Israel Start-Up Nation

Israel's economic miracle: Growth and stability persist through two years of war

Despite two years of war, Israel’s economy is stable, secure, and growing, analysts say.

M&A activity jumped nearly fivefold in the first three quarters of 2025, fueled by Palo Alto Networks’ $25b. acquisition of CyberArk.
In January, Israel’s Ministry of Defense signed a multi-year contract with Semiconductor Devices valued at approximately $115 million (NIS 380 million).

Israel’s Semiconductor sector powers $40B in chip exits

Tel Aviv startups with promising technology.

Israeli innovators explain how Start Up Nation companies turn bold ideas into scalable solutions

 Israeli cyber security; illustration.

Israeli cybersecurity start-up Memcyco is turning the tide against digital impersonation


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.

Artificial Intelligence Illustration

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. 

 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.

Defense tech company Kela makes first acquisition

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

Kela

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.

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.

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While NICE sells cutting-edge solutions to clients worldwide, Israeli customers are still navigating outdated IVR systems from the 1990s.

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.

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.

 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.

 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.

 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.

 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.

 Artificial intelligence chatbots like ChatGPT are changing the world (Illustrative).