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


Setting the pace for peace - opinion

The Abraham Accords have been a vehicle for innovation and technology to drive solutions to shared challenges in the region

 Aviva Steinberger attends an exclusive event bringing women business leaders from across the region together for collaborative dialogue around shared, pressing challenges in Morocco in late April 2023.

Website 'Human or Not?' uses AI to create a top-tier Turing Test

AI21 Labs’ new website acts as one of the most advanced Turing Tests ever created, putting users into a two-minute anonymous chat with another user.

 Artificial Intelligence illustrative.

Israel records lowest tech quarter in years, due in part to judicial overhaul

In the first quarter of 2023, investments in Israeli hi-tech stood at $1.7 billion, marking the lowest quarterly figure since 2018.

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Tel Aviv is still among the world’s top unicorn producers — for now

According to the report, Tel Aviv-Yafo is ranked 3rd among all the cities in the EMEA region.

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Toyota’s electric cars will have wireless charging, thanks to Israeli tech

A new deal between Toyota and Electreon will yield built-in wireless charging for future Toyota EVs, as well as an easy-to-install kit.

  A render of a Toyota EV with Electeon's wireless charging tech installed.

Israel's hi-tech companies hiring outside of Israel

While the global tech industry saw mass layoffs, Israeli hi-tech companies opened 78% of new job positions in the US or Europe at the same time.

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Robots could be new hardware of Start-up Nation, head of Israeli Robotics Association contends

Prof. Shiller believes Israel needs its own robotics institute, not only to advance its hi-tech industry but to make the country self-sufficient in a less globalized world and offer aid to the needy.

 Illustrative image of robots.

Start-up Nation Central hosts conference for business leaders from Israel, Bahrain

The conference aims to bring together government officials and businesspeople from major companies and organizations to address global challenges

 Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa greets Israel's President Isaac Herzog in Bahrain.

Start-Up Nation Central to hold Connect2Innovate business conference in Bahrain

Start-Up Nation Central connects governments, companies and investors with the Israeli economy.

Skyline with roads, towers and harbor of Manama, Bahrain

Ex-IDF intel. officials break new cybersecurity ground in bid to transform the cloud

A new company led by an ex-chief of IDF intelligence Unit 8200 aims to make the cloud defendable against cyberattacks.

Keep your head in the cloud