CTECH: Latest Israeli Innovation & Technology News Nov. 2025
Insight Partners’ Jeff Horing: “The first generation of Israeli founders ran for exits, the new one runs for gold.” The veteran investor warns that Israel’s next wave of innovation success depends less on inventing new technology, and more on understanding how to apply it. Read more
Cyber startup Daylight raises $33 million just three months after its Seed round. Backed by Craft Ventures and top Israeli founders, the Tel Aviv-based company is building an AI-driven security platform to modernize detection and response. Read more
Chip giant NXP leads $17.5M Series A for Israeli startup tackling AI’s memory bottleneck. RAAAM Memory Technologies’ “GCRAM” promises denser, lower-power on-chip memory as the semiconductor industry races to support next-generation AI processors. Read more
Intel Israel raises salaries by 10% in major pay restructure. Chipmaker integrates local bonus into base pay, promising stability and higher benefits for 9,300 employees. Read more
From Mobileye to Mellanox: Mapping $40 billion in Israeli chip exits. A decade of deals shows how Israel became central to the world’s semiconductor supply chain. Read more
Sony spins off Israeli chip unit, restoring Altair brand. The move follows Tokyo’s strategic refocus on core semiconductor lines. Altair will pursue 5G IoT growth with Sony as a main investor, with the move to include the lay off of several dozen employees. Read more
Deel sets sights on IPO with former Intuit executive named CFO. Payroll startup appoints Joe Kauffman to lead financial strategy as it prepares for a public listing, following a $17.3 billion funding round and record revenue growth. Read more
Popai Health raises $11 million to turn patient phone calls into actionable data. Voice AI startup backed by Team8 and NEA aims to unlock healthcare’s largest engagement blind spot – the 15 million patient phone calls that go unanalyzed every day. Read more
F2 Venture Capital raising $100 million for fourth Seed fund. The Tel Aviv-based firm has already secured most of the capital and may expand the fund amid strong investor demand. Read more
The 9-to-9 workday is back and it’s spreading beyond Silicon Valley. From Microsoft’s new tracking tools to AI startups demanding 70-hour weeks, the global tech industry is quietly reviving an always-on culture that blurs the line between ambition and exhaustion. Read more
Sony spins off Israeli chip unit, restoring Altair brand. The move follows Tokyo’s strategic refocus on core semiconductor lines. Altair will pursue 5G IoT growth with Sony as a main investor, with the move to include the lay off of several dozen employees. Read more
Deel sets sights on IPO with former Intuit executive named CFO. Payroll startup appoints Joe Kauffman to lead financial strategy as it prepares for a public listing, following a $17.3 billion funding round and record revenue growth. Read more
Popai Health raises $11 million to turn patient phone calls into actionable data. Voice AI startup backed by Team8 and NEA aims to unlock healthcare’s largest engagement blind spot – the 15 million patient phone calls that go unanalyzed every day. Read more
F2 Venture Capital raising $100 million for fourth Seed fund. The Tel Aviv-based firm has already secured most of the capital and may expand the fund amid strong investor demand. Read more
The 9-to-9 workday is back and it’s spreading beyond Silicon Valley. From Microsoft’s new tracking tools to AI startups demanding 70-hour weeks, the global tech industry is quietly reviving an always-on culture that blurs the line between ambition and exhaustion. Read more
Figma acquires one-year-old Israeli AI startup Weavy for over $200 million. The deal marks the design software giant’s largest acquisition and paves the way for a new R&D center in Tel Aviv. Read more
Oren Zeev turns early Navan bet into $1 billion payday. The early Israeli investor retains a major holding alongside Lightspeed and Andreessen Horowitz. Read more
How serial entrepreneurs are powering Israel’s startup economy. Nearly 10% of global startups founded by repeat entrepreneurs come from Israel, second only to the US. Read more
Inside the Shin Bet’s secret startup factory. As global defense budgets swell, Israel’s internal security service and TAU Ventures nurture startups born in conflict and now adapting to peacetime threats. Read more
From tech titan to debtor: Moshe Yanai’s $100 million collapse. The Infinidat founder faces mounting personal debts, including $7.5 million owed to his longtime friend’s family. Read more
Figma acquires one-year-old Israeli AI startup Weavy for over $200 million. The deal marks the design software giant’s largest acquisition and paves the way for a new R&D center in Tel Aviv. Read more
Oren Zeev turns early Navan bet into $1 billion payday. The early Israeli investor retains a major holding alongside Lightspeed and Andreessen Horowitz. Read more
How serial entrepreneurs are powering Israel’s startup economy. Nearly 10% of global startups founded by repeat entrepreneurs come from Israel, second only to the US. Read more
Inside the Shin Bet’s secret startup factory. As global defense budgets swell, Israel’s internal security service and TAU Ventures nurture startups born in conflict and now adapting to peacetime threats. Read more
From tech titan to debtor: Moshe Yanai’s $100 million collapse. The Infinidat founder faces mounting personal debts, including $7.5 million owed to his longtime friend’s family. Read more
