While many countries around the world are still trying to understand where technology is heading, Israel is already building its next generation. From small research labs to companies leading global markets, breakthrough technologies are continuously emerging from Israel and reshaping the way the world works, communicates, secures information and operates intelligent systems.
Over the past few years, Israel has evolved from being known merely as the “Startup Nation” into a powerhouse of deep innovation, one that sits at the core infrastructure of the future: artificial intelligence, quantum computing, advanced cybersecurity, GPU cloud infrastructure and autonomous systems. Behind many of these breakthroughs are Israeli entrepreneurs, scientists and technology leaders combining creativity, operational experience and unconventional thinking.
“We are living in a unique moment in history,” says Tal Doron, technology entrepreneur and founder of Quantix. “The world is changing at a pace we’ve never seen before, and in the middle of all this transformation, Israel holds a very special position, not just as a country that adopts technology, but as one that creates it.”
Doron, who has spent more than two decades at the heart of Israel’s high-tech industry, held senior positions at companies such as NetApp, Dell Technologies, Palo Alto Networks, Nutanix and Malam Team. After years working across infrastructure, cybersecurity, cloud and enterprise innovation, he founded Quantix, a company focused on identifying, distributing and accelerating disruptive technologies capable of transforming entire industries.
“My vision was simple,” he says. “Not to bring another off-the-shelf product to the market, but to identify technologies the world doesn’t yet fully understand, and help bring them to the forefront.”
'AI cannot be stopped'
One of the biggest forces shaping the technology industry today is the explosive growth of artificial intelligence. Almost every week brings new models, new capabilities and new platforms that are changing the way companies operate, make decisions and build products.
But according to Doron, trying to resist this transformation is pointless.
Doron Tal Photo: Courtesy“AI is already here. It cannot be stopped, and it cannot be ignored,” he says. “The question is no longer whether AI will change the world; it’s who will know how to use it correctly.”
According to him, despite the fears and uncertainty surrounding automation and workforce changes, AI ultimately represents one of the greatest accelerators humanity has ever seen.
“Yes, some roles will disappear. Some companies are already reducing teams dramatically. But at the same time, entirely new industries and opportunities are being created. The people and organizations that learn how to work alongside AI will move forward incredibly fast.”
Doron believes Israel is uniquely positioned to benefit from this transformation thanks to its entrepreneurial culture, security-oriented technological background, and ability to solve complex problems under pressure.
“In Israel, people are used to dealing with impossible challenges. It’s part of our DNA. That’s why so many deep technologies are born here, not just consumer apps or trends, but technologies capable of reshaping entire industries.”
The rise of the Neo Cloud era
One example is Highrise AI, a company bringing a new approach to cloud infrastructure through what is increasingly referred to as the “Neo Cloud” model.
The company focuses on secure GPU and AI infrastructure built around confidential computing and end-to-end encryption, including encryption during GPU runtime itself. The result is an environment where organizations can run highly sensitive AI workloads while maintaining complete control over their data.
“The world is currently in a massive race for AI infrastructure,” Doron explains. “Everyone needs GPU power, everyone needs scalable compute, but at the same time, organizations are asking critical questions about security, privacy and cost efficiency. That’s where the Neo Cloud model becomes essential.”
According to Doron, part of what makes the company unique is its strong Israeli connection.
“The company’s global CTO is Israeli, a former Lieutenant Colonel from the Israeli defense establishment who brings a very deep security mindset into the architecture. That combination of operational experience and innovation is a classic Israeli story.”
AI infrastructure requires a new approach
As AI systems continue growing, so does the demand for entirely new data infrastructure capable of handling enormous amounts of information in real time.
One of the Israeli companies leading this revolution is VAST Data, considered one of the most innovative companies in the world in the field of AI data platforms and next-generation storage infrastructure.
“AI is no longer just about the models themselves,” Doron says. “The real challenge is how to move, process and store massive amounts of data efficiently and at scale. Companies like VAST Data are fundamentally changing how modern infrastructure works.”
According to him, the success of Israeli companies in deep infrastructure markets proves that Israeli innovation has matured far beyond traditional startup models.
“Israel is becoming a major force in deep tech and global infrastructure. These are no longer small startups trying to build applications; these are companies building the foundational layers on which the next decade of AI will operate.”
Doron, who also serves today as a reseller of the company’s solutions in Israel, says demand for modern AI-ready infrastructure is accelerating rapidly among enterprises that realize traditional systems were simply not designed for the AI era.
Reinventing the IT world
Another industry undergoing dramatic transformation is enterprise IT, especially the way organizations manage operations, monitoring and troubleshooting.
That is where Atera enters the picture. The Israeli company has become one of the leading global players in AI-powered IT management platforms.
“Atera is a fantastic example of Israeli innovation becoming a global growth engine,” Doron says. “The company already serves thousands of organizations worldwide and brings a completely new approach to IT management.”
The platform combines AI-driven monitoring, automation, predictive troubleshooting and operational intelligence designed to dramatically improve efficiency for IT teams.
“AI is not only about replacing people,” Doron emphasizes. “It’s about empowering people. Taking IT teams and making them exponentially more effective while helping organizations manage increasingly complex environments.”
Israel’s next startup explosion
Despite the uncertainty surrounding layoffs across the global tech industry, Doron believes the current market conditions may actually trigger the next great wave of Israeli innovation.
“I always try to make lemonade from lemons,” he says. “Right now, we are seeing massive layoffs across the global technology market, including in Israel. In many organizations, development teams are being reduced dramatically, sometimes by more than 50%.”
According to him, the result is an unprecedented number of highly talented developers suddenly finding themselves outside the traditional employment market.
“There are thousands of brilliant engineers and developers right now struggling to find positions because the number of available jobs is shrinking rapidly,” he explains. “So what happens next? They start building.”
Doron believes the coming years will create a massive new startup wave driven directly by displaced talent.
“Developers will team up with other developers. They’ll start creating products independently. They’ll experiment, innovate and launch companies because they simply won’t wait for someone else to hire them.”
According to him, Israel is about to experience an entirely new kind of technology boom.
“In the next one to two years, I believe we are going to see an explosion of startups in Israel. Some will fail. Some will be average. Some will be extraordinary. And some of them will change the world.”
He believes the Israeli mentality itself is one of the country’s greatest competitive advantages.
“The combination of knowledge, resilience, military experience, creativity and the feeling that we always operate with our backs against the wall, that’s exactly what drives disruption here,” he says. “History has repeatedly shown that when Israelis are pushed into difficult situations, they build. They innovate. They create entirely new markets.”
And in his view, that process has only just begun.
“The next generation of global technology companies is already being built right now, and many of them will come out of Israel.”