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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.
Startup Nation meets the Scale-Up State in Texas

Startup Nation meets the Scale-Up State: Israeli innovation heads to Texas

Integrating ultra-Orthodox students into research activities. Photographed in the laser laboratory at the Jerusalem College of Technology.

Israeli tech salaries rose in 2025, but jobs fell and gaps widened

A member of a research team who, as they say, have developed an implant of genetically engineered cells into the injured spinal cord of paralysed mice that has helped them walk again works at a laboratory at Tel Aviv University, Israel February 6, 2022. Picture taken February 6, 2022.

Your Taxes: Israel’s R&D edge over other OECD countries


Birthright Israel launches coding boot camp, hi-tech job placement program

The program encompasses a five-month virtual course followed by a month-long period of in-person study and scheduled social activities in Tel Aviv.

 BIRTHRIGHT CEO Gidi Mark: "We understand that the pandemic is here to stay, and that we need to be creative and think of new ways to engage the young generation of Jews."

Israel and the UK have a close R&D relationship

"What we've seen is the R&D happening in Israel, and then the commercialization happening [in the UK],” said CEO of Public Daniel Korski.

 From left to right: Danny Kessler, Chairman of UK-Israel Business, Dr. Merav Galili, Founding CEO of the Menomadin Foundation, Daniel Korski, CEO and Founder of Public, Former Adviser to the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom David Cameron, Yaniv Amir, President, Essence USA.

Medicine provides hope without boundaries or borders - opinion

During the past few weeks, we have brought the wonders of the Start-up Nation to Moldova, where dozens of pregnant refugees from Ukraine have been treated.

 STAFF WORK on setting up the field hospital in Ukraine.

TAU Ventures launches ‘GROW’: a leadership program for managers in startups

New program by Tel Aviv University Ventures will give managers tools to handle hyper-growing start-up companies to avoid falling behind.

Tel Aviv University.

Israeli startup CYE launches threat intelligence, response group

CYE’s Critical Cyber Operations group is composed of national-level cybersecurity experts and senior intelligence officers who provide organizations with Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) assessments.

 Rubi Aronashvili of CYE

When Iran counterstrikes Mossad in secret war - analysis

Even the legendary spy agency has screw-ups, which may have happened this past week.

A SATELLITE view of Iran's Fordow nuclear plant.

Israel’s start-up collaboration with EU enters third year

Calling2Scale program will accept start-up applications throughout March and April.

 Calling2Scale program.

UBQ lands Nestle, Anheuser-Busch as clients with thermoplastic solutions

The latest collaboration will see the two multi-national companies implement UBQ Materials' eponymously-named thermoplastic solution in its own processes as a plastic alternative.

 Israeli green startup company UBQ Materials

AI platform Fetcherr partners with ATPCO to revolutionize airfare pricing

The start-up’s deep learning system could lead to a significant change in the way airlines price their tickets to consumers

An El Al Israel Airlines Boeing 737-900ER airplane takes off from the Adolfo Suarez Madrid-Barajas airport as seen from Paracuellos del Jarama, outside Madrid, Spain, August 8, 2018

Tech transfer, the secret behind Israel's innovation ecosystem - opinion

Getting academic research out of the lab and into the market and industry is key to develop an innovation ecosystem.

 Kinoko-Tech founders Dr. Jasmin Ravid, Dr. Daria Feldman, and Hadar Shohat.