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Israeli tech sees bigger funding rounds, fewer deals amid AI and cybersecurity boom

Israeli startups raised $8.6B in first half of 2026, up 45% year over year, as investors concentrate larger sums in fewer companies, report finds; funding became increasingly selective amid ongoing security and economic uncertainty

ynet Global | 06.10.26

Yossi Torati, Omer Gull, Yuval Itzchakov

A Security raises $37M to hunt attack paths before AI-enabled hackers can exploit them

Founded by Israeli cyber veterans, A Security emerges from stealth with backing from Lightspeed and Cyberstarts, saying its autonomous platform finds and fixes real exploit paths before AI-enabled attackers can chain them into breaches

ynet Global | 06.08.26

Cyera raises $300 million at $12B valuation in latest mega-round

Israeli cybersecurity startup’s AI-driven data security platform fuels one of the country’s fastest valuation climbs

Meir Orbach, Calcalist | 06.02.26

Anthropic’s new Claude model sparks cyber fears: ‘We are not ready for what’s coming’

KPMG cyber expert Omer Or warns that Anthropic’s new model can identify software vulnerabilities and turn them into practical attack paths at unprecedented speed, forcing companies to rethink defense before similar tools reach hostile states

Raphael Kahan | 05.27.26

State comptroller: Israel unprepared for major cyberattack as ministries lag on defenses

Matanyahu Englman warns ministries ignored cyber warnings during Gaza war, leaving emergency agencies, embassies and databases with millions of citizen records vulnerable as Iran and Hezbollah-linked hackers ramp up attacks

Raphael Kahan | 05.26.26

Israel isn’t chasing the future, it’s building it

From AI infrastructure and cybersecurity to quantum computing and autonomous systems, Israeli startups and engineers are positioning the country at the center of the next global technology revolution

ynet Global | 05.21.26

Israel’s mobile internet is the most affordable in the world

Malicious AI bots account for more than a third of Israel’s Internet traffic

Report says humans account for just 46% of Israeli web traffic, as AI-powered bots drive more advanced cyberattacks and force companies to rethink defenses

ynet | 05.20.26

Axonius tops $200 million by tackling cyber’s basic question: what do companies own?

The cybersecurity firm says AI adoption is driving demand for a unified view of enterprise assets, from cloud systems and software to connected devices and emerging AI tools

ynet Global | 05.19.26

SkyBeam Venture Partners launches platform for Israel’s next tech leaders

Early-stage $250m fund will back Israeli venture managers and startups in AI infrastructure, cybersecurity, quantum computing and other deep-tech sectors

ynet Global | 05.15.26

Israel to expand summer school with AI training for children after war disruptions

July program for kindergarten through third grade will focus on closing learning gaps while introducing artificial intelligence and technology skills

Tamar Trabelsi-Hadad | 05.13.26

Using this password could put you at serious risk of hacking

A review of 440,000 leaked Israeli passwords found many rely on number sequences, keyboard patterns, names and dates, making them easy targets for cyberattacks

Rephael Kahan | 05.13.26

Frame Security raises $50M to fight the AI attacks targeting employees

Backed by Index Ventures, Team8 and Picture Capital, the Israeli-founded startup is launching an AI-driven human security platform to help companies defend against social engineering, deepfakes and employee-targeted attacks

ynet Global | 05.11.26

Copperhelm unveils AI-driven cloud security platform with $7M seed round led by TLV Partners

The Tel Aviv-based startup raises seed funding to bring AI agents into cloud security, aiming to automate threat detection, investigation and remediation for large enterprises operating complex cloud environments

ynet Global | 04.26.26

Battle tested: rethinking cybersecurity in the AI era

After being wounded while trying to save others during the October 7 terror attack, entrepreneur Shahar Peled returned to another high-pressure arena; with Terra Security, he is betting companies need continuous, AI-powered testing that moves as fast as modern threats

ynet Global | 04.22.26

Alice, Lovable partner to test AI coding systems for security flaws

As AI tools increasingly write code, build apps and act autonomously online, Alice will red-team Lovable’s infrastructure to identify vulnerabilities, improve safeguards and help protect systems before they can be exploited in the real world

ynet Global | 04.08.26

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