Israel Start-Up Nation

Israel’s innovation economy and the growth of new start-ups

Explore how Israel’s start-up ecosystem thrives in 2026 through cutting-edge tech, venture capital influx, and adaptive strategies for sustainable expansion.

OCTOBER 6, 2026|ByIN COOPERATION WITH JAMES EVANS

A FLAG march takes place through the Old City on Jerusalem Day, in May. Israel will become a bi-national state and its Jewish expressions, including the national flag, will lose their status and their meaning, the writer warns.

Rosh Hashanah 2026: Israel’s 78-year miracle was never supposed to happen - opinion

In May 1948, a battered remnant of a people declared a state on a sliver of land no one else wanted. Five regular armies crossed its borders within hours. Twenty more governments wished it were gone.

SEPTEMBER 13, 2026|ByURI PILICHOWSKI

Alumni from Unit 8200 attend annual conference in 2025.

IDF Unit 8200 Alumni Association uses network to drive Israeli innovation, start-ups

The event comes as artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies are reshaping the technology sector and forcing companies and professionals to adapt to new realities.

AUGUST 17, 2026|ByANNA AHRONHEIM

A European Union flag flies outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, December 19, 2019.

Israel isn’t losing to Europe. It’s simply not showing up - opinion

The question is no longer whether Israel has something to offer. In a global economy, what never meets a market never becomes impactful.

JULY 14, 2026|ByELIYAHU RAPAPORT

Terry Kassel: Promoting Israel through tech and culture

No. 41 on The Jerusalem Post's Top 50 Most Influential Jews of 2022: Start-Up Nation Central chair Terry Kassel.

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022ByTAMAR URIEL-BEERI

Terry Kassel, chairman of the board of Start-Up Nation Central.

Sylvan Adams: Using unconventional diplomacy to promote Israel

No. 14 on The Jerusalem Post's Top 50 Most Influential Jews of 2022: Canadian-Israeli businessman, philanthropist and self-appointed ambassador-at-large Sylvan Adams.

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022BySTEVE LINDE

Canadian-Israeli businessman and philanthropist Sylvan Adams, Israel's self-appointed ambassador-at-large.

Reboot Start-Up Nation helps displaced Ukrainians join Israeli hi-tech

Five volunteers co-founded the organization to welcome displaced professionals and Russian-speaking olim into hi-tech in Israel.

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022ByBENJY SINGER

THE REBOOT’S Hebrew Conversation Club, a free professional meetup for displaced professionals and olim in partnership with Pearl Cohen and Yad L’Olim, in July.

Waze co-founder on the secret sauce for start-ups

Companies should "engage people with the problem rather than the solution," Uri Levine said at the annual Jerusalem Post Conference in New York.

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022ByZACHY HENNESSEY

Uri Levine, founder of Waze at the Jerusalem Post Conference in New York, September 12, 2022

This material made of garbage could reduce big events’ carbon footprints

The material in question is UBQ, a thermoplastic made from unsorted waste; and it’ll be used at PLANETech World 2022.

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022ByZACHY HENNESSEY

UBQ thermoplastic in its raw form; UBQ can be used in a wide array of products, from coat hangers to frisbees to flower pots and more

Israeli company gets FDA approval for seizure-treating injector

Manufactured in Jerusalem, the EpiPen-style autoinjector is meant to treat prolonged seizures in adults exposed to nerve agents.

AUGUST 31, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Israeli agrotech company acquires the Chilean company ‘Hidrotop’ for $3.5 million

Hidtrotop aims to optimize water usage, implement irrigation in rainfed areas and implement high-end technologies in rural areas in South America.

AUGUST 28, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Meet the Israeli startup using avocado to combat wrinkles

Israeli start-up company AvoMed will develop a technology to produce a unique and natural compound from avocado seeds for the treatment of skin damage and inflammatory disorders.

AUGUST 23, 2022ByLIOR NOVICK/MAARIV