Startup

Israeli-founded startup uses AI to make filing taxes less painful in the US

Israeli-founded fintech startup April is trying to do what many Americans would consider impossible: make taxes less painful.

US President Donald Trump gestures during a roundtable focused on tax cuts in Las Vegas, Nevada, US, April 16, 2026.
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Israeli startup Frame Security raises $50m

18X Elite Impact expert network of investors and business leaders from left to right: Avigail Levine - 18X Elite Impact, Roy Gat - Schesto Ventures, Renana Ashkenazi - Grove Ventures, Shira Eting - Vintage Investment Partners, Nadir Izrael – Armis

IDF reservists created 150 new startups during last year, innovation program reveals

Kela

Israeli defense-tech co Kela raising $200m at $1.2b valuation


Israeli-founded Upwind hits unicorn status with $250 million Series B led by Bessemer

Upwind said the financing brought its total capital raised to $430 million in under three years.

Upwind is led by CEO and co-founder Amiram Shachar, whose previous startup, Spot.io, was acquired by NetApp in 2020 for $450 million.

Lionsgate Network: Exposing crypto terrorists with advanced blockchain technology

With Lionsgate Network, 'there are no more blindspots, no more zero-accountability, no more ‘we don’t know': CEO Bezalel Raviv

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Israeli cyber sector soars as exits hit $72.6b. in 2025

Capital raising also hit an all‑time high, climbing to $8.27 billion, surpassing previous record of $7.5 billion in 2021

Cyber is not a luxury.

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.

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Defense Ministry orders boost Israeli startups

Total funding raised by companies that received a direct order from MAFAT in 2025 was $1.2 billion

The Israel Defense Forces announced that troops from the 10th Brigade have wrapped up a series of operations around the Yellow Line in the Khan Yunis area.

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 giant Wix announced its first AI-focused product.

Israeli defense-tech co Kela teams with Starling on drones

As part of the agreement, Kela will receive exclusive rights to sell, integrate and deploy Starling's Pathfinder X autonomous unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) system in the IDF.

Starling's new VTOL drone design for enhanced operational flexibility

Škoda partners with Upstream to strengthen cybersecurity across connected vehicles

Upstream developed a platform that provides cybersecurity extended detection and response (XDR) for connected vehicles and IoT

Škoda Kodiaq. The base model reduced to NIS 212,000

As 2026 begins, AI boom pushes Israeli tech salaries toward NIS 40,000

Despite global uncertainty and ongoing market turbulence, the local tech market has managed to maintain stability while continuing to grow.

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Ashdod Port boosts investment in Israeli cyber‑resilience start-up Salvador Technologies

Ashdod Port has been increasing its focus on strengthening cyber resilience across critical operational technology

Ashdod Port