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Palo Alto has acquired the startup Console for an estimated $500 million, without disclosing the deal's value. It has emerged that Palo Alto CEO Nikesh Arora was among the startup's early investors.

Enterprise software giant ServiceNow is expanding its AI and metadata management capabilities with the acquisition of Israeli startup Sweep. Sources indicate the deal is valued at approximately $400 million.

American software giant ServiceNow has completed the acquisition of the Israeli startup Sweep. According to information received, the deal is valued at $400 million.

Dr. Galit Desha, an expert in gender and trauma, has founded Ozz Health. The startup is developing an AI-powered app called "Dorothy" to guide patients through hospitalization, aiming to reduce anxiety and improve the patient experience.

A major deal in the local cyber market as Cyera acquires the Israeli company Oasis Security, founded by veterans of Unit 81, which develops a platform for securing non-human identities and AI agents in organizations.

The Israeli company is revealed for the first time and presents an AI-based development capable of managing tasks, coordinating meetings, and even booking flights and hotels completely independently.

Israeli startup Wonderful, developer of an operating system for enterprise AI, has raised $550 million in a Series C round. The company's valuation has reached $5 billion.

AITAN, a developer of AI-based combat systems, has raised $41 million in a funding round. The startup's technology has been in intensive operational use by the IDF since the start of the Swords of Iron war.

Israeli HR platform developer HiBob has raised $166 million in a round led by Salesforce. The company's valuation has reached $3.5 billion, with total funding since inception exceeding $700 million.

Israeli startup DataAgent has emerged from stealth mode with $10 million in funding. The company's platform acts as an autonomous SRE, automatically resolving system failures within Kubernetes environments.

The startup that connects classic board games like chess and the Rubik's cube to the digital world has completed a surprising investment round, on its way to establishing a sales network in the United States.

A viral video of an influencer struggling to open a pickle jar became the best advertisement "Hot Girl Pickles" could have asked for. Behind the colorful brand that is conquering Gen Z with bold branding and self-irony are two college graduates who decided to bet on a pickle — and it paid off: their company is currently valued at millions of dollars.

Childhood traumas hardened them and paved the way for great success: Dani Brickman grew up in a family of new immigrants from the CIS and suffered racist harassment at school, Amit Zimmerman was orphaned of his father at age 10 and suffered from learning disabilities. The two, who met in an elite intelligence unit and have been inseparable since, founded the cyber company Oasis and led it to a...

Israeli agritech company CropX is acquiring startup SCIO, which developed food quality testing technology. The deal is not considered a successful exit, as the acquisition price is estimated to be lower than the 64 million dollars the company raised.

The Israeli company Pixellot uses artificial intelligence to film, produce, and broadcast tens of thousands of games per month at a low cost, allowing youth leagues and niche sports to reach a new audience through subscriptions, sponsorships, and personalized content for athletes.

Alice, formerly ActiveFence, has completed a funding round led by Apax Digital. Globes has learned that the round was conducted at a valuation of approximately $800 million. The company is approaching an annual recurring revenue (ARR) rate of $100 million, with a client list that includes Google, Anthropic, Nvidia, Meta, TikTok, and Amazon.

The chip giant is in advanced talks to invest in a company that has recorded a meteoric rise in its annual revenue, with a clear target already set for an independent IPO in the coming years.

A startup can start from an idea and grow into an asset worth millions, but what happens if the couple separates along the way? Attorney Merav Aharon explains why entrepreneurs and high-tech employees should think ahead about shares, options, intellectual property, and the side that stays at home.

Twistlock founders Ben Bernstein, Dima Stopel, and John Morello are shutting down their venture, Minimus. The entrepreneurs have decided to return remaining funds to investors after failing to gain market traction.

Four years after raising $51 million in one of the largest seed rounds seen in Israel, the founders of Minimus (formerly Twistlock) decided to close the company and lay off its approximately 35 employees. After a change in strategy and unsuccessful attempts to find a buyer, the entrepreneurs took an unusual step: instead of continuing until the coffers were empty, they will return the...

Two young entrepreneurs who decided to abandon formal education present a surprising solution to parental struggles, connecting the thing children want most with the activity parents are trying to encourage.

Wi-Charge, a startup specializing in over-the-air power transmission via infrared rays, is ceasing operations after 14 years. Co-founder Ori Mor announced the closure on LinkedIn.

How many times have you reached the weekend without plans? Meet CHAT WITH YARA. In just one week, almost 1,000 people in Tel Aviv alone have tried the AI chatbot that finds you the hottest events based on a database from social networks. Entrepreneur Yaara Shiran, who started it in Buenos Aires and has more than 4,000 users, is dreaming big: "The next destination is New York," she says.

Israeli startup Xpander, founded by former AWS employees, has raised $7.5 million. The company has developed a platform for managing AI agents, providing security and flexibility without vendor lock-in.

DoiT, a cloud cost optimization firm, is acquiring the Israeli startup Attribute for approximately $65 million. The deal aims to enhance corporate visibility into AI and cloud infrastructure spending.

DoiT is acquiring the startup Attribute, which developed a solution for monitoring AI and cloud costs, in a deal estimated at $65 million — its fifth acquisition in less than two years. The company, which has 30 employees, was founded in 2023 by veterans of Unit 81, Itzhak Zimmerman and Liad Trop.

Maor Shlomo is the new face of Israeli high-tech: a solo founder who achieved an $80 million exit in just six months. In a candid interview, he discusses sleepless nights, his skepticism toward academic degrees, the tragic loss of his mother, and his mission to use AI to fight cancer.

Phoebe Gates, the 23-year-old daughter of the Microsoft founder, and her partner in the fashion venture Phia, are accused of involvement in a digital marketing fraud scheme. Internal messages revealed show that she was aware of the deception, and her sentence could reach up to 20 years in prison.

A security glitch during OpenAI and Anthropic testing placed the Israeli startup Irregular at the center of a global discourse on AI risks. Behind the scenes of the incident lay a complex technical drama that ultimately turned into a unique growth opportunity for the company.

Jeff Dean, one of Google's most renowned engineers, has left the company after 27 years and is already generating significant buzz in Silicon Valley. Dean is in advanced talks to raise $1 billion for his new startup, Discovery Loop. The planned fundraising round is expected to value the company at approximately $10 billion, an exceptionally high figure for a startup at such an early stage.

The developer of the Claude AI models is in talks to acquire the Israeli company Decart, founded by Unit 8200 alumni. If completed, the deal would be one of the largest exits in Israeli high-tech history. Earlier reports suggesting Elon Musk's interest in the company were denied by the billionaire.

Israeli startup Remepy has raised $36 million in a Series A funding round. The company is developing "hybrid drugs" that combine traditional medication with digital code to enhance treatment efficacy.

Swedish AI startup Lovable has completed a $400 million funding round, reaching a valuation of $13.3 billion. This marks a significant increase from the $6.6 billion valuation recorded in December of last year.

Unframe CEO and co-founder Shay Levi explains how abandoning rigid planning to focus on solving specific customer problems helped the company reach $100 million in TCV within a year.

Just three months after the previous round, Globes has learned that the Israeli AI company has launched a massive round at double the valuation. Insight Partners is expected to lead the move and is looking for additional partners alongside it. In the background is a surge in revenue run rate, which is aimed at $100 million by the end of the year.

For the first time in the history of the Scale Up Nation podcast, two CEOs of the same company—Ira Belsky and Itzik Elbaz of Artlist—sat in the studio. They discussed the transformation of their "accidental startup" and how the company is adapting to the AI era.

Corma, which is developing a dedicated cyber defense model against AI attacks, has announced a $60 million seed round led by Sequoia. The company is already working with Fortune 100 and Fortune 500 firms to bridge the growing gap between AI-driven offensive and defensive capabilities. Corma was founded in 2025 by Alon Fluda, a Psagot program graduate and Unit 8200 alumnus.

The most dangerous moment in a young company's life is not when the initial plan fails, but months later, when the team identifies a necessary pivot but lacks the capital to prove it works.

Yoel Bar-El, co-founder of Trax, reflects on the journey of his unicorn and discusses his new ventures: the sports-tech startup Sweesh, which partners with the NBA, and a mentoring center for entrepreneurs.

Balaji Srinivasan left Silicon Valley and set up an incubator for new countries in an Asian ghost town, until the government shut the project down.

IAIG (Inevitable AI Group) has raised $6 million in a pre-seed round led by Aleph. The venture studio builds lean software companies where a single entrepreneur serves as both CEO and the sole employee, leveraging AI tools to replace traditional SaaS models.

Naomi Bashkansky, a 23-year-old chess master and former OpenAI researcher, has joined the startup Conduit. The company is developing technology to convert human thoughts into text.

The mega-deal in which Visa acquired BioCatch at a $2.4 billion valuation yielded the Jerusalem-based investor group OurCrowd about $200 million. The fund, which operates on a unique model, also holds shares in the AI giant Anthropic.

AI tools make it easier for entrepreneurs to start companies alone, and many continue to operate them that way even as they grow.

Jeff Dean, a key architect of Google's AI strategy, is leaving the company to launch Discovery Loop. The new startup aims to accelerate scientific discovery by automating complex research and engineering tasks.

The American company Razer has acquired the assets of the Israeli startup StreamElements. Once one of Israel's fastest-growing companies during the pandemic, it faced market shifts and was sold at a loss.

Israeli startup Faye, which offers a smart travel insurance system, has raised $50 million in a Series C round. The company plans to use the funds to automate insurance claims processing using AI.

The local venture founded by one of the founders of Wix and managed by the former CEO of TikTok Israel could not withstand the pressure of the artificial intelligence giants, and is now taking the platform offline.

Israeli startup Oligo has raised $60 million to further develop its runtime application security platform. The technology enables the blocking of cyberattacks in real-time without requiring application downtime.

OLIGO Security has raised $60 million in an extended Series B funding round. This investment brings the total capital raised by the company to $140 million, with its valuation more than doubling over the past year.