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Prytek Group Founder and CEO Andrey Yashunsky credit: PR Prytek Group acquires Scanovate for $50m

Scanovate and its subsidiaries develop advanced digital identification and compliance technological solutions.

Nir Zuk  credit: Tal Givoni Nir Zuk’s cybersecurity co Cylake raises $245m

A beta version of the company’s cybersecurity platform is expected by the end of 2026 and full market availability in 2027.

Decart founders credit: Amit Elkayam Due diligence and move to US derailed Decart acquisition

Anthropic’s insistence that Decart’s founders and top talents move from Tel Aviv to the US and problems in the due diligence were among the obstacles that saw the $6 billion deal collapse.

Aviv Shapira credit: Xtend "We aim to be the global standard"

After its share price shot up 25% on its first day on the NYSE, Xtend AI Robotics CEO Aviv Shapira talks to "Globes" about his ambitions for the company.

Decart founders credit: Amit Elkayam Anthropic decides against $6b Decart acquisition - report

The US AI giant has backed out of the negotiations for the Israeli AI startup, “Bloomberg” reports.

Wiz co-founder Assaf Rappaport credit: Netanel Tobias Inward investment in Israel reaches record

Direct foreign investment totaled $26.2 billion in 2025, but the figure hides high concentration in one sector and in a few very large deals, such as Google's acquisition of Wiz.

JFrog Photo: Nasdaq PR Analysts see upside in JFrog, despite slide from peak

The stock fell 11.3% on Wall Street last week but analysts maintain positive recommendations.

Ofer Greenberger credit: Micha Loubaton “Most important company you’ve never heard of”

Applied Materials Israel CEO Ofer Greenberger tells “Globes,” "There isn't a microchip in the world that isn't screened by a made-in-Israel Applied Materials machine."

Upwind CEO Amiram Schachar credit: Upwind Upwind set to raise $300m at $3.8b valuation

The Israeli company has benefited in recent months from the vacuum created in the cloud security market after Google acquired Wiz.

Avigdor Willenz credit: Intel Physical AI perception co Lyte raises $165m at $1.6b valuation

The company aims to develop a chip capable of receiving all the data needed for a robot's operation in one place, allowing it to navigate more easily and see the production line better.

Huskeys founders credit: Yair Glazer Israeli security management co Huskeys raises $27m

After developing a smart platform that integrates with existing WAF systems in organizations, Huskeys is now expanding the solution to a broader layer of edge security management.

Wonderful founders Roey Lalazar and Bar Winkler credit: Daniel Jackont Israeli AI agents co Wonderful raises $550m at $5.5b valuation

Headquartered in Tel Aviv, Wonderful helps enterprises in countries that do not speak English to instal AI agents.

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei credit: Reuters Denis Balibouse Anthropic expanding Israel marketing and sales

In addition to completing its $6 billion acquisition of Decart, the US AI giant is increasing marketing and sales efforts to Israel’s tech sector.

Lip-Bu Tan   credit: Reuters/Laure Andrillon Intel shuts down Israel AI lab

The US chip giant is closing down its agentic and inference optimization research laboratories in Israel.

HiBob CEO Ronni Zehavi Credit: PR Israeli HR platform co HiBob raises $166m

The investment led by Salesforce will adapt HiBob’s platform to the AI era.

Participants at the AI Cybersecurity conference credit: Yonatan Levy AI: Managing risk and safeguarding privacy

A conference entitled “As AI Accelerates, Cybersecurity Doesn't Stay Behind," held by Lipa & Co law firm and the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) Israel, discussed managing risk, safeguarding privacy, and establishing effective AI governance frameworks.

SentinelOne IPO and CEO Tomer Weingarten credit: SentinelOne SentinelOne falls sharply after cutting guidance

Despite the fall, since the start of 2026, the company’s stock has risen 43.6%.

Nvidia's Israel offices credit: Eyal Izhar Nvidia strengthens position as Israel’s co with biggest revenue

The US chip giant no longer reports separate revenue for its networking division, based on the Mellanox acquisition, but CFO Colette Cress revealed the latest figures in the investor call.

Ilya Sutskever credit: Reuters Amir Cohen SSI could be set to unveil revolutionary language model

Ilya Sutskever’s startup, which has raised $7 billion and has offices in Palo Alto and Tel Aviv, could be about to unveil its mysterious AI product.

Alice founders credit: Gadi Siara Israeli AI security co Alice raises $140m

The company’s Rabbit Hole is a proprietary dataset of real-world adversarial and harmful content.

SanDisk building in Kfar Sava  credit: Eyal Izhar SanDisk transfers jobs from Israel to India

SanDisk has laid off dozens out of its 700-strong workforce at its Kfar Sava development center. Claims that this is to do with an impending ESPP program are seen as unlikely.

Cutting losses  credit: Shuttterstock Cyber startup Minimus shuts down, returns cash to investors

Four years after raising $51 million in one of the largest ever seed rounds in Israel, Minimus's founders have informed the employees of its closure.

Nvidia offices credit: Nvidia Israel’s GDP growth reflects fast-rising Nvidia revenue

Nvidia’s networking division is seeing an exponential rise in revenue, making it a major engine of growth for the Israeli economy.

Dr. Zeev Farber credit: Oren Levy Lightricks spinoff uses video to train robots

LTX CEO Dr. Zeev Farbman says video will not only be used for creating films and marketing content, but also for training robots, operating avatars, and building simulations.

At-Bay founders Rotem Iram and Roman Itskovich  credit: At-Bay Munich Re buys Israeli insurtech co At-Bay for $575m

At-Bay operates an insurtech cybersecurity development center in Israel and markets cybersecurity and data security insurance products in the US.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu launches national AI plan credit: GPO Maayan Toaf Israel AI Directorate unveils modest national plan

The new plan, the fourth proposed since 2019, ignores core questions such as a supercomputer, developing an independent language model, and the electricity shortage.

Nati Amsterdam  credit: Niv Cantor Microsoft appoints Nati Amsterdam Israel general manager

Amsterdam was country director of Nvidia Israel for a decade. The role at Microsoft will be a challenging one.

Decart founders credit: Amit Elkayam Anthropic acquisition to make Decart founders billionaires

Decart founders Dean and Orian Leitersdorf and Moshe Shalev still own 64% of the AI startup, which Anthropic is expected to buy for $6 billion.

Nayax CEO Yair Nechmad  credit: David Zisser After share price plummets, analyst upgrades Nayax

KBW analyst Sanjay Sakhrani raised his rating to “Outperform” and sees upside of 48%.

Decart founders Moshe Shalev and Dr. Dean Leitersdorf  credit: Amit Elkayam What Anthropic seeks in Israel's Decart

There is considerable synergy between Decart and Anthropic, which according to Bloomberg is about to make its first acquisition in Israel.

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