Business

Tel Aviv’s Shuk Olim brings out dozens of immigrant entrepreneurs to showcase goods

“Every single booth has an oleh with a story, and they're selling their products from the small business that they opened here in Israel after their aliyah,” said Devon Conway of Nefesh B'Nefesh.

Shoppers browse goods at Nefesh B'Nefesh's Shuk Olim event in Tel Aviv. June 25, 2026.
Illustration: Woman using a wet wipe

Wet wipes company sold for NIS 178 million

AI raises competition - credibility and trust now define business success.

Why AI is raising the bar for business credibility, not lowering it

Microsoft Israel.

Microsoft planning 2.5% cut in workforce in latest round of tech company layoffs - report


Not just food: The initiative aiming to support small businesses from northern Israel

The veteran catering company is entering the private market for the first time with a premium Friday food market, featuring ready-made meals and collaborations with producers from the north.

Schultz Bakfar Ready-Made Food for Shabbat.

Data centers take center stage as Keystone Infra posts solid Q1 2026

As data centers become the backbone of the global economy, Israel's Keystone Infra is positioning itself as a key player in Israel's infrastructure sector

AI-generated image of the data center in IPM Campus

“Rabitabank” OJSC secures USD 7 Million funding from Enabling Qapital

The financing agreement will support SME development, expand access to financing, and strengthen sustainable business growth initiatives in Azerbaijan.

“Rabitabank secures $7M from Enabling Qapital to boost SME financing and economic growth in Azerbaijan.”

Optica Halperin reopens the branch damaged in the war and 3 others alongside it

The chain launches an expansion wave with four locations simultaneously: New branches in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, and Rishon Lezion, alongside the return to activity of the branch in Rehovot.

Optica Halperin

Company invests in hub to make New Jersey 'new Silicon Valley' for foreign start ups

SOSA and the New Jersey Economic Development Authority launched NJ BASE, a new innovation center aimed at bringing global technology companies into the state and accelerating foreign investment.

NJEDA and SOSA inagurated New Jersey's latest innovation center.

After years in Dizengoff Center: The legendary branch changes direction

The veteran branch of the Hamashbir chain will become a large-scale outlet store as part of the chain's adaptation to changes in the retail market.

Hamashbir branch in Dizengoff Center

Dror Bin to step down as CEO of Israel Innovation Authority after five-year term

Bin has led the IIA since 2021, during a period marked by global economic turbulence, the COVID‑19 pandemic, and the economic impact of the Israel-Hamas War. 

Israel Innovation CEO Dror Bin.

New drone‑mounted robot transforms high‑voltage maintenance in Israel

Replacing helicopters with robotics, the IEC’s new drone system promises safer crews, lower costs, and a smarter national grid.

 Airborne robotic system for installing and removing warning balls

Elon Musk vows to appeal after losing bid to hold OpenAI liable for straying from founding mission

The verdict simplifies the path for OpenAI to proceed with a possible initial public offering that could value the business at $1 trillion.

Elon Musk

Israeli company wins space agency contract for next-generation satellite imaging

Semi-Conductor Devices' detectors will be integrated into upcoming satellite launches, such as high-definition imaging systems, enabling advanced Earth observation missions.

TESS, the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, is shown in this conceptual illustration obtained by Reuters on March 28, 2018.