Startup

Ondas buys Israeli defense software co Omnisys for $200m

Ondas has been on a spending spree in Israel over the past year. Omnisys will now become a subsidiary of Ondas

Logos of Ondas and Omnisys
Ashdod Port

Ashdod Port Company announces investment of $650,000 transforming CCTV cameras into smart eyes

US President Donald Trump gestures during a roundtable focused on tax cuts in Las Vegas, Nevada, US, April 16, 2026.

Israeli-founded startup uses AI to make filing taxes less painful in the US

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Israeli startup Frame Security raises $50m


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.

 A women uses an iPhone mobile device as she passes a lighted Apple logo at the Apple store at Grand Central Terminal in New York City, US, April 14, 2023. Uploaded on 31/5/2024

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.

Israeli-founded Upwind hits unicorn status with $250 million Series B led by Bessemer

Upwind said the financing brought its total capital raised to $430 million in under three years.

Upwind is led by CEO and co-founder Amiram Shachar, whose previous startup, Spot.io, was acquired by NetApp in 2020 for $450 million.

Lionsgate Network: Exposing crypto terrorists with advanced blockchain technology

With Lionsgate Network, 'there are no more blindspots, no more zero-accountability, no more ‘we don’t know': CEO Bezalel Raviv

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Israeli cyber sector soars as exits hit $72.6b. in 2025

Capital raising also hit an all‑time high, climbing to $8.27 billion, surpassing previous record of $7.5 billion in 2021

Cyber is not a luxury.

AI-cybersecurity firm becomes Israel's latest unicorn after $360 million funding round

Torq, a cybersecurity startup specializing in managing security operations through autonomous artificial intelligence agents, raised funding from Merlin Ventures.

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Defense Ministry orders boost Israeli startups

Total funding raised by companies that received a direct order from MAFAT in 2025 was $1.2 billion

The Israel Defense Forces announced that troops from the 10th Brigade have wrapped up a series of operations around the Yellow Line in the Khan Yunis area.

Israeli unicorn Wix launches world-first AI website builder, cutting weeks of work into minutes

Wix Harmony would allow users not only to design websites in a matter of seconds rather than hours, but also to refine the design via a chatbox with an AI agent.

Israeli giant Wix announced its first AI-focused product.

Israeli defense-tech co Kela teams with Starling on drones

As part of the agreement, Kela will receive exclusive rights to sell, integrate and deploy Starling's Pathfinder X autonomous unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) system in the IDF.

Starling's new VTOL drone design for enhanced operational flexibility

Škoda partners with Upstream to strengthen cybersecurity across connected vehicles

Upstream developed a platform that provides cybersecurity extended detection and response (XDR) for connected vehicles and IoT

Škoda Kodiaq. The base model reduced to NIS 212,000