Start-up

Why start-ups are turning to localized social strategies to reach global customers in 2026

"Start-ups are using localized digital strategies to build stronger connections with audiences around the world."
The New York City skyline and the Empire State Building, as wildfire smoke impacts air quality in New York City, US, July 17, 2026.

'Deals happen outside meetings': Hakibbutz unveils first Israeli startup home in New York City

Climate change conference in the Negev

Ben-Gurion third in the world for graduates' odds of founding a unicorn

A European Union flag flies outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, December 19, 2019.

Israel isn’t losing to Europe. It’s simply not showing up - opinion


Five minutes into the pitch, the sirens went off

How one Israeli startup closed a $6 million round while running to shelters.

“Despite incoming missile alerts and personal danger, Swan’s founders continued investor calls and closed a $6 million round, showing resilience under extraordinary conditions.”

In first place in the world: Eisenkot’s son beat Google and OpenAI

An unprecedented achievement for the startup of Guy Eisenkot and Nimrod Kor, which was ranked as the most accurate AI tool on the market for code review.

Guy Eisenkot and Nimrod Kor

'Waze of marketing': Israeli startups invest some $50 million in sales, advertising with AI

Israeli startups Brandlight and WINN.AI announced $31 million and $18 million in investments, respectively, from a Series A funding round.

AI and Economy.

Israeli start-up Matia secures $21 million investment to create AI-powered data pipeline platform

The company reported exponential growth in 2025, with ten times as many clients using its data analysis solutions, according to their statistics.

The team working at Matia.

Raftt sues Wiz for NIS 200m., alleges ‘phantom’ acquisition, misuse of tech as Google deal nears

The lawsuit comes as Wiz is in the process of being acquired by Google in a $32 billion deal announced in March 2025.

 Wiz and Google company logos seen on the smartphone and laptop screens.

99% diagnosis in four minutes: The start-up transforming heart care

AccuLine completes clinical trial in seven Israeli hospitals: The system achieved 94% sensitivity in detecting heart patients and 99% risk exclusion in a non-invasive clinic test.

Patient with the CORA device from AccuLine.

For approximately $2B: Apple acquires a secret Israeli start-up

Apple completes one of its largest-ever acquisitions, buying Israel’s Q.AI, developer of facial expression analysis and “silent speech” technology, aiming to close gaps with Meta, Google, and OpenAI.

The Apple company logo.

Tech Talk: Do startup competitions matter for founders? New research says yes, if done correctly

A new Tel Aviv University analysis examines whether startup competitions improve survival, access to funding, and growth, or reward teams already positioned to win.

Dr. Eyal Benjamin, Coller School of Management, Tel Aviv University.

Apple buys secretive Israeli AI company Q.ai for $1.6 billion in biggest acquisition of its history

With the move, Apple aims to improve its access to AI technology, which has suffered recent setbacks, especially after several delays in deploying Apple Intelligence's full announced capabilities.

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Cybersecurity startup developing rapid-response fraud detection secures $37 million Series A round

Memcyco is a company focused on digital risk protection and fraud management. It has a key differential by leveraging both defensive and offensive mechanisms to detect attacks.

Memcyco announced that it has secured $37 million in Series A funding.