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22 January 2026

PayPal headquarters  credit Shutterstock PayPal buying Israeli startup Cymbio

Market sources estimate the acquisition price for the dropship automation company at $150-200 million.

Lemonade founders Daniel Schreiber and Shai Wininger credit: Dor Malkah Lemonade jumps after halving premiums for Tesla FSD cars

The digital insurance company's Lemonade Autonomous Car product appears to validate Elon Musk's claims for the safety of autonomous vehicles.

22/01/2026 19:17 Financial services Boaz Bin-Nun
Prof. Amnon Shashua  credit: Nasdaq Mobileye beats on 2025 revenue but guidance again disappoints

The Israeli autotech company posted annual revenue up 14.5%, but predicts revenue under $2 billion for 2026.

Deposits credit: Shutterstock Lady_Luck Savings account rates remain firm despite BoI cut

Despite the Bank of Israel’s two recent rate cuts, interest rates on deposits have actually risen in the past year due to greater competitiveness.

Elbit Systems credit: Shutterstock Elbit unit wins Chilean simulation tender

The tender win for driver and gunner simulators for APCs reflects a turning point in relations between several Latin American countries and Israeli companies in general and Elbit Systems in particular.

Israel Tax Authority director Shay Aharonovich Tax Authority crypto voluntary disclosure falls flat

Israel Tax Authority director Shay Aharonovich admits disappointment in the response but has not written off the procedure yet.

22/01/2026 09:28 Legal Ela Levi-Weinrib
Claroty CEO Yaniv Vardi crerdit: Docoart Cybersecurity co Claroty raises $200m at over $3b valuation

The funds include a secondary round of up to $50 million after the Israeli company, which protects critical infrastructures, has delayed a planned IPO.

22/01/2026 07:56 Start ups Assaf Gilead

21 January 2026

American immigrant rents Tel Aviv home for NIS 100,000 per month

The tenants in the Frishman Street tower will also pay NIS 18,000 per month in management fees and NIS 9,000 every two months in municipal tax.

21/01/2026 18:33 Real estate Maya Levin
Defense Ministry orders boost Israeli startups

2025 was highly successful for defense startups in Israel, which won orders worth NIS 1.08 billion, about 25% of which came from foreign customers.

Assaf Rappaport consortium mulls buying Channel 13

A consortium of tech entrepreneurs acting privately, and not on behalf of their companies, is considering buying the company from Len Blavatnik.

Int'l fiber optic project delays put Israel at risk

Four projects meant to connect Europe and Asia via Israel are being hampered by both external and local obstacles.

Israeli financial planning co Datarails raises $70m

Datarails has developed a software for Excel users, which it claims, transforms the CFO’s office.

21/01/2026 13:00 Start ups Globes correspondent
New forces at play as shekel appreciates

The shekel-dollar rate has traditionally correlated with movements on US stock indices, but the Israeli currency's recent strength goes beyond that link, analysts explain.

21/01/2026 11:53 Economy Asaf Zagrizak

20 January 2026

Deep33 Ventures launches $150m deep tech fund

The US-Israel fund has closed the first $100 million and will invest in companies developing critical technologies for infrastructures in the US and its allies.

20/01/2026 16:53 Start ups Meytal Vaizberg
Israeli defense-tech co Kela teams with Starling on drones

As part of the agreement, Kela will receive exclusive rights to sell, integrate and deploy Starling's Pathfinder X autonomous unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) system in the IDF.

BoI claims mutual hedge funds threaten financial stability

In a stormy Knesset Finance Committee session, capital market representatives expressed shock at the Bank of Israel's approach.

Integrated transport hubs planned above Ayalon Highway

Plans for the first two such hubs at the Hashalom Interchange and the Haganah Interchange involve covering over the Ayalon Highway with office and commercial space.

Mutual hedge funds approach NIS 4b

The best funds have handily beaten the stock market indices, but the expiry of the relevant legislation makes the future opaque.

19 January 2026

IVC-LeumiTech: 2025 was tale of two M&A trends

While last year saw stunning exits by Wiz, CyberArk and Armis, many exits saw Israeli startups sold for less than they had raised.

Hot Mobile accepts NIS 1.88b Delek Israel bid

Delek Israel has received an exclusive period of 60 days to complete due diligence and sign a binding agreement to buy Hot Mobile.

19/01/2026 17:42 Market Shiri Habib-Valdhorn
Tel Aviv penthouse fetches NIS 34.6m

The 330 square meter duplex apartment is on Einstein Street in north Tel Aviv.

19/01/2026 16:14 Real estate Maya Levin
Housing shortage? Israel has more homes than households

Israel had 3.02 million homes, as of July 2025, and 2.9 million households, the Central Bureau of Statistics reports.

19/01/2026 14:52 Real estate Arik Mirovsky
Israel nears pact with Cyprus on Aphrodite-Ishai gas reservoir

An Israeli delegation is due in Nicosia this week to try to finalize an agreement on development of the reservoir, a small part of which is in Israel's economic zone.

19/01/2026 14:11 Politics Dean Shmuel Elmas
CEO buys 7.5% stake in Holmes Place

Keren Shtevy, CEO of the fitness clubs chain, is paying More Provident Funds NIS 51 million for the shares.

19/01/2026 12:01 Market Hezi Sternlicht
Treasury submits budget to Knesset late amid political uncertainty

There are fears that the government will not be able to muster a majority for the 2026 budget because of the crisis with the haredi parties over the conscription bill.

19/01/2026 11:26 Economy Oren Dori
Pelephone, Delek Israel up bids for Hot Mobile

Both companies have set a deadline of this Thursday for Hot Mobile parent company Altice to sign a binding sale agreement.

18 January 2026

Leviathan partners to invest $2.36b to expand production

Annual production capacity in the offshore Israeli gas field will increase from 12 BCM to 21 BCM by 2029.

18/01/2026 18:02 Energy Netanel Ariel
Work underway on new bridge over Ayalon Highway

The 104-meter two lane Yitzhak Navon Bridge will link Nahlat Yitzhak in the east to near the Midtown project in the west.

Lufthansa Group extends Israel night flight ban

Due to the current regional tensions, the move allows air crews to operate without having to stay overnight in Israel.

18/01/2026 16:06 Tourism Stav Livne
Biggest number of job vacancies since 2022

The number of job vacancies in the Israeli economy continued to rise in December 2025, reaching the highest number since November 2022, the Central Bureau of Statistics reports.

18/01/2026 15:03 Employment Idan Eretz
Apartments sold and rented

A selection of recent real estate deals in Israel in Jerusalem, Holon, Herzliya, Nahariya and Kiryat Malakhi.

18/01/2026 13:59 Real estate Nir Weiss-Vadraru
Stratasys enables Subaru to halve tool development time

The Israeli 3D printer company's stock jumped 14.7% on Wall Street on Thursday, following the announcement.

18/01/2026 13:04 IT Shiri Habib-Valdhorn
Graduate jobs shrink while construction worker shortage grows

The latest Israel Employment Service report indicates falling demand for highly skilled graduates.

18/01/2026 12:12 Economy Idan Eretz

15 January 2026

Israeli public's assets under management exceed NIS 4 trillion

The value of assets managed by Israeli financial institutions has doubled in less than seven years, according to the Bank of Israel.

2025 inflation 2.6%; home prices resume rise

The Consumer Price Index reading for December 2025 was flat, while home prices broke an eight-month sequence of declines.

15/01/2026 19:14 Real estate Yuval Nisani
India signs deal for Elbit developed PULS launchers

Nibe signed an agreement with Elbit in August, to build the PULS system in India.

Tipalti laying off dozens of employees

The fintech company is not publishing the number of employees included in the layoff process, but according to industry estimates, it is more than 100 employees.

15/01/2026 14:59 Employment Meytal Vaizberg
Weizmann Institute, Nvidia develop diabetes prediction model

An article published in “Nature” presents a new model that can predict the risk of diabetes 12 years in advance, based on data collected from continuous glucose monitoring.

15/01/2026 10:33 Healthcare Gali Weinreb
Banks fail to fully pass on rate cuts to mortgage takers

Israeli mortgage banks have taken advantage of the recent interest rate cuts to increase their profit margins by 37% on new mortgages.

14 January 2026

Vintage VC fund investment Cast AI achieves unicorn status

Based in Miami and with a development center in Tel Aviv, Cast AI develops software that manages the use of graphics processors (GPUs).

14/01/2026 16:50 Start ups Assaf Gilead
Playtika lays off 15% as “market reality changes”

At the end of 2024, the gaming company had about 3,500 employees, meaning it will shed 500 employees.

14/01/2026 16:18 Employment Shiri Habib-Valdhorn
China to ban use of Check Point products - report

China has warned Chinese companies not to purchase cybersecurity solutions of a dozen US and Israeli companies out of concern that national security will be harmed, Reuters” reports.

14/01/2026 15:02 IT Assaf Gilead
Israeli AI offensive security co Novee raises $51.5m

Novee provides continuous, AI-driven penetration testing, simulating the sophisticated tactics of real-world hackers.

14/01/2026 14:03 Start ups Meytal Vaizberg
Fox opening Jumbo Greece store in Rishon LeZion

Fox Wizel is rapidly expanding the activity of the Greek retail chain in Israel, and holds the franchise for Canada as well.

14/01/2026 13:02 Real estate Nevo Shafir
Rami Levy looks to banking

The supermarket chain’s finance unit is seeking a license to provide payments services, which would allow customers to hold digital current accounts.

VAST Data more than doubling valuation in new raise

The Israeli data storage management company is raising $1 billion at a valuation of $25 billion, together with a secondary round in the hundreds of millions of dollars.

Morocco completes deployment of IAI air defense system - report

Morocco has deployed the Barak MX system, according to media reports based on satellite images published by independent researchers.

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