High tech

LinkedIn unveils ranking of best Israeli startups of 2026, with cybersecurity, AI firms leading

The ranking included 15 Israeli companies with at least 30 employees and that were founded no more than seven years ago, LinkedIn explained.

LinkedIn logo (illustrative).
Decart founders, Dean Leitersdorf and Moshe Shalev.

Report: Amazon in advanced talks to acquire Israeli startup Decart for $7b.

Moshe Lion, MUNIEXPO Conference, June 23, 2026.

Even before moving to Israel: Jerusalem looks for tech workers abroad

The renewed Har Hotzvim High-Tech Park in Jerusalem.

Jerusalem inaugurates renewed Har Hotzvim Hi-Tech Park, projects it will generate 10,000 new jobs


Israeli tech companies raise $3.6 billion in Q3, up 53% year over year

Israeli high-tech companies raised more than $11 billion in the first three quarters of 2026, with cybersecurity leading investment and foreign funds accounting for more than 70% of investments.

Maya Eisen Zafrir, CEO of LeumiTech

Haifa startup HydroSight raises $5 million in seed round

Israeli startup HydroSight raises $5 million to develop AI-powered seabed mapping technology for ports, energy companies and other maritime infrastructure operators.

Tomer Adler, Chen Megera, and Haitham Ezzy

From Weizmann computers to start-up nation: How Israel grew to become a high-tech powerhouse

Meir Valman traces the connections among prestate universities, military innovation, global experience, and life sciences that built Israel’s high-tech sector.

Israeli Tech

Bridging the gap: How Tech-Career is opening hi-tech's doors to Ethiopian-Israelis

23 years and 1,500 graduates after its humble beginnings out of a converted laundromat, Tech-Career attributes its success to a philosophy that networking and shared identity matter as much as coding

Natali Getahon, Tech-Career’s director of partnerships, addresses students.

PayPal layoffs hit Israel as payment giant restructures global operations

The cut will hit the Tel Aviv development center, which develops artificial intelligence systems to analyze transactions in real time, detect fraud, and prevent money laundering.

 A smartphone with the PayPal logo is placed on a laptop in this illustration taken on July 14, 2021.

Firm led by first Israeli NBA player Omri Casspi opens new $250 million fund for high-tech startups

The announcement made by Casspi's firm, Swish Ventures, says that the funding will focus on 12 high-tech startups with an average value of $20 million each.

Omri Casspi #18 of the Memphis Grizzlies dunks the ball during a game against the Boston Celtics at TD Garden on January 18, 2019 in Boston, Massachusetts.

Klil chairman: 'The high-tech-industry gap: 80% AI accuracy? In industry, that’s failure'

The gap between AI developers and industry is slowing adoption. Tzuri Dabbah analyzes the challenges, offers practical guidelines, and warns: 'One failure can destroy trust.'

Tzuri Dabbush, Chairman of Klil.

Demand for AI skills surges in nontech jobs as high tech layoffs persist

AI is reshaping more than workers' digital skills; technological advances are transforming entire professions and changing the skills and roles employers seek.

AI. Illustration.

Tech Talk: TAU launches one of world’s first Deep-Tech MBAs as science reshapes Israel's startups

As more Israeli startups emerge from laboratories, a new Tel Aviv University MBA aims to help scientists turn complex research into global companies.

Sofaer Global MBA Graduates and Staff.

Dramatic split: The new map of upheavals in Israeli tech

Tech employment remained stable and the sector is not collapsing but reorganizing: While software companies recorded 6.6% layoffs, hardware stood at just 1.1%.

High-tech office complex