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For a few hours every fortnight, residents of the rundown Shapira neighborhood in South Tel Aviv exchange compostable waste for a “Lira Shapira” from the municipality, which they spend at the local market. The idea has spread to Haifa (Shtar), Harish (Lish), and Kibbutz Tziv’on (AsimonTziv’on)

Protego Ventures, has completed a $125 million raise for its inaugural fund. Protego is Israel's largest dedicated defense-tech fund. It invests in early-growth-stage companies that have already begun selling their battlefield-proven or operational-proven products.

Omri Casspi, the former basketball player turned venture capitalist, has completed a $250 million fundraising round for his third fund, bringing Swish Ventures’ assets under management to $800 million. His earlier funds’ Israeli selections included Cognition, Wonderful and Upwind.

What happens to successful family businesses when there is nobody to run them after the owner retires? Israel’s Pitlane Capital has set up a $25 million ETA (Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition), fund to find entrepreneur-managers that will acquire and run these businesses.

Israel’s economy showed continued resilience ahead of the Jewish New Year, with Gross Domestic Product rising 3.2% in the first half of 2026; foreign investment hit a record $26 billion in 2025; inflation is at 1.5%, and unemployment is 3.3% (OECD average 4.9%).

Ashdod Port Company broke records in 2025 with revenues of NIS 1,232 million, up 17% on 2024 and a huge increase in profits. Employees enjoyed large bonuses. It has continued to grow in Quarter 1 of 2026, with a 10% increase in revenue compared to the corresponding period last year.  

We know that Israeli tech is inside most personal computers. Future technology is no different. The control systems of Israel’s Quantum Machines are inside more than half of the world’s quantum computing companies. And its European expansion continues.

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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 markets.