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Government grants for pre-seed and seed startups to increase by up to 30%; H1 2026 closes with a record $8.6B in fundraising
Innovation Authority expands deep-tech startup fund, Lama AI closes $12M Series A, government approves national AI plan
Israeli startups raised $8.6 billion in the first half of 2026, up 45% year-over-year, as mega-rounds in AI, cybersecurity and infrastructure dominate the landscape
First-half fundraising jumps 45% YoY; Apple, Motorola, Cisco acquire Israeli companies; government approves national AI plan
AppsFlyer leads with a $1B+ mega-round; Dream Security raises $260M at $3B valuation; deal count drops 35% as capital concentrates
Three companies raised over $1.3 billion in the past week alone; H1 2026 closes at $8.6 billion, a 45% year-over-year jump
The Israeli AI startup behind TheSubtil.ai is bought by a French media group; Dream's $3B valuation round leads today's headlines
Startup Genome values Tel Aviv at $250.3B; GreenTidio, a Hebrew University spin-off, unveils cleaner method for manufacturing titanium dioxide in a $27B market
From voice AI for care coordination to AI-powered pharmacy automation, the Israeli VC and venture creation firm is deploying startups that target healthcare's operational backbone
Mega-rounds at Cyera ($600M), DriveNets ($410M) and the $2.75B Payoneer acquisition signal a maturing ecosystem with global conviction
Israeli startups raised $8.6B in H1 2026, a 45% YoY surge, as mega-rounds in cybersecurity and AI dominate, while deal count drops 35%
AI-cyber startup Dream hits $3B valuation; Startup Genome ranks Tel Aviv #4 for the third straight year; H1 2026 Israeli startup funding reaches $8.6B, up 45% YoY
Major fintech exit, Motorola's $1.5B acquisition of D-Fend Solutions, Shin Bet launches startup innovation program
Cyera raises $600M in one of Israel's largest private rounds, StageOne Ventures closes a fresh fund, and a new investigation reveals that over half of Israeli tech jobs never make it to public listings
Israeli tech daily: monday Ventures will back Israeli AI startups at early stage, Payoneer nears sale to Nuvei, and Cyera closes $600M round at $12B valuation
DriveNets raises $410M, Cyera hits a $12B valuation, and H1 2026 funding crosses $8.5 billion, up 45% year-over-year
Israeli startups raised $8.6B in H1 2026, up 45% YoY, as capital concentrates in fewer, larger AI and cybersecurity deals
A hot start to June: Jedify ($24M), Pi ($35M), Aryon Security ($29M), and the Innovation Authority confirms 2025 was a record year
Rylo raises $85M at a $500M valuation, PointFive closes $60M from Accel, A Security emerges from stealth with $37M, and Motorola buys D-Fend Solutions for $1.5B
A packed week for the ecosystem: mega-rounds, AI infrastructure plays, and the Israel Innovation Authority's 2026 report showing record exports, fundraising, and exits
Rylo (formerly Nagish) closes at ~$500M valuation; $37M for A Security and $60M for PointFive in the same week
A Security raises $37M, PointFive $60M, Upriver $10M, and the Motorola deal underscores the booming defense-tech M&A wave
Or Offer to exit Similarweb after nearly 20 years; Zenity scales to 230 employees in AI agent security; Prof. Shacham-Diamand wins ChipEx Global Leader Award
A turbulent week: Wix lays off 20% amid shekel strength, Amdocs prepares to cut 3,000 jobs, while Frame Security, UVeye and others raise big rounds
A record fundraising week: DriveNets, Cyera, Coralogix and ZutaCore collectively raised over $1 billion in five days as capital concentrates in AI infrastructure leaders
Four companies raised over $1B in five days; Motorola acquires D-Fend for $1.5B; AI infrastructure and cybersecurity dominate
Cyera hits $12B, DriveNets raises $410M, and Motorola buys D-Fend for $1.5B
Three major announcements in 48 hours: DriveNets, ZutaCore, and Centrical raise over half a billion dollars, most riding the AI wave
Amdocs prepares to cut 2,700,3,000 jobs globally; Innovation Authority report reveals $14.6B raised in 2025; dozens of startup rounds close in May
Wix cuts 1,000 jobs (20% of workforce); Lightricks, BigID, and PayPal slash headcount, while Airis Labs exits stealth with $60M, Cyera buys a 5-month-old startup for $50M, and Elbit acquires Bluewhite
Wix lays off 800,1,000 blaming the strong shekel; Intel Israel rebounds under Lip-Bu Tan; JFrog jumps 24%; Weebit Nano raises $73M
Intel Israel shrinks to 8,000 employees but stock hits all-time high; Similarweb founder Or Offer exits after two decades; cybersecurity startup Zenity posts tens of millions in revenue
Another medtech exit, an intelligence startup mining TikTok for insights, and Lightricks braces for a fourth round of layoffs
BigID lays off 150, Wix cuts 1,000, while Decart raises $300M, Olympus buys BioProtect for $270M, and Akamai scoops up LayerX, a tale of two realities in May 2026
Cybersecurity startup Zenity eyes Nasdaq, Intel Israel stages a dramatic comeback, and a Tel Aviv University study reveals why employees won't share their AI prompts
Lightning-fast exit for Genie Security after six months; Decart hits $4B valuation; Kela Technologies becomes a defense unicorn
A busy week: Unframe crosses $100M in contracts, Cyera acquires a 6-month-old startup for $50M, and the AI agent wave keeps rolling
Cybersecurity unicorn continues aggressive M&A spree; SafeFields signs strategic deal with Veoneer; Q1 2026 opens with $4.3B in raises
Two major acquisitions in two days, a $300M raise by Decart, and Nvidia expanding its R&D center in Be'er Sheva
Check Point acquires Deepchecks, Cisco closes $400M Astrix deal, Decart lands $300M from Nvidia, and five more major funding rounds
Decart closes $300M at $4B valuation with Nvidia; Artivion completes Endospan acquisition for up to $335M; Unframe raises third round in 12 months
Artivion acquires Endospan; Akamai buys LayerX for $205M; Frame Security emerges from stealth with $50M; and multinationals deepen R&D roots in Tel Aviv and Haifa
Tel Aviv University and the Technion rank among the world's top 10 institutions for producing VC-backed startup founders
Israeli startups raise tens of millions, Skinos launches cybersecurity fund, and Gong crosses $500M ARR milestone