Israel Start-Up Nation

From the Startup Nation to the AI Nation

The global race in artificial intelligence is not determined by the brightest scientists - it requires building the smartest nation.

|ByRYAN GITY
Artificial Intelligence Illustration
AS THE US and China battle it out over supply chains and global trade flows, Israel, also the subject of US tariffs, finds itself navigating particularly complex terrain. Here, a man looks at a screen showing Chinese stock market movements, as he uses his mobile phone in Beijing on Monday.

Israeli tech records $71B in M&As in 2025 despite fewer funding rounds

Despite the slowdown,the median round size climbed to $10.5 million, a record high and 50% above last year, signaling investors are concentrating on fewer but larger bets. 

|ByTHE MEDIA LINE STAFF
Kela

Defense tech company Kela makes first acquisition

Kela is a developer of an AI-based system for management of defense systems

|ByASSAF GILEAD/GLOBES/TNS
A member of a research team who, as they say, have developed an implant of genetically engineered cells into the injured spinal cord of paralysed mice that has helped them walk again works at a laboratory at Tel Aviv University, Israel February 6, 2022. Picture taken February 6, 2022.

Your Taxes: Israel’s R&D edge over other OECD countries

Most OECD countries now offer tax credits for innovation, but Israel doesn’t. Here’s what it’s doing instead.

|ByLEON HARRIS

As NICE buys groundbreaking bots, Israelis still 'pressing one' for customer service - opinion

While NICE sells cutting-edge solutions to clients worldwide, Israeli customers are still navigating outdated IVR systems from the 1990s.

AUGUST 12, 2025ByGIDI ADLERSBERG
Logo of Israeli software provider Nice Systems is seen at their headquarters in Ra'anana, Israel June 30, 2016

Israeli medical startup announces new NIS 1 b. valuation, 43% increase in revenue

Sofwave, an Israeli startup specializing in aesthetic medical devices, reported that its second-quarter revenue was $21 million and gross profits of $15 million.

AUGUST 7, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Sofwave’s SUPERB™ device.

Israel’s triumphs: The secrets behind its global leadership - opinion

Israel’s achievements have come as a direct result of its values. Nations with fickle values have ever-changing policies that lead to failure.

JULY 20, 2025ByURI PILICHOWSKI
THE CHECK POINT headquarters in Tel Aviv: Companies like Waze, Mobileye, and Check Point Software have revolutionized navigation, autonomous driving, and cybersecurity, respectively, states the writer.

If we’re so smart, why are we so divided? Rethinking Jewish unity - opinion

If we can win Nobel prizes for economics or medicine, imagine the legacy of those who crack the code of Jewish unity.

JUNE 9, 2025ByDAVID FINE
An illustrative image of an Israeli flag shattered like glass.

DOGE cuts to US cybersecurity give Israeli firms a chance to fill the gap - opinion

Israel entities have an opportunity to collaborate more closely with US state and local authorities to deliver innovative and integrated cybersecurity solutions.

MARCH 25, 2025ByNETTA SQUIRES
An illustrative image of a computer with code running vertically down the screen behind an opaque image of an Israeli flag.

Stalled-Up Nation? Report shows loss of innovation momentum in Israel

Companies in the center significantly outperform companies in the periphery in almost all innovation criteria, the report found.

DECEMBER 26, 2024ByEVE YOUNG
Israeli national flags flutter in front of an office tower at a business park also housing high tech companies, at Ofer Park in Petah Tikva, Israel August 27, 2020.

Israel is a high-tech powerhouse: How can it win the AI race?

Looking at what needs to happen in Israel's infrastructure to facilitate an AI industry and a full AI ecosystem.

DECEMBER 12, 2024BySHIRI HABIB-VALDHORN/GLOBES/TNS
Artificial intelligence chatbots like ChatGPT are changing the world (Illustrative).

What is Israel’s economic tipping point? - opinion

Over the last 33 years, we have assisted dozens of companies in setting up distribution or production facilities abroad, while continuing to grow their operations in Israel.

NOVEMBER 6, 2024BySHERWIN POMERANTZ
THE WRITER is flanked (from left) by Sharon Vanek of the California-Israel Chamber of Commerce, David Yaari, then-of the Texas Association of Business, Sima Amir of the Georgia Department of Commerce, and Michael Calvert of the US Commercial Service, as they attend the US-Israel Business Summit.

A year of war: How has the Start-Up Nation's hi-tech sector been impacted? - experts

The Israel-Hamas War has led to fundraising declines and workforce disruptions in Israel's hi-tech sector, with varying impacts across industries.

OCTOBER 9, 2024ByEVE YOUNG
Clockwise: Maayan Shahar, Arik Faingold, Gal Ringel, Yinnon Dolev

Here's why now is the most critical and opportune time to invest in Israeli AI tech - opinion

As the war that began on October 7 continues, Israel faces critical challenges in security, energy, and the economy, the nation must turn to its innovative spirit: AI technology.

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024BySHLOMO MIRVIS
Strategic AI investment in Israel could create 50,000-100,000 jobs and add $100-$200 billion to GDP within five years, mirroring trends in other countries.

Start-up nation: Israeli company launches in-game brand campaigns

International Video Game Day data reveals 3 billion global gamers, each spending about $75 per month. Buff has introduced in-game brand campaigns.

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024ByLIOR NOVIK/MAARIV
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