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An illustration of a man working on computers. (scyther5; iStock by Getty Images)
January 5, 2026, 4:30 pm
New US venture fund bets big on Israel, promising millions for fledgling startups
Striker Venture Partners, co-led by IDF veteran, says it will put half of its initial investments into early-stage Israeli tech firms in hot fields of AI and cybersecurity
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
Plans for a new deeptech center to be built in the Tera Park industrial zone in the city of Ashkelon in southern Israel. (Courtesy)
November 13, 2025, 8:26 pm
Specialized chip plant to be built in Ashkelon, Israeli-Canadian fund announces
Awz Ventures says it will invest $1.6 billion in foundry to produce advanced semiconductors for defense use and civilian companies, though public portion of project cost unclear
By Sharon Wrobel
NFX venture capital firm Israel managers (from right to left): Gigi Levy-Weiss, Omri Amirav-Drory and Sarai Bronfeld. (Courtesy: Tamir Levy)
October 21, 2025, 11:27 am
Venture capital firm NFX raises $325 million, betting on Israeli tech innovation
About 40% of capital earmarked to back early-stage Israeli startups focused on cybersecurity, developer tools, and AI applications
By Sharon Wrobel
Technion students taking a break on the grass on a sunny winter day when entrepreneurs flocked to the Haifa campus to talk to students December 19, 2019. (Shoshanna Solomon/Times of Israel)
September 18, 2025, 5:38 pm
Two Israeli universities listed in top 10 global producers of entrepreneurs
Tel Aviv University and the Technion’s undergraduate programs helped educate high numbers of venture capital-backed innovators, according to PitchBook data
By Sharon Wrobel
Glilot Capital Partners team from right: Arik Kleinstein, Rinat Semler, Lior Litwak, Kobi Samborsky, and Nofar Amikam. (Courtesy)
September 18, 2025, 3:28 am
Israel’s Glilot Partners raises $500M to back young cyber and AI software startups
Fresh capital raised from financial institutions in the US and Europe is earmarked for investment into Israeli startups developing cybersecurity and AI enterprise software
By Sharon Wrobel
Illustrative: Playtika at high-tech development centers in Herzliya, October 30, 2020. (Gili Yaari/Flash90)
September 17, 2025, 4:04 am
Tech sector resilient but job growth and creation of new startups slowing — report
Israel Innovation Authority raises serious concerns about stagnation in tech output, emphasizes urgency of government investment to secure one of the main sources of tax revenue
By Sharon Wrobel
Illustrative: A view of Times Square. (Leo Cunha Media via iStock by Getty Images)
September 2, 2025, 10:34 pm
‘Dramatic growth’: NYC is home to 560 tech startups founded by Israelis, report finds
Israelis are increasingly moving to New York City to set up base and enter the US market, as war-related travel disruptions make building business challenging, 97212 Ventures says
By Sharon Wrobel
Jeff Horing, co-founder and managing director of New York-based venture capital firm Insight Partners, (left), during a visit at Israel's Weizmann Institute of Science, on May 6, 2025. (Courtesy of Insight Partners)
May 6, 2025, 11:20 pm
On Israel visit, Wiz investor commits to back local entrepreneurs and startups
New York-based venture firm Insight Partners, which opened its Tel Aviv office in 2019, has invested close to $6 billion in the Israeli tech ecosystem over the past two decades
By Sharon Wrobel
The main rehearsal for Israel's Independence Day ceremony, held at Mount Herzl, Jerusalem, on April 28, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 1, 2025, 5:50 am
Israel at 77: Tech economy shows resilience during war, though clouds of change loom
While Israel takes pride in its tech ecosystem, fund managers and tech experts worry that the state is not acting to preserve the talent that keeps the industry thriving
By Sharon Wrobel
By chance, reserve combat paramedic David Citron (middle) runs into decade-long friend Alan Buch, a New York-based venture capitalist, at the Zikim crossing bordering the Gaza Strip, in December 2023. (Courtesy)
April 21, 2025, 4:47 pm
$35 million VC fund launches thanks to reservist’s chance encounter on the Gaza border
Israeli investor David Citron bumped into NY-based venture capitalist Alan Buch while serving in the Israel-Hamas war. Their resulting fund for startups born in combat launches Monday
By Sharon Wrobel
Cyan Banister and Arielle Zuckerberg, two of the venture capitalists behind the new 'Long Journey' fund, pictured in 2024. (Taylor Hill/Getty Images via JTA)
March 21, 2025, 8:20 am
Arielle Zuckerberg, partners launch $181,818,181 fund for ‘magically weird’ startups
Lee Jacobs says Hamas attack ‘awakened something dormant at my core,’ announcing, with Meta CEO’s sister, symbolically summed venture capitalist fund for innovative tech founders
By JTA and ToI Staff
Illustrative: Israeli entrepreneurs, investors and lawyers mingle at the Up & Coming annual tech conference by PwC Israel and Goldfarb Gross Seligman law firm in Tel Aviv on September 4, 2024. (Sharon Wrobel/Times of Israel)
January 9, 2025, 8:48 pm
With a possible end to the war in sight, will 2025 bring a startup ‘baby boom’?
Fund managers and tech executives worry about a shortage of local talent and new startups, but expect a revival of Israeli tech firms going public on the US stock market
By Sharon Wrobel
Ezra Gardner, co-founder of Israel-focused venture capital fund Varana Capital. (Courtesy)
December 19, 2024, 4:05 pm
US-Israeli investor sounds alarm over lack of foreign capital for local startups
Denver-based VC raises $50m for emergency fund to invest in cash-strapped Israeli businesses as foreign investments stall amid uncertainty during war and shortage of US flights
By Sharon Wrobel
For illustration: Fusion co-founder Guy Katsovich speaks to investors and entrepreneurs at an annual VC trends conference in Tel Aviv on December 5, 2024. (Courtesy)
December 5, 2024, 10:43 pm
Political and security instability fears top Israeli investor concerns, survey finds
Poll shows fundraising remains a major worry, while the M&A market for Israeli startups sets a new high with $10.5 billion in deals led by foreign acquirers over the past year
By Sharon Wrobel
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