Israel Start-Up Nation

AI is making engineers faster, but nobody is checking the bill or the quality, says AI Israeli CEO

Milestone co-founder Liad Elidan tells The Jerusalem Post Business and Innovation podcast that companies are racing to adopt AI coding tools without the governance to know whether they are paying off

The best AI video generators for teams, studios and agencies in 2026.
Israel tech innovation.

Israel’s innovation economy and the growth of new start-ups

 A FLAG march takes place through the Old City on Jerusalem Day, in May. Israel will become a bi-national state and its Jewish expressions, including the national flag, will lose their status and their meaning, the writer warns.

Rosh Hashanah 2026: Israel’s 78-year miracle was never supposed to happen - opinion

Alumni from Unit 8200 attend annual conference in 2025.

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


Start-up nation: Israeli company launches in-game brand campaigns

International Video Game Day data reveals 3 billion global gamers, each spending about $75 per month. Buff has introduced in-game brand campaigns.

Gaming

'Revolutionary’: Defense Ministry start-ups grab investments of NIS 500m.- exclusive

Senior defense official to ‘Post’: Ukraine, Asia conflicts keep Israeli sales high despite Gaza war.

 Col. Nir Weingold

Google close to acquiring Israeli cybersecurity start-up Wiz for $23 billion - WSJ report

Wiz is a cloud security start-up founded in 2020 by Israelis Assaf Rappaport, Yinon Costica, Roy Reznik, and Ami Luttwak, with headquarters in New York City.

  People walk next to a Google logo during a trade fair in Hannover Messe, in Hanover, Germany, April 22, 2024.

Eretz Angels: The new investment club piling resources into Israel's periphery

Eretz Angel members will have the opportunity to invest in deep-tech technological ventures in Israel’s northern and southern communities.

 Eretz Angels: The new investment club piling resources into Israel's periphery

The most Zionist thing to do is invest in Israeli technology - opinion

Since October 7, more than 80% of the start-ups in Israel reported suffering damage from the war, with over 50% of start-ups left with less than six months of cash.

 High Tech

Israel lagging in generative AI investments due to shortage in local experts - study

Israel excels in cybersecurity but lags in AI investment, facing human capital shortages. Generative AI’s rapid global growth contrasts with Israel’s moderate increase.

 Google logo and AI Artificial Intelligence words are seen in this illustration taken, May 4, 2023.

The Institute: What AI advancements will be made in 2024?

"I don't meet a single CEO who doesn't say that they want to use AI or have an 'AI first' approach."

 Sivan Cohen Saban introduces a talk at The Institute

Startup Nation Central: Resilience of Israel's tech ecosystem despite war

Despite challenges derived from the ongoing war, Israel's high-tech and startup ecosystem has shown great resilience and hope.

 An areal view of the beaches and city skyline in Tel Aviv, on February 19, 2018.

Decline in early-stage startup investments signals market caution

The report highlights that 80% of newly established startups are choosing to incorporate in Delaware, USA, to potentially bypass tax complications in their native countries. 

 Intel Israel’s plant in Kiryat Gat.

'The Genius of Israel': How we became the 'Comeback Nation' - review

After a military debacle that saw the IDF unable to protect the people of Israel on October 7 – a major failure – the IDF and the people of Israel have made a strong recovery and comeback.

 Sir Jonathan Sacks, then-Britain's chief rabbi, sings a prayer at a rally of British Jews in solidarity with Israel at the Jewish Free School in Kenton, northwest London, in 2006.