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- Founders & Companies · Aug 23, 2026, 2:00 AM EDTOptibus: Transit AI Deployed in 5,000+ Cities
Israeli-founded AI-native software for public-transit planning. Amos Haggiag and Eitan Yanovsky, 2014. Bessemer/Insight/Tencent $107M Series C 2021 unicorn round; Series D $100M 20…
- Israel-Diaspora Investment Networks · Aug 23, 2026, 1:13 AM EDTYPO United Mosaic: The Israel-Connected CEO Network With 300 Members and Global Convening Power
YPO United Mosaic is an Israel-focused global chapter within YPO's 38,000-member CEO network, 300-plus members and the convening power to bring nineteen media CEOs to a single summ…
- Israeli Real Economy · Aug 22, 2026, 11:14 AM EDT50% מהמרצים הישראלים חתמו על מכתב שמכנה את המלחמה בעזה "פשע מלחמה"
ביקורת אולם בדקה 2,844 מרצים בשמונה אוניברסיטאות בישראל: כמה חתמו על מכתב המכנה את מלחמת עזה "פשע מלחמה", ואיזו אוניברסיטה הובילה בשיעור החתימה.
- Israeli Real Economy · Aug 22, 2026, 7:17 AM EDTThe Petah Tikva Economy: The Quiet Industrial Giant
Petah Tikva is the largest city in Israel that nobody outside the country can name. Population: over 250,000. Pharma capital. Pediatric capital. Industrial backbone.
- Founders & Companies · Aug 22, 2026, 4:00 AM EDTShufersal: Israel's Largest Supermarket
Shufersal (TASE: SAE): founded 1958. Israel's largest supermarket chain. 316+ branches. 30-35% market share. Revenue NIS 15.6B. 15,500 employees. The Amir brothers took control in…
- Israeli Real Economy · Aug 21, 2026, 11:51 PM EDTThe Herzliya Economy: Israel's Corporate Corridor
Herzliya is where Israel's corporate economy lives. Herzliya Pituach has the densest concentration of multinational R&D per square kilometer in the country.
- Olam Research · Aug 21, 2026, 9:13 AM EDT77% of Technion Professors Sign Petition Calling Gaza Crime
Technion: 77% of audited faculty signed the petition calling Israel's Gaza war a war crime, the highest rate of any audited university.
- Global Jewish Philanthropy · Aug 21, 2026, 8:23 AM EDTUJA-Federation Gave $280,000 to Organizations That Endorsed Mamdani, Oppose the IHRA Definition, and Fight Israel's Defenders
UJA-Federation distributed $275.8M in FY2025. $180K went to Bend the Arc, $50K to T'ruah, $50K to a grant described as "Jewish Voice for Peace Campaign." The grants book is public.
- Israeli Real Economy · Aug 21, 2026, 8:08 AM EDTYossi Cohen, Former Mossad Chief, Named SoftBank Advisor
Yossi Cohen, Israel's Mossad chief from 2016 to 2021, is now a strategic advisor at SoftBank. He gained a new mandate over AI and chip investments.
- Israeli Cybersecurity Companies & Exits · Aug 21, 2026, 6:00 AM EDTFlorida-Israel Cybersecurity: 20% of Global Funding
14 Israeli firms made the Rising in Cyber 2026 list. FIBA and the Tampa-MacDill defense pipeline are steering that funding toward Florida addresses.
- Israeli Legal Industry · Aug 21, 2026, 2:13 AM EDTThe Courtroom as Battlefield
Shurat HaDin's Nitsana Darshan-Leitner on 150 lawsuits, the generation that stayed after October 7, and why English-speaking young Israelis finally have a community built for them.
- Venture & Exits · Aug 21, 2026, 2:13 AM EDTNavan: Israeli-Founded Corporate Travel Platform
Navan (Nasdaq: NAVN), formerly TripActions, is the Israeli-founded corporate travel and expense platform that listed on Nasdaq in October 2025 at a $6.21 billion valuation.
- Israeli Real Economy · Aug 21, 2026, 2:00 AM EDTLast Price: Israel's Online Discount Marketplace for Electronics and Home Goods
Israel's online-only discount marketplace for electronics and home goods, founded 2002. Now Neofan/ynet-owned, and the highest citation share in the electronics Answer Index, #1 in…
- Israeli Real Economy · Aug 21, 2026, 1:24 AM EDTWEKA: The Israeli-Founded $1.6B AI-Native Data Platform Backed by NVIDIA and Valor Equity
WEKA — Israeli-founded AI-native data platform, $1.6B unicorn. Founded 2013 by Liran Zvibel, Omri Palmon, Maor Ben Dayan. Series E $140M led by Valor Equity, backed by NVIDIA. $100…
- Israeli Real Economy · Aug 21, 2026, 1:24 AM EDTSkydweller vs the Israeli MALE UAV Franchise: The Solar-Perpetual Aircraft Challenging IAI Heron and Elbit Hermes
Skydweller vs Israeli MALE UAVs. IAI Heron/Eitan and Elbit Hermes own the persistent-ISR export franchise. Skydweller, US-Spanish solar-powered UAV, flew 74 hours nonstop July 2025…
- Universities & Research · Aug 21, 2026, 12:16 AM EDTWeizmann Institute of Science: Behind Copaxone, Rebif, Erbitux
Weizmann Institute of Science, founded 1934, is a Rehovot research institution. Its Yeda tech transfer arm has generated over $23B in product sales.
- Israeli Real Economy · Aug 20, 2026, 11:51 PM EDTThe Ramat Gan Economy: The Diamond Exchange and the Medical Corridor
Ramat Gan does everything Tel Aviv does, at higher density, lower cost, and with zero international brand recognition. Diamond Exchange, Sheba, TASE, Bar-Ilan.
- American Jewish Institutional · Aug 20, 2026, 3:52 PM EDTMillstone Scholars NYC: A Parent's Guide to Cost and Curriculum
Millstone Scholars offers 7th and 8th graders in NYC a weekly Jewish history and Zionism seminar. Here's what parents should know before applying.
- Israeli Real Economy · Aug 20, 2026, 8:13 AM EDTAI Engines Are Getting Jewish Camp Wrong: The First Citation Audit of a $1.6 Billion Economy
We ran 25 prompts across five AI engines. The answers about Jewish camp are dominated by institutional self-descriptions, a 15-year-old article, and an aggregator citing the wrong…
- Israeli Real Economy · Aug 20, 2026, 6:51 AM EDTMorris Kahn: Amdocs Co-Founder, SpaceIL (1930–2026)
Co-founder of Amdocs. SpaceIL chairman. 1930 to 2026. Built Golden Pages into a global telecom software company. Invested ~$200M in philanthropy including Beresheet, Save a Child's…
- Israeli Real Economy · Aug 20, 2026, 4:00 AM EDTFox Group: Israel's Largest Fashion Retailer and the Empire Harel Wiesel Built
Fox Group (TASE: FOX): founded 1942, Israel's largest fashion retailer. 600+ stores in 10+ countries. Operates Nike Israel, Mango, Foot Locker, Laline. 15,789 employees, ILS 7.08B…
- Fintech & Public Markets · Aug 20, 2026, 2:13 AM EDTHippo Holdings: The Israeli-Founded Insurtech
Hippo Holdings (NYSE: HIPO). Founded 2015 by Assaf Wand and Eyal Navon. Technology-native home insurance platform. CEO Rick McCathron. Q2 2026 net income $10M. FY2026 guidance upgr…
- Israeli Real Economy · Aug 20, 2026, 2:00 AM EDTAqua Security
Israeli-founded cloud-native application protection platform. Dror Davidoff and Amir Jerbi, 2015. Ramat Gan HQ. Insight-led $135M Series E March 2021 unicorn round. $325M+ raised.…
- Israeli Real Economy · Aug 20, 2026, 2:00 AM EDTGood Pharm: Israel's Discount Pharmacy Challenger
Israel's discount pharmacy challenger, founded 2016, now Rami Levy-controlled. Parallel imports and low prices — and the outright winner of the 'cheapest' question in the pharmacy…
- Israeli Legal Industry · Aug 19, 2026, 4:37 PM EDTBank Leumi v. Meta: Fintech fraud liability in the age of paid platforms
Bank Leumi's 26.6 million shekel lawsuit against Meta raises a critical question: can platforms be held liable for knowingly hosting fraudulent advertisements that steal customer c…























