Start up nation

From Weizmann computers to start-up nation: How Israel grew to become a high-tech powerhouse

Meir Valman traces the connections among prestate universities, military innovation, global experience, and life sciences that built Israel’s high-tech sector.

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Israelis have become exceptionally good at building when the plan keeps changing.

Built for uncertainty - opinion

Alumni from Unit 8200 attend annual conference in 2025.

IDF Unit 8200 Alumni Association uses network to drive Israeli innovation, start-ups

Digital Health Startup Competition

From start-up nation to scale-up nation: A blueprint for Israel’s $1 trillion economy - opinion


Bill Clinton, Mobileye co-founder launch $1 billion climate fund

EcoBridge will mostly invest in later-stage companies that need help building the scale to compete globally.

 Former US President Bill Clinton is teaming up with Israeli billionaire Ziv Aviram.

50 Influential Jews: Israel's Tech Titans - No. 20

Ori Goshen, Michal Braverman- Blumenstyk, Assaf Rappaport, and Guy Franklin have left their mark on 2023. Here is why.

 Michal Braverman-Blumenstyk, Assaf Rappaport, Guy Franklin, and Ori Goshen.

Ben-Gurion University builds Silicon Valley-style campus on Minecraft

Players are tasked with developing a business plan before ultimately presenting their company to a Shark Tank-style panel of investors – all of which takes place inside Minecraft's virtual ecosystem.

 Ben-Gurion University of the Negev's Minecraft campus (main view).

‘Israel Is a Unicorn’: says New York City Mayor Eric Adams

Mayor Adams Hails Israeli Innovation at Tel Aviv Soirée with Business and Tech Leaders.

 New York City Mayor Eric Adams Hails Israeli Innovation at Tel Aviv Soirée

This Israeli university creates more unicorns out of all non-US schools

Stanford research places Tel Aviv University at the forefront of global entrepreneurship.

 Unicorn Business Startup Symbol Vector (Illustration)

Israeli tech startups flock to US amid uncertainty at home

This marks a reversal, as Israel had managed in the past decade to persuade more of its startups to set up their legal identity domestically.

 Israeli national flags flutter in front of an office tower at a business park also housing high tech companies, at Ofer Park in Petah Tikva, Israel August 27, 2020.

'Israel’s high uncertainty is killing business'

The CEO of one of Israel’s largest IT companies, Aman Group, explains what businesses are planning to do in case the local economy plummets.

 WORKERS FROM the hi-tech sector protest against the proposed changes to the legal system, in Tel Aviv, on Tuesday.

The start-ups are leaving the Start-Up Nation: New survey reveals growing concerns

Across the board, large portions of Israel’s start-up ecosystem are moving funds, headquarters and investments away from the Start-Up Nation.

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Nurturing a new generation of Israel advocates - opinion

By empowering non-Jewish individuals to advocate for Israel based on their personal experiences, we challenge the notion that support for Israel is solely rooted in religious or ethnic identity.

 TAMID FELLOWS spend a Shabbat together in Jerusalem.

Israel must continue to build to thrive, whether in hi-tech, classrooms, or cities - opinion

When Israel makes announcements about new building projects, they aren’t just headlines that draw world attention, they are a sign of Israeli growth.

 THE SUN sets over Mitzpe Yericho, as seen from the center of the community.