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Israeli unicorns

Team at Israeli-founded cybersecurity startup Upwind Security. (Courtesy)
January 26, 2026, 5:14 pm
Israeli-founded cyber startup raises $250m, attains unicorn status at $1.5b valuation
Upwind is the developer of a cloud security platform to protect software systems in real time from cyber attacks, as companies shift workloads to the cloud and adopt AI apps
By Sharon Wrobel
Cyera cybersecurity startup founders Yotam Segev (left) and Tamar Bar-Ilan. (Menash Cohen)
December 17, 2025, 6:47 pm
Israeli-founded cyber unicorn Cyera said to raise $400m, soaring to $9 billion valuation
Investment led by US alternative asset manager Blackstone comes six months after previous round, when the Israeli data security startup was valued at $6 billion
By Sharon Wrobel
Armis cyber unicorn co-founders Yevgeny Dibrov (right) and Nadir Izrael. (Courtesy)
December 14, 2025, 6:25 pm
Israeli cyber startup Armis nears deal to be sold to ServiceNow for up to $7b — report
Founded in 2016, Armis has a cyberthreat exposure management platform that protects firms from risks as they connect all sorts of devices to their systems
By Sharon Wrobel
The team at Tel Aviv-based cybersecurity unicorn Cato Networks. (Courtesy)
June 30, 2025, 3:22 pm
Cybersecurity unicorn Cato Networks snags $359m, soaring to $4.8 billion valuation
Investment in entrepreneur Shlomo Kramer’s company, a maker of cloud-based secure networks, comes almost two years after previous round, when the firm was valued at $3 billion
By Sharon Wrobel
Left: Founders of US-Israeli cyber unicorn Wiz (from left to right): VP Product Yinon Costica, CEO Assaf Rappaport, CTO Ami Luttwak, and VP R&D Roy Reznik. (Avishag Shaar-Yashuv); Google Cloud offices in Sunnyvale, California, on June 8, 2023. (JHVEPhoto/iStock)
March 18, 2025, 4:45 pm
In biggest exit in Israeli history, Google buys cyber unicorn Wiz for $32 billion
With the acquisition of Wiz, Google’s parent company wants to strengthen its cyber offerings to better compete in the cloud computing race against tech giants Amazon and Microsoft
By Sharon Wrobel
Founders of US-Israeli cyber unicorn Wiz from left to right: VP Product Yinon Costica, CEO Assaf Rappaport, CTO Ami Luttwak, and VP R&D Roy Reznik. (Avishag Shaar-Yashuv)
March 18, 2025, 11:17 am
Google agrees to buy Israel’s cyber unicorn Wiz for $32b, country’s biggest tech deal
Purchase is also largest by Google parent firm Alphabet; Google CEO: ‘Together, Google Cloud and Wiz will turbocharge improved cloud security’
By Sharon Wrobel
For illustration: Screen grab from NYSE video marking Riskified's IPO, August 3, 2021. (Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
March 6, 2025, 6:00 pm
Israeli-founded fraud prevention firm Riskified said to be weighing sale — report
Riskified went public in 2021 at a valuation of $3.3 billion, but has seen its market value drop to about $855 million; it has reportedly received a few takeover offers
By Sharon Wrobel
Team at Israeli cybersecurity startup Dream Security. (Courtesy)
February 17, 2025, 9:07 pm
Israeli AI cybersecurity startup valued at $1.1 billion after major funding round
Founded by Shalev Hulio, former CEO of spyware firm NSO, and ex-Austria chancellor Sebastian Kurz, Dream Security looks to protect critical national infrastructure from attacks
By Sharon Wrobel
AppsFlyer founders Reshef Mann, left, and Oren Kaniel. (Courtesy/Appsflyer PR)
February 5, 2025, 5:44 pm
Israeli adtech unicorn AppsFlyer to cut 100 roles as it eyes US public listing
AppsFlyer seeks to streamline products and invest in AI tools; Innoviz, a maker of sensors for self-driving cars, will cut 9% of its workforce to save $12 million in 2025
By Sharon Wrobel
Founders of Israeli-founded startup Dazz (from left to right): Yuval Ofir (VP R&D), Merav Bahat (CEO), and Tomer Schwartz (CTO). (Courtesy)
November 21, 2024, 6:05 pm
Cyber unicorn Wiz snaps up Israeli-founded startup Dazz for $450 million
Wiz, recently valued at $12 billion, says the deal will bolster its cloud security platform with AI capabilities to detect and manage security breaches with a faster response time
By Sharon Wrobel
Wiz's offices in Tel Aviv. (Courtesy)
February 5, 2024, 8:03 pm
Cybersecurity unicorn Wiz eyes major expansion, public stock offering
US-Israeli cloud security firm seeks to add another 400 employees over the coming year, including in Israel, and sets a goal of reaching $1 billion in annual recurring revenue
By Sharon Wrobel
AI21 founders (from right to left): Prof. Yoav Shoham, Ori Goshen, and Prof. Amnon Shashua. (Roei Shor Photography)
August 31, 2023, 3:02 pm
Backed by Google and Nvidia, Israel AI startup nabs $155m, soars to $1.4b valuation
Funding round makes AI21 Labs, a creator of AI generative text models co-founded by Amnon Shashua, a new Israeli unicorn
By Sharon Wrobel
Illustrative image of New York City, NY, USA. (TomasSereda; iStock by Getty Images)
April 25, 2023, 8:37 pm
New York City home to 30 Israel-founded tech unicorns, report says
US-Israel Business Alliance says companies worth at least $1 billion each have created over 14,700 jobs worldwide, are worth a combined $67.5 billion
By Luke Tress
Tel Aviv's financial business district skyline, June 2022. (Elijah Lovkoff via iStock by Getty Images)
March 22, 2023, 5:30 pm
Tel Aviv startup ecosystem ranks 2nd in Europe, Mideast and Africa, behind London
Tel Aviv is home to the fifth-highest number of unicorns worldwide; placed third in the world for cybersecurity investments, with startups raising $1.7b in 2022
By Sharon Wrobel
Illustrative: The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange. November 29, 2020. (Miriam Alster/ FLASH90/ File)
January 10, 2023, 5:21 pm
Israeli tech exits slump 54%, to lowest level since 2014, amid market downturn
2022 saw 120 completed IPOs or M&As with a total value of $20.6 billion, down from 261 exits with a total value of $23.6 billion in 2021, according to annual IVC-LeumiTech report
By Sharon Wrobel
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