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ערן זינמן ו רועי מן מייסדי מאנדיי

Monday launches $200 million venture arm to invest in AI startups

15.06.26|Sophie Shulman

The software company has already backed several startups as it seeks to expand beyond its traditional SaaS roots and position itself for the AI era.

Naomi Krieger Carmy and Tal Achituv

Earth & Beyond Ventures expands leadership team with appointment of Tal Achituv as CTO

Previously Technical Director and CTO at Samsung Next, Achituv will lead the fund’s technical assessment activities, support portfolio companies in navigating complex technology and product decisions, and help identify breakthrough opportunities emerging from Israel’s scientific and entrepreneurial ecosystem.

תל אביב מגדל עזריאלי מרכז עזריאלי

Israel’s tech paradox: $1.1 billion raised in a week as layoffs sweep the industry

Investors pour money into AI, cybersecurity and infrastructure startups even as thousands of tech workers face restructuring and job cuts.

Buddy Arnheim, founding partner at Lobby Capital.

“You’re going to find a disproportionate number of the brightest minds in AI per capita in Israel”

03.06.26|Zachy Hennessey

Buddy Arnheim, founding partner at Lobby Capital, joined CTech for its 2026 International VC Survey.

חיים בכר משקיע ב-lool ventures

Of piers and oceans: Why VCs are not the explorers they think they are

02.06.26|Haim Bachar

Venture capital likes to cast itself as part of the great expeditions of history. The reality, for investors, is far more distant from the risk than the metaphor suggests.

The AI and shekel double whammy should terrify Israel. It may also save it.

28.05.26|Lior Prosor

The countries that benefit most from AI will be the ones reorganizing their economies around what humans still uniquely do better than machines. For Israel, that means a national transition from “code writers” to “systems builders.”

Israel’s tech boom faces an unexpected threat: Its own currency

24.05.26|Sophie Shulman

As the shekel surges, Israeli engineers are becoming among the world’s most expensive workers.

Index Ventures partner Juriaan Duizendstraal.

“Every conflict, every cycle of adversity, seems to produce a hungrier generation of Israeli founders”

20.05.26|Zachy Hennessey

Index Ventures partner Juriaan Duizendstraal joined CTech for its 2026 International VC Survey.

Canaan general partner Joydeep Bhattacharyya.

“The Israeli startups that will win are the ones building focused AI”

18.05.26|Zachy Hennessey

Canaan general partner Joydeep Bhattacharyya joined CTech for its 2026 International VC Survey.

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 - 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.

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.

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 - אורי אלון יו"ר בנק לאומי וידאו

“The industrial revolution scaled and replaced muscle-power. AI will scale and replace human intelligence"

12.05.26|Zachy Hennessey

Bank Leumi Chairman Uri Alon asserts that AI is scaling cognitive power just as mechanization once transformed physical labor to drive a massive global economic leap.

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.

כנס ניו יורק - אולפן סיטק - אילן שדה מנהל חטיבת ה GenAI והדאטה וסגן נשיא בכיר באמדוקס וידאו

“The important part is not creating the agent. You need to understand actual business processes”

12.05.26|Zachy Hennessey

Amdocs Division President, GenAI & Data, Ilan Sade contends that the true value of AI isn’t the technology itself, but the complex orchestration of agents and data to create scalable, secure, and autonomous workflows.

כנס ניו יורק - אולפן סיטק - גלית מירן לשכת המסחר וידאו

“The US government and investors see Israeli resilience not just as a survival tactic, but a competitive advantage”

12.05.26|Zachy Hennessey

Israel-America Chamber of Commerce CEO Galit Meyran highlights that US states remain deeply committed to Israeli innovation, prioritizing ROI and diverse tech needs over political climate.

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.

Skinos Ventures founders

Cyber billionaire Shlomo Kramer backs new $26 million cyber fund focused on AI startups

11.05.26|Sophie Shulman

Skinos Ventures, managed by Yishay Yovel, launches with plans to invest in early-stage cyber companies.

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