Start up nation

IDF Unit 8200 Alumni Association uses network to drive Israeli innovation, start-ups

The event comes as artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies are reshaping the technology sector and forcing companies and professionals to adapt to new realities.

AUGUST 17, 2026|ByANNA AHRONHEIM

Alumni from Unit 8200 attend annual conference in 2025.

From start-up nation to scale-up nation: A blueprint for Israel’s $1 trillion economy - opinion

Israel does not primarily have an innovation problem. It has an institutional problem. The country is exceptionally good at producing start-ups, but far less effective at financing and retaining them

AUGUST 6, 2026|ByGABRIEL CUTLER

Portrait of a female researcher standing before a quantum computer. (Ilustrative)

Israel's quantum leap: Building a national hub for the next tech revolution - interview

“AI requires, on one hand, a lot of technology, which Israel excels in, but also from the other end, it needs for the data centers, lots of land and lots of energy, which Israel does not have."

JULY 29, 2026|ByFELICE FRIEDSON/THE MEDIA LINE

Israel shifts toward ‘Defense-Tech Nation’ as start-ups surge to $3b. in funding

New data shows defense-tech firms dominating Israel’s hi-tech investment, with start-up funding tripling year-on-year.

JULY 16, 2026|ByANNA AHRONHEIM

Ben-Gurion University builds Silicon Valley-style campus on Minecraft

Players are tasked with developing a business plan before ultimately presenting their company to a Shark Tank-style panel of investors – all of which takes place inside Minecraft's virtual ecosystem.

AUGUST 31, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev's Minecraft campus (main view).

‘Israel Is a Unicorn’: says New York City Mayor Eric Adams

Mayor Adams Hails Israeli Innovation at Tel Aviv Soirée with Business and Tech Leaders.

AUGUST 24, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

New York City Mayor Eric Adams Hails Israeli Innovation at Tel Aviv Soirée

This Israeli university creates more unicorns out of all non-US schools

Stanford research places Tel Aviv University at the forefront of global entrepreneurship.

AUGUST 17, 2023ByZACHY HENNESSEY

Unicorn Business Startup Symbol Vector (Illustration)

Israeli tech startups flock to US amid uncertainty at home

This marks a reversal, as Israel had managed in the past decade to persuade more of its startups to set up their legal identity domestically.

AUGUST 16, 2023ByREUTERS

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.

'Israel’s high uncertainty is killing business'

The CEO of one of Israel’s largest IT companies, Aman Group, explains what businesses are planning to do in case the local economy plummets.

JULY 25, 2023ByZACHY HENNESSEY

WORKERS FROM the hi-tech sector protest against the proposed changes to the legal system, in Tel Aviv, on Tuesday.

The start-ups are leaving the Start-Up Nation: New survey reveals growing concerns

Across the board, large portions of Israel’s start-up ecosystem are moving funds, headquarters and investments away from the Start-Up Nation.

JULY 23, 2023ByZACHY HENNESSEY

Nurturing a new generation of Israel advocates - opinion

By empowering non-Jewish individuals to advocate for Israel based on their personal experiences, we challenge the notion that support for Israel is solely rooted in religious or ethnic identity.

JULY 19, 2023ByNAOMI ALTMAN