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Israel pushes for deep tech start ups with Israel Innovation Authority’s new funding program
The Israel Innovation Authority will offer up to NIS 1 million more in funding through its startup fund to deep tech companies in the early stages of development.
Smotrich launches NIS 1.6 billion aid plan for high-tech and exporters
Cyber security company NewCore raises $66 million
A new fund will invest in defense startups
99% diagnosis in four minutes: The start-up transforming heart care
AccuLine completes clinical trial in seven Israeli hospitals: The system achieved 94% sensitivity in detecting heart patients and 99% risk exclusion in a non-invasive clinic test.
For approximately $2B: Apple acquires a secret Israeli start-up
Apple completes one of its largest-ever acquisitions, buying Israel’s Q.AI, developer of facial expression analysis and “silent speech” technology, aiming to close gaps with Meta, Google, and OpenAI.
Tech Talk: Do startup competitions matter for founders? New research says yes, if done correctly
A new Tel Aviv University analysis examines whether startup competitions improve survival, access to funding, and growth, or reward teams already positioned to win.
Apple buys secretive Israeli AI company Q.ai for $1.6 billion in biggest acquisition of its history
With the move, Apple aims to improve its access to AI technology, which has suffered recent setbacks, especially after several delays in deploying Apple Intelligence's full announced capabilities.
Cybersecurity startup developing rapid-response fraud detection secures $37 million Series A round
Memcyco is a company focused on digital risk protection and fraud management. It has a key differential by leveraging both defensive and offensive mechanisms to detect attacks.
AI-cybersecurity firm becomes Israel's latest unicorn after $360 million funding round
Torq, a cybersecurity startup specializing in managing security operations through autonomous artificial intelligence agents, raised funding from Merlin Ventures.
80% lower costs: The Israeli innovation shaking up the cultured food market
An Israeli startup revealed a hydrogel-based platform that cuts cultured food production costs and could speed the shift to sustainable alternatives to animal-based products.
Israeli unicorn Wix launches world-first AI website builder, cutting weeks of work into minutes
Wix Harmony would allow users not only to design websites in a matter of seconds rather than hours, but also to refine the design via a chatbox with an AI agent.
Israeli AI startup founded by women entrepreneurs announces $7 million investment round
Legato, founded by female entrepreneurs Dana Rochman and Shlomit Tennenbaum in 2025, focuses on providing AI embeds for Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platforms.
Will Israel become a bitcoin nation?
Fried said the company was created to solve a practical problem facing Israeli investors. While Bitcoin adoption has expanded worldwide, Israeli banks remain cautious.
