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.
Aligned is raising $60 million
Ability Industries, two officials indicted in NIS 35m. defense-export case
Israel launches NIS 1.6b. package to support exporters, hi-tech
Israeli academia must adapt to fast-changing security and tech challenges, HIT president says
Prof. Eduard Yakubov, President of HIT spoke about the growing role of Israeli academia in national resilience and workforce development
IATI connects VC funds with foreign ambassadors and attachés in Israel
The Israel Advanced Technology Industries Association (IATI) held a unique meeting connecting venture capital funds with the forum of foreign ambassadors and attachés in Israel.
Amid shekel-dollar crisis: Hi-tech sector gains strength as Israel's main export with 58% in 2025
The trend is driven mainly by the sector's dominance of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) projects, which export these services overseas and are highly dependent on foreign-currency income.
Amdocs to lay off 3,000 employees
The entire technology industry is experiencing aggressive cuts, partly due to the changes brought about by AI.
Start-Up Ethiopia: Addis Ababa takes a page from Israel's innovation playbook
DIPLOMATIC AFFAIRS: Ethiopia is looking to Israel’s Start-Up Nation model as it builds its own AI sector and strengthens technological cooperation.
Wix cuts 20% of its employees citing shekel-dollar exchange rate, AI implementation
According to the CEO, the fact that the company has shekel-dominated costs and dollar-denominated revenue made it impossible to keep its current operations running without cutting back.
The rise of deep tech is the north’s opportunity
The shift from software startups to deep research and advanced hardware is reshaping the high-tech map, giving northern Israel the natural advantage thanks to research, infrastructure, talent & costs
IDF reservists created 150 new startups during last year, innovation program reveals
18x Elite Impact revealed that its participants, all IDF reservists and veterans, created 150 startups and raised $15 million in investment.
Israel's high-tech faces unexpected crisis as dollar slides 20% against shekel
The dollar fell by approximately 20% against the shekel over the last year, which puts companies that depend on dollar income at risk.
‘Perfect storm’: Israel's high-tech faces human capital crisis, lack of new students in age of AI
“We need to create a new way of teaching skills for them to progress,” David Perlmutter, chairman of the Committee for Increasing Human Capital in High-Tech, warned.
