Monthly Archives: September 2026

ScaleUp House

Posted on September 6, 2026

Calcalist and Showcase IL have launched ScaleUp House, a permanent initiative to support ambitious Israeli tech companies as they scale globally, raise funds, and build international presence. From global expansion and international fundraising to building leadership teams and navigating foreign … Continue reading →

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$50 million for defense-tech

Posted on September 6, 2026

Stratos Ventures has raised $50 million for defensetech push as global demand for Israeli startups surges. The fund plans to invest in 15-20 startups founded by Israeli entrepreneurs or companies with strong ties to Israel, with initial investments ranging between … Continue reading →

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Monday.com launches $200 million venture arm

Posted on September 6, 2026

Israel’s Monday.com, which developed a work management and operating platform for organizations, is launching a venture investment arm and allocating up to $200 million to the initiative. Monday Ventures has already invested in several Israeli AI startups. https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/bn7fw1do4

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Green line opens in Jerusalem

Posted on September 6, 2026

In Jerusalem, implementation of the Light Rail system is proceeding apace with the opening of the 7km Green Line from Mahane Yehuda to Malka in the south. It is intended that Jerusalem will become an accessible and advanced city, similar … Continue reading →

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Nearly 6,000 companies looking for employees in Israel

Posted on September 6, 2026

JobFox is a side project of Nir Kosover, co-Founder and CPO of Scalefox.ai to properly index the job market, which up until now has lacked a comprehensive map. Kosover says, “Plenty of companies don’t post all the jobs to LinkedIn. … Continue reading →

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Tel Aviv is world’s 4th most valuable city

Posted on September 6, 2026

The international rating firm Start-up Genome has ranked Tel Aviv fourth among global cities in the worldwide start-up ecosystem list, with a valuation of $250 billion. Only Silicon Valley, New York and London were valued higher. It analyzed 5.5 million … Continue reading →

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Green Product Award

Posted on September 6, 2026

CyanoCement, developed by scientists at Israel’s Technion Institute (see here previously) has won the International Green Product Award for Microbial Photosynthetic Building Materials. The material replaces polluting cement, plus it removes carbon dioxide from the air during its manufacture. https://technionuk.org/news-post/harnessing-cyanobacteria-revolutionary-green-biocement-shapes-the-future-of-construction/ … Continue reading →

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Growing coffee and cocoa in the lab

Posted on September 6, 2026

This video features Israeli startups Kokomodo (cocoa), Pluri (see here previously – bio-reactors for lab-based coffee), and Coffeesai (coffee). These companies are just three of the Israeli companies reducing the carbon footprint on the planet to make more sustainable food … Continue reading →

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They couldn’t take it away from him

Posted on September 6, 2026

12th grader Yotam Budnik, from the city of Rehovot in central Israel, won gold at the 2026 International Olympiad in Informatics in Uzbekistan. Because he draped himself in the Israeli flag, the Olympiad organizers disqualified him. But he refused to … Continue reading →

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5 million AI chips

Posted on September 6, 2026

US Marvell Technology and Israel’s Tower Semiconductor have shipped more than five million coherent photonic integrated circuits (PICs) to Marvell’s global customers, marking a significant production milestone in optical chip technology designed for AI-driven data center networks. https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/6kxrsxl3o

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