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Israel Tech Daily
A short daily briefing on Israel's tech industry, in English: the funding rounds, acquisitions, IPOs, product launches, layoffs and scandals from the last day, explained in about six minutes. From Startup to Follow. Written from the day's reporting in English and Hebrew, with every source linked in the show notes, and voiced by AI hosts.
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Israel Tech DailyPalo Alto in talks for Clutch at $500 million, MongoDB nears Firebolt, two Israelis charged in AI fraud case
Palo Alto Networks is reported to be in talks to buy Clutch Security for about $500 million, MongoDB is in advanced talks for Firebolt, and US prosecutors…
Israel Tech DailySentra raises $150 million, Explorium shuts down, and Nice says AI is part of its job cuts
Data security company Sentra raises $150 million led by Capital One Ventures, Explorium closes after raising more than $127 million, and Nice links its job…
Israel Tech DailyNice cuts 500 jobs, Windward buys Azimut, and Irregular's CEO blames human error for AI test escapes
Nice lays off about 5% of its workforce a day before its results, Windward buys camera-based ship tracker Azimut, and Irregular's chief executive says human…
Israel Tech DailyGrowthCurve buys control of TailorMed, XTEND cuts 10% of staff, 42AI emerges with $62.5 million
US private equity firm GrowthCurve buys a majority of TailorMed at about $250 million, drone maker XTEND lays off about 10% two months after listing, and 42AI…
Israel Tech DailyAffle buys Perion for $420 million, Intel's Kiryat Gat plant restarts, Bites raises $40 million
India's Affle agrees to buy Perion for about $420 million in cash, Intel restarts production at Kiryat Gat as Israeli staff worry about layoffs, and Bites…
Israel Tech DailyKiryat Gat blast costs Intel about $600 million, Cyera eyes $20 billion, Paragon's founders regroup at Ribon
Intel puts the cost of the Kiryat Gat explosion at about $600 million as its stock has its worst day since 1974, Cyera holds talks at a $20 billion valuation…
Israel Tech DailyUpwind's round grows to $400 million, IAI folds Elta into the parent, Tel Aviv falls after the election
Upwind closes a $400 million Series C at a $3.8 billion valuation. Plus Israel Aerospace Industries' board approves merging Elta, Tel Aviv's sharp…
Israel Tech DailyClassiq's founder on choosing Intel, Israeli defense tech M&A jumps to $3.26 billion, Nexera sells KeepZone
Classiq's chief executive tells Ynet the company came close to an IPO before Intel, and that Intel's quantum effort will be led from Israel. Plus a Frost &…
Israel Tech DailyIntel buys Classiq for $2.3 billion, Unconventional AI acquires NeuReality, and SolarEdge cuts about 200 jobs
Intel is buying Israeli quantum software company Classiq in a deal valued at $2.3 billion, US startup Unconventional AI is acquiring chipmaker NeuReality, and…
Israel Tech DailyUS seeks control of Israeli tech in aid talks, Check Point sees election cyberattack surge, monday.com rallies
Globes says technology control, not money, is the sticking point in US aid talks. Check Point reports a surge in cyberattacks on Israeli organizations before…
Israel Tech DailyTech backlash to Netanyahu's crypto plan, Fireblocks cuts 7% of staff, and FIMI's $65 million Maytronics bid
Israel's tech industry and the Bank of Israel push back on Netanyahu's call for a crypto-based alternative economy, Fireblocks cuts about 7% of its workforce…
Israel Tech DailyUpwind and a reported $4 billion Datadog offer, Visa's reported Fireblocks talks, and Wiz on a major PHP flaw
Reports say Upwind turned down a $4 billion offer from Datadog and Visa is in talks to buy Fireblocks, Wiz researchers help expose a major PHP flaw, and 2Delta…
Israel Tech DailySheba's ARC merges with Redesign Health, Mave raises $34 million, and Israel weighs a tax on tech options
Sheba Medical Center's innovation arm ARC merges with New York's Redesign Health, cyber startup Mave raises $34 million, Modelyo raises about $17 million, and…
Israel Tech DailyElbit buys underwater drone maker ISE, RGo Robotics winds down, and XTEND shares hit a new low
Elbit Systems completes its purchase of Canadian underwater vehicle maker ISE, RGo Robotics sells licenses to its technology as it winds down, and XTEND falls…
Israel Tech DailyBoomi buys Elementary, TTM pays $650 million for Ophir's optics business, and doubleAI launches Maxwell
Boomi buys Israeli data observability startup Elementary for about $40 to 45 million, TTM Technologies agrees to buy Ophir's Jerusalem optics business for $650…
Israel Tech DailyIsrael plans a 200 MW cap on data centers, OpenWeb staff threaten liquidation, and IAI faces an IPO deadline
Israel's Electricity Authority outlines a 200 megawatt cap on new data centers, OpenWeb's Israeli employees threaten to seek liquidation, IAI has six weeks to…
Israel Tech DailyHex-Rays buys Ventris for up to $35 million, Rocket buys Geniez AI, and Gauzy's CEO leads a rescue
Belgian reverse-engineering firm Hex-Rays buys six-person Israeli AI security startup Ventris, Rocket Software buys mainframe AI startup Geniez, Gauzy's CEO…
Israel Tech DailyProofpoint buys Varonis for $6.3 billion, researchers tie Discover-Tech ads to spyware, and Axonica raises
Thoma Bravo-owned Proofpoint agrees to buy Varonis for about $6.3 billion in cash, researchers say Israeli ad firm Discover-Tech helped deliver Candiru…
Israel Tech DailyCrowdStrike in talks to buy Orion for $500 million, Salesforce buys Loops, and Freshworks buys Torii
CrowdStrike is in advanced talks to buy Israeli data security startup Orion for about $500 million, Salesforce and Freshworks sign Israeli acquisitions, CVC…
Israel Tech DailyAmazon eyes Decart at $7 billion, HUB Security faces an insolvency petition, and One Zero cuts jobs
Amazon is reported to be in talks to buy Israeli-founded AI startup Decart for around $7 billion, a creditor asks for insolvency proceedings against HUB…
Israel Tech DailyTreasury weighs a tax break for founders, Mashinsky settles in New York, and Israeli cyber raises $2.4 billion
Israel's Finance Ministry is examining a capital gains exemption for tech founders, Celsius founder Alex Mashinsky settles with New York's attorney general…
Israel Tech DailyPCB Technologies buys Gorilla Circuits for $120 million, Rein Security raises $25 million, and HoneyBook cuts jobs
PCB Technologies agrees to buy Silicon Valley's Gorilla Circuits at a $120 million enterprise value, Rein Security raises $25 million to secure AI agents…
Israel Tech DailyA2Z Cust2Mate closes its Hedia deal, Silentium files for a New York IPO, and Link11 sues Reblaze's sellers
A2Z Cust2Mate completes its purchase of Israeli retail media firm Hedia, Silentium files to raise about $15 million on NYSE American, Link11 sues Reblaze's…
Israel Tech DailyCapitolis raises $220 million, Eon in talks at $7.5 billion, and BridgeWise weighs a Tel Aviv IPO
Capitolis raises $220 million from Citi and other banks at a $1.9 billion valuation, Eon negotiates a round at $7.5 billion or more, BridgeWise examines a Tel…
Israel Tech DailyFidelity sells NextVision shares for $426 million, Advent's reset at Sapiens, and high-tech pay falls
Fidelity sells most of its NextVision stake for about $426 million, Advent's chairman on replacing Sapiens' management and 800 layoffs, high-tech pay falls…
Israel Tech DailyA trustee takes over at OpenWeb, HiBob's revenue climbs 44%, and the state owes defense firms NIS 17 billion
A Tel Aviv court appoints a temporary trustee for OpenWeb, HiBob's UK filing shows $237 million in 2025 revenue, Israel's big defense companies wait on more…
Israel Tech DailyPalo Alto tops NIS 1 trillion in Tel Aviv, HyperGuest raises $25 million, and Amnesty on Pegasus in Morocco
Palo Alto Networks becomes the first company worth over NIS 1 trillion on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, HyperGuest raises $25 million from Apax, Amnesty details…
Israel Tech DailyNebius buys Inferize, enso raises $15 million, and Snyk's layoffs in numbers
Nebius acquires ten-month-old Tel Aviv startup Inferize, enso raises a $15 million Series A, a UK filing details Snyk's 20% layoff, and an OpenWeb co-founder…
Israel Tech DailyNebius eyes another Israeli acquisition, a receiver for OpenWeb, and $2.77 billion raised in September
Nebius explores a $100-150 million Israeli acquisition, a Tel Aviv court appoints a temporary receiver for OpenWeb, Israeli startups raise about $2.77 billion…
Israel Tech DailyCapitolis buys eSecLending for $200 million, Cato's $100 million secondary, and Reco raises $50 million
Capitolis acquires US securities lender eSecLending, Cato Networks staff and investors sell about $100 million of shares, Reco and Protego Ventures raise new…
Israel Tech DailyParagon heads for Nasdaq, Bluevine sells for $340 million, and OpenWeb files for insolvency
Spyware maker Paragon agrees a SPAC merger at a $1.25 billion valuation while its CEO plans a new startup, Valley National buys Bluevine, OpenWeb seeks court…