It’s officially October 7, 2024, here in Israel, but for us, it still feels like October 7, 2023.

IVC report on the Israeli venture market for Q1-Q3 2024 reveals: - $7.4 billion invested in Israeli startups, surpassing the entire 2023 total of $6.9 billion. - $13 billion generated from exits, a 26% increase from 2023's $10.4 billion. - 23% surge in foreign investments

Around a decade ago, while visiting the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam, I remarked on the crowds of tourists filling its rooms. You got that right,' said my friend and mentor, who had left Switzerland for Israel. 'Europe really loves Jews. As long as they're dead.'

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When the pro Palestine movement try to scream at you about “ethnic cleansing”, just show them this. Because this is actual ethnic cleansing

Google has just unveiled the Willow quantum processor—a true breakthrough in quantum computing. First, computation errors are now being reduced exponentially rather than gradually—the more powerful the computer becomes, the more accurate the result. This solves the key problem

When journalism fails, data speaks. Fifty Global Research Group led by Tatiana Glezer partnered with the UK-based think tank, the Henry Jackson Society, to produce a comprehensive report, which formed the basis of yesterday's article in The Telegraph titled "Number of civilians

Startup Nation Central has released the first data for Israel’s venture capital market in 2024: - $12.2B in investments raised by Israeli startups — the third-highest in the ecosystem’s history. - $15.8B in exits — the second-best result ever recorded. - 82% of deals were

Proud to join the Advisory Forum on AI Policy and Regulation as an Expert Member at the Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology of Israel, contributing to the development of responsible and effective AI policies.

Largest exit in Israeli ecosystem history: Google acquires Wiz for $32 billion! So proud of our tech community's resilience and achievements even in these challenging times.

In the largest Israeli exit ever, the number itself isn’t the only record — Google paid $32B for Wiz, and it all happened in just five years from founding to acquisition. Among the 10 largest tech acquisitions in history, 15 years was the fastest exit ever — until Wiz came along

Another birthday rolls around — time to calm down, cocoon, right? Thing is, I’m nowhere near ready. From time to time, I update my list of goals — and for every dream fulfilled, three new ones appear. One of them will almost certainly turn out to be someone else's, the second —

Now it’s official: VentureIsrael II is live! Navigating turbulence is in our DNA — Gadi and I, along with our dear partners, launched our first fund at the height of a pandemic, and today we’re rolling out the second amid the war. It’s so rare for emerging funds to take this

I’d love to be appearing in The Wall Street Journal for something more cheerful, but here we are, sending selfies from a bomb shelter. Since incorporating our second fund, VentureIsrael has been on fire — a new deal every single month. June won't break that streak: another deal

Evyatar David was kidnapped by Hamas from the Nova festival. He’s being starved in Gaza. With Israel in New York , we brought his story to Times Square because the world can no longer look away. The hostages must be front and center on the global agenda. We will not rest until

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Happy to have added my two cents (well, shekels) to The Wall Street Journal piece on the ceasefire's impact on Israel's startup ecosystem. Featured both online and in print this time. TL;DR: All is well, and the best is yet to come. wsj.com/articles/cease…

Jewish school → coding → journalism → coworking → investment consulting → two venture funds. Seems like this interview really tried to fit it all in :) pulse2.com/ventureisrael-…

It’s an honor for me to invite you to Bridge Point Summit 2026 - January 29, 18:00, at the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange. Honestly, I could just list the names on stage and stop there: Eyal Waldman, Yevgeny Dibrov, Guy Flechter, Hilla ovil brenner - and more. But what truly hooked me

It’s Israel Space Week, and we’re proud to share that VentureIsrael has been ranked among the top 5 investors in SpaceTech in the country (out of 636 active VCs). Thanks to Startup Nation Central for mapping Israel’s SpaceTech ecosystem. A quick look at our "space" portfolio: