Elon Musk praised Israel's world-leading innovation, highlighting the Jewish state's remarkable per capita output of startups, inventions, and technology for such a small nation.

With a $1B fundraise and $30B valuation, Israeli AI startup VAST Data has claimed the title of the most valuable private tech company in Israel.

Investors are also writing larger checks: The median deal size climbed to $15 million in 2025, up from $9.5 million in 2024 and well above levels seen in 2023.

Nebius said integrating Tavily’s technology would allow its platform to offer customers direct access to live online data.

Israel’s position as a global cybersecurity leader is rising with its specialized firms, record high-tech investments and international collaborations, even as the country faces frequent cyberattacks.

The research focused on the relationship between academic background and entrepreneurial outcomes among founders of venture capital-backed companies.

For growers and packers, the pitch is simple: know earlier what you have, know faster what condition it’s in, and waste less along the way.

TopGum Industries, the Sderot-based company built out of that pivot, is now posting record results and closing a long-term partnership that places its products deeper into the North American market.

The lab aims to cut the high costs and regulatory barriers that have long slowed younger firms from moving their ideas beyond the prototype stage.

The technology promises quicker detection of weapons, explosives, and other prohibited items, while reducing false alarms that often slow passengers.

CyberArk’s platform verifies the identity of anyone—or anything—attempting to use privileged credentials.

The surprising resilience helped steady the economy during one of the most challenging periods in recent history.

These repositories will offer researchers, tech startups, and industrial players access to data sets that were previously scattered, siloed, or inaccessible.

Israeli firms secured 38% of all national tech investment, despite representing just 7% of the broader tech industry.

SkyHoop is a wearable system that alerts troops to aerial threats with the help of smartphone-based technology.

Together, these companies raised over $400 million in the past year alone.

The growth is due to fewer but much larger investments.

Merlin Ventures' first fund raised $53 million and saw six of its 10 startups acquired by other companies.

A 'stealth mode' startup develops a product or service in secrecy, often to protect its intellectual property, unique business model or funding.

Composting can be even more beneficial than recycling to the environment because it rebuilds topsoil.

Despite regional conflict, investment in Israeli tech companies in the first 10 months of 2024 has surpassed 2023's total.

Despite the ongoing war in Israel, The Startup Nation proves once again it innovates under pressure.

Thus far, only two ALS drugs have been approved by the FDA, but these may only delay the progression of the disease by a few months.

'I believe that the unique Israeli situation, where the country has been fighting a war for almost a year, has created the proper conditions in various fields – including high tech – for the promotion of new and original initiatives,' says CEO of Israel's Bank Leumi.

The CEOs are members of Israeli Mapped NY, a group that creates a forum for Israeli startups in New York. 

In Israel, $12.83 billion was spent on AI technology, with 442 AI-related startups, and the highest proportion of AI talent compared to the total workforce, at 1.13%.

Acculine CEO:'This test has the potential to save millions of lives a year.'

Marketwatch rated Faye as The Top Travel Insurance Pick of 2024.

It is estimated that 80% of all deliveries and shipments will one day be made with EVTOLs

Despite the Gaza war and the economic slowdown, Israeli startups raised the highest amount in two years. 

Israeli startups are finding solutions to clean up the oceans, repopulate aquatic life, and stimulate the ocean's ability to create more oxygen and absorb carbon dioxide. 

'The doctor needs to look at the patient as a person with a problem, not as a problem.'

Meta’s Facebook arm purchased two Israeli companies, RedKix and Service Friend without obtaining the Israel Competition Authority’s consent.

Because of the war, Israeli tech startups are currently undervalued and offer investors significant upside potential.

Companies have been embodying Israel’s “startup nation” mentality to find ways to endure despite the adversity.

Seminar attracts mainly students without previous exposure to anything Israel-related, eager to learn and apply lessons from Israel's startup success.

'It is not because of the soil, but because you’re made of good quality. It’s the people, folks!' said Mayor Eric Adams. He wound up a three-day visit to Israel on Thursday,

Chuck Freilich, former deputy national security adviser in Israel who teaches at Columbia and Tel Aviv U, notes the number of cyber startups in Israel equals the number of cyber startups in the rest of the world besides the US.

With alumni establishing a tally of 43 unicorn companies, TAU unexpectedly ranked higher than Britain’s Oxford University.

The Jewish state wants to make sure that all citizens have a chance to grab a piece of the 'startup nation pie.'