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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 644

Start-Up Nation Central

Illustrative: Employees work inside the offices of the Bezeq telecoms firm in the northern Israeli city of Kiryat Shmona near the border with Lebanon on February 22, 2024. - The deadly exchanges of fire between Israel and Lebanon have prompted most people in communities on both sides of the heavily fortified border to leave but some employees of the firm have decided to stay. (Photo by Jalaa MAREY / AFP)
Despite ongoing war, investments in Israeli startups hit three-year high
By Sharon Wrobel
Local tech firms raised $9.3 billion in capital in the first six months of 2025 as foreign investor participation in funding rounds rose
Illustrative: Employees work inside the offices of the Bezeq telecoms firm in the northern Israeli city of Kiryat Shmona near the border with Lebanon on February 22, 2024. - The deadly exchanges of fire between Israel and Lebanon have prompted most people in communities on both sides of the heavily fortified border to leave but some employees of the firm have decided to stay. (Photo by Jalaa MAREY / AFP)
July 1, 2025, 4:30 pm
Despite ongoing war, investments in Israeli startups hit three-year high
Local tech firms raised $9.3 billion in capital in the first six months of 2025 as foreign investor participation in funding rounds rose
By Sharon Wrobel
A pedestrian walks in front of the venue for COP 29 Summit in Baku on November 10, 2024, on the eve of UN Climate Change Conference. (Alexander Nemenov / AFP)
November 22, 2024, 4:33 am
From ‘deprinting’ paper to DIY treescopes, Israeli tech draws crowds at COP29
Israeli pavilion at UN climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan, features 20 climate tech innovations over two weeks. We put the spotlight on six especially noteworthy endeavors
By Sue Surkes
Illustration: High-tech development centers in Herzliya, October 30, 2020. (Gili Yaari/Flash90)
September 12, 2024, 6:51 pm
Loss of confidence in the state’s actions drives startups to grow elsewhere – survey
A third of tech firms are considering moving some operations out of Israel due to war uncertainty and amid a lack of trust in the government’s ability to lead recovery efforts
By Sharon Wrobel
Volunteer team at Israeli startup Lasso Security coordinating purchases and deliveries of protective gear to Israeli soldiers, October 2023. (Courtesy)
January 8, 2024, 3:47 pm
After Israeli tech mobilized in wartime, how will startups fare in 2024?
Former innovation policy chief urges government to support tech sector, revive confidence of investor community, to ensure it doesn’t lag behind as global industry recovers
By Sharon Wrobel
Reserve soldiers seen at a staging area near the Israeli border with Lebanon, northern Israel, October 23, 2023 (Ayal Margolin/Flash90)
October 24, 2023, 5:34 pm
About 70% of tech firms face operating difficulties amid reservists’ call-up
Survey of the sector since the Israel-Hamas war broke out shows more than 70% of startups postponing or canceling orders and projects, others grappling with lack of financing
By Sharon Wrobel
Israeli startup CatAI wins health tech challenge led by Start-Up Nation Central. (Vered Farkash)
September 18, 2023, 5:44 pm
Israeli startup wins healthcare tech challenge to help US hospitals cut costs
CatAI uses smartphone cameras to track medical data of home patients; has been awarded $75,000 to run pilot with Florida’s US Baptist Health
By Sharon Wrobel
A DALL-E illustration created by Shoshanna Solomon: A futuristic cyborg riding a wave in the middle of the sea with an Israeli flag in the background.
August 2, 2023, 8:26 pm
As AI rides global wave, troubled Israel risks missing the splash
If judicial overhaul turmoil prevents Israel from being part of AI revolution, ‘we will weep for generations;’ argues expert who led task force on national cybersecurity policy
By Shoshanna Solomon
Tech workers march in Tel Aviv to protest against the government's planned overhaul of the judicial system, January 31, 2023. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
August 1, 2023, 6:37 pm
Private funding for Israeli tech startups slumps to 5-year low, data report shows
67% decline in first half of 2023 from the $11.9 billion raised during the same period last year, while in the US trends are stabilizing, according to Start-Up Nation Central
By Sharon Wrobel
Tech workers march in Tel Aviv to protest against the government's planned overhaul of the judicial system, January 31, 2023. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
July 24, 2023, 4:57 pm
Almost 70% of Israeli startups act to shift funds, relocate due to judicial shakeup
Steps by startup heads and investors to withdraw cash reserves and move operations outside Israel have accelerated in past 3 months, according to a poll by Start-Up Nation Central
By Sharon Wrobel
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Tech workers march in Tel Aviv to protest against the government's planned overhaul of the judicial system, January 31, 2023. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
July 2, 2023, 4:41 pm
Facing global and local headwinds, Israeli startups see investments slump to 2018 low
Report shows money raised by tech firms fell 68% to $3.7 billion in H1, compared to same period in 2022; AI companies nab nearly half of all VC funds injected into tech industry
By Sharon Wrobel
For illustration: Workers in a startup.(Vadim_Key; iStock by Getty Images)
May 16, 2023, 1:48 am
25% of tech firms plan layoffs after demand for workers halved in 2022 — report
New survey shows 17,000 open positions in high-tech industry at end of last year, down from 32,900; warns global recovery could bypass Israel if political uncertainty continues
By Sharon Wrobel
Anat Halgoa Solomon, co-founder and CEO of Saturas showcases the Israeli startup's smart sensor-based precision irrigation system at Microsoft's booth at the World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit in San Francisco in March, 2023. (Courtesy)
May 4, 2023, 6:41 pm
Microsoft partners with Start-Up Nation Central to tap Israeli agrifood tech
US tech giant to help bring local agritech to the next level; Israeli startups work with Microsoft teams and showcase their technologies to the global marketplace
By Sharon Wrobel
Prof. Michal Lotem, head of Hadassah Cancer Research Institute (HCRI), left, and Inna Ben David, HCRI's head lab technician. (Credit: HCRI/courtesy)
April 23, 2023, 9:38 pm
Israeli universities churn out startups as ties with tech industry grow
Data shows rise of over 120% in startups set up yearly by academic institutions, from 34 in 2016 to 75 in 2020, accounting for 13% of total new startups established in Israel
By Shoshanna Solomon
Tech workers protest against the government's judicial overhaul 'time is running out for Israeli hi-tech,' in Tel Aviv, on March 23, 2023 (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
April 13, 2023, 7:11 pm
80% of Israeli startups say judicial shakeup will have ‘negative impact’ — survey
Company heads and investors report concern about raising capital, outflow of funds, and employees seeking to relocate, according to poll by Start-Up Nation Central
By Sharon Wrobel
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