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An illustrative photo of an abstract fintech concept. (monsitj via iStock by Getty Images)
June 11, 2026, 10:55 pm
Canadian payment firm said to discuss buying Israeli-founded Payoneer for $2.7 billion
A potential deal would combine Nuvei’s payment processing business, helping merchants accept payments, with Payoneer’s financial platform for sending online cross-border money transfers
By Sharon Wrobel
Illustrative: Indian army display drones during an operational drill in Pathankot, India, February 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)
June 2, 2026, 6:04 pm
Motorola Solutions buys Israeli drone defense startup D-Fend for $1.5 billion
Raanana-based firm uses radio waves to commandeer UAVs instead of jamming or intercepting them; system deployed in over 30 countries; described as largest-ever Israeli defense tech exit
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Illustrative. An employee works in the tech sector. (Hadas Porush/ Flash90)
May 31, 2026, 9:34 pm
After record year, Israeli tech brain drain raises fears for future growth – report
Israel Innovation Authority says R&D activity and management of startups are increasingly moving abroad amid AI-related changes, and as strong shekel raises costs
By Sharon Wrobel
Team at Israeli startup Genie Security. (Courtesy of Ben Marash)
May 21, 2026, 4:48 pm
Six-month-old Israeli startup is bought by cyber unicorn Cyera for about $50 million
Genie Security’s two founders and five employees develop technology to detect efforts to leak sensitive data from employee devices, as they increasingly adopt generative AI tools
By Sharon Wrobel
Alon Jackson (right) and Idan Gour, co-founders of Israeli agentic AI security startup Astrix Security. (Courtesy)
May 5, 2026, 6:40 pm
US tech giant Cisco buys Israeli AI cyber startup to protect digital workforce
Astrix is the developer of a platform to address the security gap created by AI agents or digital employees gaining unrestricted access to enterprise systems
By Sharon Wrobel
Illustration: A CMOS silicon photonics chip. (Courtesy: IBM Research/AP)
April 14, 2026, 6:53 pm
US-based Credo Tech buys Israeli maker of silicon chips for up to $1.3 billion
Backed by serial tech entrepreneur Avigdor Willenz, DustPhotonics develops silicon photonics technology enabling data transfer at the speed of light for AI apps
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 11, 2026, 7:03 pm
In biggest exit in Israeli history, Google completes $32 billion deal to buy Wiz
With the Wiz purchase, Google wants to bolster its AI cyber offerings to compete in the cloud race against global tech giants; deal to inject an estimated $3.2b into state coffers
By Sharon Wrobel
Illustrative: Zim shipping containers. (Yaakov Naumi/Flash90)
February 16, 2026, 11:47 pm
Israel’s Zim shipping company inks $4.2 billion takeover deal by German giant
As part of the deal, an Israeli container liner firm will be formed to securely operate global shipping trade routes to Israel; Hapag-Lloyd commits to retain Zim employees
By Sharon Wrobel
Check Point Software Technologies offices in Tel Aviv. (Courtesy)
February 12, 2026, 8:58 pm
Check Point snaps up three Israeli startups to bolster its AI security arsenal
Cybersecurity giant says string of local acquisitions comes amid growing demand for protection against AI-driven cyber threats as businesses are rapidly adopting autonomous agents
By Sharon Wrobel
Illustrative: Hand holding AI agents' virtual interface with data analytics, automation, and machine learning icons. (iStock by Getty Images/Suchat longthara)
February 11, 2026, 6:56 pm
Dutch-based Nebius buys Israeli startup that connects AI agents to the web
Founded about a year ago, Tavily is the developer of a web search infrastructure layer for autonomous agents, as businesses adopt AI agents into workloads to perform complex tasks
By Sharon Wrobel
Illustrative: Delek Israel gas station in Haifa. (Livinus/iStock)
January 20, 2026, 1:54 pm
Delek Israel makes $594 million bid for Hot Mobile
The operator of gas stations and convenience stores seeks to buy telecom firm from Patrick Drahi’s Altice International after talks with Bezeq’s mobile unit fail to bear fruit
By Sharon Wrobel
AI humanoid robots developed by Israeli startup Mentee Robotics. (Courtesy of Mentee Robotics)
January 7, 2026, 4:22 pm
Mobileye buys Israeli AI humanoid startup for $900 million in bid for robotics
Mentee Robotics co-founder Amnon Shashua says ‘mentored’ human-like AI robots will be deployed in warehouses and assembly plants in 2028 and will do chores at home in 2030
By Sharon Wrobel
Traffic on the Ayalon Highway in Tel Aviv, December 29, 2025. (Yossi Aloni/FLASH90)
January 1, 2026, 4:22 pm
After record year, some in Israeli tech fear its future won’t be in Israel
Optimism abounds after 2025 sees unprecedented gains even amid war, but exodus of talent and tax revenue fuels concern that the country’s main economic driver may be on its way out
By Sharon Wrobel
Illustrative. An employee works in the tech sector. (Hadas Porush/ Flash90)
December 16, 2025, 2:04 am
Despite war, tech exits soared to $59 billion in 2025 thanks to Wiz deal — report
US buyers again lead with 43 M&A deals and IPOs, followed by Israeli purchasers with 30 transactions, according to annual PwC Israel report
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
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