High tech
Assaf Rappaport and Wiz founders near deal for McDonald's Israel franchise
From a tech empire and media holdings straight to Israel's most successful fast-food chain: Cyber company Wiz's founders, led by Assaf Rappaport, are in advanced stages to acquire the franchise.
LinkedIn unveils ranking of best Israeli startups of 2026, with cybersecurity, AI firms leading
Report: Amazon in advanced talks to acquire Israeli startup Decart for $7b.
Even before moving to Israel: Jerusalem looks for tech workers abroad
Amid shekel-dollar crisis: Hi-tech sector gains strength as Israel's main export with 58% in 2025
The trend is driven mainly by the sector's dominance of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) projects, which export these services overseas and are highly dependent on foreign-currency income.
Amdocs to lay off 3,000 employees
The entire technology industry is experiencing aggressive cuts, partly due to the changes brought about by AI.
Start-Up Ethiopia: Addis Ababa takes a page from Israel's innovation playbook
DIPLOMATIC AFFAIRS: Ethiopia is looking to Israel’s Start-Up Nation model as it builds its own AI sector and strengthens technological cooperation.
Wix cuts 20% of its employees citing shekel-dollar exchange rate, AI implementation
According to the CEO, the fact that the company has shekel-dominated costs and dollar-denominated revenue made it impossible to keep its current operations running without cutting back.
The rise of deep tech is the north’s opportunity
The shift from software startups to deep research and advanced hardware is reshaping the high-tech map, giving northern Israel the natural advantage thanks to research, infrastructure, talent & costs
IDF reservists created 150 new startups during last year, innovation program reveals
18x Elite Impact revealed that its participants, all IDF reservists and veterans, created 150 startups and raised $15 million in investment.
Israel's high-tech faces unexpected crisis as dollar slides 20% against shekel
The dollar fell by approximately 20% against the shekel over the last year, which puts companies that depend on dollar income at risk.
‘Perfect storm’: Israel's high-tech faces human capital crisis, lack of new students in age of AI
“We need to create a new way of teaching skills for them to progress,” David Perlmutter, chairman of the Committee for Increasing Human Capital in High-Tech, warned.
Despite the war: Israeli high-tech opens 2026 with approximately $3.1 billion in funding
Behind the stability in overall capital lies a shift in the market structure. The number of deals remains relatively low, and capital is increasingly concentrated in a smaller number of companies.
Lessons from Iran’s brain drain: Expert warns emigration puts Israel’s security at risk
According to Barak Gonen, Tehran lost the technological advantage it once held largely due to emigration, with the number of Iranian students abroad reaching a record high in 2024.
