The Citizens of Israel Fund (Israel’s sovereign wealth fund) manages some $2 billion of state revenues from the levies on the profits of Israel’s natural resources, to be used for social, economic, and educational purposes. In 2024, the fund’s return … Continue reading →

Analysis firm Dealigence, in collaboration with Google for Startups, has revealed that there are currently 1,054 entrepreneurs operating in stealth mode in Israel. This high volume of companies quietly building systems, indicates a 30% surge in future early-stage funding rounds. … Continue reading →

Empathy raised $72 million; Tenzai raised $32 million; Sweep.io raised $22.5 million; Sequence (getsequence.io) raised $7.5 million; Traceloop raised $6.1 million; OncoHost awarded €2.5 Million from EIC Transition Programme;

US Tenable has acquired Israel’s Apex Security for $105+ million; Israel’s Wix has acquired Israeli text-to-video startup  Hour One. Israel’s Check Point has acquired Israeli cybersecurity startup Veriti, in a deal estimated to be worth over $100 million.

US customers can now order online the plant-based salmon from Israel’s Oshi and have it  delivered straight to their door. https://oshi.fish/

The number of Haredi employees working for Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has risen steadily to over 400. IAI attributes the increase (48 in 2024) to recruitment activities, partnerships with Haredi organizations, an accommodating work environment and more. https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/israel-aerospace-industries-says-it-has-grown-its-haredi-workforce-to-more-than-400/

Israeli cybersecurity giant Check Point is building a 100,000 square meters Tel Aviv campus with 6,000 workstations. It is also hiring 500 employees to power its new AI research hub. It signals Check Point’s growth ambitions and commitment to Israel’s … Continue reading →

I was one of the first passengers to fly from Tel Aviv to Shanghai on Hainan Airlines in 2018 when my daughter was working in China. It is great to read that the airline is resuming the service in Dec … Continue reading →

Air France has restarted its Tel Aviv – Paris route. It will operate seven weekly flights between Tel Aviv and Paris. Israeli travelers can connect via Paris to more than 300 destinations worldwide – one of the largest such networks … Continue reading →