Israel Innovation Day 2026 at the London Stock Exchange brought together investors, entrepreneurs, innovators, and industry leaders from the UK and Israel to promote cross-border investment and growth. Supported by the British Embassy Israel, the event highlighted Israel’s strengths in AI, cybersecurity, fintech, and sustainability, while positioning London as a key financial and commercial hub […]
Author: Idan Nishlis
Israel’s services exports reached a record USD 27 billion in the second quarter of 2026, with high-tech services accounting for USD 17.7 billion, or approximately 73% of business service exports. The services account posted a USD 10.2 billion surplus, its highest level in the Central Bureau of Statistics series since 2022. The figures underscore the […]
Israel ranks third globally in AI commercialization and remains among the world’s top 10 countries for AI development, research, and commercial implementation, according to the government’s recently released annual economic report. The strength of the country’s AI ecosystem is also being reflected in investment activity. Israeli high-tech ventures raised 53% more capital in the first […]
US-Israeli cybersecurity company Huskeys has raised USD 27 million in a Series A financing round led by Blackstone Innovations Investments, bringing its total funding to USD 35 million. The round also included participation from Skinos Ventures, Yishay Yovel, the investment arms of Okta and Zscaler, and Merlin Ventures, alongside senior cybersecurity executives and other private […]
Gilat Satellite Networks has raised USD 100 million through an offering of convertible senior notes, providing additional capital to support growth across its satellite communications and defense businesses. The financing strengthens Gilat’s balance sheet as the company expands its presence in high-growth markets, including defense, mobility, satellite connectivity, and next-generation communications infrastructure. The proceeds are […]
German spacetech company HyImpulse has raised more than EUR 50 million in a Series A extension co-led by Ace Capital Partners and JOIN Capital, bringing its total equity and public funding to more than EUR 125 million. Founded in 2018 as a spin-off of the German Aerospace Center, HyImpulse develops commercial launch vehicles using proprietary […]
XTEND Reality Expansion and JFB Construction Holdings have completed their previously announced business combination, raising approximately USD 110 million in total capital and taking the Israeli-founded robotics company public in the US. Following completion, the combined company was renamed XTEND AI Robotics, Inc., with its shares beginning trading on the New York Stock Exchange under […]
Israel’s Competition Authority is placing greater emphasis on data ownership and access when reviewing mergers, as digital markets and AI make customer information an increasingly important competitive asset. Tobie Harris, head of the Authority’s Markets Department, told Globes that merger reviews now require deeper analysis of whether one company’s control over data could make it […]
Israeli-founded startups began September with a wave of financing announcements totaling USD 1.16 billion across the first two days of the month. The largest rounds included FundGuard’s USD 400 million financing, Cyera’s USD 300 million round, Dream’s USD 100 million round, and Appcharge’s USD 58 million round, alongside several additional investments announced during the same […]
Israel and Greece have signed a EUR 3 billion defense agreement under which Israel will build a multilayered air defense system for Greece. The agreement formally launches the implementation phase of Greece’s planned “Achilles’ Shield” air and missile defense network, one of the largest defense projects ever undertaken between the two countries. The project is […]
