Israel innovation authority

Israel pushes for deep tech start ups with Israel Innovation Authority’s new funding program

The Israel Innovation Authority will offer up to NIS 1 million more in funding through its startup fund to deep tech companies in the early stages of development.

 Semiconductor chips are seen on a circuit board of a computer in this illustration picture taken February 25, 2022.
In the photo (from left): Karin Mayer Rubinstein, CEO and President of the Israel Advanced Technology Industries Association (IATI), and Dror Bin, CEO of the Israel Innovation Authority.

Israeli life sciences investments fell 40% in 2025, report found

View of the Malha Technological Centre, which houses the Israel Innovation Authority, in Jerusalem.

'Dollar-shekel exchange, more local production': Next Innovation Authority CEO has challenges ahead

Israel Innovation CEO Dror Bin.

Dror Bin to step down as CEO of Israel Innovation Authority after five-year term


Israel's AVATAR Consortium tests autonomous vehicle decision-making

The group of Israeli companies and researchers from Israeli institutions is developing a framework for advanced technologies available only in Israel.

The autonomous driving systems installed on a test vehicle that drove in various scenarios in real-time on a physical test surface at the Shlomo Group Arena in Tel Aviv.

Quantum computers moving forward, where is Israel?

Experts in the field often say that today’s supercomputers will look like the stone age in comparison to the quantum paradigm shift which will replace them.

A spinning fluid of quantum particles breaks up into a crystal formed from swirling, tornado-like structures.

20 million shekels in funding goes toward Arab, hi-tech integration

The Israel Innovation Authority and the Directorate General of Labor have published a tender in order to promote the incorporation of Arabs into Israel’s hi-tech sector.

 Israeli flags flutter at a business park housing hi-tech companies, at Ofer Park in Petah Tikva.

ZOOZ, Afcon pilot brings Ultra-Fast electric vehicle charging to Petah Tikva

A Dor Alon pilot could be a big step toward the wider adoption of electric vehicles in Israel

 ZOOZ's flywheel energy storage system

Innovation Authority to give NIS 15M to programs bringing skilled hi-tech workers to Israel

"This diversification of manpower in the local ecosystem will help maintain local high-tech's position as a global leader.”

TODAY NEARLY 40% of Israeli start-ups are consumer-facing and more than 20% of Israel’s unicorns are B2C companies. In the photograph: Hi-tech development centTODAY NEARLY 40% of Israeli start-ups are consumer-facing and more than 20% of Israel’s unicorns are B2C companies. In the photograph: Hi-tec

Israel innovation head impressed with Klil factory

"I have found a lot of innovation and a desire to grow here at Klil, and I would be very happy to see their applications to the Innovation Authority approved,” Ami Appelbaum said.

 From right to left, Klil vice president of business development and innovation Roy Shenkar; Klil CEO Freddie Abukret;  Israel Innovation Authority chief Ami Applebaum; Klil chairman Tzuri Daboosh

Self-driving cars are dominating the Innovation Authority’s agenda

The IIA has announced two new programs related to autonomous vehicle development in just one week.

 Dr. Ami Appelbaum, Chairman of the Israel Innovation Authority at KORIL event at the Peres Center for Peace and Innovation.

Israel Innovation Authority to launch ESG index to protect environment

Companies that use ESG indices can see a reduction in risk as well as greater returns on their investments, according to the IIA.

Israel Innovation Authority Vice President Anya Eldan.

Israel Innovation Authority approves NIS 220m. for new innovation

The move represents one of the largest public-sector investments in cultivated meat in the world.

Illustrative photo of Israeli money

NIS 30m. fund launched for hi-tech employment projects

The Innovation Authority said it will offer grants of up to 70% of the project's budget for programs under NIS 1 million, and up to 50% for programs requiring up to NIS 15 million.

An artist's imagination of Azrieli Group's Spiral Tower