High tech

$7.6 billion in half a year: Tech fundraising surged by 52%

The innovation industry concludes a dream first half with $7.6 billion, led by cyber and foreign investors.

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Aligned founders - Yotam Sela, Gal Aga, and Gal Deitsch

Aligned is raising $60 million

A general view of the the Magistrate's Court in Rishon LeZion on October 28, 2020.

Ability Industries, two officials indicted in NIS 35m. defense-export case

View of the Nvidia Corporation offices at the Yokneam High-Tech Park, September 8, 2024.

Israel launches NIS 1.6b. package to support exporters, hi-tech


Airwallex to dedicate 1% of its value to start-ups

The company joins the Pledge 1% program with a long-term model, expanding employee volunteering, start-up support, and product discounts.

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Recent tech layoffs reflect not just economic realities but cultural truths - opinion

Recent layoffs expose the intersection of technology, humanity, and culture in a way that no algorithm can fully calculate.

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Tech leaders plan $800 Tel Aviv - New York return fares

DemocraTech announced it is holding talks to operate an airline between Israel and the US between January and March, intending to open it up to the general public.

 Travellers at Ben Gurion International Airport where flights were being delayed, as the workers of the airport went on strike, in a protest for the release of Israelis held hostage by Hamas terrorists in Gaza, on September 2, 202

Israeli cyber firm Island earns a spot on Fortune Cyber 60 for second year in a row

The platform offers various advanced features, from data protection and system oversight to automated workflow tools, making it an increasingly essential tool in corporate security.

 Israeli flags flutter at a business park housing hi-tech companies, at Ofer Park in Petah Tikva.

Better Juice commemorates Tal Chaimi with Next October

Next October, an initiative by Yizhar Shai to honor his son Yaron Shai, connecting fallen civilians and soldiers on October 7 to Startup Nation.

 The Better Juice initiative to commemorate the late abductee Tal Chaimi

Israel's tech industry withstanding war stresses - report

In addition, the report finds that there has been no substantial change in the number of foreign venture capital funds active Israel.

 A cybersecurity employee from the Paris 2024 flying squad manages a simulated cyber attack and pretends to resolve it from a computer on the Olympic site which will host the hockey events at Yves-du-Manoir Stadium in Colombes, near Paris, France, May 3, 2024.

Rising above the chaos: Southern industry leaders fuel Negev’s economic revival

This annual event has become a critical platform for discussing how to overcome obstacles and foster economic development in Israel's southern periphery.

The fifth annual Employers Conference, organized by the Lauder Center in collaboration with JNF USA and the Manufacturers Association of Israel Southern District.

First GenAI company on the way to the Israeli stock exchange

The Israeli company Jeen.ai merges with the company Micronet Inc and will enter trading on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange with a raising of NIS 26 million.

 Jeen.ai company

Or Liban, Airwallex: "Start-ups suffer from financial discrimination"

Or Liban, Head of Israel and the Middle East at Airwallex, discusses financial discrimination faced by start-ups at Ernst & Young's high-tech Journey conference.

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Turning an idea into reality: The makers arrive at the division

The Israeli high-tech company Monday launched a program for studying 3D professions for schools in the periphery.

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