Start up nation

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


Checkout optimization start-up raises $25m Series A to help e-commerce brands compete with Amazon

The company plans to use the new capital to expand its global market presence and accelerate the development of its checkout and shipping personalization engine.

 Checkout optimization start-up PrettyDamnQuick (PDQ).

Israel cyber firms raise $4b. in 2024 on surge of cloud, AI security needs

YL noted that there were 89 funding rounds in Israel in 2024, and 50 of them were seed, or early-stage rounds, raising a total of $400 million.

 AN INFOGRAPHIC showcases the state of the country’s cybersecurity sector.

Stalled-Up Nation? Report shows loss of innovation momentum in Israel

Companies in the center significantly outperform companies in the periphery in almost all innovation criteria, the report found.

 Israeli national flags flutter in front of an office tower at a business park also housing high tech companies, at Ofer Park in Petah Tikva, Israel August 27, 2020.

Now is the best time to invest in Israel - opinion

The Start-Up Nation’s greatest strength has always been its ability to thrive under pressure. This year will be no different.

 New Israeli Shekel banknotes are seen in this picture illustration taken November 9, 2021.

30 reasons why you should move to Israel - opinion

Here are 30 reasons we moved to Israel – and why you should consider doing so, too…even now. Some of these reasons may be familiar; others, I hope, will be surprising, even personal.

 NORTH AMERICAN Jews make aliyah, 2019.

The true cost of a shorter school week: The cheap solution will cost us dearly - opinion

The proposed reduction of the school week threatens Israel's education system and economy without addressing the real challenges in education.

An empty classroom

How two brothers from Jerusalem found ways of dealing with chargebacks

Brothers turn e-commerce woes into opportunity. Their startup, Chargeflow, tackles chargebacks for small businesses, aiming to reduce the $240B annual fraud cost in US e-commerce.


Looking for a change: Jonathan Merage has directed his foundation to Israelis in need

The Jonathan Merage Foundation conceived a mental health initiative for survivors of the Supernova music festival,

 MERAGE FOUNDATION Israel team.

Israel financial companies are stepping up the innovation in digital payments

Fintech, or financial technology, refers to innovative technologies designed to enhance and streamline the delivery and utilization of financial services.


STEM education crucial for preserving Israel’s Start-up Nation status, says expert

Afeka College President Professor Ami Moyal will be a speaker at the Jerusalem Post Annual Conference on June 3.

 Ami Moyal