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“Globes” charts the demise of Israeli influencer sponsorship platform StreamElements, which raised $115 million during the Covid pandemic but has now sold its assets for a small fraction of this sum.

Oligo has developed runtime security across applications, cloud workloads, and AI systems, combining deep runtime visibility with real-time protection.

The company’s solutions allow life sciences enterprises to move away from designing clinical trials based on subjective assumptions toward launching trials that have been tested, optimized, and de-risked.

The company has raised $115 million to date from venture capital funds and investors and has 400 employees.

The company, which was founded by CEO Ben Kliger and CTO Michael Bargury, was chosen as one of “Globes” ten most promising startups in 2025.

Sources familiar with Shashua’s plans say he has stepped down as Mobileye CEO, not to slow down, but to focus his efforts on doubleAI, with an ambitious vision that could even surpass the achievements of Mobileye.

In the first seven months of 2026, Israeli startups have raised $9 billion.

Last week, Kiryat Gat-based Xsight's processors were successfully tested in SpaceX's new V3 satellites.

Working with Qedma, IBM surpassed the performance of the world's most powerful supercomputer with 700,000 core processors.

Onyx has developed a secure platform that allows organizations to discover, manage, and govern the use of AI agents.

A report by Israeli recruiting firm GotFriends finds that while software firms are adjusting to AI with layoffs, defense-tech job vacancies are up 20% while salaries are comparable with other tech sectors.

Market sources estimate that the funds were raised at a company valuation of about $500 million.

After the all-Israeli deal is completed, Oasis will become an independent unit within Cyera and will continue to operate in the field of securing non-human identities.

The Israeli cybersecurity company said that this represented 42% annual growth in ARR.

The Israel Innovation Authority and the Ministry of Finance are launching a new NIS 1 billion fast-track funding program to support startups and early-stage growth companies.

Hailo, which raised over $350 million and achieved a valuation of over $1 billion, is being sold for just a small amount, after struggling to produce significant revenue.

The new funds will allow the company to move forward to the industrial production stage at a manufacturing plant currently under construction on Kibbutz Sdot Yam.

Cisco: We are excited to invest in Zafran to create a more unified, intelligence-driven security ecosystem that empowers our customers to better discover vulnerabilities and reduce risks in their infrastructure.

The endpoint security company has nearly 100 employees including 70 in Israel.

The Israeli company, which provides systems for automatically creating short highlight clips of matches and distributing them to social media, will dismiss 10% of employees.

Neo introduces a real-time control layer for evolving software stacks, helping SecOps teams inventory the suite of tools running across the enterprise.

The Israeli company’s AI model can analyze brain activity measured by non-invasive means and turn it into quantitative metrics designed to help doctors and researchers make diagnoses.

The company is developing an AI-based platform for managing identities and permissions in organizations.

LADRS, battle proven in Gaza and Lebanon, is a joystick-free drone control system that lets combat soldiers operate drones without taking their fingers off their rifle’s trigger.

The huge all Israeli cybersecurity deal will be in cash with a small amount in Cyera shares, sources have told “Globes.”

The founders of Mize, acquired by Korea’s Yanolja for $300 million, tell “Globes” how a hotel room - like an option in the financial markets - has an expiration date, a constantly fluctuating price, and can be traded.

Privately-held technology companies raised $7.6 billion in the first half of 2026, IVC-LeumiTech reports.

In the first six months of 2026, Israeli startups have raised $7.6 billion, according to IVC-LeumiTech.

The US chip giant will pay over $100 million for the cybersecurity company, which has raised $30 million to date.

The Israeli company’s platform is already used by 70,000 sellers and 1 million buyers to run deals every month.