Zachy Hennessey

20 stories about Zachy Hennessey
Yair Grindlinger, CEO and co-founder of Surf AI (left); Ron Peled, co-founder of Sola Security (right).

“Mythos is just a blip in a long, constantly growing path to high resiliency.”

23.04.26|Zachy Hennessey
Cybersecurity founders say Mythos isn't a watershed moment; it's a signal for CISOs to speed up their solutions. 
GRIME II is a surreal, 2.5D action-adventure Metroidvania developed by Clover Bite.

GRIME 2 proves Israeli indie games can break through, but not easily

14.04.26|Zachy Hennessey
The game’s success comes as Israeli developers navigate both limited resources and increasing scrutiny abroad. 
FDD Senior Advisor Richard Goldberg (right); DTA Executive Director Daniel Flesch (left)

“We want the best technology from our allies in the hands of the U.S. warfighter”

25.03.26|Zachy Hennessey
A new initiative aims to bridge the gap between Israeli battlefield innovation and U.S. defense procurement systems. 
פרצת אבטחה עמדת שירות דיגיטלית סייבר

Despite surge in wartime cyber incidents, pro-Iran attackers rely on familiar, low-tech methods

19.03.26|Zachy Hennessey
Even as cyber incidents spike during the Israel-Iran war, attackers are largely reusing basic techniques and targeting exposed infrastructure rather than deploying new capabilities.
A screenshot of CanIShower?

The Israel-Iran war is creating a new category of apps

10.03.26|Zachy Hennessey
From calculating shower risks to mapping nearby shelters, Israelis are turning wartime routines into web tools.
Tali Freeman Shalev, CEO of CreaTech-Labs.

Meet the woman trying to build Israel’s AAA gaming industry

05.03.26|Zachy Hennessey
Tali Freeman Shalev's CreaTech is setting out to answer one question: can Israel build a real AAA gaming industry?
An electric car at a charging station.

“The automotive industry will eventually wake up to cyber attacks. It's a pandemic that's just waiting for an outbreak.”

22.02.26|Zachy Hennessey
A new report finds ransomware rising in connected vehicles, as experts warn that shared digital infrastructure could amplify future risks. 
IL Ventures partners (left to right): Dani Harari, Yoni Heilbronn and Elad Frenkel.

“Investors are rewarding companies that can demonstrate why growth is sustainable, disciplined, and resilient”

09.02.26|Zachy Hennessey, Elihay Vidal
Yoni Heilbronn, Managing Partner at IL Ventures, joined CTech for its 2026 VC Survey. 
Angular Ventures founding partner Gil Dibner.

“Israel has yet to prove that it can build defense-tech startups into a sustainable industry”

09.02.26|Zachy Hennessey, Elihay Vidal
Angular Ventures founding partner Gil Dibner joined CTech for its 2026 VC Survey. 
Dell Tech Capital’s Managing Director Yair Snir (Left) and Partner Barrel Kfir (Right).

“Basic AI capabilities have become a commodity, so the most significant opportunity has shifted toward Vertical AI”

08.02.26|Zachy Hennessey, Elihay Vidal
Dell Tech Capital’s Managing Director Yair Snir and Partner Barrel Kfir, joined CTech for its 2026 VC Survey. 
Yoni Osherov

“The sheer velocity of AI-driven threats makes human-in-the-loop a bottleneck rather than a safeguard”

08.02.26|Zachy Hennessey, Elihay Vidal
Yoni Osherov, General Partner at Entrée Capital, joined CTech for its 2026 VC Survey. 
Moshe Zilberstein ,Partner at N47.

“Hype free, real growth is the most critical metric that will drive premium valuations in 2026”

08.02.26|Zachy Hennessey, Elihay Vidal
Moshe Zilberstein, Partner at N47, joined CTech for its 2026 VC Survey. 
Ophir Reshef, Managing Partner at Israel Secondary Fund.

“With AI companies can hit growth benchmarks that previously required significantly larger teams”

07.02.26|Zachy Hennessey, Elihay Vidal
Ophir Reshef, Managing Partner at Israel Secondary Fund, joined CTech for its 2026 VC Survey. 
Dan Cahana, Principal on the Investment Team at Notable Capital.

“Israeli startups are extremely tethered to the US market, and we don’t see a way to build a big company from Israel without relying on the US market”

06.02.26|Zachy Hennessey, Elihay Vidal
Dan Cahana, Principal on the Investment Team at Notable Capital, joined CTech for its 2026 VC Survey.
Guy Yamen, Managing Partner at TPY Capital.

“A reckoning is coming. We are currently sitting in a public market bubble that inevitably spills into the private markets”

06.02.26|Zachy Hennessey, Elihay Vidal
Guy Yamen, Managing Partner at TPY Capital, joined CTech for its 2026 VC Survey. 
Chaim Schiff, CEO of Elephant Secondary Market Platform.

“The UAV sector holds the highest potential for civilian adaptation and ultimately, the future of autonomous transportation”

05.02.26|Zachy Hennessey, Elihay Vidal
Chaim Schiff, CEO of Elephant Secondary Market Platform, joined CTech for its 2026 VC Survey. 
A stick-figure worker at a desk, split between a muted corporate environment with a subtle surveillance eye on the left and a colorful, glowing AI interface on the right, representing the tension between workplace monitoring and the appeal of public AI tools.

Inside the struggle to control employees' AI use

04.02.26|Zachy Hennessey
The rise of Shadow AI pits corporate security against workplace reality.
Eyal Bino 97212

“Israeli tech post-October 7th could not be in a better position”

04.02.26|Zachy Hennessey, Elihay Vidal
Eyal Bino, Founding Partner at 97212 Ventures, joined CTech for its 2026 VC Survey. 
(From left): Frederic Landau, Aaron Applbaum and  Yoav Knoll.

“It may feel uneasy, but letting software act independently isn’t optional, it’s necessary for survival today”

04.02.26|Zachy Hennessey, Elihay Vidal
Frederic Landau, general partner at Kinetica, joined CTech for its 2026 VC Survey. 
Lior Segal (left) and Yaniv Jacobi, Managing partners at Horizon Capital.

“Almost anything proven under battlefield conditions can become a commercial product once it’s translated into civilian workflows”

03.02.26|Zachy Hennessey, Elihay Vidal
Yaniv Jacobi and Lior Segal, Managing Partners at Horizon Capital, joined CTech for its 2026 VC Survey.