בקליפורניה

Google, Amazon and Intel stumble as investors begin to question the price of the AI boom

31.10.26|Sophie Shulman
The latest earnings reports have shifted attention from the promise of artificial intelligence to the enormous costs of building it, sending the Nasdaq toward one of its sharpest monthly declines in recent years.
כנס TECH1 2026 - פאנל Going Global - גיא פרנקלין Israeli Mapped in NY ענבר חכם 40RTY Fund מיכל מיכאלי Tel Aviv Global הילה אוביל ברנר ScaleUp House וידאו

"If you want to make sales, you need to enter the market as early as possible"

29.10.26|Sophie Shulman
Inbar Haham of the 40RTY fund was speaking during a panel moderated by Hilla Ovil-Brenner of ScaleUp House, held at the Tech1 conference. Other participants included Guy Franklin, founder of Israeli Mapped in NY, and Michal Michaeli of Tel Aviv Global.
כנס TECH1 2026 - פאנל AI Picks & Shovels - מימין אלון יריב VAST שחר פינבליט Data Crusoe משה רביב MongoDB נתניאל רוזן בלקסטון

“Every GPU arriving by 2028 is already sold,” says Crusoe executive

28.10.26|Sophie Shulman
Alon Yariv says demand for AI computing remains strong even as financing becomes harder to secure, widening the gap between technology-driven neo-clouds and companies built around access to power and hardware. Yariv was speaking on a panel with Shachar Feinblit, a co-founder of VAST Data, Nate Rosen of Blackstone, and Moshe Raviv of MongoDB.
Classiq founders alongside Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan

“Intel will be among the first names people think of in quantum computing,” says Classiq CEO

27.10.26|Sophie Shulman
Intel has agreed to acquire the Israeli quantum-software startup for $2.3 billion, betting that its technology can help turn decades of quantum research into a commercial business. CEO Nir Minerbi believes the combination of Intel’s hardware capabilities and Classiq’s software could put the chipmaker at the forefront of the emerging industry.
מטה אינטל ב קליפורניה ארה"ב 6.9.24

Intel has a history of wasting acquisitions. Classiq gives it another chance

27.10.26|Sophie Shulman
From Habana Labs to Mobileye, Intel has struggled to translate promising technology into market leadership. Its bet on Israeli quantum software could test whether the company has learned from those mistakes.
מייסדי קלאסיק מפתחת מערכת הפעלה קוואנטית מימין ניר מינרבי אמיר נווה וד״ר יהודה נווה

Classiq founders set to pocket up to $100 million each in Intel’s $2.3 billion deal

26.10.26|Sophie Shulman, CTech
Nir Minerbi, Amir Naveh and Yehuda Naveh are each expected to receive $80 million to $100 million from the acquisition, while Entrée Capital stands to collect more than $300 million on an investment of just a few million dollars. Team8 Capital and The Phoenix are also poised for substantial returns.
מייסדי קלאסיק מפתחת מערכת הפעלה קוואנטית מימין ניר מינרבי אמיר נווה וד״ר יהודה נווה

Intel to acquire Israeli quantum startup Classiq for $2.3 billion

26.10.26|Sophie Shulman
The deal marks a record acquisition in the quantum computing industry and a major exit for Israel’s tech sector, with Classiq’s founders, employees and early investors poised for substantial returns. 
מוסף עצמאות 30.4.25 מחשב קוונטים

Israel ranks fourth globally in quantum investment as startups gain momentum

26.10.26|Sophie Shulman
Israeli quantum companies raised nearly $500 million in 2025, accounting for about 9% of global private investment in the sector. A new report highlights the growth of the industry from five companies in 2019 to more than 20 today. 
ביל אקמן הוועידה השנתית לחדשנות של מרכז arc ב בית החולים שיבא תל השומר

Bill Ackman predicts AI will help Israel produce a trillion-dollar company, warns democratic socialism threatens the U.S. economy

25.10.26|Sophie Shulman
The Pershing Square billionaire, who has invested close to $100 million in Israel, believes AI will give small, highly skilled teams a competitive edge. In an interview with Calcalist, he discusses his Israeli investments, the risks of political polarization and a $400 million initiative to accelerate medical innovation inspired by his daughter’s recovery.
מנכ"ל אנתרופיק דריו אמודיי

Anthropic’s $2 trillion IPO question: How much growth can investors buy?

23.10.26|Sophie Shulman
The AI company is on course for roughly $60 billion in annual revenue, but its latest financial disclosures also reveal steep computing costs, billions in underlying losses and hundreds of billions in infrastructure commitments.
ביל אקמן מייסד ומנכ"ל פרשינג סקוור קפיטל

Bill Ackman in Israel: "The country could become one of the best economies in the world"

22.10.26|Sophie Shulman
Speaking at Sheba Medical Center’s ARC summit, the Pershing Square founder cited Israel’s concentration of talent as a potential advantage in the age of AI. Ackman also discussed his plans for an AI-native brain research institute following his daughter’s stroke.
מכירת ארק של שיבא

Sheba sells ARC innovation arm to Redesign Health

22.10.26|Sophie Shulman
The deal transfers management of ARC’s global network and the rights to establish new hospital innovation centers to the U.S. healthcare venture builder, while Sheba retains its stakes in portfolio companies.
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