Tech

Israeli fintech company invests at a valuation of 40 million shekels
The Israeli fintech company Be The Bank (BTB) is investing 7 million shekels in zipper, the delivery and logistics management platform of the Katz Group. As part of the deal, which is being carried out at a valuation of approximately 40 million shekels, BTB will acquire about 19% of the company's shares.

Good news for investors: Intel in a new financial move
The chip giant is raising capital to increase investments in its operations, a move that comes against the backdrop of attempts to strengthen its position in the global chip market.

Rani Rahav on the $80 million exit: "The land of unlimited possibilities"
PR expert Rani Rahav was not indifferent to the story of high-tech entrepreneur Maor Shlomo, who sold his company Base44 to Wix for $80 million after about 400 days of reserve duty. What caused Rahav to publicly salute him, and what does the entrepreneur think about academic studies?

The Israeli who made a huge exit: "I wouldn't send kids to get a degree"
Maor Shlomo, founder of Base44, which was sold to Wix for $80 million, explains how he believes artificial intelligence is changing the job market and what young people should do.

Towards signing an agreement: Anthropic and Decart exchange deal drafts
The deal for Anthropic to acquire the Israeli company Decart is nearing completion. The company is valued at approximately $7 billion, with the majority of the consideration to be paid in Anthropic shares.

Maor Shlomo: The Story of a One-Man Company's Millions
Maor Shlomo is the new face of Israeli high-tech: a solo founder who achieved an $80 million exit in just six months. In a candid interview, he discusses sleepless nights, his skepticism toward academic degrees, the tragic loss of his mother, and his mission to use AI to fight cancer.

Significant Achievement: Israeli Company Odysight Signs Agreement with Boeing
The technology developed following the Apache helicopter disaster in the IDF will undergo a dramatic test on a military aircraft of the American aviation giant, in a move that could lead to the built-in integration of the system directly from the production lines.

Journey between stars: Nvidia revealed a $21 billion stake in SpaceX
Nvidia revealed that its stake in SpaceX, the space company of Elon Musk, was worth about $21 billion at the end of the second quarter. The chipmaker holds 122.8 million class A shares of the company.
The Israeli Silicon Valley on the way to a revolution: "Crazy investment of hundreds of millions of shekels"
Yokneam Mayor Roman Peres does not view the chip giant Nvidia's decision to build its new campus in nearby Kiryat Tivon as a loss for the city. He presents an ambitious vision for Yokneam's development over the next decade, including the construction of over 14,000 housing units and large-scale urban renewal projects.

Following 60% Annual Growth: Next Vision Secures Major Deal
The company Next Vision announced the receipt of an order from an existing client for the supply of cameras and other products. The deal, worth approximately $5.6 million, will be fully supplied by the end of 2026.

Assaf Rappaport is rebuilding Israel's media map: The details behind the acquisitions
The founder of Wiz, who brought about the $32 billion exit, is shifting his center of gravity from the cyber world to mega-deals in media, social networks, and retail that touch every home in Israel.

Israeli company Odysight signed an agreement with aviation giant Boeing
Odysight.ai's technology, based on computer vision and predictive maintenance, will be demonstrated at the American aircraft manufacturer's test sites. The agreement expands the company's operations, whose developments are already installed on IDF combat helicopters and are being tested by the US Navy.

Another senior executive leaves OpenAI, former Wiz president to be appointed in her place
OpenAI announced the departure of Chief Revenue Officer Denise Dresser less than a year after she joined. She will be replaced by Dali Rajic, former president and COO of the Israeli cybersecurity firm Wiz.

"Companies with less than $10 million in revenue don't need to pay us at all"
LTX, a company born from the planned split of Lightricks, is launching a new video model for training robots. In an interview with Globes, CEO Dr. Zeev Farbman explains the activity and who it will help: "We want to build the expensive part, so that startups in the field have a base to work with."

Google's Round: How 900 Million Turned Into 94 Billion Dollars
The technology giant Alphabet, Google's parent company, is known primarily for its dominant search engine and cloud services. However, an official report recently filed by the company with US authorities reveals that it also functions as a prominent investor in the market. The report presents for the first time the scope of Google's investment in Elon Musk's aerospace company SpaceX, which has...

Last days to register: The startup competition that will get you into the US market
Winners of the MerageNext 2025 competition will receive grants, mentoring, and access to the Innovation Bridge program in California.

Google's top engineer launches company valued at $10 billion
Jeff Dean, one of Google's most renowned engineers, has left the company after 27 years and is already generating significant buzz in Silicon Valley. Dean is in advanced talks to raise $1 billion for his new startup, Discovery Loop. The planned fundraising round is expected to value the company at approximately $10 billion, an exceptionally high figure for a startup at such an early stage.

What brings Anthropic to acquire the Israeli company Decart
There is quite a bit of synergy between the two companies that makes the potential acquisition deal a logical step: while Anthropic holds the largest market share in the field of code generators, Decart's models, which are capable of making decisions, planning tasks, analyzing the environment, and understanding language, could help Anthropic enter worlds where it is less dominant. And this is not...

Report: Anthropic in talks to acquire Israeli startup Decart for $6 billion
The developer of the Claude AI models is in talks to acquire the Israeli company Decart, founded by Unit 8200 alumni. If completed, the deal would be one of the largest exits in Israeli high-tech history. Earlier reports suggesting Elon Musk's interest in the company were denied by the billionaire.

Drone company Aero Sentinel undergoes transformation after Iranian missile strike, aims to challenge Chinese dominance
Aero Sentinel is shifting to mass production after an Iranian missile destroyed its factory, forcing a relocation to Tel Aviv. The goal is to replace Chinese products within the IDF. The company's VP calls it a "strategic necessity."

Israeli company Stratasys receives $7.8 million in US funding
Israeli technology company Stratasys has been awarded $7.8 million by the US Department of Defense and America Makes to advance 3D printing quality control.

Michal Tsur's startup Remepy raises $36 million for the development of hybrid drugs
Remepy has raised $36 million in a Series A funding round. The startup develops hybrid drugs that combine prescription medication with AI-based therapeutic applications.

$36 million for the Israeli startup that connects drugs with code
Israeli startup Remepy has raised $36 million in a Series A funding round. The company is developing "hybrid drugs" that combine traditional medication with digital code to enhance treatment efficacy.

AI Startup Lovable Raises $400 Million at $13.3 Billion Valuation
Swedish AI startup Lovable has completed a $400 million funding round, reaching a valuation of $13.3 billion. This marks a significant increase from the $6.6 billion valuation recorded in December of last year.

New report: Israel is the world champion of exits
According to a new report by PitchBook, Israel leads the global ranking in the number of exits per capita, outperforming the USA and the UK. The country also shows strong results in investment attraction and AI sector development.

Team8 raised $365 million for a new venture capital fund
$265 million will be invested in young companies at the seed and Series A stages, including in the fields of software infrastructure and artificial intelligence, and more than $100 million is intended for follow-on investments in portfolio companies. The new fund has already recorded its first exit with the sale of Koi Security to Palo Alto Networks for approximately $400 million.

China cancelled the acquisition by Meta, and the AI company Manus returns to operate independently
AI developer Manus will return to independent operations after the Chinese regulator ordered Meta to cancel its approximately $2 billion acquisition deal.

The mathematicians who raised $20 million to protect the world's largest AI labs
The startup Attestable has raised $20 million in a seed round to develop AI verification technologies. The team of mathematicians is building tools that allow for proving the correctness of computations without exposing sensitive data.

"We threw the plans in the trash": Unframe founder explains how to reach $100 million without an off-the-shelf product
Unframe CEO and co-founder Shay Levi explains how abandoning rigid planning to focus on solving specific customer problems helped the company reach $100 million in TCV within a year.

With 630 employees and operations in India and Brazil: The company that wants to raise another $500 million
Just three months after the previous round, Globes has learned that the Israeli AI company has launched a massive round at double the valuation. Insight Partners is expected to lead the move and is looking for additional partners alongside it. In the background is a surge in revenue run rate, which is aimed at $100 million by the end of the year.

This is what the Israeli development center behind your payments to Amazon and Airbnb looks like from the inside
Payoneer's Israeli development center in Big Glilot (Photo: Amit Gosher)

A 275% jump: The small cloud company beating tech giants
The cloud computing market is dominated by Amazon, Microsoft, and Google, which are investing heavily in the AI race. However, DigitalOcean, a cloud company with a $14 billion market cap, is successfully competing with the giants, with its stock jumping 275% over the past year. The company's secret lies in its focus on small and medium-sized businesses, a segment often neglected by industry...

OpenAI Repurchased $7 Billion in Employee Shares
OpenAI has completed a share buyback deal allowing employees to sell approximately $7 billion in equity. The transaction was executed at a valuation of $852 billion.

Two CEOs, a real-time pivot and an AI assault: Artlist's quiet revolution
For the first time in the history of the Scale Up Nation podcast, two CEOs of the same company—Ira Belsky and Itzik Elbaz of Artlist—sat in the studio. They discussed the transformation of their "accidental startup" and how the company is adapting to the AI era.

Elon Musk denies Calcalist report: Not buying Decart
The founder of SpaceX responded with "fake news" to claims that his company is in advanced negotiations to acquire the Israeli AI startup Decart for $6-7 billion. While the Calcalist report suggested Decart was "in Musk's sights," it also listed Amazon and Nebius as potential buyers.

Shake-up in Israeli high-tech: Gaming giant lays off employees
The company, which develops leading flagship games using a unique model, has begun laying off employees at its development center in Ramat Gan, which accounts for about a quarter of the workforce of the American corporation that controls it.

Israeli High-Tech Company Holds Overseas Conference on Election Day
Israeli company Quantum Machines is holding a conference in Chicago on the day of the Knesset elections. The scheduling has sparked dissatisfaction among employees concerned about their ability to exercise their right to vote.

Israeli startup Corma raises $60 million to develop AI-powered cyber defense model
Corma, which is developing a dedicated cyber defense model against AI attacks, has announced a $60 million seed round led by Sequoia. The company is already working with Fortune 100 and Fortune 500 firms to bridge the growing gap between AI-driven offensive and defensive capabilities. Corma was founded in 2025 by Alon Fluda, a Psagot program graduate and Unit 8200 alumnus.

After the storm: Excellent results for Monday, so why are the shares falling?
Monday.com published its Q2 2026 report, showing 22% revenue growth and record operating profit. Despite these results, shares fell 9% due to the company's conservative annual forecast.

Camtek Beats Second Quarter Forecasts and Raises Growth Outlook
The company exceeded analysts' expectations for revenue and profit. It anticipates continued significant growth of 30% in the second half of the year. Rafi Amit: "We are experiencing a significant acceleration in the pace of order intake."